Firebird
Fire Elemental
The gruff, adamantium-clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine strikes out on his own in this X-Men spin-off starring series regular Hugh Jackman. The story gets under way as the boy who will become Wolverine makes a shocking discovery about his family bloodline, and gains a brother in the process. Flash forward to find the mutant siblings battling side by side through two world wars and Vietnam -- where they are sentenced to death for killing a commanding officer -- and Logan (Hugh Jackman) and his brother Victor Creed (aka Sabretooth, played by Liev Schreiber) have joined a top-secret government task force. When their targets begin to include innocent civilians, conscientious Logan escapes to the Canadian Rockies, where he builds a home with pretty schoolteacher Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins). Informed by his old commanding officer William Stryker (Danny Huston) that the members of his old team are being targeted for death, Logan is heartbroken when Victor finds and kills Kayla. Vowing revenge, Logan agrees to take part in a dangerous experiment that will fuse his bones with a powerful metal alloy called adamantium, which makes him virtually indestructible and gives him the strength needed to defeat his powerful brother. Subsequently betrayed by Stryker, Logan (now Wolverine) sets out to find his blood-lusting brother and stop the cycle of violence once and for all. Along the way, the temperamental hero is joined by fellow mutants John Wraith (Will.i.Am) and Remy LeBeau (aka Gambit) (Taylor Kitsch). But before Wolverine can seek vengeance against Striker and his brother, he'll have to do battle with Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) a formidable mutant instilled with many powers.
I originally was going to wait for this film on DVD. But I gave in because Ryan Reynolds was in it and I really like him. Plus I've always liked the character Dead Pool. Obviously, this movie is a prequel to the three other X-Men films. What I liked about this film was the background and the introduction to characters we haven't seen like Gambit, The Blob, and Dead Pool. There was a hidden scene AFTER the movie and I will reveal the following for those who wish to know later on. Lot's of action, compelling emotion, and just questions we've all wanted answered. I never really read the comics so I can't comment how closely they followed the course of events. Here is what I thought was cool:
I didn't have high expectations for this film but I really loved it. More so than the other X-Men films. Lot's of twists and turns and a few surprises.
So who has seen this film? What did you think of it? Do you feel it followed the comic closely?
I originally was going to wait for this film on DVD. But I gave in because Ryan Reynolds was in it and I really like him. Plus I've always liked the character Dead Pool. Obviously, this movie is a prequel to the three other X-Men films. What I liked about this film was the background and the introduction to characters we haven't seen like Gambit, The Blob, and Dead Pool. There was a hidden scene AFTER the movie and I will reveal the following for those who wish to know later on. Lot's of action, compelling emotion, and just questions we've all wanted answered. I never really read the comics so I can't comment how closely they followed the course of events. Here is what I thought was cool:
A.) The hidden scene at the end of the credits was Dead Pool reaching for his decapitated head after his fight with Wolverine and Victor Creed.
B.) Kayla Silverfox does not die by the hands of Victor Creed. It's meant to believe that which motivates Logan to turn to William Striker and prompts the Weapon X program. But she does die at the end of the film from being shot.
C.) Wolverine was a mutant as a child, something I didn't realize. I assumed it would hit at puberty. He also murders his own father in a fit of rage.
D.) A few characters die at the hands of Victor. John Wraith is one of them. And Chris Bradly is the other one.
B.) Kayla Silverfox does not die by the hands of Victor Creed. It's meant to believe that which motivates Logan to turn to William Striker and prompts the Weapon X program. But she does die at the end of the film from being shot.
C.) Wolverine was a mutant as a child, something I didn't realize. I assumed it would hit at puberty. He also murders his own father in a fit of rage.
D.) A few characters die at the hands of Victor. John Wraith is one of them. And Chris Bradly is the other one.
I didn't have high expectations for this film but I really loved it. More so than the other X-Men films. Lot's of twists and turns and a few surprises.
So who has seen this film? What did you think of it? Do you feel it followed the comic closely?
