The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 19, unless otherwise noted: Wonder Woman (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2017, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, action and violence, suggestive content The lowdown: The DC movie universe finally gets what it needs to boost its superhero franchise — a woman’s touch. After the deadly serious “Man of Steel,” the lumbering, elephantine “Batman v. Superman: The Dawn of Justice,” and the dark and dreary “Suicide Squad,” “Wonder Woman” lassoes the series, rescuing it from a deep hole of cinematic miscues. Two women are the saviors — Gal Gadot in front of the camera, and Patty Jenkins behind it. In this origin story, Gadot plays Princess Diana of Themyscira with a woman-child wonderment and amazement, as she leaves her secluded Amazonian life to rush into a 1918 wracked by World War I. Jenkins adds a pace and attitude that is closer to a Marvel feature than the ponderous outings the DC-Warner Bros. partnership has foisted upon fans the past few years. Gadot infuses Diana with curiosity and naiveté that is charming and disarming, yet without diminishing her warrior sense of self. Jenkins provides an undercurrent of gender politics and a sense of depth that helps raise “Wonder Woman” above previous DC films. Jenkins generates a sense of individuality and purpose to “Wonder Woman.” It feels like a film made from a singular vision, not by committee or focus group. Gadot and Jenkins convey a much-needed sense of excitement and adventure to a group of movies that seemed to be suffocating on their own gravitas. On the home screen, the movie looks and sounds superb, especially in the Blu-ray format that captures every nuance that was projected onto the big screen. The film impressed critics who gave it a 92 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.
New to View: Sept. 19
New to View: Sept. 19
New to View: Sept. 19
The following Blu-rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, Sept. 19, unless otherwise noted: Wonder Woman (Blu-ray + DVD + digital) Details: 2017, Warner Home Video Rated: PG-13, action and violence, suggestive content The lowdown: The DC movie universe finally gets what it needs to boost its superhero franchise — a woman’s touch. After the deadly serious “Man of Steel,” the lumbering, elephantine “Batman v. Superman: The Dawn of Justice,” and the dark and dreary “Suicide Squad,” “Wonder Woman” lassoes the series, rescuing it from a deep hole of cinematic miscues. Two women are the saviors — Gal Gadot in front of the camera, and Patty Jenkins behind it. In this origin story, Gadot plays Princess Diana of Themyscira with a woman-child wonderment and amazement, as she leaves her secluded Amazonian life to rush into a 1918 wracked by World War I. Jenkins adds a pace and attitude that is closer to a Marvel feature than the ponderous outings the DC-Warner Bros. partnership has foisted upon fans the past few years. Gadot infuses Diana with curiosity and naiveté that is charming and disarming, yet without diminishing her warrior sense of self. Jenkins provides an undercurrent of gender politics and a sense of depth that helps raise “Wonder Woman” above previous DC films. Jenkins generates a sense of individuality and purpose to “Wonder Woman.” It feels like a film made from a singular vision, not by committee or focus group. Gadot and Jenkins convey a much-needed sense of excitement and adventure to a group of movies that seemed to be suffocating on their own gravitas. On the home screen, the movie looks and sounds superb, especially in the Blu-ray format that captures every nuance that was projected onto the big screen. The film impressed critics who gave it a 92 percent fresh rating at Rottentomatoes.com.