Wonder Woman (TV Series) The Fine Art of Crime (1978) User Reviews

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[pmullan-54285 · 7/10 · 18 June 2016]

"The Fine Art of Crime"

This is an interesting one to talk about. It has a very cheeky Wonder Woman (her sassiness is adorable now), an idiot and an interesting story that is actually very engaging. There is plenty of Wonder Woman for the family to gape at and the villains are more than just money hungry blackmailers, they actually plan out and successfully carry out their plans. Heck, even Steve Trevor is given some good lines here, he still plays no part in the story whatsoever, but he gets some funny lines, at least and that is better than seeing him get stuffed into a crate and left there for WW to go and save. I like the villains plot here, to use real people to turn into statues and manipulate their movements to steal precious items. That's actually quite clever for the time period. I think it is because "Hot Wheels" was so dreadful and "The Deadly Sting" was good, but nothing spectacular, that I appreciate this one a little more. Season 3 of the show itself is very good, but there are a string of indecent episodes among some gems. If you didn't like "Hot Wheels" then tune in for this one, it's worth a watch. I give it 7/10.

GOOD IDEA BADLY DEVELOPED

[asalerno10 · 6/10 · 20 May 2022]

The problem with this episode is that its development is slow and Roddy McDowall doesn't look like a villain, his character has no nuances, it's like he always plays the same fine, delicate and polite character. It's a shame because the idea is good but its development is so slow that it ends up being boring, and seeing Wonder Woman at the end catch the villain with a simple fishing rod is unfortunate.

Much, much better

[Joxerlives · 9/10 · 8 February 2012]

The Fine Art of Crime MUCH, MUCH better in every possible way! The return of Roddy McDowell as a very different character to who we've seen before and he's excellent. The return of Harold Farnum is less welcome although it does show that even if this is the season that reinvents itself there's still a link with 2 and still lots of fun to be had. Quite a clever concept and one that whips the conquered-superheroines/ASFR fetishists into a real frenzy with WW surrendering, obeying her new masters commands by assuming the classic superheroine pose and giving a big, big smile as she's transformed into a living statue. Even when she shows McDowell's character her own bracelets she looks as though she's gleefully raising her arms in surrender. Again the footage isn't half as interesting as the re-edited clips on Youtube and the comments people leave underneath it, suggesting that she should have remained frozen and that's how they should have ended the season/series! Myself and a million other little girls would have cried ourselves to sleep in our WW outfits if that were the case!

Of course our girl comes good but then we always knew she would.

That said I don't think Lynda has ever looked more beautiful and that's really saying something. Frankly I think female beauty peaked with either Lynda Carter in 1978 or Marge Simpson crossed with Pamela Anderson in her prime. If you ever watch Saturday Night Fever even John Travolta's character has a picture of Wonder Woman in this pose stuck to his bedroom mirror as he's getting ready to go out, one of the iconic posters of the 70s, up there with Farah Fawcett in her red swimsuit or the tennis player (ahem) scratching her hip. The villains are a lot cleverer and a great deal more dominant/charming than the normal moronic thugs and (seemingly) defeat her with brain instead of brawn, these guys actually have some character and pose a serious threat. But her plan is pretty brilliant, knowing that she'll only get to meet the real mastermind if her comes to the museum opening and he's only going to do that if he thinks that he's defeated her. Also a funny little moment when she knocks McDowell flying and as he comes to he's horrified to find a disembodied wax hand in his face. 9/10 very good, let's have more like this!