EDIT: C'mon, people! Haven't you heard of SPOILER TAGS?

So last night I went to the midnight showing of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine". Since I see that nobody has yet put together a review, figure I'll do so.

First off, let me say that, according to rumor, there are two different endings to the movie that were being showed in different theaters (or perhaps just on different screens), so my review may differ from one with an alternate ending. Also, obviously this review will have spoilers, though I'll put them in tags mostly towards the bottom.

Secondly, I didn't really see this movie for Wolverine. I saw it because it had Gambit and DEADPOOL in it. More on this later.

Before we get to the nitty-gritty of the movie though, allow me say "Five-dollar footlong tickets FOR THE WIN!"

Now then, "Wolverine" is rated PG-13 for "intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial nudity". Normally, I wouldn't even consider seeing a movie due to the second rating, but since I already had a pretty good idea of exactly what it was referring to and I knew it wasn't female-related, I decided to give it a go. Well, let's just say they showed a little more than I was expecting; therefore, I wouldn't recommend this movie to any girl.

Violence, well, this section kinda goes without saying.

I was curious about how the rating didn't mention language. I figured maybe it was just too brief to not bother mentioning or maybe even (GASP!) curse-free. Well, I was wrong. I wouldn't say there was a heavy or extreme amount of language, but likely moderate. But it's nothing too hard to edit out along with other shtuff should I actually decide to get the movie when it comes out.

The plot was okay, but certain elements deviated too far from the canon story for my taste. I was particularly disappointed in this as far as Deadpool is concerned. On this note, if there really is two different ending to this movie, I hope that one sucks, one rocks, and that the one I saw was the one that sucked, because although the movie was decent the ending was quite unsatisfying. Well, thanks to Wikipedia, I just found out that the alternate ending were merely the parts shown after the credits are over, of which there are three, and ours was the worst of the three. It also brings a certain relief about how Deadpool's character turned out. Obviously, movie endings are spoilers so you'd best not look 'em up.

I should really learn to stop listening to all the hype. There was all this stuff about various characters making a debut in the movie, but then it turns out many of them had little more than cameos, particularly in the area of The Blob, Scott Summers, Emma Frost and even Deadpool wasn't in the movie quite as much as I would've liked, though that's probably just because I like Deadpool so much.

The visual effects of the movie were all quite impressive with one exception where I was thinking "THIS LOOKS SHOPPED" as Wolverine was taking apart a metal ladder/staircase-thing-that-you-find-on-the-outside-of-apartment-buildings-type-thing.

Moving on, there's something I'd like to point out because you'll likely not understand this in the beginning unless you already know. As the opening credits roll, we see scenes of Logan and Victor in various battles. This is supposed to be showing how the two fought side-by-side through three major wars: The Civil War, WW1, and WW2.

Um, yeah, that's all the non-spoiler related stuff I can think of right now, so I guess this is the part where I rant about Deadpool (and Gambit a little).

So there you have it. That's my review of everything I can think of. If you have quesitons feel free to ask as I'm sure I left out some stuff.

All in all, it's a pretty solid movie. I might care to see it again, though I'm really not sure that I'll get it when it come out on DVD. If I do though, first thing I do is load it on the computer and do some editing.

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Well, okay, FIRST thing I'd do is watch all the bonus features, THEN I'd edit the movie. d=

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