Wolverine (the Origins of Aforementioned)
To start, I freely confess to having read only a handful of X-men comics and actually enjoying the third X-men film despite plot decisions even I knew were dumb compared to the comics.
So I went into this film really only expecting to see a good story and a lot of action. I did get a lot of action, a ton of action in fact. I was surprised by the flat out introduction to Wolverine’s childhood, but it made sense in it’s way; while the method of using the opening credits to reveal the decades of relationship between him and Sabretooth was brilliant. And quite simply Liev Schreiber was delicious as Sabretooth - he played his character to the hilt and made him sexy, without downplaying what a psychopathic killer he is. The film had some great moments and action sequences that really made your jaw drop…but I did not get much of a story.
Overall ratings for the film?
A+ for action-ie fighting goodness!
D- for attempts at story with plot-holes and general failure
C+ Overall
Those moments & sequences were just that, not well fleshed out or connected. Those who’ve seen the film will know what I mean when I say that becoming Wolverine does not mean you storm off only to end up sitting down for tea with the locals. He should’ve been out of his mind, and killing anything that crossed his path. Marvel’s movie makers, you lose points. More importantly, the schism between Sabretooth and Wolverine could have been developed better, and would have benefited from incorporation of the birthday ass-kicking of the comics. Sabretooth is not mindless, just tragically and totally flawed - his revenge against Wolverine deserves cause.
And, being a girl, I understand the need to throw a romance into a comic book film. The girly-girls (who don’t read this site, for sure) require it to be dragged along to otherwise action-oriented films. What we don’t need is to have the cameo love interest spoon feed us the storyline as some half-assed Native American teaching story. I have a brain, and so does everyone who can read the comics. At least make the effort to use Stereotyped Native Wiseman to spoon-feed us, okay? More points taken away.
Finally… Emma Frost is the Em Effing White Queen. She’s a freaky Paris Hilton, Old Money with Mutant Powers. She is *not* the sister of random Native American mutant. And her mutant power is to turn into diamond, not be covered by thousands of tiny diamonds. The moment I saw that scene I cringed and wanted to throw something. Since she’s a personal favorite, you’ve just lost all points left, movie makers. She is not a minor character in the comics - and if I know that, every dude on the planet should know it - and she is pivotal in so many versions of the X-men universe, especially where the Phoenix and Miss Grey are involved. I hereby rename the character called Emma in this film as Jubilee. You can guess why. :]
Finally, most of the ending was so stupid I can say only this:
Those responsible for writing it, and doing the effects, should consider what the assassin in Serenity suggested to those who’s greatest flaw was Pride. Alternatively, slap yourself and do better next time.
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