{"id":25295,"date":"2017-05-17T09:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T13:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=25295"},"modified":"2017-05-17T09:21:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T13:21:44","slug":"wonder-woman-2009-commemorative-edition-blu-raydvddigital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/17\/wonder-woman-2009-commemorative-edition-blu-raydvddigital\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Woman (2009): Commemorative Edition [Blu-Ray\/DVD\/Digital]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>My only hope is that when DC\u2019s live action debut of \u201cWonder Woman\u201d finally arrives, that they\u2019ve taken notes from Bruce Timm and Lauren Montgomery\u2019s animated depictions, because they remain some of the best iterations to date. DC and Warner have yet to churn out a cinematic masterpiece in the last five years, but they\u2019ve done remarkably well in the animated department in the past. \u201cWonder Woman\u201d is one of their crowning achievements as an exciting, action packed, and engaging look at the Amazonian warrior\u2019s battle against her uncle, the god of war Ares.<\/p>\n

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Turning eight years old, Warner and DC are smart enough to not only remind audiences of the greatness of this animated movie from 2009, but also allow fans a refresher course for the Amazonian warrior. When we meet Diana, she\u2019s a young Amazonian in training who still unsure of herself and lives in Themyscira. When a US fighter pilot named Steve Trevor crash lands on no man\u2019s land, Diana defies her mother by accompanying Trevor back to civilization safely. Things take a turn for the worse, though, when Ares, the god of war (Alfred Molina), escapes Amazonian imprisonment and begins plans to star a massive world war that will wipe out the planet.<\/p>\n

Now it\u2019s up to Diana and her mythical armor including her wrist braces and lasso of truth, to stop him. Briskly animated, balanced in tone and garnering wonderful voice acting, \u201cWonder Woman\u201d is still holds up quite well almost ten years later. Director Lauren Montgomery is able to deliver a movie that doesn\u2019t abuse the PG-13 rating, and successfully appeals to its target audience conveying why Wonder Woman is such a valiant warrior. This is strictly her adventure and origin, so there are no cameos or connecting side characters, save for Trevor who lends Wonder Woman an anchor in to humanity.<\/p>\n

Among a fine cast that includes Rosario Dawson, and Virginia Madsen, there\u2019s Nathan Fillion who is wonderful as the spunky Trevor who builds some excellent chemistry off of Diana. Diana as the titular \u201cWonder Woman\u201d is played beautifully by Keri Russell. Russell lends Diana a boldness, and maturity that the turns the character in to a very engaging heroine who is tasked with saving the world and wants to prove herself in the very end. \u201cWonder Woman\u201d is still one of the best animated features from DC\/Warner, and I hope we get a live action version just as good, if not better, come the summer. The new edition comes with a DVD and Ultraviolet copy of the film, and Warner has taken out all of the promo featurettes, as well as the \u201cJustice League\u201d episodes from the Bruce Timm period.<\/p>\n

Which is a shame since Wonder Woman was a titan in Timm\u2019s series and is a part of some of the greatest episodes from the show. There\u2019s an audio commentary by the film\u2019s creative team, as well as sneak peek at the upcoming \u201cBatman and Harley Quinn,\u201d clocking in at nine minutes. It\u2019s surprising they feature this segment for the upcoming return of the DCAU but omit the DCAU \u201cJustice League\u201d episodes for Wonder Woman. \u201cWhat Makes a Wonder Woman\u201d is a ten minute look at the history and origin of Wonder Woman with interviews with upcoming star of the movie Gal Gadot, as well as Patty Jenkins, Lauren Montgomery, Phil Jiminez, Geoff Johns and many others.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a mix of history of the character along with the upcoming live action film. \u201cWonder Woman: A Subversive Dream\u201d clocks in at twenty five minutes and is carried over from the previous edition. It explores the era Wonder Woman debuted in, and how she and women in comics impacted the world. \u201cWonder Woman: Daughter of Myth\u201d is another port from the previous edition clocking in at twenty five minutes covering her origins, place in mythology, and her personality. Finally, there\u2019s a ninety second trailer for \u201cDC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n