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Wonder Woman has probably the best back-story of any DC character; a back-story built on Greek mythology and all of that is on display in this delightful animated movie. The writers and producers did their research and bring in many of the supporting characters from the Wonder Woman story. Click here to visit the movie's official website.

The story opens on a pitched battle between the Amazons and the armies of Ares (voiced by Alfred Molina), the god of War. The Amazons are led by Hippolyta (voiced by Virginia Madsen). It is immediately evident that this is a PG-13 film. The story continues to the birth of Diana (voiced by Kerri Russell) and then leaps ahead to show her fully grown. Soon USAF pilot, Steve Trevor (voiced by Nathan Fillion) arrives. So far the story is familiar. It is the classic origin of Wonder Woman.

Things get new when Diana returns Steve to the modern world and finds that Ares has escaped and started to raise a new army. There is a bit of a question, here, about how Ares' army gets to the particular locale where the big finale battle takes place, but it's easy enough to overlook.

The film comes from Bruce Timm's team - so it's pretty much a given that it is quality. The direction is excellent, the script is witty, the action is intense with a real sense of physics and impact. As well as the aforementioned names, the voice cast includes Rosario Dawson, Marg Helgenberger, and David McCallum. The final scene brought a small shiver to me and the thought that 'this is Wonder Woman!' I so hope Warner Brothers gets their act together and produces a live action film.