Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins) S: Gadot, Pine
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Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Yeah, no need to hold your pee once credits start rollin'
#1352
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
This is a great response by the Austin mayor regarding the screenings.
http://www.mayoradler.com/letter-wonder-woman/
http://www.mayoradler.com/letter-wonder-woman/
On May 26, 2017, the Mayor received this email:
I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city’s image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will, I hope, regret it’s decision. The notion of a woman hero is a fine example of women’s eagerness to accept the appearance of achievement without actual achievement. Women learn from an early age to value make-up, that it’s OK to pretend that you are greater than you actually are. Women pretend they do not know that only men serve in combat because they are content to have an easier ride. Women gladly accept gold medals at the Olympics for coming in 10th and competing only against the second class of athletes. Name something invented by a woman! Achievements by the second rate gender pale in comparison to virtually everything great in human history was accomplished by men, not women. If Austin does not host a men only counter event, I will never visit Austin and will welcome it’s deteriorati on. And I will not forget that Austin is best known for Charles Whitman. Does Austin stand for gender equality or for kissing up to women? Don’t bother to respond. I already know the answer. I do not hate women. I hate their rampant hypocrisy and the hypocrisy of the “women’s movement.” Women do not want gender equality; they want more for women. Don’t bother to respond because I am sure your cowardice will generate nothing worth reading.
Richard A. Ameduri
Today he responded:
Dear Mr. Ameduri,
I am writing to alert you that your email account has been hacked by an unfortunate and unusually hostile individual. Please remedy your account’s security right away, lest this person’s uninformed and sexist rantings give you a bad name. After all, we men have to look out for each other!
Can you imagine if someone thought that you didn’t know women could serve in our combat units now without exclusion? What if someone thought you didn’t know that women invented medical syringes, life rafts, fire escapes, central and solar heating, a war-time communications system for radio-controlling torpedoes that laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS, and beer? And I hesitate to imagine how embarrassed you’d be if someone thought you were upset that a private business was realizing a business opportunity by reserving one screening this weekend for women to see a superhero movie.
You and I are serious men of substance with little time for the delicate sensitivities displayed by the pitiful creature who maligned your good name and sterling character by writing that abysmal email. I trust the news that your email account has been hacked does not cause you undue alarm and wish you well in securing your account. And in the future, should your travels take you to Austin, please know that everyone is welcome here, even people like those who wrote that email whose views are an embarrassment to modernity, decency, and common sense.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Adler
I hope every man will boycott Austin and do what he can to diminish Austin and to cause damage to the city’s image. The theater that pandered to the sexism typical of women will, I hope, regret it’s decision. The notion of a woman hero is a fine example of women’s eagerness to accept the appearance of achievement without actual achievement. Women learn from an early age to value make-up, that it’s OK to pretend that you are greater than you actually are. Women pretend they do not know that only men serve in combat because they are content to have an easier ride. Women gladly accept gold medals at the Olympics for coming in 10th and competing only against the second class of athletes. Name something invented by a woman! Achievements by the second rate gender pale in comparison to virtually everything great in human history was accomplished by men, not women. If Austin does not host a men only counter event, I will never visit Austin and will welcome it’s deteriorati on. And I will not forget that Austin is best known for Charles Whitman. Does Austin stand for gender equality or for kissing up to women? Don’t bother to respond. I already know the answer. I do not hate women. I hate their rampant hypocrisy and the hypocrisy of the “women’s movement.” Women do not want gender equality; they want more for women. Don’t bother to respond because I am sure your cowardice will generate nothing worth reading.
Richard A. Ameduri
Today he responded:
Dear Mr. Ameduri,
I am writing to alert you that your email account has been hacked by an unfortunate and unusually hostile individual. Please remedy your account’s security right away, lest this person’s uninformed and sexist rantings give you a bad name. After all, we men have to look out for each other!
Can you imagine if someone thought that you didn’t know women could serve in our combat units now without exclusion? What if someone thought you didn’t know that women invented medical syringes, life rafts, fire escapes, central and solar heating, a war-time communications system for radio-controlling torpedoes that laid the technological foundations for everything from Wi-Fi to GPS, and beer? And I hesitate to imagine how embarrassed you’d be if someone thought you were upset that a private business was realizing a business opportunity by reserving one screening this weekend for women to see a superhero movie.
You and I are serious men of substance with little time for the delicate sensitivities displayed by the pitiful creature who maligned your good name and sterling character by writing that abysmal email. I trust the news that your email account has been hacked does not cause you undue alarm and wish you well in securing your account. And in the future, should your travels take you to Austin, please know that everyone is welcome here, even people like those who wrote that email whose views are an embarrassment to modernity, decency, and common sense.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Adler
#1353
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
I'm hoping to check this out tonight if I have time. If not I'll be going at some point this weekend. Feels good to actually be excited for a DC film.
#1354
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
It's down to 92% but even the negative reviews are fine. But now it's within 6% of Captain Underpants.
#1355
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Should note, Captain Underpants has a whopping 14 reviews.
#1356
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Further note, I was kidding regardless.
#1358
DVD Talk Legend
#1359
DVD Talk Hero
#1360
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
But at the same time, I think it's a nice little marketing strategy done by that particular theater or whatever it is, to not only make it stand out, as not just another superhero movie, but THEE superheroine movie. And it kinda fits with what WW's creator was promoting with the original comic.
#1361
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
But at the same time, I think it's a nice little marketing strategy done by that particular theater or whatever it is, to not only make it stand out, as not just another superhero movie, but THEE superheroine movie. And it kinda fits with what WW's creator was promoting with the original comic.
#1362
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
I can kind of see why some people would be bothered about a theater only allowing women to attend the screening, and having only women work there that time as well. But I'm not familiar with how screenings work. Don't they normally exclude some people? Like they have critics screenings for example, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_screening
Critics screenings tend to be before general release. These special woman's only screenings are actually after it's out, and are basically a general Tuesday showing that they made exclusive. Men could possibly see the film at around the same time on a different screen at the same theater.
#1364
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
I think it's more telling to see those who consider the celebration of a historically discriminated against group of people by way of a simple movie screening as divisive.
#1365
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
fumanstan,
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
#1366
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Saw this blurb on Rotten Tomatoes:
And the headline of the review:
Despite Some Appealing Misandry, Wonder Woman Can’t Avoid A Mansplaining
Wonder Woman emerges to save the world but risks losing herself
https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05...-mansplaining/
Any hopes that Wonder Woman will sustain its appealing misandry are soon dashed.
Despite Some Appealing Misandry, Wonder Woman Can’t Avoid A Mansplaining
Wonder Woman emerges to save the world but risks losing herself
https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05...-mansplaining/
#1367
DVD Talk Godfather
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
fumanstan,
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
#1368
DVD Talk Legend
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
fumanstan,
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
Interestingly, Warner Brothers itself has stayed out of the Alamo Drafthouse controversy. The reason is simple: they don't want Wonder Woman to get entangled in politics for all the wrong reasons, things that could end up hurting what could be a $150-plus million opening weekend for the movie.
#1369
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Saw this blurb on Rotten Tomatoes:
And the headline of the review:
Despite Some Appealing Misandry, Wonder Woman Can’t Avoid A Mansplaining
Wonder Woman emerges to save the world but risks losing herself
https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05...-mansplaining/
And the headline of the review:
Despite Some Appealing Misandry, Wonder Woman Can’t Avoid A Mansplaining
Wonder Woman emerges to save the world but risks losing herself
https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/05...-mansplaining/
#1370
DVD Talk Legend
#1371
DVD Talk Hero
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
Yeah, that'll show 'em!!
Do you ever get tired of objecting to all things women? Even if I agreed with your views (and I adamantly do not), it's ridiculous that you'd skip a great movie just because one movie theater made a decision to have a women-only screening.
Do you ever get tired of objecting to all things women? Even if I agreed with your views (and I adamantly do not), it's ridiculous that you'd skip a great movie just because one movie theater made a decision to have a women-only screening.
#1372
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
don't tell me that offends you
#1374
RIP
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
My 5 year old is really getting into superheroes and is excited to see this. I'd like to take her to see it, hopefully it's not too intense for her.
#1375
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
Re: Wonder Woman (2017, D: Patty Jenkins,) S: Gadot, Pine
NOTES TO PARENTS: Wonder Woman is rated PG-13 for comic book action violence, the theme of the cruelty of war, and a scene of awkward semi-nudity. There is little cursing, primarily one or two h*** and d***. Trevor is briefly shown at a distance coming out of a pool of water with his hands covering his genitals, and the scene is comically awkward. There are a couple of lines of innuendo, and other than a kiss that implies something more might happen, no other sexual content is present. There is a scene of a battle between Amazon warriors and German soldiers, with bullets, arrows and spears, but little to no blood is shown. Other violence centers around battleground gunfire and explosions, but again, no blood. A German general and a chemist work to create a stronger chemical weapon, and the victim of one experiment is very briefly show. A chemical is released in a room of high ranking German officials, but nothing graphic is shown. The same goes for a scene in a town shortly after a chemical attack - a couple of bodies are briefly shown through the mist.