Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, will.i.am, Kevin Durand, Daniel Henney, Dominic Monaghan, Ryan Reynolds
As we all know, "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" deals with the origins of Wolverine, the most popular character of the X-Men movie franchise. As much as I enjoyed the movie, I feel that it is not as good as the previous "X-Men" installments.
In the previous X-Men movies, Wolverine had brief flasbacks of his involvement in the Weapon X program. In this film however, the scene where adamantium is bonded to Wolverine's skeleton is inconsistent with those in the flashbacks. Where are the scientists with face masks? Why is the tank lit with blue light instead of green? When escaping the facility, why is Wolverine's hair nicely shaped and dry even though he just emerged from a water tank? These are all basic details and it is beyond me why the filmmakers got them wrong.
Ryan Reynolds is perfect as Wade Wilson/Deadpool although his character only appeared briefly in the film. But near the end of the film, the filmmakers screwed him up bigtime. Boo! Professor X makes a cameo and the same technology in "X-Men: The Last Stand" is used to make him look 20 years younger. However, the CGI was not done well enough and Professor X ended up looking very fake. Yikes.
There are two separate scenes after the end credits depending on which movie print you're watching in theatres. The version I watched shows Wolverine drinking in a bar in Japan. The barmaid asks him if he is drinking to forget and he answers: "No, I'm drinking to remember". It is reported all over the web that the second scene after the credits shows Weapon XI/Deadpool reaching for his severed head.
Don't get me wrong. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is a fun movie but it just doesn't live up to the standard set by the first two X-Men installments. Heck, even "X-Men: The Last Stand" is a much better film compared to this.
Score: 5/10
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In the previous X-Men movies, Wolverine had brief flasbacks of his involvement in the Weapon X program. In this film however, the scene where adamantium is bonded to Wolverine's skeleton is inconsistent with those in the flashbacks. Where are the scientists with face masks? Why is the tank lit with blue light instead of green? When escaping the facility, why is Wolverine's hair nicely shaped and dry even though he just emerged from a water tank? These are all basic details and it is beyond me why the filmmakers got them wrong.
Ryan Reynolds is perfect as Wade Wilson/Deadpool although his character only appeared briefly in the film. But near the end of the film, the filmmakers screwed him up bigtime. Boo! Professor X makes a cameo and the same technology in "X-Men: The Last Stand" is used to make him look 20 years younger. However, the CGI was not done well enough and Professor X ended up looking very fake. Yikes.
There are two separate scenes after the end credits depending on which movie print you're watching in theatres. The version I watched shows Wolverine drinking in a bar in Japan. The barmaid asks him if he is drinking to forget and he answers: "No, I'm drinking to remember". It is reported all over the web that the second scene after the credits shows Weapon XI/Deadpool reaching for his severed head.
Don't get me wrong. "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" is a fun movie but it just doesn't live up to the standard set by the first two X-Men installments. Heck, even "X-Men: The Last Stand" is a much better film compared to this.
Score: 5/10
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Fox Chairman Speaks About "Wolverine" Leak
(Early Look) Trailer For "Wolverine"
Three New TV Spots For "Wolverine"
Hugh Jackman Updates Fans On "Wolverine"
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