Wonder Woman 1984 will be released in both theaters and HBO Max

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I think fans wanted Superman 2 , they got Superman 3. Sometimes such odd choices can be entertaining. For it being an 80's theme film they didn't take advantage of putting an early 80's soundtrack in the scenes. Kajagoogoo- too shy would have been a good fit.

It truly is the soulmate of Superman III. The flat-out campy bad guys, a comedian cast as the villain, technology macguffins, oil wars! Even the magical doppleganger. All that was missing was the Lana Lang sub-plot.

The best parts of 84 is when it plays like an inversion of Forever Young, and they had the elements for that story. My biggest issue is there was no legit reason to set this in the 80's. It actually works in every facet as a 50's period film so I tend to believe that was the original idea, and they they scrapped it just to make the Reagan-Trump analogy.

I raised my oldest on WW. We watched every Carter episode, superfriends, JLU etc...We really liked the first movie and the WW scenes in BVS/JL were always the best parts. But Jenkins and Gadot just got way too much sway this time. Reeves did the same thing with Superman, Raimi and Maguire for Spidey3, RDJ with IM3. By the time actors are working on a third production, they're utterly bored with the part.

And I've said since the Trek reboot: Chris Pine is Hal Jordan and he's the spitting image in 84. I honestly thought at one point that his "new body" was going to turn out to be Hal.

[jwyblejr]

Warners is saying it's a success and is planning a third.

[CrimsonGhost]

So, I watched it. I have to assume this was meant for young children. The story is very cartoony, so much so, it reminded me of an 80’s Spider-Man cartoon. The tone and pace were very uneven. I really enjoyed the parts where it was being playful, like the first 20 minutes or so, but then it fell off a cliff of ridiculousness to where I was laughing at what was happening as opposed to laughing with it.

I had some fun watching it, sometimes MST3K style, but I doubt I would watch it again. I give it a thumbs sideways.

[sprytel]

The movie was... ok? A jumbled ridiculous mess of mediocrity. Frankly, the most entertaining part has been the angry debate over this movie online. Well, second most entertaining part...

[Hector]

Ok, there’s the one thing that really, really bothered me about WW 84...

NO 80s MUSIC WHATSOEVER...NOT EVEN ONE SONG!!!



What was the point of having it set in 1984 then?

Remember how cool was that very first trailer with New Order’s Blue Monday music? So 80s!

What was Patty Jenkins thinking?

[jwyblejr]

^Maybe Warners didn't want to fork over the extra cash for music rights? Execs seem to do things that would make regular people heads explode.

[Goblin19]

Yeah, they barely use the 80’s trappings at all. Music would have been the most obvious.

[J.B.]

So, I watched it. I have to assume this was meant for young children. The story is very cartoony, so much so, it reminded me of an 80’s Spider-Man cartoon.

That's what I thought, too. I didn't go through every comment on this thread, so I don't know if it was already mentioned, but she was using that Lasso in a Spidey way of swinging around. Don't remember her doing that in the first movie, which I really enjoyed.

[Hector]

^Maybe Warners didn't want to fork over the extra cash for music rights? Execs seem to do things that would make regular people heads explode.

Heck, I’ve seen low budget movies that feature 80s music. New Order’s Blue Monday was on the darn trailer, lol. Many artists from the 80s would love the exposure.

[thunderbolt]

^Maybe Warners didn't want to fork over the extra cash for music rights? Execs seem to do things that would make regular people heads explode.

WB/ATT have got to have rights to tons of 80s music. Disney had no problem with the music budget for Guardians.

[Hector]

WB/ATT have got to have rights to tons of 80s music. Disney had no problem with the music budget for Guardians.

Exactly.

[Hector]

Remember how awesome the first movie was?

What the heck happened, Patty Jenkins?

[thunderbolt]

Guess she ran out of fan films to rip off?

[Goblin19]

What fan film? I’m curious to see it.

[Wee67]

My biggest issue is there was no legit reason to set this in the 80's. It

Agreed. I made this comparison on Facebook-

Wonder Woman 1984 vs Atomic Blonde. I just caught part of Atomic Blonde on FX and thought, "This is how you do an 80s action movie!" Other than jokes about parachute pants, why was WW '84 set in the 80's? Atomic Blonde has a MUCH stronger 80s tone, with lights, outfits and, most importantly, music from the decade. I'm not saying WW '84 should've had an a Cold War storyline, but I do think they could've done a brighter version of the 80s tone. They could've also learned some tips on how to have a kick-*** female lead.