25 in theaters (where open) and on HBO Max. It’s a good payoff that’ll leave fans feeling a little giddy.ĭana Barbuto may be reached at or follow her on Twitter Woman 1984”Ĭast: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig and Pedro Pascal. One more thing: Stick around for the post credits scene. Both films certify that Cyndi Lauper was on key with her1980s anthem “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” Premiering in a smattering of theaters that remain open and on HBO Max, “WW1984” serves as a bookend with another exciting and enjoyable female-driven superhero flick, “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey,” which opened pre-pandemic in February. To get back to full strength, she has to sacrifice the love she desires for duty. Diana, too, wished upon the ancient rock, and it didn’t end well, resulting in weakening powers. Faster than you can say “Monkey’s Paw” strange things happen. The key to their evil endeavor is a MacGuffin dubbed the “Dream Stone,” a Roman relic with wish-giving powers. The script reunites Diana with her back-from-the-dead pilot Steve Trevor (Chris Pine, donning parachute pants) to stop the world domination sought by a megalomaniacal madman Max Lord (Pedro Pascal, the “Mandalorian” himself) and gemologist Barbara Minerva, aka feral villainess Cheetah (Kristen Wiig, looking like a stray from “Cats”). But as Antiope (Robin Wright) relays: “No true hero is born from lies.” That sentiment informs Diana’s present situation. She pulls a Rosie Ruiz, a la the 1980 Boston Marathon, to take a shortcut to victory. The prologue is a flashback to Themyscira to show Diana as a little girl-warrior (Lily Aspinall) losing a Ninja Warrior-esque contest of athleticism and endurance. You see them forget about a year like 2020. But if we’ve learned anything from the dozens of comic-book movies during the past decade, it’s that you do not see superhero flicks for the plot. Jenkins co-wrote a script with Geoff Johns (“Aquaman”) and Dave Callaham (“Zombieland: Doubletap”) that shamelessly sinks its teeth into the usual genre tropes: loner superhero, characters who don’t stay dead, hero’s powers compromised and a sexy villainess … to name a few. That’s mostly achieved by high-flying heroics (Jenkins knows her way around action scenes), a game-for-anything-cast, and an aesthetic that looks like her film was pulled from a mid-1980s time capsule.Īlas, not everything works. Wonder Woman is always there, keeping peace, just like your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.ĭirector Patty Jenkins might not quite conjure the same amount of magic (how could she?) as she did in 2017’s record-setting “Wonder Woman,” but she certainly recaptures enough. ![]() In her spare time, she’s just your average “mysterious female savior,” springing into action whenever people are in peril - foiling a mall robbery or snatching up a jogger about to be run over by a red Trans Am. By day Diana is a curator at the Smithsonian. Still grieving the death of her beloved, Steve Trevor, she leads a quiet life in D.C. When we catch up with Gal Gadot’s warrior princess Diana Price, it’s about 60 years since the events in the first film and she hasn’t aged a bit. So strap on your fanny pack, fire up the Invisible Jet and get ready for a 150-minute rad ride involving a pair of campy villains and a bodacious heroine with bullet proof bracelets, a magic lasso and a dreamy boyfriend. Invisible Jet is featured in a translucent design and seats one figure.Not merely a diversion, “Wonder Woman 1984” is a jolt of much-needed escapism, as it basks in ‘80s kitsch with no shortage of shoulder pads, neon leotards and spiral perms.Compatible vehicles to go alongside the DC Super Powers Line, that fit both new and old figures.Continuing the legacy of the DC Super Powers line of the 80s, comes a brand new batch of your favorite heroes and villains in the classic nostalgia series we all love. ![]() Surprisingly, the Amazons can convert any aircraft to make it invisible using this technology. This remarkable camouflage effect is achieved by the use of individual tiles that appear purple from the inside. ![]() Wonder Woman™ sometimes employs an Invisible Jet, one that is undetectable by the naked eye and by most radar systems.
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