X-Men Origins: Wolverine Movie Review

A couple weeks ago, I saw the newest entry in the X-Men movie franchise, the prequel/reboot X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The movie shows what’s happened in Wolverine’s long lifespan before he joins the X-Men. Please be warned that this review contains spoilers.

In the beginning of the movie, we see Wolverine as a young boy developing his powers, then fighting in several wars. Eventually, he joins Weapon X where he performs secret missions alongside characters who haven’t been featured in Marvel movies yet, like Deadpool, Maverick, and the Blob. Deadpool, one of my favorite characters in all of comics, was done quite well in the first ten minutes (except he wasn’t wearing the classic red-and-black costume. At least they’re making a Deadpool spin-off movie).

Wolverine leaves Weapon X and tries to live a normal life, however, his brother Sabretooth begins to pick off people involved in Weapon X. Eventually, Wolverine’s lover is killed, leading to a showdown between Sabretooth and Wolverine. When Wolverine loses, he gets adamantium bonded to his bones, which was one of the highlights of the movie. Afterwards, Wolverine finds Gambit as the two go attack the island which Weapon XI is being built on. Wolverine has a showdown with Weapon XI (which is just Deadpool with his mouth shown shut. Nice touch), and eventually wins.

The movie overall was pretty good, and went through Wolverine’s comic origins quite well.  However, it introduced a lot of beloved Marvel characters (like Gambit, Deadpool, and Emma Frost) and gave them very little screentime, the worst of these being Deadpool. While he was great in the beginning, they turned him into Weapon XI at the end, destroying the character.

All in all, I give this movie 3 out of 5 stars.

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Watchmen The Graphic Novel

Watchmen is Alan Moore’s dissection of the modern superhero, examining what it would be like if there were Superheroes and Vigilantes in a real world. In the story, because of vigilante involvement, the Vietnam War was won, and Nixon is still president. The league of Superheroes, the Crime-Busters, was dissolved, and the Keene Act has banned Vigilantism. The Comedian, a government-employed hero, was killed, and Rorschach, another active hero (acting illegally) investigates the incident. This leads Rorschach tracking down a murderer, and discovering a plot to end war.

Watchmen has been called the ‘Bible of Comic Books,’ and truly does live up to its name. I finished this book in two small sittings and one four hour sitting because it was so compelling. It was incredibly hard to put down, and I would recommend this to any new or veteran comic book fan.

I give this book five stars out of five stars.

Watchmen by Alan Moore (GN MOORE, A.)