Review of Wonder Woman 2009 (Two-Disc Special Edition)

This is the best DC animated movie yet, beating out JUSTICE LEAGUE: NEW FRONTIER, if only because there's no lingering sense of all the stuff they had to leave out. Her origin story is embedded in a deeper plot involving Ares and the Amazons, somewhat adapted from her "current" comic book origin. There's plenty of action; they don't shy from showing the carnage of battle, but even so there's not a whole lot of blood. I thought Hulk Vs was brutal, I was wrong. This is brutal and at times cold blooded. PG-13 is about right.

There's also plenty of humor, supplied by Nathan Fillon's horndog portrayal of Steve Trevor. He was great as Trevor. Keri Russel and Virginia Madsen were also plenty good has Diana and Hippolyta. Rosario Dawson was a hoot as Artemis. The animation is fine, once again finding a sweet spot between tv and theatrical animation.

The two disc edition is full of extras including two Wonder Woman documentaries, and some Wonder Woman centric Justice League/Justice League Unlimited episodes. If you're interested at all in Wonder Woman this movie is a must buy.

Next Up: Green Lantern (this summer)

8/10