Wonder Woman (Patty Jenkins, June 2, 2017) Movie • Page 12

The Guardian with the first negative review. 2/5. lol.

Wonder Woman review – glass ceiling still intact as Gal Gadot reduced to weaponised Smurfette

 

Gonna order tickets tonight.

 

96% on RT. I think it's safe to say this will be the first DC I will enjoy in a long time.

 

Keep the good reviews coming!

 

As someone who loves superheroes, loves when they succeed, specifically loves this character, and hasn't liked a DC film besides LEGO Batman since Dark Knight...

The positivity around this film is bringing me so much joy.

I hope this movie destroys at the box office off the strength of this positive buzz.

 

I'm guessing with these really good reviews it will open a little above the previous $110 million forecast. I think it could go for $135 million OW

 

I'd love that, but even if it doesn't, I think it's gonna have longer legs than some blockbusters. I could see this being the opposite of BvS's massive debut and sharp decline.

 

"They pick up three more males on their way to the front: an Arab, a Scot and a Native American. If it feels like the setup to a joke, the punchline never arrives."

...what. Why would that sound like the setup to a joke?

 

The whole review is terrible. The title alone is just AWFUL. Not sure how a platform like The Guardian employs that kinda person.

 

I didn't know Armond White wrote for the Guardian

 

I don't know if you have this in the US but there's a series of jokes here in the UK that usually involve people of different nationalities (ie. an Englishmen, an Irishmen and a Scotsmen were in a bar...) These jokes usually involve three different nationalities and make fun of stereotypes. Not defending the review because it seems like an anomaly in a ocean of good reviews at the moment, just explaining the reference to a joke. Pretty poor in a review but there you go.

 

I'm familiar with this kind of joke, but man, jumping straight to that sorta humor as soon as 3 nationalities are mentioned is just the worst, especially in 2017.

This is a world war. Two of those are underrepresented minority groups. I haven't seen the film yet, but if they didn't slip into gross stereotypes, that inclusion in the supporting cast should be celebrated, not seen as a dang joke. Like, come on, y'know?

I don't wanna waste too much time on this isolated dummy in this thread, but I happened to see that this author wrote an article on Asian representation in light of Ghost in the Shell that danced around how much of a problem that really is. What an idiot.

 

Yeah I guarantee it. With reviews this good I don't expect a big drop after the OW. Hopefully this will influence DC to make a sequel sooner rather than later.

 

Totally agree with you.

 

Cool to see good reviews coming in. I'll probably check this out next week.

 

These positive reviews are making me so happy. Currently sitting at a 97 on rotten tomatoes. Can't wait to see this on Sunday.

 

I can confirm this was great. Gal Gadot and Chris Pine make an unbeatable duo (they kick ass individually as well), but I think the real star here is Patty Jenkins. DCEU finally has its first big winner

 

Out of curiosity, did you like MOS, BvS or SS?

 

I don't have strong feelings about MoS, but I only saw it once. BvS I mostly hated, and I didn't think Suicide Squad was as awful as others have said but I definitely didn't find it good. So trust me when I say that WW is worth seeing

 

I actually liked (mostly) both MoS and BvS. I thought SS was horrendous.

 

Well then I don't see how you wouldn't like this I guess

 

Can also confirm that this was great. It was like what was promised in the MoS teaser and they finally followed through. A few nitpick, but solid all the way through. DC's best since TDK.

 

ugh, well I'm happy for you haha.

 

Putting stock in review aggregates is silly, and I'm sure the score will be lower a week from now, but I just wanna keep this hype train going.