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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 8387
Released: March 3, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
On the mystical island of Themyscira, a proud and fierce warrior race of Amazons have raised a daughter of untold beauty, grace and strength Princess Diana. When an Army fighter pilot, Steve Trevor, crash-lands on the island, the rebellious and headstrong Diana defies Amazonian law by accompanying Trevor back to civilization. Meanwhile, Ares (the god of War) has escaped his imprisonment at the hands of the Amazonians and has decided to exact his revenge - intending to start a world war that will not only last for centuries but will wipe out every living being on the planet, starting with the Amazons! It is up to Princess Diana to save her people and the world by using her gifts and becoming the ultimate Wonder Woman!
Wonder Woman 2009 Reviews:
Merciful Minerva! What happened? 
2009-10-21 - I'm a huge Wonder Woman fan and received this DVD as a birthday present. Since Wonder Woman has never been given the star treatment of other comic book heroes(where is her live-action movie?), I felt that even an animated movie was long overdue, and looked forward to seeing the film.
It's horrible. It's worse than horrible. It's the death of a classic, and the shredding of what was a strong, thoughtful, feminist role model for little girls. The logic errors are enough to put your teeth on edge (the Amazons have a supersonic invisible jet, but no guns? The God of War has been made impotent for generations, but wars continue to rage on earth? And where did all those Pegasuses come from, and since when do Amazons ride them ineffectually into battle?), but worst of all is the treatment of Wonder Woman herself.
As originally conceived, Wonder Woman was, at her core, curious about the world of Man and eager to explore the cultural differences between Paradise Island and the United States. Well, no longer. In this film, she's a judgmental man-hater, nasty to other women, and a ruthless killer. The Wonder Woman of my childhood was a fierce patriot who always turned over the bad guys to the authorities. Granted, the storyline here is so implausible and convoluted that it's never clear if the bad guys are monsters or men, but her actions have nothing to do with justice. The film leads up to one big bloodbath, and Wonder Woman is on the side of no one but herself. Steve Trevor isn't the genial, obtuse love-interest; he's a rude, sexist frat boy.
The elimination of anything even remotely admirable about the female characters in this film is so thorough, I could only conclude that it was deliberate; perhaps to assure that the intended audience would be angry, lovelorn teenage males, not small girls and others who long to see a leading female who is neither vampy nor vapid. Even Hera is reduced to a soft-spoken wife who urges the Amazons to listen to Zeus, the raging father, and spare the life of a rapist.
I've never written a review on Amazon, but this film is so dreadful, I felt I had to do what I could to warn people to save their money. Wonder Woman deserves better than this!
Simply Awesome! 
2009-10-19 - I was in Blockbuster watching some beautifully animated movie with a bloody and graphic scene of fierce armored female warriors fighting a terrifying horde of beasts and men. It was akin to something you would see in "300" - it made "Troy" look like a kid's movie. My jaw was agape when this prologue ended, and the caption "Wonder Woman" appeared with a stirring musical score.
I had no idea it was Wonder Woman and I've always been a WOnder Woman fan... so I had to buy it. The rest of the movie did not disappoint. Megan Fox called Wonder Woman a "lame" superhero... she needs to watch this movie.
A more modern Wonder Woman 
2009-10-19 - This animated movie is not for ids. There is an element of bloody violence all through it and small touchs of sexual innuendos. But for adult comic book afficiandos, this is a really good movie.
Wonder Woman movie is wonderous!!!!
2009-10-12 - First, Two words, GET IT!!!
This movie does intense justice to Wonder Woman. There are no punches pulled in this movie at all. The action in intense. The violence is not toned down in the least. The animation is done extremely well. I won't write a book sized review as others have because the movie speaks for itself. You will not be disappointed in the least.
Top Notch
2009-09-30 - This was a phenomenal movie! Wow, the characterization and music are right on. The action scenes are well packed and crisp, clear. Diana is a woman who is powerful, in love and learns a few lessons on the way that strengthen her character and her new mission. I can't wait for the sequel.
