This weekend, we were able to catch Wolverine, one of my favourite Marvel characters. Before we went to see it, I had read a number of Facebook reviews, all of which started with an iteration of “well, it was better than the first movie…”; this gives the impression that it wasn’t very good, but at least better... well, hell. I liked the first movie. There were some parts that could have used some attention to detail, but it was still pretty entertaining. This movie, though? It wasn’t just better than the first movie, it was pretty awesome! Casting and location were brilliant: the cinematography really benefitted from actually shooting in Japan, with the shadows and the mountains lending an authenticity to the movie. Jackman has completely made this his role – and after being in SEVEN movies as the same character? Good luck to anyone rebooting this series. Yukiowas great, Viper was stunning, and having Famke Janssen come back as Jean Grey was simply brilliant. A very strong female cast indeed.
The special effects were all very believable, the CGI remaining unobtrusive. I will lodge a formal complaint here: in order to retain their PG-13 rating, the bloodletting was thoroughly sanitised. There’s this scene where a sword is pulled out of the abdomen, and it comes away perfectly clean. I don’t know what’s worse, exposing children to blood or giving them the impression that it’s possible for a sword through the gut not to kill you. I wish they would release an R version of these superhero movies, for us adult fans.
So, yeah: I recommend it, especially if you’re in to action movies, comic books, or sci-fi. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
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