Monday, October 12, 2009

Run very fast and far from "Wolverine"

We get movies from Netflix. So- we put "Wolverine" in our list among others just from the fact it was a summer hit- supposedly. Hugh Jackman and Liev Shrieber are among the better actors in the flick. I don't usually do comic strip movies, but since the"Spider Man" and the "Batman" series have been so good, thought to give the whole X-Men thing a try. IT SUCKED SO BAD.
I swear I was in a good mood. The special effects were fine. Spinning "Matrix" - like action (everyone will be copying those movies for a long time to come) and that's about it. I can't even describe the plot- bad guys trying to use the Wolverine for their own evil plans. He has claws that come out of his hands, and a bi-polar brother who you never know if he's got his brother's back or not. The plot was dead on arrival. Innocent civilians get killed. Weird mutants help Wolverine out in the end after they are released from Weird mutant boot camp. The dialogue is so badly written, I could have done it after three bottles of Strawberry Hill. They pay people lots of money to write this?? That was what I thought. And writing does matter, kids. Why spend millions on CG effects, sets and costumes if the story seems like something written for 5 year olds. A thirteen year old boy may have been the true movie demographic target, but today's teens are way too savvy for this production. Hugh Jackman's lambchops kept bugging me, I wanted to get out a buzz kit and shave him.
Do not ever watch this movie unless you really do have about 1.5 hours to wasted in your precious, God given life.
For real.

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