Review: Wolverine
May. 4th, 2009 09:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theoldwolfI have to face the fact that the movie has been getting bad reviews. Howard Tayler gave it a below average rating, and I respect his judgment.
That said, back on 11-2-2008, the daily Writer's Block asked what comforts I fall back on when the days are short, and the nights, long, dark and cold. My reply was:
"A good blood-n-guts / sword-swinging / explosions-are-many / bad-guys-get-ground-up action movie and a steaming cup of Pero - I think it's identical to Caro, or darn close. Fireplace if available. Cat in lap preferred."
So Wolverine, which I saw this evening, turns out to be right up my alley. It had everything I could ask for in an action movie, which I watch for the same reason I go on the roller coaster - to get my heart rate up. If I want culture, I go to the Louvre or watch a film like La Strada or L'été dernier à Mariendbad
I would have given it a straight "A" if there had been more Professor Xavier and more relationship stuff between Logan and his girlfriend. As it was, Grade: A-.
That said, back on 11-2-2008, the daily Writer's Block asked what comforts I fall back on when the days are short, and the nights, long, dark and cold. My reply was:
"A good blood-n-guts / sword-swinging / explosions-are-many / bad-guys-get-ground-up action movie and a steaming cup of Pero - I think it's identical to Caro, or darn close. Fireplace if available. Cat in lap preferred."
So Wolverine, which I saw this evening, turns out to be right up my alley. It had everything I could ask for in an action movie, which I watch for the same reason I go on the roller coaster - to get my heart rate up. If I want culture, I go to the Louvre or watch a film like La Strada or L'été dernier à Mariendbad
I would have given it a straight "A" if there had been more Professor Xavier and more relationship stuff between Logan and his girlfriend. As it was, Grade: A-.
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Date: 2009-05-05 04:44 am (UTC)I did enjoy Watchmen after all :)
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Date: 2009-05-05 03:52 pm (UTC)That said, I don't always agree with the majority on comic book movies. I prefer Hellboy to Spider-Man 2, for instance.