Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		3.5
Audio		4.0
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.5

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie Review

While You're Waiting for Live Action . . .

Reviewed by Michael Reuben May 14, 2017

As an appetizer and tie-in to their forthcoming live-action Wonder Woman, Warner Brothers is re-releasing the 2009 animated version of Princess Diana's origin story, which was the fourth film in the DC Universe's ever-expanding animated world (now at twenty-eight entries and counting). The new disc—dubbed a "Commemorative Edition"—appears to contain the same VC-1 encode as the original 2009 release, although the sound has been re-encoded and additional languages have been added. A new extra promotes the forthcoming summer tentpole, but some of the extras from the earlier version have been dropped.

Ken Brown's original review of Wonder Woman provides an informative analysis. The feature score has been copied from Ken's review.

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

As noted above, the video presentation on the "Commemorative Edition" appears to be the same one offered by the previous disc, as evidenced by use of the VC-1 codec that Warner has since abandoned. The video score has been copied from Ken's review but lowered slightly, because, after eight years, Warner could at least have offered a superior encode with a higher average bitrate.

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Wonder Woman's 5.1 soundtrack was encoded on the 2009 release in Dolby TrueHD, but the "Commemorative Edition" re-encodes the same soundtrack in DTS-HD MA and adds Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks in French, Spanish and Portuguese. The decision to expand the language options no doubt accounts for the need to remaster the main soundtrack, but there is no indication that the end result is any different from what Ken reviewed eight years ago.

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Extras new to the "Commemorative Edition" are listed below:

• What Makes a Wonder Woman (1080p; 1.78:1; 10:06): This overview of the character and her history features an array of interviewees, including Lauren Montgomery, director of the 2009 animated feature, and Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot, director and star of the forthcoming live-action feature.



• A Sneak Peek at Batman and Harley Quinn (1080p; 1.78:1; 9:08): A preview of the upcoming DCU Animated feature featuring the voice of Big Bang Theory's Melissa Rauch.



• Trailers: A trailer for DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year is included among the extras. At startup, the disc plays trailers for the forthcoming live-action Wonder Woman and Teen Titans: The Judas Contract.

The following extras have been ported over from the 2009 release. Further discussion can be found in Ken's review:

• Wonder Woman: A Subversive Dream (1080p; 1.78:1; 25:36).


• Wonder Woman: Daughter of Myth (1080p; 1.78:1; 25:40).


• Creative Team Commentary.

Extras from the 2009 release that have been omitted from the Commemorative Edition are as follows:

• Animated Green Lantern First Look.


• Bonus Justice League Episodes ("Paradise Lost" parts 1 and 2, "Hawk and Dove", and "To Another Shore").


• Sneak Peeks (Wonder Woman, Batman: Gotham Knight, and Justice League: The New Frontier).

Wonder Woman Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

The "Commemorative Edition" supplants the 2009 release of Wonder Woman, which has now gone out of print (although it is available from resellers), but the new disc doesn't offer any audio/video upgrade, and the new extras do not make up for those dropped in the transition. New buyers will certainly get their money's worth, but existing owners have no compelling reason to upgrade.