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I mean, you're not wrong, but to ignore its significance as a female-led superhero movie is to bury the lede a bit. Just as Black Panther is nothing terribly special among Marvel fare, yet it represents an important cultural milestone.

Besides, Wonder Woman's unapologetic appeal to true blue heroism, after the DCEU had spent the better part of three movies dragging their heroes through the muck for drama and deconstruction's sake, was a glass of cold water for a man trapped in the desert.

@Eddie Brock

I don't think I ignored the significance of that at all. I just stated I don't think that alone merits all the praise and attempts by the public to elevate it as it received. People were claiming it was the best comic movie of all time. And not a small margin claimed this. That's just not the case by a longshot, regardless of if it starred and was directed by women. It's a good step forward in terms of the industry, yes, but that doesn't make it the epitome of comic adaptations. Nor the "best film of 2017" or any of the other unofficial accolades heaped on it.

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Do Black Panther next!

@Lord Wraith

I mean, Black Panther was definitely better than Wonder Woman, but it, too, had its fair share of pacing issues. I enjoyed how they handled M'Baku, if I'm being honest. I appreciated the fresh take. Wasn't really a fan of how quickly Klaw was dispatched. But, much like WW, it was overhyped.

I understand these two films mean something different to demographics I'm not a part of, so obviously I can't speak on that aspect. However, as an average movie goer and huge comic fan, I was left somewhat disappointed after the movie. After all the rave reviews, the awesome trailers, the constant praise, and excitement, it was just... good. Nothing amazing. Not a stunning masterpiece. Not the epitome of comic films that all future attempts need to model themselves after. Not even in the top 5 of MCU movies, really. By MCU standards it was somewhere in the high middle. By DCEU standards it crushed them. By regular movie standards, it was kinda good. Definitely fun, if nothing else.

That being said, it's a movie I'll definitely be interested in watching again in the future. Can't say the same for Wonder Woman.

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Wonder Woman, by the way, was and is dramatically overhyped as a movie. It was a decent film, but that's all. Better than all the other DCEU movies by far, of course, but that's not a very high bar to overcome. And as nice as it may be to have an empowering, female-led comic/action film, it wasn't strong enough on its own to merit half the praise it received, in my opinion. Ignoring the odd pacing and very rushed ending that was anything but climactic, it wasn't all that interesting or unique. Nor as fun as most MCU films.

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Why stay up for 24hrs reading the IC when you can put a headphone in and have Google narrate it to you while you accomplish other things?

@Lord Wraith

Because all the errors in Gowi's posts become so much more evident when read by a machine. Why would you want to subject your ears to that nightmare?

_{Obligatory "just kidding." You're fine, Mike.}

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Guess who plans to stay up 24 hours to fix his sleep schedule so I don't miss anything

@Star Lord

I remember those days.

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You're Shade. What counts as relevant?

@Inkarnate

You can't throw shade at Shade, Michael. It won't work, he'll just absorb it and grow stronger.

_{Like drinking your own tears after facing rejection. Oh, is that just me? Okay.}

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@Inkarnate

Using the Supergirl tv show after just saying you like Hal isn't going to do you any favors.
That's like saying you appreciate Rob Liefeld after praising Batman V Superman.

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Rest in Peace, Steve Ditko.
You will be remembered.

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Really? Why?

@Lord Wraith

Lois' characterization in Smallville was awkward at times, and they leaned too far towards the abrasive angle that it went past the classic spit-fire, inquisitive woman and was just annoying. She had her moments, sure, and the teasing could be fun at times, but her character in that show was always the lesser of the two.

Lana, meanwhile, despite early on being the cliche damsel in distress, quickly developed into a more unique and fleshed out character. And even though they fucked that up for a season with the whole Lex thing, that just made me more sympathetic to what could have been done better had they not gone down that route. And in her final season's appearance, she was much more interesting and compelling than Lois. And had they not been committed to the Lois angle by that point, would have made a better happy ending for Clark, in my opinion. They made it very clear at the end there that she was the real love of Clark's heart.

Also, Erica Durance isn't that great an actress.

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In Smallville? Lana.
In every other media? Lois.

As for sex scenes, I can do that, too, with Blue Devil.
Two beings, one body. Peak hormonal age. It practically writes itself...