Wolverine

MakiSupaStar · #1 05-10-2009, 12:59 AM

I really liked it. I've been a fan of Wolverine since the days of collecting comics. I really thought this movie was done well. Anyone else see it?

GeneralElectric · #2 05-10-2009, 01:05 AM

I saw it and I thought it blew. Totally ruined who Wolverine was and ruined my favorite character as well. (Deadpool)

Snakeman1066 · #3 05-10-2009, 01:10 AM

Yep the Fanboys are all up in arms over this one.....

Weapon 11 and Deadpool are two seperate characters....

the really screwed the time line compared to the comics...

I thought the storyline was a bit underdeveloped....

but overall i thought it was a good film for what it was.....

on a side note Hugh Jackman will play wolverine again in a sequel set in Japan....the story line is supposed to Follow Millers...but we shall see

also Deadpool has been green lit for his own movie

anybody stay to see the scenes after the credits?

uethanian · #4 05-10-2009, 01:34 AM

i just saw it tonight. i've never read the x-men comics, so i can't say anything about how true it was to the original. i did enjoy the other x-men movies, but this didn't do it for me. instead of being shot in 'superhero movie' style, it was more 'summer action movie' style. if that makes sense. i thought weapon11 was cool, wish they devoted more time to that. but whatever, i wasn't expecting much.

Bruce Lindfield · #5 05-10-2009, 02:17 AM

I was a fan of the original X-men comics - that is, the very first series - where there was no Wolverine!!

So the original X-men were :

Cyclops, Angel,Beast, Iceman, and Marvel Girl.

By the time Wolverine appeared - I had "grown out of " comics like this and was studying Philsophy and Literature at college.

Of course I have since come back to the classics, due to all the Movie spin-offs and as NOSTALGIA for another time ....?

jdieh1 · #6 05-10-2009, 03:31 AM

I'm a fan of the other X-men movies but haven't read the comics... I am looking forward to see this movie as Wolverine is my favourite character from the movies, after Pyro.

middlebit · #7 05-10-2009, 06:07 AM

I thought they completely ruined it - practically made light of Weapon X, wasted all the characters on unimportant cameos, not to mention shooting a script that should never have made it beyond 1st draft. The story behind the memory loss was particularly problematic, I thought.

MakiSupaStar · #8 05-10-2009, 06:18 AM

The bullets in the head as memory loss was pretty forced. I'll give you that. When they introduced weapon 11, I was kind of thrown by how early they jumped into him, but I got over it. My only complaint regarding weapon11 was they didn't develop him enough IMO. Overall though. I enjoyed the movie.

hover · #9 05-10-2009, 06:36 AM

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I thought they completely ruined it - practically made light of Weapon X, wasted all the characters on unimportant cameos.

Yes. Just like Ratner did with X3. Angel, an original X, being reduced to a "Daddy, I don't like this" and flies away scene...lame...oh, but he saves Daddy...lame again.

middlebit · #10 05-10-2009, 08:28 AM

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Yes. Just like Ratner did with X3. Angel, an original X, being reduced to a "Daddy, I don't like this" and flies away scene...lame...oh, but he saves Daddy...lame again.

Exactly. Same with Colossus and Multiple Man in X2 and 3. It seemed even more extreme this time around, though. The specific characters were completely irrelevant to the plot progression - could have been a completely different group and it wouldn't have mattered.

hover · #11 05-10-2009, 08:47 AM

Yup. I agree...and getting back to X3, WHY were the "pawns" as Magneto referred to the first wave of "mutants"...why did they all look like they stepped off the extras set of Mad Max? So dumb. Bret RATNERRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But what was worse about the feel of Wolverine was each section of the movie didn't flow with the last, almost like they were filmed for different movies, or by different directors or something...can't quite put my finger on it, but it didn't flow well at all....and let's just say Deadpool's powers...not exactly Deadpool's, eh, eh? Pissed ME OFF! Sew his mouth shut indeed! I can't stand Ryan Reynolds. All he ever plays is Ryan Reynolds.

J. Crawford · #12 05-10-2009, 09:22 AM

Not enough movie time for the other characters, especially Ryan Reynolds. I was very excited to see him in the movie, and only got 5 minutes as Wade and about 10 as Weapon 11.

I have to ask, who is Deadpool? Did I miss something?

And what was the deal with the extra tidbit at the end? With Striker? It seems pointless.

P.S. The part when they escape the island, did anyone else think it looked really fake? It looked like a cut scene from an unfinished video game. The lighting was too bright, and the children ran odd.

Joey3313 · #13 05-10-2009, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by GeneralElectric

I saw it and I thought it blew. Totally ruined who Wolverine was and ruined my favorite character as well. (Deadpool)

Agreed.

Snakeman1066 · #14 05-10-2009, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordasch

Not enough movie time for the other characters, especially Ryan Reynolds. I was very excited to see him in the movie, and only got 5 minutes as Wade and about 10 as Weapon 11.

I have to ask, who is Deadpool? Did I miss something?

And what was the deal with the extra tidbit at the end? With Striker? It seems pointless.

P.S. The part when they escape the island, did anyone else think it looked really fake? It looked like a cut scene from an unfinished video game. The lighting was too bright, and the children ran odd.

if all you saw was the Stryker bit, you didn't hang aroung long enough.....there was more!...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool_(comics)

Deadpool and Weapon 11 are two seperate charcters in the comics....in the movie they were fused into one character....

I personally never like Deadpool as a character i thought we was a Deathstroke, or Taskmaster Rip off....then again i didn't ever care for Rob Liefeld either

Valerus · #15 05-10-2009, 10:09 AM

In other news, Star Trek is destroying the box office and getting stellar reviews.

MakiSupaStar · #16 05-10-2009, 10:13 AM

Oh well.

Joey3313 · #17 05-10-2009, 10:19 AM

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I personally never like Deadpool as a character i thought we was a Deathstroke, or Taskmaster Rip off....then again i didn't ever care for Rob Liefeld either

No one cares for Liefeld, he's a hack who steals characters, and cannot draw feet to save his life.

That being said, from being a simple Deathstroke ripoff, Deadpool has evolved marvelously into one of the most unique and interesting characters in comics, IMO.

jady · #18 05-10-2009, 10:20 AM

I got the pre leaked version that wasn't completely finished.

It was actually really cool to see it without all the CGI done. I am not really a purist so I thought it was a great mindless action film, very enjoyable!!!

kanonfodr · #19 05-10-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Jordasch

I have to ask, who is Deadpool? Did I miss something?

http://www.marvel.com/universe/Deadpool

Peace,
Greg

CapnSev · #20 05-10-2009, 12:04 PM

I thought it was a good flick. I didn't like it as much as the other X-Men shows, but it was still a must-see for me.

My only complaints were that everyone's mutant powers were a little over-the-top for me. (i.e. Gambit doing all kinds of crazy flips and stuff, flying through the air or that fact that Wolverine is practically indestructible)

The other complaint is the same as the other X-Men flicks. I need more movie. I don't say that often, in fact most of the time I want shorter movies, but the X-Men shows leave me wanting more character development, more action, more plot, more detail, etc.