Wars of Clay

Rating: 5/10 (3 June 2017)

Wonder Woman is probably one of those movies to see twice to really enjoy it allbecause this first viewing of mine kinda left me with less than a wonderful feeling.
Right off, I am not a fan of slo-mo fight scenes and this movie has tons of them. When Diana (never aka Wonder Woman) is fighting in real time, it's pretty damn impressive and a ton of fun. But, there are those dang (movie) 300 shots of slo-mo that grinds my gears.
Next up, the writing felt clunky and directionless at times. The motivations and aim always seemed a tad off. Thisis one of those reasons that I believe it's worth at very least one more viewing now that I've seen the whole picture. And finally, when the action was on screen, sans the slo-mo, it was great but...the action was few and far between. For an over two-hour film, some scenes were tough to get through just to get to the action that certainly paid off.
That all said, I did enjoy the movie. Gal did fine as Wonder Woman, sorry, "Diana" and Chris Pine played his normal shtick – though, he did know his place. You could tell he respected, nicely, whose movie this was: Diana's.
Made from clay Diana is raised on (what used to be called "Paradise Island," in my book, but in the movie) Themyscira and after what felt like 3 or so combat lessons, she meets WWI-spy Steve Trevor who crashes near her home. Steve brings some unwanted enemies and stories to convince Diana leave her only existence with Steve to stop the Great War for all mankind.
The effects, sound, comedy and epic scale all worked. What worked most was the heart of Diana. In one heartfelt/courageous scene in particular, I almost teared up as she was fed up with rules over helping others.
As stated, the movie's over two hours and occasionally feels longer, but it does feel like we just bit off the tip of her iceberg. I would want to see more. This is a prequel to her first on screen appearance in Batman v Superman, but like a hundred years in the past. Bring on some more adventures. Let's see her in WWII or some other cold war attacks.
Worth seeing. Nothing in it is strikingly bad. There's even a very nice nude scenewell, almost.
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Final thoughts: 10 Best DC Movies, so far:
1. Superman: The Movie
2. Batman (1989)
3. Man of Steel
4. Batman v. Superman: Ultimate Edition
5. The Dark Knight
6. V for Vendetta
7. Batman Begins
8. Batman Returns
9. Wonder Woman
10. Superman Returns