Comments on: Wolverine: Are Critics on Crack?

By: Ronald

Ronald — Wed, 06 May 2009 07:42:17 +0000

Ignorance is bliss. Being a huge comic book nerd (especially Marvel) I just try and look for the good in the movies as opposed to the bad. This is how I enjoy movies like Superman Returns, Ghost Rider and Daredevil. At least the Hollywood types try to respect the source material and actually cater to the fans. Sure, they gotta keep the general audience in mind but for the most part they try and respect the fans and the characters. I mean, Jackman didn't have to make Wolverine but I am glad he did.

Anyhow, l'm definitely with you. No haterism here…….

By: zhixson

zhixson — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:58:50 +0000

I'm with ya there… I actually wonder why modern dino effects still can't compare to a movie as old as Jurassic Park. I think it's because that movie still used a lot of physical models.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:20:00 +0000

You echo much of my thoughts. They should have gotten ridden of the ensemble cast and stayed closer to cannon in terms of the Weapon X program. The entire point of Logan in the comics was he had no memory of his past and needed professor X to unlock those secrets- the X movies did a pretty decent job of showing that and Origins basically shot the entire cannen in the head with an adamantium bullet.

As for Deadpool, he's an awesome character and Reynolds was born to play him. But please for the love of god, explain to me why the "Merc with a Mouth" can't talk in the last scene. Who comes up with this stuff ? Special Olympians ? (Its ok, Obama said it first).

By: dcase

dcase — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:24:05 +0000

you bet- having trouble understanding the over the top love affair for Spidey and the dissing of 'Four'… 90 minute, funny, and entertaining comic books come to life- don't get it…

By: Amy of the Mountains

Amy of the Mountains — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:57:53 +0000

I think you have to have never picked up an XMen comic to like this movie…or the other three, as well.

By: ExTex

ExTex — Tue, 05 May 2009 16:20:12 +0000

ummm, well… I liked it.

By: EPorvaznik

EPorvaznik — Tue, 05 May 2009 05:45:28 +0000

With ya 100%, Mr. Patterson! Haven't read X-Men (or any comics really) with any hardcore interest since the Secret Wars saga back in 19-buhbuhbuhboom, so all the ancillary characters who entered the Marvel universe long after that meant little to nothing to me. As such, deserved nitpicking aside, Wolverine went down just nicely thankyuhverymuch (glad I cheated and read Nolte's "revenge movie" column before seeing it). Perfectly mindless action movie and always fun watching Jackman in the role.

Oh, MovieBob, it's been so long. Rather disappointing (though I guess to be expected) you're as humorless as you always were back at Dirty Harry's Place. Que sera sera…

By: Forlourned

Forlourned — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:42:22 +0000

Pardon me mister Patterson, but I take some umbrage with what you wrote: ~I have been lamenting the odious advent of CGI since the ridiculous cartoon dinosaurs in “Jurassic Park.”~ since that work was revolutionary and assisted -as well destroyed- many films and tv shows in its wake. It has lead us to masterpieces like 'Toy Story' and turkeys like '~The Phantom Menace'. It made one of my most favorite shows possible on a limited budget. It was called 'Babylon 5', a show that started the beginning of serialized stories to this day in America.

If you would so kindly post your review -if you did review back then- on that movie, I would find it most fascinating for I wonder if your now jaded eyes may of clouded your distant memories of past works and dislikes of specific stories. The movie amazed my youthful eyes but disgusted my mind because I read the book already and disliked the many changes within. Its' work to this day still stands as one of Special Effects crowning achievements.

By: Aetius

Aetius — Tue, 05 May 2009 04:13:01 +0000

Let me get this straight …………. you say it has an unfocused central character, bad effects, terrible dialogue, plot holes, boring and unnecessary secondary characters. Then you admit that you had to overlook all this stuff to enjoy the film. Then you wonder what film critics were watching?

By: ImChiquita

ImChiquita — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:11:40 +0000

I love "The Fantastic Four."

What are we missing that everyone else despises it?

Whatever it is, ignorance is bliss.