Trailer Review: Wonder Woman DTV Thursday / 08.14.08 / 10:56PM / Joe / comments: 0
Comic Book Resources posted a nice Wonder Woman animated movie article, including a new trailer. This un-subtitled movie is the fourth in WB's "Let's Show Up Marvel's Animation Division" series, following Superman: Doomsday, DC: The Last Frontier, and Batman: Gotham Knight. Speaking in Trinity terms, it is entirely appropriate that Wonder Woman get a new animated feature, although the character is kind of a hard sell on her own and they can't expect this to sell like Gotham Knight. Still, she has persevered, being one of only a trio of comics characters in continuous publication for over sixty years (guess the other two.) Perhaps we can take this as a screen test of sorts, and if sales are brisk, WB will be emboldened to dig into the rest of DC's underutilized stable.
Getting dressed. Not the greatest way to kick off a trailer, because it's been done to death. Kinda cheesecakey, but I think this film will take to higher ground for a single simple reason that I'll explain in a bit.
Viewed at real speed, that looks like a ball kick.
I'm seeing a lot of Aeon Flux in WW's design, and that's not a bad thing.
PG-13 rating confirmed! Although you can't tell that dude took an arrow in the noggin when it's playing live.
See? Aeon Flux.
The trailer is way loaded with action bits, which makes sense since it's being pitched at comics fans... this is not the girl-focused, ill-fated 1980s Wonder Woman and the Star Riders.
Much of this seems to show WW waling on Ares, but I bet there's more fanboy-baiting to be had than that guy. Dr. Psycho? Cheetah? Justice League formation cameo at the end? I would request no invisible jet, though.
I don't know when DC started doing this, but I really like the modern take on the character that she enjoys the battle. Not violence, not "fighting," but the battle. Compared to Superman and Batman, who do their duty because they feel it needs to be done, this helps her stand out.
Here's why I anticipate a classy take. In this shot, there's no under-breast line... which, if there was a few semi-circles there in the red, would indicate the typical heavy, ponderous breasts that are pretty much de rigeur in comics. I realize that I'm making an assumption based on one scene from a trailer, but it's still nice.
Hey, now that's an early 1990s logo. I much prefer the current version, which debuted in 2006.
Looks cool. We're in. On blu-ray. For bonus materials, I'd like two Wonder Woman-centered episodes of Justice League and two episodes of the Lynda Carter TV series. Two good ones. |