As a fan of the short-lived TV show, I was actually excited for this, as it was looked like it would be a good parody of how superheroes are used by Hollywood to make money. However, after buying this and watching the entire thing, I was shocked at how Sid and Marty Kroft would allow Legendary Digital Studios to portray these two underrated heroines who were the female version of the 1960's Batman show.
While I have no beef with Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart as the two heroines, since I thought they were okay, my problem is the overall tone of the characters. Unlike the TV show, they act like complete jerks, like one scene where Electra Woman tells a woman with a peanut allergy to eat all of the snacks with peanut butter in them. I mean, is that how a superhero is supposed to behave? Another problem is the use of blood and gore (one scene has Dyna Girl ripping a masker robber's arm off with a gadget, and the ending basically has the two defeating the main antagonist using a peanut, because the villain is Bernice, which make the ending not only anti-climatic, but also pro-allergy bullying).
Also, the movie is set in an alternate universe where superheroes are used to sell products due to supervillains no longer existing because of an event Electra Woman calls the Shadow War. While it is a good departure from the usual good vs. evil stories of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it fails due to how the story is written. The humor is not funny, and the characters are uninteresting. Steer clear if you like the original series.
While I have no beef with Grace Helbig and Hannah Hart as the two heroines, since I thought they were okay, my problem is the overall tone of the characters. Unlike the TV show, they act like complete jerks, like one scene where Electra Woman tells a woman with a peanut allergy to eat all of the snacks with peanut butter in them. I mean, is that how a superhero is supposed to behave? Another problem is the use of blood and gore (one scene has Dyna Girl ripping a masker robber's arm off with a gadget, and the ending basically has the two defeating the main antagonist using a peanut, because the villain is Bernice, which make the ending not only anti-climatic, but also pro-allergy bullying).
Also, the movie is set in an alternate universe where superheroes are used to sell products due to supervillains no longer existing because of an event Electra Woman calls the Shadow War. While it is a good departure from the usual good vs. evil stories of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it fails due to how the story is written. The humor is not funny, and the characters are uninteresting. Steer clear if you like the original series.