The first one was fun and well played out. This sequel is a total misfire. Not because it follows the trend of having women being the alpha characters and portraying men as either weak or stupid, but simply because it's a lazy effort. Except a couple of scenes, and hilarious over-the-top acting by Pedro Pascal, I found nothing here. It has "straight-to-DVD" written all over it.
6,175 Reviews
Rubbish film.
bigg_g2 January 2021
Well well
david-504-3531503 January 2021
WW84 is a joke, but it's a fun one.
ThomDerd5 January 2021
WW84 is entertaining, but unfortunately not as good as other DC films (or generally films of the superhero genre).
Storyline: Set in 1984, Wonder Woman tries to save the world once again from an unlikely enemy while she still seems to be thinking about Chris Pine.
Runtime stands at 2,5h which is too long but the pace of the film is good.
CGI is good throughout the movie and most the action scenes are well made. There's a bunch of great outtakes as well.
The cast is interesting-Pedro Pascal's overacting is a highlight- and Gal Gadot is stunning once again. Kirsten Wiig is also a good addition to the film, but the development of her character could have been more in depth so we can see her transformation being more justified.
On the contrary, the character of Pedro Pascal is well developed and I was impressed by the tension that he adds in the entire film. I was happy to see him switching between drama and comedy and many points go to him for keeping the film's pace interesting.
But the film lacks a strong villain and the performance of Gal was a bit dry.
Overall, it's a fun Sunday afternoon superhero flick which should have been 30 min shorter.
6,9/10.
Storyline: Set in 1984, Wonder Woman tries to save the world once again from an unlikely enemy while she still seems to be thinking about Chris Pine.
Runtime stands at 2,5h which is too long but the pace of the film is good.
CGI is good throughout the movie and most the action scenes are well made. There's a bunch of great outtakes as well.
The cast is interesting-Pedro Pascal's overacting is a highlight- and Gal Gadot is stunning once again. Kirsten Wiig is also a good addition to the film, but the development of her character could have been more in depth so we can see her transformation being more justified.
On the contrary, the character of Pedro Pascal is well developed and I was impressed by the tension that he adds in the entire film. I was happy to see him switching between drama and comedy and many points go to him for keeping the film's pace interesting.
But the film lacks a strong villain and the performance of Gal was a bit dry.
Overall, it's a fun Sunday afternoon superhero flick which should have been 30 min shorter.
6,9/10.
Ouch, that was so boring.
Sleepin_Dragon5 January 2021
The first film is outstanding, it's exciting, it's fun, and apart from looking amazing, it has depth.
The problem here, it's so slow, and goes on forever and a day, did anything actually happen in the first ninety minutes? There was absolutely no action.
Chris Pine felt wrong here somehow, eye candy only, Gal Gadot, I thought she was pretty good, the shining light here, I just felt like she was battling against a miserable script. You could almost sense that she knew the script was no good.
The Villains were generally inept.
I won't be watching again, 3/10.
The problem here, it's so slow, and goes on forever and a day, did anything actually happen in the first ninety minutes? There was absolutely no action.
Chris Pine felt wrong here somehow, eye candy only, Gal Gadot, I thought she was pretty good, the shining light here, I just felt like she was battling against a miserable script. You could almost sense that she knew the script was no good.
The Villains were generally inept.
I won't be watching again, 3/10.
HONEST REVIEW
landonsage5530 December 2020
Don't listen to the people giving this film a 1 or a 2. At that point the film would be unmatchable.
You also shouldn't listen to those giving this a 10. It isn't perfect.
For me the movie is right around a 7. I enjoyed it a good amount but it wasn't spectacular or worthy of anything higher than that.
Here are a few things people keep bringing up:
CGI: People keep ragging the cgi. Overall, the cgi is NOT bad. The visuals in this film are actually very good. I will say there are a few moments where the cgi could have been done better, but I'm not going to nitpick and say the entire movie looks bad.
Score: The score is great. It's Hans Zimmer. He does use someone else's score at a crucial moment in the film, but it has been used in many different movies and is fitting here.
Acting: The acting overall is very good and you're just hating if you say otherwise. You can argue that the story isn't the best, but I had no problem with the acting whatsoever. Gal kills it yet again as Wonder Woman as does Chris Pine as Steve. Pedro Pascal offers a great performance as the lead villain of the film. My favorite performance of the film was actually Kristen Wiig who I was worried about before since she's usually a comedic actor, but I was thoroughly impressed with her.
Plot: The plot to me was the downfall of this film. It had visuals, acting, music, but the plot felt a little off to me. I was scratching my head at certain points of the movie, but overall it made sense and I had no problem with it. It's a fun superhero movie that you aren't meant to take super seriously.
You also shouldn't listen to those giving this a 10. It isn't perfect.
For me the movie is right around a 7. I enjoyed it a good amount but it wasn't spectacular or worthy of anything higher than that.
Here are a few things people keep bringing up:
CGI: People keep ragging the cgi. Overall, the cgi is NOT bad. The visuals in this film are actually very good. I will say there are a few moments where the cgi could have been done better, but I'm not going to nitpick and say the entire movie looks bad.
Score: The score is great. It's Hans Zimmer. He does use someone else's score at a crucial moment in the film, but it has been used in many different movies and is fitting here.
Acting: The acting overall is very good and you're just hating if you say otherwise. You can argue that the story isn't the best, but I had no problem with the acting whatsoever. Gal kills it yet again as Wonder Woman as does Chris Pine as Steve. Pedro Pascal offers a great performance as the lead villain of the film. My favorite performance of the film was actually Kristen Wiig who I was worried about before since she's usually a comedic actor, but I was thoroughly impressed with her.
Plot: The plot to me was the downfall of this film. It had visuals, acting, music, but the plot felt a little off to me. I was scratching my head at certain points of the movie, but overall it made sense and I had no problem with it. It's a fun superhero movie that you aren't meant to take super seriously.
Chill yall
cleon101026 December 2020
Damn. Y'all really need to chill. The movie is still based on a comic, so let the cheesy be cheesy. Speaking of cheesy, everyone keeps talking about the cheesy ness in the beginning with the mall heist and what not. But my high a** saw it as "oh cool! 80's movies were so like that" cheesy! It felt intentional?? Also, I feel like It's telling you in the simplest terms, flat out what greed gets ya! No? Anywho. I enjoyed this movie thoroughly. Take a chill pill and stop digging too much and just enjoy a darn movie. #girlpower #happyholidays
It has heart but not much else
chloecolvard-0151927 January 2021
I am overall saddened by WW84. The movie has a good but corny message that I feel could have been done better if wasn't so obvious. Gal gadot is a pleaser to watch as Wonder Woman and truly does in body the character. However either her, or Pedro Pascal charismatic villain 'Maxwell Lord'. The wonky VFX and the convoluted script does not help the movie especially bring into account WW84 has been sitting on the Warner bros. shelf for around a year. Hopefully the third WW movie Patty and her crew will get their grove back and wrap things up!
Is this a "Maxwell Lord" movie?
teamdiana-8077927 December 2020
The new supporting character get waaaaay too much screen time.
It doesn't seem like a WW movie to me. This movie should be called, "Maxwell Lord".
Also, why does Kristen's character, Cheetah, hate/resent Diana so much? Weird. Diana never did anything to her except be her friend.
This movie would've been better if Gal had more screen time. It's always annoying when a sequel focuses less on the original characters. That's one of many reasons why sequels are disappointing...
It doesn't seem like a WW movie to me. This movie should be called, "Maxwell Lord".
Also, why does Kristen's character, Cheetah, hate/resent Diana so much? Weird. Diana never did anything to her except be her friend.
This movie would've been better if Gal had more screen time. It's always annoying when a sequel focuses less on the original characters. That's one of many reasons why sequels are disappointing...
Just read the other review. All true!
steventonge27 December 2020
Why is Warner Brothers hell bent on destroying a potential gold mine, that is the DC franchise. I thought they had finally sorted it with WW and Aquaman. But no, normality resumes. This movie was terrible at everything. Story, dialogue, acting, cgi. Just sell the franchise to another studio and give us DC fans a break
Not as bad as these reviews make it to be
baddboy7748926 January 2021
These reviews are harsh my goodness yes it does have plot holes but I wouldn't say it was terrible. The movie isn't good as the first one, but that's a hard movie to stand up to. This was an enjoyable movie overall 👍🏾
From hero to zero in just two WW movies
stevebarley19 December 2020
The 1st WW film was absolutely brilliant and had more ticks than a farmer's dog in my book. WW84 is, which truly saddens and maddens me, the polar opposite. It has a script so weak it should be classed as highly vulnerable, a plot that has more holes than my kitchen colander, and characters about as believable as a career politician.
I did love the opening island scene where the girl actress playing the young Diana was superb, and apparently did all her non-cgi stunts. But then it went downhill faster than an illiterate skier passing a 'Warning - cliff ahead' sign.
I won't go into detail over WW84s failings as I have a bus to catch...in a week, but I think I can reveal my favourite, jaw-dropping line from the film without it being a spoiler...
'... I want to be an apex predator!'
It certainly made me growl.
'... I want to be an apex predator!'
It certainly made me growl.
Amazing movie
vincentflorquin1 April 2021
There are so many reviews out there giving this movie a bad rating. Let me tell you how they don't understand the movie or the setting of the eighties. This movie has it all. The humor of series like the A team, Macgyver etc. The message of being content with what you have an appreciate it. The simple power of friendliness. Gal Gadot and team you nailed it and don't let others tell you otherwise.
A Bland, Banal & Bloated Mess
CinemaClown4 January 2021
The follow-up chapter to Wonder Woman and the ninth instalment in the DC Extended Universe, Wonder Woman 1984 is devoid of everything that was refreshing about the original. Poorly envisioned, shoddily scripted & lazily directed, the film neither has the heart nor the honesty of its predecessor, and is a bland, banal & bloated mess that's further marred by its soulless drama, insipid action, cartoonish effects & lame performances.
Co-written & directed by Patty Jenkins, there are far too many cracks in the script that the writers never bother to remedy, and the sloppy execution on screen only results in a nightmare that's all over the place. Despite the plot being set in the 1980s, the era's vibrant spirit is nowhere to be found in the final print and the gleefully fun vibe & escapist qualities that the trailers promised is sorely missing as well. Jenkins does aim for it but her attempts simply fall flat.
Its 151 mins runtime is strongly felt and is in no way justified. The new characters are thinly sketched, have no meat on their arcs, and are never for once convincing. Gal Gadot utters her lines as if reading from the script for the first time and while that helped add to Diana's cluelessness in the first film, it only exposes Gadot's limited range in this sequel. Kristen Wiig however tries to make something of her sidelined role while Pedro Pascal just decides to have fun in return for an easy payday.
Overall, Wonder Woman 1984 is vastly inferior to the first film and is undeniably amongst the weakest entries in the DCEU. Just about nothing works in this latest addition to the franchise, for the plot is dull & derivative, the direction is sluggish, the action is uninspiring, the CGI is cringeworthy, the pacing is tedious, the acting is forgettable, and even Hans Zimmer fails to deliver the goods. In short, Wonder Woman 1984 is a Suicide Squad-level offering wrapped in bright colours. One of the dullest films of 2020.
Co-written & directed by Patty Jenkins, there are far too many cracks in the script that the writers never bother to remedy, and the sloppy execution on screen only results in a nightmare that's all over the place. Despite the plot being set in the 1980s, the era's vibrant spirit is nowhere to be found in the final print and the gleefully fun vibe & escapist qualities that the trailers promised is sorely missing as well. Jenkins does aim for it but her attempts simply fall flat.
Its 151 mins runtime is strongly felt and is in no way justified. The new characters are thinly sketched, have no meat on their arcs, and are never for once convincing. Gal Gadot utters her lines as if reading from the script for the first time and while that helped add to Diana's cluelessness in the first film, it only exposes Gadot's limited range in this sequel. Kristen Wiig however tries to make something of her sidelined role while Pedro Pascal just decides to have fun in return for an easy payday.
Overall, Wonder Woman 1984 is vastly inferior to the first film and is undeniably amongst the weakest entries in the DCEU. Just about nothing works in this latest addition to the franchise, for the plot is dull & derivative, the direction is sluggish, the action is uninspiring, the CGI is cringeworthy, the pacing is tedious, the acting is forgettable, and even Hans Zimmer fails to deliver the goods. In short, Wonder Woman 1984 is a Suicide Squad-level offering wrapped in bright colours. One of the dullest films of 2020.
Not what I expected
martyk007-653-91638516 December 2020
Patty Jenkins Sets Women Back w/ This Rubbish
rickgartshore27 December 2020
The first WW movie was amazing! It clearly demonstrated that a woman super hero can be strong, smart, funny and, most of all, can easily hold her own with her male counterparts. It was a monumental step forward for super hero movies and women in general and I couldn't wait for the sequel. It was very disappointing to see the direction Mrs. Jenkins took this character. The WW in this movie represents and displays all of the stereotypical cliches so many serious actresses have worked for years to dispel. In the first WW she was a badass who fought with passion against evil and stood up for her convictions. In WW84, when she's not pining for her lost love (because we all know a woman is lost without her man, right?) she's winking at little kids while she fights campy bad guys who are literally tripping over themselves to get caught. The female supporting cast isn't much better. Kristen Wiig is the embodiment of the frazzled, clingy stereotype that went out of style in most movies years ago. The only 2 strong women (Connie Nielsen amd Robin Wright) are gone after the first 10 minutes and we are left with weak, campy garbage. The WW in the first film was Christian Bale's Batman. In WW84 we get the Adam West Batman. Such a disappointment.
How can people give this 1 star? 6.5 seems fair.
shoei90726 December 2020
People are bashing this and I enjoyed it. Yes, the plot was simple and cheesy. I thought the way the conflict was resolved was unimaginative. But I thought the acting was terrific. Wiig felt like two different people (like the script portrayed). Pasco, is he the best actor to come from GOT? It was kid friendly and sappy, not the dark DC from recent years but it's Wonder Woman, not the death of Superman. It could have been better but it felt like a fitting sequel. People today are so childish rating this with 1 star, this is at the very least an average film. TV quality is improving on a whole but Sharknado got 3.3 stars. This is far from a 1 star film and worth the time if you enjoyed the first film. Just maybe don't get your hopes too high. You may not enjoy it as much as I did. I gave 7 stars to try and offset the 1's but 6.5 seems pretty accurate.
What a wasted opportunity
phd_travel27 December 2020
This movie has some really bad points. It isn't the worst action hero movie ever. It's 80% bad with some redeeming qualities here and there.
Firstly the bad points:
1. The story. This silly "wish" premise is weak and wears thin very fast. Be careful for what you wish for. Even a 1984 movie wouldn't have such a simplistic premise. It gets too overblown at the end. The writers really did a bad job. It's beyond low mentality and cliched. And things really fizzle out at the climax.
2. Long winded scenes. Many scenes could have been cut in half to keep the momentum going. From the overlong competition in the beginning, almost every scene could have been trimmed by a quarter.
The good points:
1. Gal Gadot is watchable and likeable - she could read the phone book and it would be watchable.
2. Pedro Pascal of Narcos is the villain here and he looks quite different - good that he has a big movie role.
3. Kristen Wiig has a remarkable transformation and her character is quite interesting.
4. Watch out for Lynda Carter.
The cast is good but they can't save a bad story. Chris Pine looks a bit haggard.
5. The production values are fine - it is a big budget movie. And the cinematography is good.
They had better think carefully about who they get to make Part 3.
They had better think carefully about who they get to make Part 3.
Sure, I enjoyed it.
JamesAlvarez52026 December 2020
Good flick.
I'm a little biased because I love everyone who's in this. I thought Pedro Pascal was fantastic as Max Lord.
The action scenes are few and far between, but when they happen, they're fun to watch.
There are some weird story-telling decisions and the overall plot gets a little muddy (especially in the third act), but I there were more enjoyable aspects than negative ones.
Actionhero movie with almost no action
the_real_smile1 January 2021
Writer, producer and director Patty Jenkins really did a give this movie a feminine/soap opera touch and by doing so destroyed everything that this movie could have been. The first WW movie was not that great, but Patty did not write that one, this sequel she did and it is worthless. I was wondering if I was watching a drama or a action hero franchise. First the movie is far to long, the dialogue's are pointless and boring, you can skip with ease them because the story is not that complicated. For the action, the effects are good, not worth the time to watch, but still well made, but there are not very much action scenes. If you look at the demographic of the votes you can see girls <18 years are the only ones who love this movie, and that should have been the warning that should have been given with this movie: only see this movie if you are a teenage girl.
Doesn't have the powerful touch as before
Gordon-1126 December 2020
A refreshing movie to watch after a year of pandemic.
rafahd-5930425 December 2020
It's a nice movie with a nice message for the world in general and it's hard to see movies coming with one, especially superhero flicks. Kids got a better movie than adults tbh, it could've been done better as it had a lot of potential. The score, the action sequences and the visuals everything was perfect except it lacks the charm of the first movie. Pedro Pascal as Maxwell Lord is the highlight here he just nailed it, he's probably the best DCEU villain imo. Gal, Chris and Christen did their best, nothing to complain about their performances. I liked the dialogues and monologues they were well written and the relationship between the characters were quite good, they have a certain depth. Overall the movie failed to reach the standards of the first film but as sequels go this is not so bad.
Not your typical superhero movie
laceup-9684918 December 2020
If you expect it to be like the last move you would be wrong but this is still a good part 2, its more about good over bad, good message very emotional especially during this pandemic, so I think everyone should watch it but keep your expectations to be something different
Frustratingly inconsistent.
Pjtaylor-96-1380442 May 2021
'Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)' suffers from similar issues as its predecessor. It doesn't make a good first impression, as its opening is honestly pretty rough. Though its initial action scene has a few enjoyable moments, the first sequence that properly showcases the eponymous hero is really unconvincing and is possibly the worst one in the entire affair. Thankfully, then, the second act is considerably better than the first. Once again, a decent chunk of the film is solidly entertaining. It's a little slow (people who prefer to see Diana in her costume might be a bit disappointed), but it's perfectly fine and features quite a few compelling scenes. Perhaps surprisingly, its best elements are its characters and theme. Though it's often heavy-handed, the flick does a good job of exploring its interesting central concept, which is actually rather resonant and gives its characters something to struggle with internally. Pedro Pascal and Kristen Wiig are probably the movie's best aspects; their characters are distinct, unexpected and surprisingly believable. Pascal, especially, is a delight to watch as a charming but greedy businessman whose initially calm exterior slowly breaks down over the course of the story. Unlike its predecessor, the movie manages to successfully - and, I'll add, satisfyingly - see its theme through to its logical conclusion. Unfortunately, the film's quality drops significantly as it moves into its final act. After a fairly forced heel turn, the affair struggles to balance its human (though still overblown) stakes with its superhero action. It feels as though the final, CGI-fuelled fight is only included out of a pressure to confirm to the genre. The finale's actual conclusion brings things back down to a more relatable level, but by then most of the damage is done. Still, it's not a terrible sequence and its conclusion is actually shockingly effective. What isn't shockingly effective is the picture's denouement. This tacked-on ending (clearly a reshoot added due to the piece's pushed-back December release) is genuinely terrible, a Hallmark-esque moment that straight-up seems like a life-affirming commercial for, like, a beer or something. It's so bad that it almost sours the entire feature; you really have to remind yourself that this scene doesn't represent the quality of the overall thing. I mean, there are a few sequences that look, sound and, even, feel 'made for TV' (and one that annoyingly uses John Murphy's theme from 'Sunshine (2007)'), but nothing comes close to the cringe of the last pre-credits scene. So, overall, the film is a mixed bag. It does some things better than its predecessor, such as maintain a consistent theme and provide compelling villains, but it also does some things much worse and, even at its best, generally isn't as entertaining. However, it's not a bad picture, by any means. Frankly, some of the heavy criticism levelled towards is a bit excessive. 6/10.
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