Wonder Woman Movie Figures
Mattel - DC Multiverse
The Wonder Woman movie was surprisingly good for 1) being an origin movie and 2) being attached to the drab and joyless DC cinematic universe helmed by
Since she already had a couple figure releases tied to the abysmal "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice," they gave us a pretty neat costume variant for this wave. The coat and hood are not removable and the coat is pretty solid plastic, so they do hinder some posing options with the articulation. The likeness of Gal Godot is suggested; not perfect but not bad. The detailing on the coat and her armor is where the figure shines. And the color...oh my god...color?! In "visionary" She comes with a sword and Lasso of Truth. The lasso is coiled up and can be removed from her bandolier. I wish she had come with an uncoiled lasso as well to round up some bad guys with. The bandolier also has a place to hang her sword.
Steve Trevor is decked out in his WWI gear, complete with shotgun. The outfit is done well, but I could see where moms and kids might check out on this one. Like most civilian figures, they can be kind of bland next to superhero pals. Again, we're lucky to have a Steve Trevor at all. Like the Wonder Woman figure, the actor likeness is decent enough.
Queen Hippolyta and Menalippe are others I wouldn't have expected to see on my shelf if it were not for the movie. Again, could be kinda dull if you weren't a die-hard fan or completist. Menalippe would make a great Amazon army builder, especially since she is not really memorable in the film. She's not even necessary to complete the build-a-figure in this wave, though she does come with some cool flaming swords that go with it.
The only real hard sell for me in this wave was Diana in her Amazon outfit. Something about the likeness here is not as good as the other figure in this wave. While movie accurate, her outfit is bland, even compared to the other Amazons. I think what would have made this figure more exciting would be an alternate, screaming "combat" head. And again, an uncoiled lasso. I probably would have passed on her if I didn't need the last piece of the 
But did I really need the Collect-n-Connect Ares figure? Probably not, since I have the awesome DC Universe Classics comic-accurate figure. On the other hand, this is a rare thing when it only requires you to buy 4 figures to get this done. Also, the design is just too damn cool! The armor detail, the grey-with-hint-of-blue paint, the overall imposing size, big ass sword, creepy-cool skull helmet...what's not to love? Spoilers: this is not how Ares looks in the movie. I heard this was an early concept design that got put into production before the final look in the film had materialized. Shame, this design has much more going for it. Since he looks so different, he's a pretty cool minion for my DCUC Ares. 
This wave was half and half for excitement, but pulled it all together with a pretty bad-ass pack-in incentive. If you loved the movie, you'll probably love the toys. If you haven't seen the movie, these figures are still pretty good. You should still see the movie and enjoy a superhero genre film that makes you feel like you used to (or feel anything)...before it was all assembly line productions rushing towards an inevitably lackluster crossover film. Sadly, Wonder Woman, is a part of this. Enjoy her while you can...because you know "visionary"
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