A different way of telling a story

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I can remember watching this as a 12 year old and being quite exited by seeing Wonder Woman on TV. In fact, this was more like a spy thriller than a Super Heroine film. Cathy Lee's costume certainly was more modest than Lynda Carters. Also, Diana Prince seemed equally as strong as Wonder Woman, despatching the villains with ease, although Wonder Woman only just escaped when trapped in a room with slime dripping down the walls (never quite sure what that was supposed to do). There was added interest with Anitra Ford playing the role of an amazon 'gone bad'. I always thought it might have added a bit to the film when the two fought toward the end of the film if she had defeated Wonder Woman before handing the unconscious Wonder Woman over to the villain. Ricardo Montalban was possibly the most gracious villain of all time and looking back now, the film was a bit 'cheesy'.

I remember seeing this as a young teenage girl. Although blonde, I never once questioned Cathy Lee Crosby's performance as being the real thing. IN my eyes, she was the true Wonder Woman, Graceful, Athletic, Intelligent, Witty and gorgeously attired, supportive without being servile to the then Strong Macho world. Years later, it took me a while but I finally was able to acquire the movie. I watched it twice in a row and it was just as good as when I first saw it back in 74.Great plot, good backstory and who could not fall in gaga heaven listening and watching Ricardo Montalban, who truly is a great actor himself, still love watching him young and old as Khan on Star Trek. I hope the new Wonder Woman movie that is going to be coming out in 2017 takes notes that a woman can be strongly aggressive without being masculine, and sensitive without being a wimpy doormat. She clearly is able to appreciate the males of the species without surrendering her identity or integrity. WW thinks quickly on her feet, is charming in the face of adversity and firmly embodies the idea of truth, justice, and equality. Plus she has excellent taste in clothes, elegant, classy, yet functional. Plus, Glass Airplane!! Cinderellla eat your heart out. lol. I think Today's women and young ladies are finally starting to incorporate this idea into the female stereotype. If you can find the movie, yes, it might be suggested by some that it is a little campy, but look beyond and you will have a great mid week evening movie to enjoy.

This is first of all a made for TV movie and therefore it follows the idea of creative license. This movie is not meant to represent the past Wonder Woman but rather and updated version of the super-heroine. In the 70's Wonder Woman was reduced to being a normal human being, no divine inspiration there. IT's really unsettling to see that men still have problems with powerful women, however that was the concept of the 70's super-spy Wonder Woman. There were certain elements that remained, the invisible plane (cleverly it was never show like the TV series), the Amazonian hertiage was still there, and the golden belt and lasso. Wonder Woman has always been thought to be an above average woman and in this movie she is certainly that. Howver she does not the super powers that make her a hero. At the end of the day you have to summarize this movie as version of Wonder Woman, that deserves respect as much as the original concept of the character. Remember Wonder Woman stands for truth, sensitivity and compassion, regardless of her powers.

I don't know....maybe there is something wrong with me, but I actually loved this flick the first time I saw it. Yes, it was ABC's first treatment of the comic book heroine, even though it had little or no resemblance to the original character. Still, I considered it a down-to-earth interpretation which offered the same level of excitement, and, perhaps, more accessible for those adults who - (horrors!) - didn't care for comic books as children. Taking a comic book hero to live action television or film can be very tricky. You somehow have to strike the right balance between the fantastic and reality - which is why I loved this feature. Not many women would look good in the original Wonder Woman costume from the comic book! (Like myself and my bulges, for example..) It's safe to say, however, that more women would be more comfortable in the outfit worn by Cathy Lee Crosby. Her version of 'Wonder Woman' gives us a character who is more like an efficient secretary who also doubles as an agent with special skills and weapons at her disposal. In this movie, 'Wonder Woman' is blonde, but that's no problem for me either. It could be that this treatment allows the more practical-minded among us to dream and fantasize. Who hasn't dreamed of leading the life of a 'James Bond' or 'Diana Rigg'-type of character? That's the appeal of this ABC movie. Anybody who grew up watching stuff like 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', 'The Avengers', 'The Saint' or similar shows would enjoy this flick, even if they weren't big on 'Wonder Woman' as a kid! It's simply great adventure for most except the die-hard purists, I guess.And I don't mind saying that around the time this movie came out, I dreamed of finding a similar outfit to wear! I had to be about 13 years old!