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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 319432" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">The Wolverine</span></strong> (2013)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450f.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2Fcomicsalliance.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F03%2Fthewolverine3dposter.jpg&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 456px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I had no idea of <em>The Wolverine's </em>premise, plot or cast which is the most enjoyable way to go into a film for me. Obviously, Hugh Jackman was here, and it turned out he's the only actor I recognise by name, although there were a couple of faces I may have recognised from other things.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Back in the early Eighties I read Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's acclaimed Wolverine solo series and found myself enjoying it. I know I've previously mentioned that Wolverine isn't a character I particularly care for, but that limited series was just so darned good I quickly overcame that. Early on in this film I was pleasantly surprised to recognise the scene with the Grizzly Bear lifted almost directly from the comic. Before long Yukio appeared. Then Mariko. Then the Yakuza, and I knew this was the Wolverine I wanted to see.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Essentially, this feels like Marvel's version of what Christopher Nolan had just finished doing with DC's Batman: going back to a comics to give us a more in-depth character study. It works well. The film looks great, is nicely written and is very easy to watch. It captures the familiar essence of the character while forging an identity that sets it apart from the earlier X-Men films. Mariko and Yukio feel different to how I know them from the comics, but they quickly grew on me. The fight scenes are mostly watchable as well. The bullet train fight was effective enough. The background of Nagasaki's atomic bombing also added a depth to the film.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">It's not perfect, though. Some of the Silver Samurai scenes looked a bit too CGI and in this context couldn't help feeling like an Iron Man rip-off, but once the action got going it didn't matter and I was invested. The film's Achilles' Heel was the character of Viper, who was essentially an original creation and bore no resemblance to the comics' Viper. The forked tongue, venom spitting and skin shedding was cartoony and silly and the actress's performance was terrible: clunky, unsubtle and arch. It felt malapropos in a film that was otherwise gritty and nuanced.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">It's very obvious that the mid-credits scene was heavily influenced by the MCU. <em>X-Men: The Last Stand </em>had a post-credits scene which gave a little teaser, but it was very oblique. This one felt more surefooted and clearly part of a bigger picture, and certainly piqued my interest in <em>Days Of Future Past</em>. Besides, it was very impressive to have the two biggest names among X-Men actors for a huge reveal in what is essentially a cameo appearance.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of X-Men returnees, I thought Jean Grey's incorporation into <em>The Wolverine</em> was really well done. With this medium being devoid of thought bubbles, this was a great way to explore the psyche of this loner who internalises his thoughts and feelings.</p><p></p><p>I'm not formally ranking the films as I go, but if I were this would be a Top Three, along with the first two <em>X-Men</em> films. It's head and shoulders above <em>The Last Stand</em> and <em>First Class,</em> and better than the first <em>Wolverine</em> film.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 319432, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]The Wolverine[/SIZE][/B] (2013) [IMG width="456px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwac.450f.edgecastcdn.net%2F80450F%2Fcomicsalliance.com%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F03%2Fthewolverine3dposter.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] I had no idea of [I]The Wolverine's [/I]premise, plot or cast which is the most enjoyable way to go into a film for me. Obviously, Hugh Jackman was here, and it turned out he's the only actor I recognise by name, although there were a couple of faces I may have recognised from other things. Back in the early Eighties I read Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's acclaimed Wolverine solo series and found myself enjoying it. I know I've previously mentioned that Wolverine isn't a character I particularly care for, but that limited series was just so darned good I quickly overcame that. Early on in this film I was pleasantly surprised to recognise the scene with the Grizzly Bear lifted almost directly from the comic. Before long Yukio appeared. Then Mariko. Then the Yakuza, and I knew this was the Wolverine I wanted to see. Essentially, this feels like Marvel's version of what Christopher Nolan had just finished doing with DC's Batman: going back to a comics to give us a more in-depth character study. It works well. The film looks great, is nicely written and is very easy to watch. It captures the familiar essence of the character while forging an identity that sets it apart from the earlier X-Men films. Mariko and Yukio feel different to how I know them from the comics, but they quickly grew on me. The fight scenes are mostly watchable as well. The bullet train fight was effective enough. The background of Nagasaki's atomic bombing also added a depth to the film. It's not perfect, though. Some of the Silver Samurai scenes looked a bit too CGI and in this context couldn't help feeling like an Iron Man rip-off, but once the action got going it didn't matter and I was invested. The film's Achilles' Heel was the character of Viper, who was essentially an original creation and bore no resemblance to the comics' Viper. The forked tongue, venom spitting and skin shedding was cartoony and silly and the actress's performance was terrible: clunky, unsubtle and arch. It felt malapropos in a film that was otherwise gritty and nuanced. It's very obvious that the mid-credits scene was heavily influenced by the MCU. [I]X-Men: The Last Stand [/I]had a post-credits scene which gave a little teaser, but it was very oblique. This one felt more surefooted and clearly part of a bigger picture, and certainly piqued my interest in [I]Days Of Future Past[/I]. Besides, it was very impressive to have the two biggest names among X-Men actors for a huge reveal in what is essentially a cameo appearance.[/CENTER] Speaking of X-Men returnees, I thought Jean Grey's incorporation into [I]The Wolverine[/I] was really well done. With this medium being devoid of thought bubbles, this was a great way to explore the psyche of this loner who internalises his thoughts and feelings. I'm not formally ranking the films as I go, but if I were this would be a Top Three, along with the first two [I]X-Men[/I] films. It's head and shoulders above [I]The Last Stand[/I] and [I]First Class,[/I] and better than the first [I]Wolverine[/I] film. [/QUOTE]
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