Wonder Woman Begins

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2017)

******SPOILERS: JUST SEE THIS MOVIE AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP FIRST ~ THEN READ THIS! DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT - JUST WATCH IT ********
I just came back from seeing this movie at the bfi IMAX in Waterloo. There were much fewer people at this first screening than for any other movie, only about half or one-third sold. I have avoided watching any trailers or news or commentary, as I've found this completely ruins movies for me. From watching Batman vs Superman I was not sold on Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman - at all! Forlornly I re-watched the original series with Lynda Carter and laughed along with the early original comics and really felt they had missed such a great opportunity to show the massively fun side of Wonder Woman. I was wrong, and i'm Gladot that I was! The audience laughed at some bits that were a bit wooden or melodramatic and then were in hysterics as the banter begins, pushing the envelope more from what i expected from a DC movie, somewhat like Deadpool did for the MCU haha, because it was just like the original comics (+!) and she represents that true Wonder Woman well A+ !!! I felt at times like I was watching Frances Dee in a comedy role or a female Buster Keaton, the physicality of the humour;a complete flip-side to the couple of scenes that were a bit serious and flat - the audience accepted this as tongue-in-cheek, like we were all watching The Room or Spinal Tap together. We cheered her on. The characters and acting all were great in the sum-total of things. I am impressed by this witty Wonder Woman popcorn flick! *"Wonder Woman!"* Woo!