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Wonder Woman 2
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Utter crud film
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This movie 100% reaffirms why I do not like superhero movies.
Utter crap the lot of them.
*except the Batman trilogy of course
Utter crap the lot of them.
*except the Batman trilogy of course
The first movie was probably the best DCEU film to date. Not a particularly high bar, but a bar nonetheless. Still pretty average next to Marvel's output. But I enjoyed it for what it was.
This one? I thought the first hour or so was fine. It just started to tank around the time of the Jet scene, and got worse and worse. So much of the plot just made no sense. The movie felt needlessly long too, to the point I wound up splitting the movie over two nights. Overall, it's down there with Green Lantern & Dark Phoenix for me. The latter acts approach Batman & Robin levels of bad. Easily the worst DCEU movie to date (in spite of the low bar). How did they manage to such a spectacular fall?!?!
This one? I thought the first hour or so was fine. It just started to tank around the time of the Jet scene, and got worse and worse. So much of the plot just made no sense. The movie felt needlessly long too, to the point I wound up splitting the movie over two nights. Overall, it's down there with Green Lantern & Dark Phoenix for me. The latter acts approach Batman & Robin levels of bad. Easily the worst DCEU movie to date (in spite of the low bar). How did they manage to such a spectacular fall?!?!
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I'd go with second, just behind Man of Steel.
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So what would you all wish for and what would you have to give up?
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Wished I'd never seen that film and give up seeing another like it.
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Just imagine all the people with terminally ill loved ones (especially kids) or those who wished for the end to world hunger or world peace etc all being ordered by WW to revoke their wish and what about stalkers now suddenly able to wish that their victims would love them or people wishing that criminals who'd killed/raped a family member were caught etc because they sure as hell wouldn't renounce their wishes etc 
There's just so many issues opened up that Patty Jenkins didn't want to think about when she wrote this story, instead seemingly going with a "don't think, consume" mentality.
There's just so many issues opened up that Patty Jenkins didn't want to think about when she wrote this story, instead seemingly going with a "don't think, consume" mentality.
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My thoughts exactly - which begs the question, why has a 3rd film seemingly been green-lit so quickly?!?!
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Having just endured the first hour or so of the first WW before giving up, I'm tempted to agree; generally if I watch any of them it's as CGI wallpaper. However the saving grace of the entire genre for me is Deadpool. Great script, well executed.
We need a Sandman film directed by Lars von Trier.
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There are plenty of good super hero films but I think the dross outnumbers them.
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Watched the first 20 mins of this and couldn't watch anymore.
what an utter shame compared to the first one.
reminds me of “ghostbusters” (the new crap
One obviously)
what an utter shame compared to the first one.
reminds me of “ghostbusters” (the new crap
One obviously)
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I don't see it myself.
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I agree with you, I didn't really see "Trump" in the character either, which is odd as even the director herself said that Trump was mixed into the character. So either Pedro's acting, and/or her writing, are just so bad that it just didn't come across at all or, and I think this is maybe more likely, she only said it for "Hollywood PR" reasons as it was only mentioned during the run-up to the election (in an interview on the 19th Aug '20).
Either way having the director saying that some of the character is based on Trump, and therefore potentially alienating 30-50% of your cash paying audience, didn't seem like a good decision at the time, either financially or for the films popularity, both of which have taken a big hit since it's release, although how much that's due to it being a "poor" film is debatable for me.
Watched it last night and enjoyed it, it was slow but we all liked it. I'm not one for worrying about the DC universe and time lines etch, just though it was a good film.
Sure, wouldn't it be good if they could do an arc like Marvel have managed but DC.
Sure, wouldn't it be good if they could do an arc like Marvel have managed but DC.
I think they are trying to, that's the big problem
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Ouch
Seems that word of mouth is likely killing this film off faster than expected! I'd be very surprised if it made it's $200 million filming budget back at this rate, never mind the $400 million total budget inc advertising.
Box office revenue drops 92% in it's 2nd week in China
Box office revenue drops 67% in it's 2nd week in America
Seems that word of mouth is likely killing this film off faster than expected! I'd be very surprised if it made it's $200 million filming budget back at this rate, never mind the $400 million total budget inc advertising.
Box office revenue drops 92% in it's 2nd week in China
Box office revenue drops 67% in it's 2nd week in America