Robin PottratzSilly "Wolverine" is still a crazy cool time *** stars out of 4
June 2nd 2009 04:33
The summer movie season kicked itself into high gear with the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a prequel to the popular X-Men film franchise and the chance to showcase the most popular character and the franchise's biggest star...Hugh Jackman. Since its release, the blogosphere has erupted in general dissent and pathetic whining about the film. "They ruined Gambit!!!," "The film is all action and no story," "Hugh Jackman SUCKS!!!"
All I say to the people who are whining for stupid reasons about why they don't like Wolverine is this: Get a girlfriend and Get a life!!!
Granted, Wolverine doesn't compare to the other X-Men films in terms of narrative, but it does provide bone crunching and ball busting action...and isn't that all we really ask for in a summer blockbuster?
Now as for plot...it isn't all bad. We meet Wolfie as James Logan, a kid with a sinister big brother, and bone claws that he doesn't realize he has. After a violent act at home, James and his big brother Victor run away and conveniently stop ageing when Jimmy becomes Jackman (really running with the role that made him a star) and Victor becomes Liev Schreiber (who has an absolute ball playing Sabretooth).
After Jimmy and Victor kill in every major conflict, from the Civil War, through Normandy up until Vietnam...James decides he has had enough and leaves a team formed by the sinister Col. William Stryker (Danny Huston).
Wolfie then moves to Canada, becomes a lumberjack and bangs a hottie schoolteacher (Lynn Collins). However, his peace is short-lived when a vengeful Victor returns as Sabretooth and exacts his revenge on his brother by killing the schoolteacher.
Eventually, Jimmy quest for vengeance forces him to agree to be injected with a metal called animantium (hello metal claws!!!) and in an exciting scene Wolverine is born.
Eventually we meet a hodgepodge of characters. Some cool (rapper Will. I am as a transporter), some ok (see Gambit) and some just plain stupid (the blob...you'll know what I mean if you see the film).
By the time the film reaches its climax on Three Mile Island...logic will have been long gone.
Still, Wolverine has its moments of complete awesomeness. Wolverine on a helicopter...every fight scene between Wolverine and Sabretooth...and I already mentioned the scene where Wolverine gets injected with metal.
Do I wish the plot was more solid...absolutley...but was I satisfied when I left the theatre...you damn skippy.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is not a film for the time capsule...but if you are looking for a fun and explosive way to spend a couple of hours...Wolverine fits the bill
All I say to the people who are whining for stupid reasons about why they don't like Wolverine is this: Get a girlfriend and Get a life!!!
Granted, Wolverine doesn't compare to the other X-Men films in terms of narrative, but it does provide bone crunching and ball busting action...and isn't that all we really ask for in a summer blockbuster?
Hugh Jackman rises with claws sharp and ready in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine"
Now as for plot...it isn't all bad. We meet Wolfie as James Logan, a kid with a sinister big brother, and bone claws that he doesn't realize he has. After a violent act at home, James and his big brother Victor run away and conveniently stop ageing when Jimmy becomes Jackman (really running with the role that made him a star) and Victor becomes Liev Schreiber (who has an absolute ball playing Sabretooth).
After Jimmy and Victor kill in every major conflict, from the Civil War, through Normandy up until Vietnam...James decides he has had enough and leaves a team formed by the sinister Col. William Stryker (Danny Huston).
Wolfie then moves to Canada, becomes a lumberjack and bangs a hottie schoolteacher (Lynn Collins). However, his peace is short-lived when a vengeful Victor returns as Sabretooth and exacts his revenge on his brother by killing the schoolteacher.
Eventually, Jimmy quest for vengeance forces him to agree to be injected with a metal called animantium (hello metal claws!!!) and in an exciting scene Wolverine is born.
Eventually we meet a hodgepodge of characters. Some cool (rapper Will. I am as a transporter), some ok (see Gambit) and some just plain stupid (the blob...you'll know what I mean if you see the film).
By the time the film reaches its climax on Three Mile Island...logic will have been long gone.
Still, Wolverine has its moments of complete awesomeness. Wolverine on a helicopter...every fight scene between Wolverine and Sabretooth...and I already mentioned the scene where Wolverine gets injected with metal.
Do I wish the plot was more solid...absolutley...but was I satisfied when I left the theatre...you damn skippy.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is not a film for the time capsule...but if you are looking for a fun and explosive way to spend a couple of hours...Wolverine fits the bill
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