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First time watching it today. I liked it! Genuinely so as well. As the movie went on, I gradually found myself digging it. Now, it wasn't the best superhero movie ever. And yes, some of those action scenes needed some work. But I was genuinely entertained. How Diana saved the day was very.....Geoff Johns. Can't put my finger on it, but I noticed elements of Johns tropes throughout the film, considering he co-wrote it. Still, the premise, that of the truth saving the world and everyone being saved at the end, I liked that.
Also liked Aesteria's cameo. Can't wait to see more of her in the sequel.
Overall, yeah, I'd watch WW84 again.
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Nice! I'm sure you came to it with low expectations, but it's still good to know others can feel it.
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1984 was the #1 best selling blu-ray of 2021 ranking in $33 million in revenue for NA.
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[QUOTE=Primal Slayer;5881050]1984 was the #1 best selling blu-ray of 2021 ranking in $33 million in revenue for NA.[/QUOTE]
Wow. I mean, it's just blu ray, but still, wasn't expecting that. Now I'm really curious about what the box office would have been like and what the numbers on HBO MAX are.
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[URL="https://variety.com/2022/film/global/james-bond-wonder-woman-uk-home-entertainment-2021-1235147026/amp/"]James Bond, Wonder Woman Lead U.K. Home Entertainment to $5 Billion in 2021[/URL]
"Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group emerged as the biggest U.K. distributor with its title “Wonder Woman 1984” leading the country’s total 27.5 million rentals on Video On Demand (VOD)."
[URL="https://deadline.com/2022/01/uk-home-ent-market-13-2021-no-time-to-die-boosts-sales-vod-subs-growth-slows-1234904674/"]UK Home Ent Market Up 13% In 2021 As ‘No Time To Die’ Boosts Sales; VOD Subs Growth Slows[/URL]
"For VOD rentals, Wonder Woman 1984 topped the pack across those nine months following its PVOD release back in January."
Wonder Woman 1984 also did well on digital platforms in the U.K.
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Has is it been established as to how many Amazons live on Themyscira in the WW/DCEU films? There's obviously a few thousand as seen by the arena crowd during the contest scene in WW84, but does anyone have a more definite answer?
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Have to say I agree with so much of this.
[video=youtube;ccYyNml4zyg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYyNml4zyg&ab_channel=captainmidnight[/video]
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[QUOTE=Koriand'r;6198440]Have to say I agree with so much of this.
[video=youtube;ccYyNml4zyg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccYyNml4zyg&ab_channel=captainmidnight[/video][/QUOTE]
"Incredibly frustrating" is indeed what WW1984 gave me. :(
Why couldn't Steve just be a mental ilusion concocted by Dr. Psycho and "powered" by the Duke of Deception's ancient divine power (which would explain a mortal like Psycho being able to violate the mind of a demigoddess).
Oh well, it's a moot point now. I just hope that Zaslav doesn't cancel Wonder Woman 3...
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[QUOTE=HestiasHearth;6205308]"Incredibly frustrating" is indeed what WW1984 gave me. :(
Why couldn't Steve just be a mental ilusion concocted by Dr. Psycho and "powered" by the Duke of Deception's ancient divine power (which would explain a mortal like Psycho being able to violate the mind of a demigoddess).
Oh well, it's a moot point now. I just hope that Zaslav doesn't cancel Wonder Woman 3...[/QUOTE]
I think a big problem was all the creative control that Patty Jenkins had on WW84. Stick to directing (which she is admittedly good at), get a fantastic action director (of which WW84 was sorely lacking) for action scenes and let someone else do the writing. Please take your time with the script as I don't know what kind of acid trip the previous writers were on for WW84.
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WW3 is safe. It was still a success by early pandemic circumstances. Was a good movie? No. But they aint canceling the 3rd film.
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Deleted Wonder Woman 1984 scene shows Diana destroying a missile with her own hands.
[URL="https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145"]https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145[/URL]
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[QUOTE=Primal Slayer;6205598]WW3 is safe. It was still a success by early pandemic circumstances. Was a good movie? No. But they aint canceling the 3rd film.[/QUOTE]
This post didn’t age well. :cool:
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[QUOTE=juan678;6521143]Deleted Wonder Woman 1984 scene shows Diana destroying a missile with her own hands.
[URL="https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145"]https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145[/URL][/QUOTE]
I guess they deleted it because it would place Diana in the kryptonian territory, instead of the glorified super human warrior.
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[QUOTE=HotBoy;6521156]This post didn’t age well. :cool:[/QUOTE]
Im still proud of it anyway :)
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[QUOTE=juan678;6521143]Deleted Wonder Woman 1984 scene shows Diana destroying a missile with her own hands.
[URL="https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145"]https://twitter.com/GalGadotWWFans/status/1675636544562950145[/URL][/QUOTE]
Apparently they deleted every good action scene from the movie :p
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[QUOTE=Tien Long;5873584]First time watching it today. I liked it! Genuinely so as well. As the movie went on, I gradually found myself digging it. Now, it wasn't the best superhero movie ever. And yes, some of those action scenes needed some work. But I was genuinely entertained. How Diana saved the day was very.....Geoff Johns. Can't put my finger on it, but I noticed elements of Johns tropes throughout the film, considering he co-wrote it. Still, the premise, that of the truth saving the world and everyone being saved at the end, I liked that.
Also liked Aesteria's cameo. Can't wait to see more of her in the sequel.
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I watched it in segments on Netflix. It was much better than I anticipated, but nowhere near as strong as the first movie.
Pedro Pascal has really blown up since playing Max Lord. I think he may have been better received in WW84 without the horrible wig he was wearing. His own hair is much better. I thought Lord was an odd choice for the sequel -- and his inclusion detracted.
Steve Trevor's return was interesting. The invisible plan sequence was such an Easter egg for fans, but it was poorly written. I kinda doubt that Steve would be able to helm a plane designed for the 80s when his last flying experience was during WW2. It was also unbelievable that Diana would think they could just fly away without being noticed. The making things invisible was very odd. I guess all of the Greek gods had powers to cloak themselves with invisibility, but don't recall any demi-gods having that ability. And for Diana to be able to turn the entire plan invisible with only trying it once before on a much smaller object --- was kinda ridiculous.
Barbara Minerva didn't much resemble the Perez version -- but did have shades of the Golden Age version. I wasn't sure if she'd go full Cheetah or not, but was glad she did. I noticed that she never renounced her wish -- so not sure if she was still Cheetah or not when the film ended.
I was happy to see Diana finally fly. For the first half of the movie, I felt they were going for more of the CBS Wonder Woman TV show vibe (the one that took place in the 70s -- not the ABC version that took place during WWII). Diana was doing a lot of undercover work without seeing much of her as WW.
Certainly not a failure -- I wonder if a lot of people like me just figured this was going to be bad and skipped it?
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One of the best parts of the film was the lasso. It really shined and showed why WW rarely doesnt need a sword.
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A new WW movie (even if it's a reboot) not being a priority at all for Gunn is depressing.
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[QUOTE=Primal Slayer;6762042]One of the best parts of the film was the lasso. It really shined and showed why WW rarely doesnt need a sword.
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I genuinely love this movie.
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[QUOTE=Primal Slayer;6762042]One of the best parts of the film was the lasso. It really shined and showed why WW rarely doesnt need a sword.
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The lasso was the best part of that movie action scenes.
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The way the lasso was used in that ^^^particular scene was brilliant. I LOVE how she used the spinning "wheel" of the lasso as an actual shield against bullets, and how she also used it as an offensive weapon, knocking that guy down. I think it's a perfectly cinematic way of using comic book pseudo science to make an action scene thrilling.