look what the cat dragged in...
So I went to see Wolverine tonight.
And I liked it? I mean. It's not a question. I really did like it, but I thought parts of it were... strange. Like from the start I did not get that Logan's real dad but not real dad because his mom sleeps around on her husband looked EXACTLY like Hugh Jackman. So exactly like Hugh Jackman that for a minute I thought it was Hugh Jackman in makeup. And then the other dude that Logan accidentally kills looks exactly like Liev Schreiber. (And by accidentally I mean totally on purpose...)
And it's not that I didn't believe they'd feel the need to watch out for each other, since they were apparently friends before that whole thing happened, but I would have liked more development of that attachment, I think. Because, we get like five seconds of Victor making fun of Jimmy for being sick all the time (which, hi, WHY was he sick all the time? And then why was he suddenly better the minute he realized he had these things that stuck out of his hands? Is that something explained in the comic books? because I didn't get that.) and then after that a lot of Victor being incredibly icky.
I did love the opening credits though, the way they did that was AWESOME, especially the bit on the landing at Normandy, when they caught Victor mid leap. AWESOME.
Just. We saw a lot about why they were torn apart, but nothing about why they were ever together and watching each others backs. And I wanted that. Like Victor sticking up for him, or doing something nice for him AT ALL. Except for saving his ass at the end. I did like that, but it was just like, idk, too little too late.
And I freaking LOVED the bits where they were all on the team together, because I love Dom and Ryan Reynolds, but those scenes were all incredibly too short, and I wanted Ryan Reynolds in WAY more of this movie. He was so adorably mouthy in his scenes.
I'm a little annoyed that I didn't pick out sooner where I knew Kayla from (she's Dawn from True Blood) because it always annoys me when I know I know someone and can't figure it out. But I loved her and that story line. I love seeing wee Cyclops and Gambit (who is flipping awesome). I loved loved loved that Stryker was played by someone other than Brian Cox, because Brian Cox has played so many completely awful people that it's getting to the point where I basically think he's the Antichrist, and don't want to see him on my screen. I'm sure he's a perfectly lovely man in real life, I just can't look at him anymore.
This is all kind of stream of consciousness as I remember the movie, so sorry it's so convoluted.
Towards the end I started demanding the return of Ryan to my screen, and then I get Wade back, but he's DISGUSTING AND CREEPY WADE, and also not actually played by Ryan Reynolds, so that was kind of disappointing. Had I known that the sword spinning in the beginning was all I was to get of him, I'd have licked the screen a little more.
When Kayla was dying the second time, I started singing "hey I died twice!" in my head. I would have sung it aloud, but I didn't want to get killed by the rest of the theater.
Hmmm.... what else. Hugh Jackman is a hot, hot, hot like burning fire man. I do love him. And I love Liev Schreiber, even when he's being naughty. And especially when he has awesome sideburns and pointy teeth. His nails I could leave though, those were pretty nasty.
And I did LIKE the movie. I mean, it was beautiful to look at, it was mostly well written. I liked that it focused just on one story line, and I like that Storm was not in it at all.
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And I liked it? I mean. It's not a question. I really did like it, but I thought parts of it were... strange. Like from the start I did not get that Logan's real dad but not real dad because his mom sleeps around on her husband looked EXACTLY like Hugh Jackman. So exactly like Hugh Jackman that for a minute I thought it was Hugh Jackman in makeup. And then the other dude that Logan accidentally kills looks exactly like Liev Schreiber. (And by accidentally I mean totally on purpose...)
And it's not that I didn't believe they'd feel the need to watch out for each other, since they were apparently friends before that whole thing happened, but I would have liked more development of that attachment, I think. Because, we get like five seconds of Victor making fun of Jimmy for being sick all the time (which, hi, WHY was he sick all the time? And then why was he suddenly better the minute he realized he had these things that stuck out of his hands? Is that something explained in the comic books? because I didn't get that.) and then after that a lot of Victor being incredibly icky.
I did love the opening credits though, the way they did that was AWESOME, especially the bit on the landing at Normandy, when they caught Victor mid leap. AWESOME.
Just. We saw a lot about why they were torn apart, but nothing about why they were ever together and watching each others backs. And I wanted that. Like Victor sticking up for him, or doing something nice for him AT ALL. Except for saving his ass at the end. I did like that, but it was just like, idk, too little too late.
And I freaking LOVED the bits where they were all on the team together, because I love Dom and Ryan Reynolds, but those scenes were all incredibly too short, and I wanted Ryan Reynolds in WAY more of this movie. He was so adorably mouthy in his scenes.
I'm a little annoyed that I didn't pick out sooner where I knew Kayla from (she's Dawn from True Blood) because it always annoys me when I know I know someone and can't figure it out. But I loved her and that story line. I love seeing wee Cyclops and Gambit (who is flipping awesome). I loved loved loved that Stryker was played by someone other than Brian Cox, because Brian Cox has played so many completely awful people that it's getting to the point where I basically think he's the Antichrist, and don't want to see him on my screen. I'm sure he's a perfectly lovely man in real life, I just can't look at him anymore.
This is all kind of stream of consciousness as I remember the movie, so sorry it's so convoluted.
Towards the end I started demanding the return of Ryan to my screen, and then I get Wade back, but he's DISGUSTING AND CREEPY WADE, and also not actually played by Ryan Reynolds, so that was kind of disappointing. Had I known that the sword spinning in the beginning was all I was to get of him, I'd have licked the screen a little more.
When Kayla was dying the second time, I started singing "hey I died twice!" in my head. I would have sung it aloud, but I didn't want to get killed by the rest of the theater.
Hmmm.... what else. Hugh Jackman is a hot, hot, hot like burning fire man. I do love him. And I love Liev Schreiber, even when he's being naughty. And especially when he has awesome sideburns and pointy teeth. His nails I could leave though, those were pretty nasty.
And I did LIKE the movie. I mean, it was beautiful to look at, it was mostly well written. I liked that it focused just on one story line, and I like that Storm was not in it at all.
IN OTHER NEWS....