The Critics didn't seem to appreciate this film as much as I did.
Ok I I'll admit I was apprehensive 2 years ago when I first read of the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the lead roles. THAT was a somewhat scary moment, yes, but I am also an optimist and in my opinion as a devoted IMAX-3D nothing-less-than-big-screen-adventure Fandango paying customer, any improvement over Christian Bale and his hideous rendition of "the voice" is a welcome change..... I refused to sit through another minute of that torture.
Ok I I'll admit I was apprehensive 2 years ago when I first read of the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in the lead roles. THAT was a somewhat scary moment, yes, but I am also an optimist and in my opinion as a devoted IMAX-3D nothing-less-than-big-screen-adventure Fandango paying customer, any improvement over Christian Bale and his hideous rendition of "the voice" is a welcome change..... I refused to sit through another minute of that torture.
As for Henry Cavil's Superman .... MY favorite casting choice for this character, ever!!
This movie was pretty good and I truly enjoyed it. The Bat was brooding, sad, angry, petulant, and in desperate need of group therapy. IMO, the Perfect Dark Knight. Yeah, his beef with Superman was a bit schoolyard and petty in the end, but what pissing contest between boys isn't?
Enter Diana aka WONDER WOMAN.
Ok first off, my only exposure to Ms Gadot was Fast and Furious-I'm-not-sure-which-number and the vivid recall of that rail thin body and visible hip bones did NOT scream to me "yeah I see Wonder Woman right there" ....no it didnt.
However, forever the optimist, I hoped and expected that the studio money folks saw something more in this actress than I did, so I respectfully decided to reserve judgement. Boy am I glad I did. Gadot, SHE KILLED IT! She gave the audience the all around every woman. Beautiful, intelligent, focused, and not falling for the bullshit. Concise, precise and kicked-ass with skill and a grin when necessary. Every scene. Every single one. I liked her.
Ok first off, my only exposure to Ms Gadot was Fast and Furious-I'm-not-sure-which-number and the vivid recall of that rail thin body and visible hip bones did NOT scream to me "yeah I see Wonder Woman right there" ....no it didnt.
However, forever the optimist, I hoped and expected that the studio money folks saw something more in this actress than I did, so I respectfully decided to reserve judgement. Boy am I glad I did. Gadot, SHE KILLED IT! She gave the audience the all around every woman. Beautiful, intelligent, focused, and not falling for the bullshit. Concise, precise and kicked-ass with skill and a grin when necessary. Every scene. Every single one. I liked her.
Which l leads me to Lex Luthor. Oh oh oh oh Jesse Eisenberg you sir are brilliant, yes you are. Twitchy, manic, oddly charming, in desperate need of a padded cell and some heavy meds. Brillant. Loved it. Already added to my "actors to watch" list but now moved up to the top 10 for sure.
My only real complaint is the morphing of Gen Zod into that messy CGI-rendered arch villain. Gollum he ain't. j/s because I liked Zod as he was,. he was already impressively bad, powerful, and scary enough without any enhancements. Now we want to CGI the hell out of him too? Why Mr Snyder, Why?!?
Ok, I get it...the duo needed something or someone else to fight over besides penis size, and neither The Bat or the Red Cape has what it takes to distract The WOMAN in any of the usual boy/girl methods (i.e, sex & romance)....so we must resort to the common enemy.....with a twist.
The girl lead the fight by bum-rushing the Big Bad. (applause)
SHE even had the stones to grin with glee after being thrown about like a ragdoll. That look Diana had on her face was the same worn by Thor when The Hulk drew first blood.... the look that said "yeah, now we're gonna have some fun".
SHE even had the stones to grin with glee after being thrown about like a ragdoll. That look Diana had on her face was the same worn by Thor when The Hulk drew first blood.... the look that said "yeah, now we're gonna have some fun".
And fun she had. That sword and the lasso!! Girl Power to the rescue!
Yes I am a fan. And...?
Yes I am a fan. And...?
Suffice to say the movie wasn't perfect, but it was Much much better than expected and I don't begrudge the time or the money spent to see it so to hell with the critics that are bashing it. I want more and I'm willing to pay hard earned dollars to do so
~Aye
