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[Betty]

5 minutes!

Thank Hera, I thought this would be another thread without reviews.

 

[Dead]

People need to stop giving him any attention.

Bit his reviews are more interesting and/or entertaining than most others.

 

[Obliterator]

I'm still going with 71% RT prediction

 

[BruceCLea]

Is that Bobby Moynihan?

 

[SexyFish]

I'm still going with 71% RT prediction

I'll take 55. Hope I'm wrong as hell.

 

[Media]

I can't wait for the weird amount of people who like dccu movies to be proud of a slightly better than mediocre movie like it's their own daughter.

I dislike DCCU, am a Marvel girl, but I am really excited for this.

It's fucking Wonder Woman.

 

[GringoSuave89]

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I snickered.

 

[nynt9]

So I guess WB finally wrote bigger checks to the reviewers than Disney was writing?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

It's hard to tell for sure, but I think most of those claws are more convincing effects than X-men Origins.

 

[Ahasverus]

Well if we're doing this

No we're not thank you

 

[reelbigtink]

White's reviews are almost always at odds with what I believe but he's a good writer who knows how to explain his weird stances and I respect him and enjoy his wacky takes on things.

 

[jviggy43]

Hah, so I thought to search "wonder woman review" in twitter just now to see if anything hit early.

first result

Goddammit

I fucking hate that guy so god damn much.

 

[G-Fex]

True, and while this is a great opportunity to remind people that Rotten Tomatoes is almost never used as intended, and its much more useful as a means to discover new film writers, and find to find older, experienced writers who speak to you in an interesting/meaningful way than it ever was/will be an "efficient" way to tell if a movie is good...

...it is a review thread and RT is the biggest aggregator of reviews, so RT is going to be kinda important.

I mean, I still don't really get "Rottenwatching" as a pastime, and I still think reading the percentage and thinking that's a great way to tell the quality of the film is not how you're supposed to do this at all.

But the actual reading of well-written opinions and the discussions that can spring from those opinions is one of the best things that can come from these sorts of threads.

...


...and then there's that Campea cap upthread.

This is absolutely true Bobby. I agree with you whole heartedly and I really want this whole thing of RT being the absolute deciding factor in a movie's quality to go away I snap back to reality to know better that it won't and the hole will go deeper in itself.

So instead I'll just say that I hate the internet.

Hah, so I thought to search "wonder woman review" in twitter just now to see if anything hit early.

first result

Goddammit

Like I really fucking hate the internet.

 

[jack_package_200]

After BvS and SS being some of the worst things I saw last year, nowhere else to go but up.

 

[Psychoward]

Was speaking generally.

Ah yeah, and I also realize now that while my comment was assholeish, I didn't mean to direct it to anyone on GAF specifically, just the people that I've come across in real life or other communities that have a strange love for them.

Regardless it was a shitty way to derail the thread, I'd edit it but it's already been quoted enough so, my b

 

[mackaveli]

Let's do this baby.

Movie of forever here we go.

 

[Escape Goat]

So I guess WB finally wrote bigger checks to the reviewers than Disney was writing?

Good thing WB owns RT!

 

[Dash_Riprock]

So are we getting a flood of reviews in 2 minutes or just a slow trickle?

 

[Ashhong]

I would really like to see other large forums versions of this thread. I wonder how it compares on the nerd-o-meter

 

[Discotheque]

Bit his reviews are more interesting and/or entertaining than most others.

It's always fun to see the lengths he'll go to with the asspulls when he praises shit like Jack and Jill and Norbit lol

 

[B33]

The conspiracy that WB are being sabotaged by Rotten Tomatoes, a website they own, never ceases to amaze me.

 

[FTF]

78%, final guess.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Here come the reviews, soon enough!

The conspiracy that WB are being sabotaged by Rotten Tomatoes, a website they own, never ceases to amaze me.

It's typical fanbase defense really.

 

[Toxi]

I'll guess 81%

 

[Bronx-Man]

After BvS and SS being some of the worst things I saw last year, nowhere else to go but up.

What if we haven't hit the bottom yet?

 

[ReiGun]

Mainly just to be entertained the internet meltdowns, really. I'd like to believe most people don't really want a movie itself to be bad.

It's one of those "less than it seems, but more than you think" kind of things, I think. You want to believe most wouldn't root against a movie, but people are.....strange about these things.

Hell, if you want to see this kind of thinking in action, just hop on over to gaming side. Fanboys root for things that are not their chosen thing to fail all the time.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Predictions for predictions sake:

78%
7.1 average rating

 

[Anth0ny]

70%!

 

[Future Foundation]

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Now, onto our review!

Where's the part where you tell me to smash that like button? How will I know to like your video and subscribe to NerdGAF if you don't tell me to like and subscribe?

 

[kswiston]

I'm still going with 71% RT prediction

If we are going to get a solidly positive film, hope for 95% for maximum meltdowns. Keep things interesting


I'll throw out a random guess of 79% though.

 

[Zackat]

I would really like to see other large forums versions of this thread. I wonder how it compares on the nerd-o-meter

Some more some less I assume.

 

[Ahasverus]

85% baby

 

[ZeoVGM]

Absolutely no one should be worried. They wouldn't have moved up the embargo for a freaking DCEU movie if they weren't confident.

They did it, guys. This is it. The first good DCEU movie. And not just good, it's going to be great.

 

[jack_package_200]

I am gonna guess above 70%

 

[LumpOfCole]

Why are there two review threads for this

 

[Finaj]

Jeremy Jahns review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-rYXAjRpY

 

[VanWinkle]

I'm going to guess 84%.

 

[VeryGooster]

Hi everyone, before we begin this episode, this NerdGAF review of Wonder Woman is brought you by GAFCrate. GAFCrate, a monthly subscription where for $15.99 a month you receive a box of exclusive NeoGaf merchandise! That's merch such as BronsonLee's 5-inch lifts, limited edition replicas of the glasses worn by Bobby Roberts while reviewing Phantom Menace for the first time, a gilded plaque with the legendary "Sony just shot themselves in the foot" quote, and a one-year subscription to GAFGold. Get a 20% off discount now with the special code "WONDER", it lasts until this friday. GAFCrate - Believe in these deals!

Now, onto our review!

Can I order any of this with a web site built by Square Space?

 

[Fancyarcher]

Absolutely no one should be worried. They wouldn't have moved up the embargo for a freaking DCEU movie if they weren't confident.

They did it, guys. This is it. The first good DCEU movie. And not just good, it's going to be great.

That doesn't mean it might not still end up rotten though. More unusual things have happened after all.

 

[Ahasverus]

Surprised nobody tried to get free hits by breaking embargo

 

[Ashhong]

Some more some less I assume.

That's quite a risky assumption there

 

[mariachi507]

Let's go 79%.

 

[munchie64]

I predicted 70s for both BvS and SS so... I'm gonna stay outta this

 

[Sibersk Esto]

It's one of those "less than it seems, but more than you think" kind of things, I think. You want to believe most wouldn't root against a movie, but people are.....strange about these things.

Hell, if you want to see this kind of thinking in action, just hop on over to gaming side. Fanboys root for things that are not their chosen thing to fail all the time.

To quote something over from wrasslegaf.

Imagine living that life.

 

[jett]

I actually hope this reviews well, it'd just be sad if DC keeps getting mauled.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Jeremy Jahns review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp-rYXAjRpY

This is what Bobby was waiting for.

 

[Future Foundation]

The Hollywood Reporter:

Yet as with all comics-based extravaganzas, brevity is anathema to the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, and it doesn’t quite transcend the traits of franchise product as it checks off the list of action-fantasy requisites. But this origin story, with its direct and relatively uncluttered trajectory, offers a welcome change of pace from a superhero realm that’s often overloaded with interconnections and cross-references. (A nod to Wayne Enterprises in the story’s framing device serves as a fuss-free tie-in to the upcoming Justice League.)

Had it really broken the mold and come in below the two-hour mark, Wonder Woman could have been a thoroughly transporting film. As it stands, it’s intermittently spot-on, particularly in the pops of humor and romance between the exotically kick-ass yet approachable Gadot and the supremely charismatic Chris Pine as an American working for British intelligence, the first man the Amazon princess has ever met. With eager fans unlikely to bemoan the film’s length or its lapses in narrative energy, Wonder Woman will conquer their hearts as it makes its way around the globe.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

(you can probably go into the spoiler thread here on the board, read the opinions of people who have actually watched the movie here, and probably come to a pretty decent guess as to the RT overall aggregate score)

 

[Megadragon15]

I'll take a stab and say it will score 70%.

 

[ZeoVGM]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-wonder-woman-review-20170525-column.html

'Wonder Woman' review: Finally, a DC Comics movie that works