Wolverine movie opinions... by chrisisall

OTHER SCIENCE FICTION SERIES

Wolverine movie opinions...

POSTED BY: CHRISISALL
UPDATED: Friday, October 9, 2009 15:14
SHORT URL:
VIEWED: 3465
PAGE 1 of 1

Friday, September 18, 2009 9:59 AM

I thought it was totally "meh."
Okay rental, but I'll likely never watch it again.
Even the FX were sub-par.

It made me appreciate Elektra more, though!

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 10:15 AM

STORYMARK

Pretty lame. Script felt more like a pile of studio notes squished into a script, rather than a story that needed to be told. Jackman's still good, and I really liked Schrieber at Victor.... but that's about it. Still (slightly) better than Elektra, though. ;)

Hoping the sequel will be better, with Chris McQuarrie working on the script, and Bryan Singer possibly coming back to produce.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 10:31 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Still (slightly) better than Elektra, though. ;)

The Christophe Beck music & the red outfit make Elektra win out for me, personally.

Still, both are just FX/fight scene drenched semi-movies.

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 10:34 AM

STORYMARK

Don't even remember the music. The red outfit is hot and all.... but hardly enough to make me look past every other single element of the film sucking.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 10:39 AM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
The red outfit is hot and all.... but hardly enough to make me look past every other single element of the film sucking.

I have an admittedly adolescent agenda concerning movies that suck.

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 12:43 PM

LWAVES

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
I thought it was totally "meh."
Okay rental, but I'll likely never watch it again.
Even the FX were sub-par.

Comletely agree. Was okay for one watch and that was about it. A mate wanted me to watch this at the cinema when it first appeared. I'm so glad I didn't and trusted my instincts.
I wonder what this holds for other origin stories though? Surely Wolverine is the only character to really hold any interest for someone who doesn't know the comics (myself being one of them). I personally couldn't find myself interested in any other character to see a whole movie about them.

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 1:41 PM

STORYMARK

They're still planning to do the Magneto origin movie, which I think could be interesting. Then they're supposedly going to start shooting X-Men: First class in the spring, which will feature Cyclops, Jean, Beast and Xavier forming the team. They're still developing a Deadpool solo flick, though that may be dead with Reynolds playing Green Lantern.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 1:57 PM

NCBROWNCOAT

How is Wolverine compared to the disappointment of only one Hugh Jackman shirtless scene in Australia?

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, September 18, 2009 4:31 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
They're still planning to do the Magneto origin movie, which I think could be interesting. Then they're supposedly going to start shooting X-Men: First class in the spring, which will feature Cyclops, Jean, Beast and Xavier forming the team.

I will SO avoid all this mess.
Prequels make me sleepy.

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:19 AM

OPPYH

I hated it. Can't believe I paid $10 to see that crap in the theater.
I hope Iron Man 2 doesn't disappoint.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 4:47 AM

BRIGLAD

Quote:
Originally posted by Storymark:
Don't even remember the music. The red outfit is hot and all.... but hardly enough to make me look past every other single element of the film sucking.

It sucked because Frank Miller didn't write it...

I mean... come on! The guy created the character in the first place.

Of course I have to stick up for Frank... Only met him a couple of times. He's my friend Richard Miller's (who is older than me) slightly weird older brother (I grew up just down the road a little bit from the Millers)

Brian

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 5:32 AM

JOSSISAGOD

I liked the scene at the end of the credits, but otherwise, I agree with your assessment of "meh."

Fe'nos Tol
JOSSIS(Most Definitely)AGOD

Self appointed Forsaken! Been on the list for a while now!

98% of teens have smoked pot, if you are one of the 2% that haven't, copy this into your signature.
"Look at me, I'm STUPID!" The Doctor.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:47 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by Briglad:

It sucked because Frank Miller didn't write it...

If only...

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 2:26 PM

PCCH7

it was pretty bad to put it mildly. X-men 3 looks like the god damn Dark Knight compared to this shit..

"Summer Glau can simply walk into Mordor.."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Saturday, September 19, 2009 9:26 PM

TRAVELER

I guess I saved myself some cash by staying away from this one.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, September 20, 2009 3:20 AM

FLATTOP

There're two guys on youtube

that did better effects.
So much potential, so little delivered.
The leaked copy two weeks before release followed by a halt in production while the leak was hunted down and killed (legally if not literally) no doubt put a big dent in the quality of the finished product.
On something this huge they should have pushed the release date & made it perfect.
Seriously. Watch Serenity again. All of the backgrounds in the fight scene with the Operative & Mal in the generator room are FX. I /know/ that room doesn't exist, but there was never a flaw that took me out of the moment and made me know it during the scene. That's how it should be done.
Pick a scene from Wolverine, and if there are FX, you'll see 'em, and they'll pull you out of the moment, thus ruining the scene. Unacceptable.
Rent it, don't buy it.

----------

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:40 PM

MISSTRESSAHARA

I saw the leaked version, that was enough for me. Even Hugh couldn't save that film, and the main enemy (Stark I believe) was badly cast.

{{{*********~A footer is the closing of an article, not a kinky sex move~*********}}}

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, September 27, 2009 8:36 AM

CHRISISALL

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! That was great.

The laughing Chrisisall

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Sunday, September 27, 2009 1:14 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I have some minor issues w/ the back story part of the movie, and how it relates to the latter time line. The ending was what really soured it for me. I actually liked much of the movie, though. 'The Island' was disappointing, on so many levels.

The T.Rex they call JANE!

NOTIFY: N | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, October 2, 2009 10:55 AM

PDCHARLES

What happened? He see your face?

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
'The Island' was disappointing, on so many levels.

I really wanted to gouge my eyes out at this point of the movie.

Whats dissapointing is that Hugh seemed to take a real interest in the character and this is the story they give him.

Bunch of poses and still shots.

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, October 2, 2009 12:20 PM

STORYMARK

Quote:
Originally posted by FlatTop:

The leaked copy two weeks before release followed by a halt in production while the leak was hunted down and killed (legally if not literally) no doubt put a big dent in the quality of the finished product.

They didn't halt anything, much less production, which was long over. FX is post-production, which they still didn't halt, they just sent out lawyers and interns to scour for the leaked copies. The FX work did looked rushed, but it had nothing to do with the leaked version. The rushed FX work was likely down to having re-conceived the ending a couple months prior, and having to do most of it on greenscreen.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, October 2, 2009 12:24 PM

STORYMARK

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:

I have some minor issues w/ the back story part of the movie, and how it relates to the latter time line.

Yeah, some very odd choices that just don't add up. Though no dates are given, the weapon X and adamantium stuff would have happened around the late 70's, and the incident at 3 mile island was '79. Yet he's fighting Humvees that won't be built for a couple decades, and rescuing a teenage Cyclops.... who we then see in X-Men 1 being in his early twenties, even though it would have to be at least 20 years later.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

Friday, October 9, 2009 3:14 PM

PCCH7

Yeah, it was very meh.

Go here have a fight with this character, go there have a fight with that character, go there have a fight with this character and then go to the boss and have a fight with him. And also, wouldn´t Wolverine smell or sense that his woman isn´t dead?

"Summer Glau can simply walk into Mordor.."

NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | TOP | HOME

YOUR OPTIONS

SHARE THREAD

NEW POSTS TODAY

USER	POST DATE

USER

POST DATE