Wonder Woman (2017)

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Yeah I'd need some sort of concrete proof to buy that. If it was that bad, why would wb give him batgirl?

[Emperor Smeat]

The link contains portions of the script he was working on at the time although to be fair a bit, the script itself is from over a decade ago. He was working on a Batman script during the same time that also got rejected/ignored for Batman Begins instead.

Whedon also pitched a screenplay to adapt Batman for the same company as development started on what would eventually become Batman Begins. It was described as having included a new, "more of a 'Hannibal Lecter' type" villain, and portrayed Bruce Wayne as "a morbid, death-obsessed kid" whose grief was overcome by protecting a girl from being bullied in an alley similar to where his parents were murdered

Either his vision for comic films changed a lot during the past decade or the script for Batgirl isn't character-destroying terrible which is why Warner Bros is comfortable with it.

[The Rogerer]

I think this is the best DC movie by far, but I think the film needed more to be great rather than just good. The whole starting section was kinda dopey, and I think you could have ditched a lot of it and had a tighter film. The dramatic loops didn't really tie up, and I suppose you have a Wonder Woman character who will be dramatically different in other stories than this one. I don't think she needed to be quite so much of a naive idiot. Still, a big improvement on the two messy Superman films.

[slik]

Wonder Woman is 4 million away from knocking off Spider-Man (2002) for most highest grossing (Domestic) superhero flick of all-time. The movie made 3 million this weekend so by this time next week it is likely to have happened.


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=superheroorigin.htm

[XL]

Is it still on wide release in the States? The 2 biggest chains only have it playing in 2 theatres (both in London) here.

[Destor]

Nah, its been out of market for a good while

[Lock Jaw]

Still playing in one of the major theaters here..... one of the two.

[Sixx]

Still playing in one of the major theaters here..... one of the two.

I keep reading this as "quit playing games with my heart" just because I want to.

[Ruien]

Gal Gadot is in for such a huge pay day with the next film.

[Destor]

Women only Wonder Woman screenings turn out to be illegal:

http://www.salon.com/2017/08/08/woman-woman-women-only-screenings-lawsuit/

[Ruien]

Women power!

[Kalyx triaD]

OH ARE THEY

WOOOOOOW

[Kalyx triaD]

Idiots. Hope they get hit up like an atm.

[Lock Jaw]

Anyone willing to sue them over it is just desperate for attention and also hoping that they will get something good.

Basically the same type of people who have made it so that we now need "obvious" warnings on things like "Caution: Hot" on hot beverages........

[Ruien]

Yes. Discriminating against a sex is the same thing.

[Lock Jaw]

It is in this case. A small inconsequential thing that no one should get bent out of shape over.

This is the last I'll say on the matter as I am not looking to reignite this debate, in which I believe only slik and I were on the right side.

[Ruien]

Didn't know it was okay to only let certain people attend an event. Good deal.

[Destor]

It is in this case. A small inconsequential thing that no one should get bent out of shape over.

This is the last I'll say on the matter as I am not looking to reignite this debate, in which I believe only slik and I were on the right side.

*criminal side

[Kalyx triaD]

Lock Jaw your response to this potential lawsuit simply would not exist in reverse. There is a case and it would be an easy win. Talking about how many men were leading comic movies is not even close to a viable legal defense. Somebody's getting a payday.

And again; the actual event is benign. But the principle, the inconsistencies, must be put on notice to prevent discriminate precedents set in the future. If it wouldn't fly for one race or gender, then it doesn't fly at all. Ever.

And best they get message across before they try this shit with Black Panther.

[Kalyx triaD]

It is in this case. A small inconsequential thing that no one should get bent out of shape over

Amazing.

[slik]

Wonder Woman 1.5 million away from being the highest grossing origin pic.

[Destor]

Adjusting for inflation 1978s Sperman is by a wide margin ($1,789,662,782 [most succesful super hero film of all time {origin or not} for those playing at home.]) 2000's Spider-Man and 2008's Iron Man also beat it.

[Destor]

Just so all the facts are there.

[Ruien]

Destor is such a male pig.

[Destor]

It's true

[Kalyx triaD]

In any case WW debuting on the big screen in a struggling DCEU against a juggernaut of a rival studio did very well and it doesn't need to break records to make a statement for her side.

[Destor]

absolutely

[slik]

Top box-office, when adjusted for inflation, not a single film of the 2000's cracks the top-ten:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

[Destor]

...and?

[Destor]

Movies were more popular in the past because there was no post theater viewing options....films were events...

[slik]

...and Wondy is less than 1 million away from being the top non-adjusted-for-inflation superhero origin

[slik]

(and I have never seen Gone With The Wind)

[Destor]

(and I have never seen Gone With The Wind)
Thats insane

[Destor]

Its amazing

[slik]

Movies were more popular in the past because there was no post theater viewing options....films were events...

very true

I don't think movies really aired on television after being in the theater until the advent of cable in the 80's/HBO.

[Destor]

Holds up too

[Destor]

I think the score is the only thing that has really aged poorly

[Destor]

YOU SHOULD SEE IT IS ALL

[Lock Jaw]

I've never seen it either. Maybe we should have a movie night at the office, slik......

[slik]

I have never seen Doctor Zhivago either but I have seen the rest of the top ten. Only film out of those I don't care for is "The Sound of Music" via my intense disliking of most movie musicals.

[Lock Jaw]

I have only seen 4 of the top 10......

[Destor]

tragic

[Lock Jaw]

Not many of them interest me, tbh

[Destor]

Im glad we arent freinds < / 3<!--3-->

[Lock Jaw]

A dagger! A dagger in my heart

[slik]

which 4 have u seen @ Lock Jaw of the Inhumans

[Lock Jaw]

Star Wars
E.T.
Ten Commandments
Snow White

[Ruien]

Hope Wonder woman breaks the record so DC fans have something to compete with. The Marvel side is so 1 sided atm.

[Ruien]

I don't give a shit about Des goes fake inflation money either.

[Destor]

I don't give a shit about Des goes fake inflation money either.
Inflation is theft

[slik]

She passed Spidey to become the highest grossing origin pic

Warner Bros/Disney -- make a crossover Spidey/Wonder Woman film plz, just because why not

[Ruien]

NUMBER 1 BITCHES.

[Destor]

NUMBER 1 BITCHES.
sexist af

[Swiss Ultimate]

DID YOU GUYZ SEE WHAT TRUMP JUST DID??

IMPEACH!!

[Swiss Ultimate]

Pretty good.

[Sixx]

Top box-office, when adjusted for inflation, not a single film of the 2000's cracks the top-ten:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

I've seen all except for Dr Zhivago and The Sound of Music.

[Swiss Ultimate]

I figured Avatar would make a shitload of money.

I guess it's too much competition.

[JimmyMess]

I'm curious why/how the inflation changed so drastically in the 50's... because Ben Hur made $74 million in 1959 which is $871 million today and the Ten Commandments made $65 million in 1956 yet thats 1.164 billion today...

I'm not good at the numbers

[Destor]

The federal reserve ruined the currency

[JimmyMess]

god damned basterds!

[Damian Rey 2.0]

god damned bathturds!

Fixed

[Simple Fan]

Watched this again on DVD, feel like it was the same movie as Man of Steel only with Wonder Woman. Didn't get that feeling the first time seeing it but couldn't help it this time. Both focused on young versions early and had parents that didn't really motivate them to be heros they are. Both had to figure out who they really were. The villians were also similar as they both come from the heros orgin in a way. Not a bad thing as I enjoyed both movies but just noticed it in my second viewing and thought it was kind of odd.

[Lock Jaw]

Except for the fact that Wonder Woman was all "I'm gonna go help people because it is the right thing to do. Now I'm going to lead these soldiers into battle while inspiring them"

While Superman was all "I don't know what to do, oh some aliens are here calling me out, I guess I'll help out. Now I'm going to go help these soldiers enact their plan to save the day"

[Simple Fan]

Except for the fact that Wonder Woman was all "I'm gonna go help people because it is the right thing to do. Now I'm going to lead these soldiers into battle while inspiring them"

While Superman was all "I don't know what to do, oh some aliens are here calling me out, I guess I'll help out. Now I'm going to go help these soldiers enact their plan to save the day"

Agree, that's probably the biggest bash on Man of Steel as well. Superman wasn't really represented how he should have been character wise.

[Blonde Moment]

Agree, that's probably the biggest bash on Man of Steel as well. Superman wasn't really represented how he should have been character wise.

They tried to "modernize" him forgetting the fact that him being a good natured farm boy from kansas is part of what make him Superman. It wasn't Superman, it was someone with superpowers like Superman but it wasn't Superman. Clark was lacking one person in his life to make him the one true Superman and i think that was the one true Jonathan Kent and he wasn't in Man of Steel. Costner might as well have been playing his mirror universe version. I did enjoy the movie but after meeting Pa Kent for the first time I realized that this was not going to be anywhere close to a Christopher Reeve Superman. Man of Steel was like reading an elseworlds title, yeah it was Superman but not OUR Superman.

[Swiss Ultimate]

The point is that Chris was really great in this movie.

[Blonde Moment]

The only bad thing about Wonder Woman is that its sequel wasn't filmed back to back

[Lock Jaw]

Why would it need to be?

[Kalyx triaD]

Teared up during the No Man's Land scene. Not sure why. Something about it hit home. I dunno.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

You and both, KT. Her coming up out of that trench is, imo, is one of the best comic book film scenes I've seen.