Wonder Woman Animated Movie West Coast Premiere at WONDER CON on February 27, 2009

TWO THUMBS DOWN!

Finally I got to see the movie & I cannot even begin to tell you how disappointed I am with this movie.

Here are some things that bothered me:

1) Ares, god of war, tolerated no one who stood in his way. He convinced Heracles, also the son of Zeus, to lead an army of men together with his brother Theseus to make war on the Amazons. The Queen wanted peace but Heracles drugged her & stole the Girdle of Gae (also one of the 12 labors he had to do). Without it's protection the Amazons were defenseless against him and his men. But the goddess Athena helped the Queen escape and she rallied the Amazons to defeat Heracles and his men. In the movie it was Ares attacking.

2) The Amazons storming the beach front coming to the aide of Wonder Woman?...WTF is that? Are you kidding me? SO unrealistic. Are you telling me there was no one who can view U.S. airspace was being violated PRIOR to them touching U.S. soil & the US didnt do anything but scratch their head & wonder at it without sending out any "escorts" to "greet" them? Not one F-14? And the president remained in residence in instead of following protocol & being relocated to safety? BS. I know it's just a comic but give me a break! It's not the adventures of Alice in Wonder Land!!!

They could have at least, to save face, had Steve lead the "escort" & advise them that there were friendlies mixed with hostiles..that would have been more reasonable.


Oh! And when Ares raised the army of dead Amazons of past how did they appear in Washington DC? They died on Paradise Island! A little consistency wouldnt go unnoticed.


3) Steve Trevor was such an ASSS... Wonder WOman may have had moments when she despaired that men were corrupt but she NEVER experienced any negativity with him. He always remained true to form. He never disappointed her or caused her a moments pause in his character hence her softness she had towards him. He was always good, kind and helpful.He wasnt trying to get into her panties like this ASS was. His character was more suited for the Flash. Cocky, wiseguy type flash. Not Steve TRevor.

Dont get me wrong I am glad he manned up! His little "damsel in distress" can wear you down. I am glad they made him more of a force to be reckoned with. However, in order to update him to present day and "man him up" he didnt need to be a PIG to be the man. You could still be a man, a gentleman without having to be an ASS. Give me a break.

4) Wonder WOman was so arrogant. YEs she was naive at first but never stupid. She was kind but never weak. She was compassionate but never a sap. She was forceful when needed to and commanding but never arrogant.

5) Etta Candy...she was always nice...and was never catty. They changed her character to a total bitch. Is that how people view men and woman nowadays? An Ass or a Bitch? common...so cynical.

It was so.... disappointing... like watching Batman Beyond or Superman with the same characters just different cartoon with different names. It's like they did a cut and paste.

6) Phillipus: General of the Amazon Guards & Queen Hippolyta's most trusted advisor & Chancellor of Themyscira.

It was thanks to General Phillipus guidance that Wonder WOman learned to CONTROL her strength, speed, power of flight, her wisdom and wits. Wonder Woman relied on her abilities too much and learned a painful lesson when Phillipus shot her with an arrow to teach WOnder Woman that too much faith in her powers could leave her vulnerable.

Euboea: Captain in the Amazon Guard.

Mnemosyne: A historian

Where do they get Artemis & ALexis from in the movie? That is so inaccurate. Didnt they take the time to research these details? Didnt they care enough to do it right?


7) Wonder Woman was getting her ass whooped! big time! Are you kidding me?! she had the same powers as Ares- WTH?!It should have been alot more closed fight than what it was. Granted she closed the deal in the end...still.

8) Her secret was known? That jackass, Steve, knew her secret? HER IDENTITY! And they were shacking up????? Where is the mystery? the suspense? I HATED IT!!!!!!!
What are they thinking? And she changed into her costume like Superman! Superman! Was anything not taken from another comic?

I was left DISAPPOINTED in the end. I liked that it had action and how Steve was more forceful. I loved Alfred Molina & the other voice overs but I feel as though they used this as a test run for the live movie and it was found wanting. And if they did use this as a test run they need to go back and tweak it... I feel as though they just threw some fighting, some little facts and Steve trying to be Rico Suave to pass as flirting & romance and said "there...that should be good enough for them". I feel very let down.