Wonder Woman 1984 (Patty Jenkins, Dec 25, 2020) Movie • Page 19

Even being mixed on this movie, I can fairly say that it is at least 84 times better than Man of Steel, which is a flaming sack of shit and the worst movie I have ever sat through in a movie theater.

 

man of steel is the best of the cavill superman movies. it is still bad. it’s much better than BvS and justice league.

 

Man of Steel at least has a decent score thanks to Zimmer

 

Yes this movie is extremely dumb and weird but I loved it haha

 

same here man, I fuckin hated Shazam

 

both are needed...mall coulda been trimmed down a bit

 

Those were two of the few scenes in the movie that were fun to watch. The opener was important for the overall plot, and the mall was some good ol' superhero fun

 

Have multiple other scenes better worth the cutting room floor.

 

They coulda took out the orientalist weird propaganda part.

 

Today, Warner Bros. Pictures announced that it will fast-track development on the third installment of the Wonder Woman franchise to be written by Patty Jenkins, who is attached to direct, and starring Gal Gadot. Wonder Woman 1984 easily conquered the holiday weekend, exceeding box office projections as the top post-pandemic domestic opening weekend for any feature film this year, with $16.7 million in box office. Wonder Woman 1984 took in an estimated $36.1 million globally from 42 markets in release this weekend (including U.S. and Canada). This takes the international running cume to $68.3 million, and the worldwide tally to $85 million. The film has been welcomed by fans, with an overall CinemaScore of B+. The announcement was made today by Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.

“As fans around the world continue to embrace Diana Prince, driving the strong opening weekend performance of Wonder Woman 1984, we are excited to be able continue her story with our real life Wonder Women – Gal and Patty – who will return to conclude the long-planned theatrical trilogy,” said Emmerich.

On HBO Max, anticipation for Wonder Woman 1984 was apparent, with nearly half of the platform’s retail subscribers viewing the film on the day of its arrival, along with millions of wholesale subscribers who have access to HBO Max via a cable, wireless, or other partner services. HBO Max also saw the total viewing hours on Friday more than triple in comparison to a typical day in the previous month.

“Wonder Woman 1984 broke records and exceeded our expectations across all of our key viewing and subscriber metrics in its first 24 hours on the service, and the interest and momentum we’re seeing indicates this will likely continue well beyond the weekend,” said Andy Forssell, Executive Vice President and General Manager, WarnerMedia Direct-to-Consumer. “During these very difficult times, it was nice to give families the option of enjoying this uplifting film at home, where theater viewing wasn’t an option.”

Private watch parties and large format screens (IMAX®, Dolby, PLF) drove ticket sales and were the most popular option among consumers. Over the weekend, over 10,000 private rentals were booked, an innovative and popular way for audiences to feel comfortable watching the film in their own social bubbles. In the U.S., only 39% of U.S. cinemas (representing 56% of the box office) are currently open at limited capacity, with closures in top markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and Philadelphia, among others. WW1984 is playing in over 2,100 theaters nationwide with limited capacity. This represents about half of the locations and, in these theaters, half of the available seating compared to a pre-pandemic environment. The first Wonder Woman film was available at 4,165 theaters in 2017 at 100% seating. In Canada, only 5% of theatres (representing 3% of the total Canadian box-office) are open. The Canadian theatrical market was supplemented with a PVOD day and date release which yielded an additional estimated $4 million. 40 markets internationally opened Wonder Woman 1984 in the first two weeks representing 68% of total box office, compared to 2017 with 58 markets representing 77% of total box office for Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman 1984 was released via a unique, consumer-focused distribution model in which Warner Bros. exhibited the film theatrically worldwide, while adding an exclusive one-month access period on the HBO Max streaming platform in the U.S. concurrent with the film’s domestic release. This hybrid model was created as a strategic response to the impact of the ongoing global pandemic, particularly in the U.S. Following the one-month HBO Max access period domestically, Wonder Woman 1984 will leave the platform and continue theatrically in the U.S. and international territories, with all customary distribution windows applying to the title.

From director Patty Jenkins and starring Gal Gadot in the title role, Wonder Woman 1984 fast forwards to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her riding lightning across the sky, donning wings of gold, and chasing a dream while in pursuit of two new formidable foes: Max Lord and the Cheetah. In Wonder Woman 1984, the fate of the world is once more on the line, and only Wonder Woman can save it. This new chapter in the Wonder Woman story finds Diana Prince living quietly among mortals in the vibrant, sleek 1980s – an era of excess driven by the pursuit of having it all. Though she’s come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile, curating ancient artifacts and only performing her superheroic acts incognito. But now, Diana will have to step directly into the spotlight and muster all her wisdom, strength and courage in order to save mankind from a world of its own making. The film also stars Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as the Cheetah, Pedro Pascal as Max Lord, Robin Wright as Antiope and Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta.

Press release I just got says the third is getting fast tracked.

 

Could probably benefit from not being fast-tracked, tbh

 

I mean they had literally an extra year they could've used to fix this and I'm assuming they did nothing.

 

How is it being fast-tracked when Patty has two other movies on her schedule? Pre-production probably won’t start for about 3 years at the earliest.

 

A truly unhinged movie in all the worst and least enjoyable ways. Just a stunning airball.

 

both of those movies are in development without casts or probably scripts yet?

this will definitely come out before then

 

fucking for real lol

the imagine video was more memorable than this nothing burger

 

Genuinely curious; what about the story didn't make sense?

 

A ton. Why does Steve come back in the form of some random dude that lives near Diana? Seems like a rather random choice that isn’t explained at all and the hallmark ending with Diana meeting the guy is beyond stupid. All of the stuff with Max and his son at the end makes zero sense and is super convoluted. The fact that Max or Cheetah seem to have zero consequences in the end makes the whole story seem pointless.

 

Also Alistair (I think they went out of their way for us to remember this kid's name) wishes for his dad to be there with him and it's like nope this wish is a no go for some reason

 

Also there's no way that literally every person in the world would renounce their wishes, that was absurd.

Also why does Barbara turn into a cat-person? Is that just "what she gave up" to be like Diana? She gave up . . . her ability to continue not being a cat-person? I thought she gave up her kind and gentle soul for the power? Why is she a cat-person at the end? And why does she start dressing in cheetah-print clothes prior to becoming a cat-person? Just because she liked Diana's cheetah-print heels at the beginning of the movie? That's stupid as hell.

Also what did Max give up to achieve his wish of becoming the wishing stone? He just gets headaches every so often? Seems like kind of a low price to pay for that kind of power.

Also Max keeps letting people wish for things without first knowing what they're going to wish for; that seems like a pretty dangerous thing to do even before he lets the whole world wish for things all at once. What if some sick person wished for the Earth to be destroyed just for the fun of it?

Also how does Max just take things from people once they've made a wish? Like he grants people wishes and then just says "Ok and now I will have your oil rights please"? Seems like something he should get in writing before he grants the wish right? And don't say that Max is wishing on himself to force people to comply with his demands after he grants their wishes because the movie establishes that each person only gets one wish lol

Also what could Max possibly be accomplishing by allowing the whole world to make wishes? How does that in any way factor in to his plan to become the world's sole oil tycoon?

And that's just some of the issues lol

 

I can’t get over now bizarre it was for Steve to have to possess someone else’s body in order for him to come back. What an unnecessary contrivance.

 

The original comic book version of Cheetah becomes a furry because of some problematic archeological, mystical stuff in Africa. With how culturally rough this film apparently ended up being, surprised they replaced that with vague wish magic. (I think I read the movie logic was her... wishing to be an apex predator?)

The sad thing is, it sounds like the pieces were there for an interesting comic book movie. An 80s international adventure, with Middle East oil stuff, where the villains are an American businessman & an archeologist who gets her powers from messing with another culture’s artifacts? If the director weren’t a military brat, the lead actress weren’t IDF, & one of the writers weren’t a comic book writer fueled by nostalgia & a thoroughly incurious worldview... that could’ve been massaged into something worth exploring.