Wonder Woman (神力女超人) is an 2017 film. The movie stars Gal Gadot and Chris Pine. The supporting cast include Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, and Elena Anaya. This movie takes place in the DCEU.
Diana is working at a museum when she receives a photo during World War I and recalls her past. Back to her time on Themyscira or also known as Paradise Island. There, Diana was trained from an early age to be a warrior with no match. During World War I, Diana sees a plane crash land off the coast. Diana immediately springs into action and saves the person, but the Germans pursue him and find the island. A deadly battle ensues where the Amazon's primitive weapons took heavy causalities to modern guns. Diana decides to go stop the war. The adventure begins.
The movie was pretty fun to watch. Many plot holes but every movie has them. In this case, no explanation is given to why she goes silent for almost another hundred years before battling Doomsday. But that's not the point, Diana needs to join the Justice League.
It's been on HBO recently and I've stopped to watch bits here and there, but never kept on to the end. Not sure why, but once through was enough for me.
Justice League (正義聯盟) is an 2017 film. The movie stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, and Connie Nielsen. This is the DCEU's version of the Justice League.
In the past, the earth was attacked by an alien force. The gods of earth banded together to fight off and imprison the attacker. The seals were given to protectors many millennia ago. Current events on earth awaken those forces. Bruce starts to see these events unfold and begins to put the team together. Along the way, they find out more about this force and must bring back Superman to help defeat the treat. Can they band together and work together to drive back the forces of evil?
I watched the movie 3 weekends after its release. I had read of all the bad reviews and many folks online saying the film was bad. With no expectations and thinking I would be disappointed, I went to the theater. But alas, I was entertained. Maybe it was due to the low expectations. Maybe the film was entertaining. Would I want to watch it again? Most definitely. I love comic books on screen. This one was not bad at all. I thought it was very entertaining.
I grew up on comics and the Justice League cartoon reruns. I have no memory of any of the comics or shows in detail. But I do remember them fondly as an experience. The movie was the same. Fun, good action, and the Justice League. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (蝙蝠俠對超人:正義曙光/蝙蝠侠大战超人:正义黎明) is an 2016 film. The movie stars Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill. The supporting cast include Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Kevin Costner, and Gal Gadot. There are cameo apperances from future Justine League heroes Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa and Ezra Miller as Cyborg, Aquaman, and The Flash, respectively. The movie is a sequel to 2013's Man Of Steel and the second film in the DC Extended Universe. Tao Okamoto plays Luthor's assistant as the lone prominent Asian cast member.
Bruce Wayne lands in Metropolis during the battle between Superman and Zod. Wayne Financials building is collateral damage and Wayne blames Superman. Fast forward 18 months, Wayne is operating in Gotham against criminals trying to find the owner of a dirty bomb. Superman rescue's Lois from armed men in Africa, but is blamed for the collateral damage. Leading to the US Government inviting him to an hearing. All the while, Batman is preparing to fight him and defeat him with the only know element to be able to harm Superman, kryptonite. Diane Prince enters the picture as an mysterious figure that seems to cross paths with Wayne a few times. Lex Luther is introduced and finds the kryptonite, but is rebuffed by the US Government when he wants to weaponize it. With Luther's power of influence, he gains access to the carcass of Zod eventually leading to the creation of Doomday for the final showdown.
The movie broke box office records for the Easter weekend and did brisk business on Monday and Tuesday. Lots of people have gone to see the movie. BUT the negativity still surrounds this film. There is a Sad Affleck meme, to the petition to oust Zack Snyder as the director of upcoming Justice League movies. Yet, it still made money, truck loads of it. If the critics were looking for racist Oscar material here, they didn't find it. What you get is slick $250 million dollar film that makes you eat your bucket of popcorn to the bottom. I personally really enjoyed the movie. Lots of story and lots of action. The movie ran for about 2 and half hours.
There were lots of questionable things in the movie, but that would be for spoiler fodder. Time will tell if the additional Justice League set up was a failure or not. Time will also tell if the decision to cast differently for movies and TV will hurt the DCEU or help it. Time will tell if this movie ends up being a classic.
Some personal thoughts. I liked Ben Affleck as Batman. The older Wayne was portrayed as a driven man that kicks butt, like in the comics. Gal as Wonder Woman seemed like a forced plot point, but eye candy isn't bad. Wonder Woman showed she's pretty powerful by going toe to toe with Doomsday. The whole cameras everywhere now makes it pretty hard to keep secret identities anymore. I am looking forward to Suicide Squad and Wonder Woman next year. Hope they do well to keep the DCEU going.
Fast and Furious 6 (玩命關頭6/Fast Six/Furious 6) is an 2013 film. The movie stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. The support cast include Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Luke Evans, Joe Taslim, Sarah Li, and Gina Carano. Cameo appearances from Elsa Pataky, Rita Ora, and Jason Statham. This is Justin Lin's fourth and final film of the series.
Dom and Brian retreat a quiet life raising Jack. Hobbs approaches Dom to come out of retirement to help track down a gang of driving speedsters. Dom rejects the offer, but Hobbs pulls out a wild card. A picture of Letty at the most recent heist. Dom instantly signs up and goes after the target, Owen Shaw. Dom reassembles the crew and Hobbs promises to wipe their records if they succeed. When they meet the first time, Shaw's team hands it to Dom's group and get away. But not before Dom comes face to face with Letty. But Letty does not remember Dom and escapes with Shaw's group. Dom's pursuit of Letty leads to encounters with Shaws group. Everything leads to a final showdown. Since the timeline events of Tokyo Drift merge up with the present, we know some tragic things will happen.
I've seen this movie on Blu-ray and on multiple re-runs on cable during the days leading up to the release of Fast and Furious 7. I feel like I know it like I do Fast Five. The movie was entertaining. You see the characters try to look as cool as they can. You see a lot of comedy. You see a lot of cars. Lots of action. This is one of those movies that you can start up at anytime and watch a few moments and not have to skip a beat.
