Archive for September, 2009

1st off Hugh Jackman did a great job as wolverine as usual, and I like the new Sabertooth no offense to Tyler mane but this Sabertooth is more true to the comics Victor creed was also very smart and cunning not just a brute like in the 1st X-men movie.

The others actors did a great job playing their parts and the action was top notch. But they took way too many liberties in breaking from the story continuity of the comics. I tried giving this movie a chance after all the rumors and meet it with a open mind, and I did. I understand if they went to his childhood origin series and made it from front to back of the story that would be a whole other movie. That being said there was no mention of Rose who helped Logan escape from his home not Victor Creed that hit me like a hammer in the face considering that series was just out a few years ago.

They totally debunked the whole Weapon X series by Barry Winsor Smith with him volunteering for the Project. He was abducted against his will and forced into the project which not only builds more sympathy for Logan but builds on the tragedy of the hero. Silver Fox was from his distant past and her Death was a memory implant and not the reason for his sole hate for Sabertooth.

There intertwined family history was never fully established in the comics. But it is a fair and reasonable liberty to take to say that Victor Creed was Dog from origins and Wolverines Brother. They should have made this a R rated movie to truly do this justice like when James aka Logan kills his real Father when he 1st pops his claws they should have when by the books and had the mother call him an abomination and have her kill herself right in front of him with the shotgun since that was the beginning moment when James ceased to exist and Logan was born.

Last but not least that Adamantium round through the Adamantium laced skull thing to erase his Memory. Totally false when wolverine went up against Captain America his claws bounced off Caps Adamantium + Vibranium shield, and when going up against Cyber his old enemy with the Adamantium laced skin Wolverines claws bounced right off. In both cases Adamantium is unable to pierce through Adamantium. In short that bullet should have bounced right off not go through his skull, and Adamantium spine Hello no way you can decapitate him guys like you were wanting some of the actors to do in the movie.

For someone who never read Wolverine this is a great movie. For anyone who has ever read much of Wolverine this movie is a disaster and Marvel and the studio should have taken more care in making this true to the real story of Wolverine and not a quick Adaptation that strays to far from his real Origin.

Before entering Star Trek, you should know that you might find more of a character-driven drama rather than your typical summer action flick. Sure, there’s special effects and action, but it’s one of the more uninteresting elements of the movie, but then again, the movie doesn’t really need it as J.J. Abrams aims to start anew with the franchise and remind the millions why they fell in love with it in the first place.

At first, the movie starts off as a prequel in the traditional sense that it follows how the main characters came to be, and why they come to do what they eventually do. Here, Abrams takes his time to design these familiar characters from the fatherless and rebellious James T. Kirk, to the outcast Spock who is constantly trying to find a place for himself in the universe. Raised by circumstance, driven by a search of destiny, the pair soon find their paths, personalities cross, and clash at Starfleet Academy. Of course, fate eventually lead the duo at odds to find themselves on the christening voyage of the U.S.S. Enterprise, which happens to make a run-in with the exact same villain who had killed Kirk’s father some minutes before his birth. Strangely enough, the villain is looking for revenge… What Star Trek villain hasn’t wanted that before? Make no mistake about it; Eric Bana would be a wasted one-dimensional character if you could tell it was Eric Bana beneath all that makeup.

Of course, the plot doesn’t do your mind any favors either because by the end of the movie it’s not really a prequel since by the use of time-travel the adventures you’ve known from the faithful crew never really happened. No Kahn, no whales in San Francisco, no drawn-out scenes of inter-galactic diplomacy. Yet, by the genius of J.J. Abrams none of this really matters while you’re watching the movie, mainly because of the likable and relatable characters.

The casting is also inspired as Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto come into their own as actors as they give these familiar characters the twists and turns as they make them their own. Even the supporting cast brings new life to relatively limited personalities. Karl Urban who pays tribute to DeForest Kelly in every line he utters as the wisecracking and supportive Dr. McCoy. Zoe Saldana whose character of Uhura is actually given a purpose within in the series, and accentuates the polarizing personalities of Kirk and Spock. May I also mention that the supposed love-triangle in the movie is greatly exaggerated from scenes of flirting.

Another key that Star Trek so surprisingly good is the fact that it’s directed by a minor Star Trek fan who brings a filmmaker’s prospective to the series, and two self-proclaimed Trekkie screenwriters, who also happened to pen the Transformers series. Star Trek is a mix of fandom and good filmmaking that is sure to please both fans and non-fans alike. If anything, the stage is set for a killer sequel.

On A Random Note: According to this movie, in the future Iowa not only has canyons, but becomes quite the industrial powerhouse building various starships. Who knew corn country who become such a bustling place in the future?

Real Score: 4.5