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Wonder Woman 84 Trailer

Started by Ratman_tf, December 08, 2019, 10:28:40 PM

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Pat

#45
January 23, 2021, 12:36:58 AM
Saw it.

It's the funniest movie I've seen in a long time. It's so absurd that almost nothing holds together, and the parts that do tend to be poorly explained. But the imagery is glorious. The cavalcade of 80s-isms, the spectacular shots, even many of the emotional moments are mesmerizing. But cheesy, too.

Towards the end, I started wondering. That could be the point. The homage to the image and style of Patty Jenkin's childhood could also extend to the film itself. Is the style and structure of WW84 a tribute to the gaudy, melodramatic, and incoherent B-movies of the decade, like Flash Gordon and Masters of the Universe?

Probably not. But in infinite worlds, there's at least one out there where it's deliberate.

Spike

#46
January 23, 2021, 02:13:35 PM
I dunno. Flash Gordon may be gloriously cheesy (hmm... GLORIOUSLY Cheesy. Yes. That's better...), but I think it holds together rather well as a film, as a narrative.
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Pat

#47
January 23, 2021, 03:14:25 PM
Can't argue with that. Flash Gordon has problems with things like the acting of its lead, but the plot holds together fairly well. WW84's plot is as solid as a hairnet.

Lurkndog

#48
January 25, 2021, 11:02:09 AM
Neither Flash Gordon nor Masters of the Universe were b-movies. They were both intended as first run blockbusters.

That said, Flash Gordon is clearly styled after the old serials, right down to the retro spaceships. Fortunately the A-list cast, and one of the best movie soundtracks of all time, are able to make the most of the material.

Man, there were a ridiculous number of great movies made in 1980.

Godfather Punk

#49
January 25, 2021, 02:23:30 PM
Quote from: Lurkndog on January 25, 2021, 11:02:09 AM
Man, there were a ridiculous number of great movies made in 1980.
I concede, but going through the Imdb top 20 or top 30, my absolute favourite movie year was 1984 (unrelated to WW84).  8)

Lurkndog

#50
January 25, 2021, 11:25:39 PM
Quote from: Godfather Punk on January 25, 2021, 02:23:30 PM
I concede, but going through the Imdb top 20 or top 30, my absolute favourite movie year was 1984 (unrelated to WW84).  8)
Wow, you aren't kidding. Even the second page of 50 movies is pretty loaded!

And so many movies that kickstarted careers, too: The Terminator, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Nightmare on Elm Street, Purple Rain, Sixteen Candles, Splash, Firestarter...

Thornhammer

#51
January 30, 2021, 12:03:46 AM
I gotta go with 1984.

Ghostbusters would probably do it all by itself for me, but holy shit that list is dynamite.
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