Post by Sgt. AWOLaLot on Mar 11, 2017 15:07:43 GMT -5
I saw this over a week ago, but figured it had to be brought up here. I wrote a review on it that found its way on Facebook, which I'll just copy here.
"This movie was fantastic. Logan is set in the near future (2029 I believe) and in this future most of the mutants have been hunted down and killed or at least captured. That is, except for Logan and Charles Xavier. They are living in relative seclusion with Logan driving a limousine to make money, but then after a string of events they are tasked with taking care of a mutant girl getting her to safety.
So first off, if this really is Hugh Jackman's last time portraying Wolverine, he went out in the best way possible. Jackman has already proven himself as a great actor (good in The Prestige and excellent in Prisoners) and once again he brings it. As far as casting choices for these films go, Jackman as Wolverine is arguably the best. And Patrick Stewart was great as Xavier. I've heard that he might also be retiring from portraying Xavier, and if that's the case he also went out in a great way. Again, I have not seen any of the original three X-Men films, but I'm curious now (well, at least the first two. I've heard to just skip 3). And the actress they got to play the girl was also a great choice. She has plenty of scenes where she is just vicious, even terrifying, and she pulled it off very well.
Another thing that makes this film great, not just good, is that it is NOT a traditional superhero film at all. And I don't mean not traditional like Deadpool was. This is a full on heavy drama about people with abilities, and it's paced with the action sequences very well. Xavier is getting to feel the effects of old age, even to the point to where he can't control his powers. Logan is taking to heavy drinking, and as a result even he is starting to feel the effects of aging (for example, he is no longer healing instantly). It's actually pretty sad to see these characters nearing their twilight.
And the rating must be discussed. This is definitely and R-rated Wolverine film, with almost no holding back. It. Was. Awesome. Now I don't say that like I'm a person that loves violence or anything like that. But this movie lets Wolverine go full on berserk, and this is something people have wanted to see for a long time. Now there's blood on his hands after he stabs people, limbs are being removed, men are screaming in pain... It's like the violence in Saving Private Ryan. It's not trying to glorify violence. It makes the film more grounded and gets you more invested, and it also makes the fight scenes more riveting because you don't want to see Logan get stabbed and bleeding, but it could happen.
So as much as I like Disney's MCU, the fact that Fox gave the green light to let the movie be this barbaric gives it something that the MCU films just don't have. It allows for more tension and the stakes are higher.
Whether you like superhero films and have followed them a long time, or if you want to see a great drama/chase film and don't mind that people have abilities, this is a film you should see. Honestly, I would have to rank this above most of the MCU films just because of the dramatic weight Logan brought. It's also my favorite of the X-Men related films I've seen thus far. Well done Fox. Oh, and I preferred Logan much more than Deadpool... if you disagree, you can fight me. Though if it wasn't for Deadpool's success, Logan probably wouldn't have gotten that R rating."
"This movie was fantastic. Logan is set in the near future (2029 I believe) and in this future most of the mutants have been hunted down and killed or at least captured. That is, except for Logan and Charles Xavier. They are living in relative seclusion with Logan driving a limousine to make money, but then after a string of events they are tasked with taking care of a mutant girl getting her to safety.
So first off, if this really is Hugh Jackman's last time portraying Wolverine, he went out in the best way possible. Jackman has already proven himself as a great actor (good in The Prestige and excellent in Prisoners) and once again he brings it. As far as casting choices for these films go, Jackman as Wolverine is arguably the best. And Patrick Stewart was great as Xavier. I've heard that he might also be retiring from portraying Xavier, and if that's the case he also went out in a great way. Again, I have not seen any of the original three X-Men films, but I'm curious now (well, at least the first two. I've heard to just skip 3). And the actress they got to play the girl was also a great choice. She has plenty of scenes where she is just vicious, even terrifying, and she pulled it off very well.
Another thing that makes this film great, not just good, is that it is NOT a traditional superhero film at all. And I don't mean not traditional like Deadpool was. This is a full on heavy drama about people with abilities, and it's paced with the action sequences very well. Xavier is getting to feel the effects of old age, even to the point to where he can't control his powers. Logan is taking to heavy drinking, and as a result even he is starting to feel the effects of aging (for example, he is no longer healing instantly). It's actually pretty sad to see these characters nearing their twilight.
And the rating must be discussed. This is definitely and R-rated Wolverine film, with almost no holding back. It. Was. Awesome. Now I don't say that like I'm a person that loves violence or anything like that. But this movie lets Wolverine go full on berserk, and this is something people have wanted to see for a long time. Now there's blood on his hands after he stabs people, limbs are being removed, men are screaming in pain... It's like the violence in Saving Private Ryan. It's not trying to glorify violence. It makes the film more grounded and gets you more invested, and it also makes the fight scenes more riveting because you don't want to see Logan get stabbed and bleeding, but it could happen.
So as much as I like Disney's MCU, the fact that Fox gave the green light to let the movie be this barbaric gives it something that the MCU films just don't have. It allows for more tension and the stakes are higher.
Whether you like superhero films and have followed them a long time, or if you want to see a great drama/chase film and don't mind that people have abilities, this is a film you should see. Honestly, I would have to rank this above most of the MCU films just because of the dramatic weight Logan brought. It's also my favorite of the X-Men related films I've seen thus far. Well done Fox. Oh, and I preferred Logan much more than Deadpool... if you disagree, you can fight me. Though if it wasn't for Deadpool's success, Logan probably wouldn't have gotten that R rating."