Ok so here is my first attempt at this so bare with me. If you haven't already seen Wolverine then you are really not a fan, and you probably won't want to even see it anyway. Before we begin I would just like to say and I have said this before in my other blogs, that I don't care a whole lot about spelling and grammar, so if you don't like that, then don't read this. Now for a Corny Review on Wolverine!
Dear Marvel,
In case you haven't noticed Hugh Jackman will not, and cannot carry a movie by himself. He is not Will Smith, and he doesn't have the greatest track record. Kate & Leopold, Swordfish, may I remind you of the wonderful Van Helsing, none of these movies have a track record to say Yes, lets give him his own movie. Even his latest attempt Australia bombed at the box office. What I am ultimately getting at, is you tried to create a story that we the audience didn't give a rip about because we don't care about the guy that played Leopold! Now I must give credit where credit is due Mr. Stan Lee. This movie was full of great action sequences. I spent most of the movie on the edge of my seat waiting for something cool to blow up. Beyond the action scenes there was really only 2 characters that I really cared about. #1 Ryan Reynolds, and #2 Taylor Kitsch, both of whom had awesome scenes, and both of whom where on the screen for a total of 5 minutes TOPS. Riggins from the television show Friday Night Lights was the best decision your casting director ever made. He was the perfect Gambit, and he was easily the best person in the movie. Now when Ryan Reynolds was on screen before he turned deadpool he was cool too. I spent the rest of the movie wanting him to come back, and once he did, I was totally freaked out, that I didn't care any more. So winning Role goes to Taylor Kitsch playing an excellent version of Gambit! You at least got that right Marvel! Last thing. If you are planning on seeing this movie just know that it is really violent. I would not take a young child to this for 2 reasons...Hugh Jackman may not be the best actor, but he will cause anyone to stumble when he takes his shirt off, and the second reason is because IT IS SERIOUSLY VIOLENT. I love you Gambit, but in all fairness I am going to give this movie a
MEDIUM BAG OF POPCORN!
I would not give this movie even a small bag of popcorn, I would give it a stepped on pizza on the theatre floor. Yet, this isn't my movie review website. It is yours and I appreciate it. You grammar has actually gotten better and I think this is great because you have a terrific eye for cinema.
ReplyDeletei totally remember when that guys stepped on my pizza. It was so funny. Was that for midnight strangers?
ReplyDeleteMust say I liked it better than expected. That's the advantage of low expectations. I found the violence to be excessive only in body count, but it was virtually bloodless (with the exception of the bullet wound at the end which looked like a shaving nick). As for our buddy Hugh, I don't know what else he could have done with the material. This isn't the best writing and the character is only reasonably deep in comic book terms. Still, it did feel like Summer!
ReplyDeleteDo you have anything lower than "extra small?"
ReplyDelete"This isn't the best writing" = understatement of the century.
dude Christian... I will take your reviews to the bank... but my question is... when it comes to a character like Wolverine, is there ever too much violence? My answer is NEVER! I would love to see a 300 esqu type movie, with just Wolverine tearing up tons of dudes. Entertainment for a lifetime.
ReplyDeletePretty spot on review! Though I wasn't as in love with Gambit as you were.
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