X-Men First Class

a new beginning.

By the time X-Men First Class hit theaters, your favorite mutants were no longer the blockbuster frenzy they once were with X-Men(2000) & X-Men 2: X-Men United(2003). You see, before today's entry, every major project related to Charles Xavier's gifted was somehow boycotted by the awful critics X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) & X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) received worldwide. However, the idea of making another origin movie remained intact despite commercial failure and a massive fandom disappointment backlash (Daredevil, Elektra, Hulk & The Fantastic 4 surely lent more than a hand on the inside job)

What was once supposed to be a Magneto solo movie became a whole X-Men origin film, rebooting the story to the early 60's where Charles Xavier & Erik Lensherr were basically shopping bricks to build a place for their kind.  

But why are we discussing this movie six years after its release? you may wonder, well, it just so happens we humbly believe it was, this film, that brought the X-Men back in shape. Thus allowing two great sequels and a couple of extra Wolverine movies, specially Logan!

The good guys.

The bad guys.

Beginning with a crime-thriller and a fantasy film on his directorial résumé, it is safe to say that Matthew Vaughn may have already found his niche genre in the super-hero field despite only directing four films in seven years. His first super-hero project, Kick Ass, opened in 2010 to solid critical acclaim and a finalized gross of three times the film's ordinary $30 million dollar budget. And after only two years, Vaughn returned with 'X-Men: First Class,' an origin story to accompany the Bryan Singer/Brett Ratner X-Men trilogy released between 2000 and 2006. The film, is intelligent, enthralling, well-acted, stylishly directed, and most importantly by focusing heavily upon the relationship between the two central protagonists, it does not feel like a conventional super-hero film.

Set within the political context of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the early 1960's, Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) is an up-and-coming Professor whose life is drastically altered when he is introduced to the other members of society who also share the same mutant gene as himself that supplies them with super-human abilities and traits. After stumbling upon the shape-shifting Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) within his mansion, the telepathic Xavier then encounters Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender), the son of Jewish parents who were murdered during the holocaust by the narcissistic former Nazi scientist, Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon). Erik, who can manipulate all metal objects around himself, wants retribution and nothing more from Sebastian who is now a successful and evil underground figurehead who commands a team of mutants (Azazel, Emma Frost and Riptide) to do his bidding for him. But, once his plan for world domination is revealed, they find that it far exceeds the constraints of humanity, and Xavier, Erik and a rag-tag band of young, hide-away mutants (Havok, Beast, Darwin, Angel and Banshee) who were discovered by Charles, must combine their powers in one last attempt to stop Shaw from destroying the planet and humanity as a whole.

Emma Frost...

...Or Mystique?

Instantly where 'X-Men: First Class' works is in regards to its two central characters; Charles Xavier played by an incredibly affluently sounding James McAvoy and a rage-fuelled Erik Lehnsherr played by a stern-faced Michael Fassbender. Their instant on-screen chemistry provides the drive and ammunition for the plot to carry itself forward. Both characters have differing ideologies and their constant clashes due to this aspect allow the script to be brought to life. Instead of simply infusing their relationship with formulaic violent clashes, Vaughn has instead opted for more articulated verbal battles between the two characters regarding their stance within the society they are now becoming a part of. Xavier is an intellectual being who believes that humans will eventually be accepted within society as equals alongside humans, while Lenhsherr believes that mutants will always be hunted and unable to live peacefully side-by-side with the human race, his evidence for this resides in the anti-Semitism and hatred he received at the hands of the Nazi party during the holocaust. This heavy-set contradiction in ideologies allows their relationship to be imbued with pessimism, while they may be shown as friends and fighting together initially, fans of the comic books and films in general know this does eventually turn into a bitter rivalry and it's this development which drives the plot forward.

Aside from the script, it would also be rude to not praise the action-sequences which take place within the confines of the 1960's X-Men universe. With a modest running time at two hours and ten minutes, there are more than a few well-choreographed action sequences that would adequately satisfy any of comic-book-to-film aficionado's wishing to see this film. Each character's power or ability is at some point represented in a destructive or defensive capacity, taking full advantage of the fact that while many super-hero movies tend to concentrate on the aesthetic nature of the artillery characters can be seen to withstand from governmental agencies or blindsided human opponents, here it is shown and constantly emphasized that human reaction would be futile due to the overwhelming power the mutants possess. These scenes also allow the less important characters to show their physical presence on-screen. For example, during the climactic fight sequence at the conclusion of the film, every mutant character that is identified to the audience is finally shown using their abilities to full capacity, most notably the henchmen of Shaw and the rag-tag team of Xavier and Lehnsherr. This therefore accounts slightly for the lack of depth that has been attempted in these secondary characters due to the time and story constraints.

Shall we go out and find more of our kind?

Fuck off!

While it is a very good and accessible comic-book/super-hero movie, 'X-Men' does also contain two central flaws. The first is superseded in a way by the strength of both McAvoy and Fassbenders performances, as Kevin Bacon is constantly overshadowed as the one-dimensional antagonist of the piece. His plot to ultimately destroy humanity becomes second fiddle to the ever intricate complex relationship between Xavier and Lehnsherr, and his appearance seems too modeled upon that of a James Bond villain. He has the slick hair, the beautiful women and the villainous underground Club to boot, but Bacon unfortunately doesn't have the charisma to be accepted as a worthy opponent to the protagonists. The other flaw has to do with a minor aspect of the production itself, as the non-diegetic music, most notably during the action sequences, begins to diminish in its impact as the film carries on, leading to it eventually becoming the generic, genre-related fanfare associated with the conventional comic-book films.

Though ostensibly a prequel to the entire "X-Men" film franchise, this movie deliberately ignores continuity points of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Matthew Vaughn explained his intention was to "make a good film that could stand on its own two feet regardless of all the other films" and also that could "reboot and start a whole new X-Men franchise". Writer Jane Goldman looked at the film as an "alternate history" for the X-Men - though a reboot, the writers did not want to go fully "against the canon of the X-Men trilogy", citing the various approaches the comic had in over fifty years of publication. 

it's morphing time!

This is the most unexpected scene of the movie.

The film was originally going to be a prequel about Magneto. Screenwriter Sheldon Turner wrote a treatment which he described as "X-Men (2000) meets The Pianist (2002)": the story focused on Magneto's early years as a prisoner of war in a Nazi concentration camp, until liberation by a squad of Allied Forces led by Charles Xavier. They later meet after the war and become friends, and later become rivals. The studio decided to change the film's direction to the early years of the X-Men, but incorporated aspects of Turner's script into the film.  

Matthew Vaughn wanted the film to resemble the productions of the 1960s, with "very traditional framing, and camera movement when it needs to move, not just throwing it around and whizz-bang", and using the anamorphic format "to create a widescreen experience, is emblematic of '60s movies". Vaughn had to hire five cinematographers - with sole credit being given to John Mathieson, who came halfway through the shoot and did half of the film - and four assistant directors to successfully convey the look he wanted for the film. 

An early version of the Black Bird.

Yes, Magneto's signature helmet!

Interestingly enough, this movie isn't based upon the 2006/2007 X-Men First Class comic book written by Jeff Parker & penciled by Roger Cruz, so in a way, this movie foresaw what the Marvel Cinematic universe films would do in the future: Name their flicks after one famous comic book story arc without actually being based upon it. Producers, suggested in early stages of the film, that the story should be brand new and based upon the cinematic universe already established in the previous 4 X-Men movies, and boy was that a bold move! Magneto a good guy? Mystique a good guy?, Charles Xavier's accident? Every liberty producers & writers took, clearly paid off as this film opened doors for an entirely new, yet connected to the earlier, trilogy of mutant movies.

At the time this film was in pre-production stage Bryan Singer (director of the first two X films, plus the two later X films) was offered the director chair but he was already busy in other projects. Nevertheless, he accepted the producer job. In 2006 he directed the god awful Superman Returns.
 

Hi, I'm Beast!

We want a reboot and we want it now!

Overall, X-Men: First Class, is not your typical comic-book movie, it may contain certain elements associated with the comic-book genre, but by placing a heavy emphasis upon the strength of the plot and the script at the film's core instead of the action-set-pieces taking place, Vaughn has intended, and succeeded, in transcending the stereotypical conventions of the genre and has created a film which will appeal to a wide range of audience members.

Although, it didn't become a blockbuster of proportions in 2011, watching this movie in retrospect, adds up to the more successful sequels from 2014 & 2016. 

Here's the movie trailer:

  

Logan

The final chapter, a masterpiece!

Wow! I can't believe last night I watched what would be the final Hugh Jackman Wolverine movie. What started almost 16 years ago, ended the way many other movie franchises wish they had: Brilliantly! Logan is the third solo film in the Wolverine story but, it is actually the 8th time Mr. Jackman suits up in adamantium. I'm sure no other actor has ever worked this long with the same character, and a very complex character I might add. 

Following the huge success the X-Men films had in the early 2000's, 20th Century Fox decided to expand its universe with "Origin" movies for their most popular characters. Originally, a Wolverine & a Magneto movie were set to start a long list of mutant related films. Unfortunately, the poor ratings and harsh critics X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) received shut the doors for any other origin film. However, two years later in 2011, X-Men First Class brought hope to the world of mutants, paving the way to a massive and successful return of the Marvel Mutants to the big screen. Enter The Wolverine (2013), X-Men Days of Future Past (2014) & X-Men Apocalypse (2016) However, we're not here today to give a long explanation about how Logan came to be. If still interested, you can click on the links for our reviews of the previous incarnations of Wolverine. 

Now you pissed me off real good cocksucker!

Language! fucker!

So, Logan takes place in the year 2029, a future where there are neither mutants nor superheroes left. The reason behind this has to do with some evil science related to weaponizing mutant abilities. Logan is no longer the Wolverine. His days are spent as a weary limo driver trying to make enough money to feed his friends Caliban (Stephen Merchant) & Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart). The first half of the movie is spent showing us how hard it is to survive in a world without heroes. There are no funds left, no school for the gifted left and no friends to rely on. Logan is very sick due to the Adamantium causing him some kind of blood disease, but he's the only one healthy enough to take of care of the once great Professor X. 

There are a lot of interesting, and very well executed, nods to the previous X-Men films. The film is pure adrenaline from start to finish, lots of massive action sequences where we finally see full screen what a sharp pair of Adamantium claws can do to whoever is stupid enough to piss off the great Wolverine. The opening line, "What the fuck?!" already tells us this is the ultimate film. Motherfucker, fuck, fucking, shit, son of a bitch become their own character, and add a lot of flavor to the dialog of characters that are dying on the inside. Dafne Keen (who plays, Laura, AKA X-23) steals the show! she's a super talented young actress! 

So you're the legendary Wolverine.

Military scientists are the worst!

The goodness Logan has doesn't just stop there. The film comes packed with direct messages on how fucked up things are in real life: The USA experimenting illegally in Mexico, Children trying to escape to the Canadian frontier, twisted scientists, exploited Mexican labor, abused children, abandoned old men with no health care system, and gory violence that actually makes sense. Furthermore, several characters first language is Spanish! ¡Sí! ¡lo escucharon bien putos! (yes!, you heard that right manwhores!). And finally, actors/actresses use it properly! with no shitty phonetics or singular/plural/gender issues! This is one of the coolest elements that make the film work wonders! You see, in Mexico, people speak Spanish, so the illegal installations gringos have, are all forced run by Mexican doctors & Mexican nurses. Their experiments are taught to speak Spanish as a first language and they nail it! Twenty thumbs up for the young bunch of actors/actresses who speak it properly and two extra thumbs up for adding realism to the film! I mean, how many movies that take place in non English speaking countries are spoken in the correct language? two? three maybe?  

Director James Mangold wasn't fucking around when he got the job! Also, Jackman spoke several times during the last couple of years about his true commitment to the final movie of the Wolverine. You see, he had fans in his mind! Logan is the closest Marvel Comics has ever gotten to having their own The Dark Knight movie! Forget the childish phase 1,2, who fucking cares anymore Disney films! This movie has balls!

Hola, mi nombre es Laura.

I will protect you Laura.

The realism this film has is also another of its strengths. Brutal in your face violence is just around the corner, but every mutilation happens for a reason, and in a film that I for one, believe it to be the most serious Marvel Comics movie ever made, violence is clearly a desperate cry of characters that are stepping on Legos on a daily basis. In addition, the drama behind Logan & Professor X is gigantically depressing! They barely make enough to eat once or twice a day! Charles is 90 years old and in need of a special drug to stop from having seizures that can kill mankind & mutants in a minute! He is no longer in control of his powers, and so is Logan due to his blood illness. Caliban is not a warrior, he just helps with home work. On the other hand the bad guys, AKA Alkali Transigen are fully funded and armed to their teeth! So here's where hope happens: One day, Logan is hired by Gabriela (Elizabeth Rodríguez), a Mexican nurse. The big revelation behind this moment is brutal enough to convince Logan to fight one final time for what he believes is right. 

The discrimination issue is nothing new in an X-Men film, only this time things went south the hard way pretty quick, and long before Logan realizes he's the only hope of a bunch of special kids that could mean the future for the extinct mutanthood. I'm sure Donald Trump & his supporters will not like this movie at all, so if you're one of those poor souls without a brain, watch something else, you can't build walls in a movie theater. 

Yes, these claws are real baldnuts!

I'm super pissed!

Nevertheless, this film doesn't take itself too seriously, there's a fair amount of good jokes that will make you laugh just before & after you finish wiping your tears. Also, the makeup they put on Jackman to make him look older is really good. Once you find out [SPOILER] you won't believe who's wearing makeup and who isn't! 

Plotwise, Logan borrows a couple of things from the 2008 Old Man Logan story arc written and penciled respectively by Mark Millar & Steve McNiven. Basically, they took the fact that Logan was old and sick plus the road movie feeling the comic book has. In addition, it features elements from 1986's Mutant Massacre (Chris Claremont & John Romita Jr.), 2004's X-23 (Craig Kyle) and 2014's The Death of Wolverine (Charles Soule & Steve NcNiven) From then on, the story is entirely new, and in timeline terms, it takes place in the future from X-Men Days of Future Past. The X-Men are no more, they were either exterminated by Alkali Transigen or sadly by Professor X, who refers to the "Westchester incident" (Westchester, for the unaware, happens to be the exact location of Charles Xavier's school in New York). This movie would bring emo teens to mass suicide (if they had any balls to do so).   

Overall, Logan is the "adult" Marvel Comics film we've been waiting far too long for. Even hardcore comic book readers will be satisfied. Go watch it now! and be careful with Adamantium bullets! I for one, I'm seriosly planning to watch it again in 4DX.

Warning!: Not for Disney Marvel fans, they will shit in their pants, bunch of pussies!

Here's the movie trailer:

And a bonus certain video from Deadpool:

X-Men: Apocalypse

The apocalypse of the X-Men franchise is finally here.

I know I said we were kinda tired of posting about superhero films but here we are again, back at it for spammy reasons. People who bashed Terminator Genisys (one of our most popular reviews of last year) for its time travel alteration of a beloved time line will have no balls to complain about the same issue in today's entry. Superhero movies are still in the spotlight and posers love to brag about how up to date they're with the latest trends.  

Today's review, X-Men: Apocalypse has a lot in common with Terminator Genisys not just in a single way, but in many ways. The former was made to attract newer generations into the myth of a well known universe with a 30 something years old fan base. The original X-Men films date back as far as the year 2000, so updating things without messing up time lines can be a tricky task even for his original film maker.

Alright team, this time we'll get it right.

Singer trying to come up with superhero suits.

Bryan Singer is not a great film maker, he barely makes it as an average director and to put it in business terms, because superhero films are big business these days, watching a Bryan Singer film can be best described as line stretching. Line stretching (as defined by the Business Dictionary) is Increasing the number of products within an existing product range with similar products that have additional or different features. When a business already has a well established brand, it can use line stretching to expand its product line and help increase its market share without having to develop substantially new products. The final line sums up exactly what watching X-Men Apocalypse is.

 

Understanding the film industry is all about business, the line stretching concept justifies hiring people like Michael Bay and Bryan Singer as film makers. Their job is to put minimum effort into expanding a franchise without substantial matter at all. Boy aren't they lucky, are they? Getting paid for doing a terrible job!

Although the first two X-Men films did have a moderate impact in the early 2000's (spawning other superhero films like Daredevil, Hulk, The Fantastic Four & Ghost Rider) Calling these movies influential & ground breaking is a big fat lie.

The new meh villain.

Angel & Storm are bad guys now?

The X-Men universe Bryan Singer built in the early 2000's was that of a realistic take on racial discrimination against people with a unique origin, or shall I say quality? The cool looking superhero suits were all replaced by black leather, and some of the signature features of the characters were gone for the sake of a PG rating and selling a lot of ugly toys. 

Move things back to the future and by the second half of the 21st century superhero films are as big as yer momma's ass. 2014's X-Men Days of Future Past brought Singer back into action with your favorite mutants BUT as usual, his characters are his own creation, or as I'd prefer to put it, his X-Men are his own disrepectful as fuck creation. Everyone, or most of the comic book readers are clearly aware of the Days of Future Past story arc as one of the best X-Men comic books ever but, the guy who gave Superman Returns couldn't care less so he profited on the name of a serious legacy, he's the click bait bitch of Hollywood.

X-Men Apocalypse opens up with the origin story of Apocalypse and how he's been able to move from century to century until he's ready to conquer the world by finding the most powerful mutants and making them even more powerful. Once he does that, he's off to Charles  Xavier school to either convince him of joining forces or destroying him and his students. The obvious thing happens, hence the battle of good versus evil is on again. However, don't think this is a negative review, this is an honest review, we're neither official media nor have we been paid to advertise a certain point of view (it happens more frequently than you think, specially with the movie & music industry)

They completely ignored my earlier movie appearances!

Looks aren't everything Psylocke.

Anyways, X-Men Apocalypse, has its charms. Quicksilver being my favorite character from DOFP, returns with more on screen time, which is a clever move by Singer, as he delivers the most entertaining scenes with a light hearted character that enjoys his superpowers  and is always willing to help those in need with no hesitation. The other new additions are mediocre at most. Unless we're talking about the new takes on Jean Grey & Scott Summers which explain their origin story as well as finally making it up for the old Cyclops seen in the first two X-Men films. James McCvoy's Charles Xavier & Michael Fasbender's Magneto are the best written characters out of the two latest X-Men movies. These guys were made for the role, and it shows. The other strong character, although it resembles nothing the source material is Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique. She steals the show every time we see her in the emotional scenes. The rest of the characters, including the new additions and Apocalypse are simply meh! Their personalities are utterly derivative and will not stay in your mind for long. As for plot twists or original story telling, I'm afraid nope, there isn't anything surprising here. Still, there are a few references to previous X-Men films that work very well, you know, the flashback scenes, and those linking X-Men Apocalypse to characters from the original X-Men trilogy. 

Another charm the film has is references to pop culture, specially 80's pop culture. You have Quicksilver playing Ms. Pac-Man, watching Knight Rider and saving the day while the background song is the god awful 80's shit Sweet Dreams by the even shittier Eurythmics. In addition, there's a movie theater scene where Jubilee, Jean Grey, Nightcrawler (dressed with Michael Jackson's Thriller red leather jacket) & Cyclops have just finished watching Return of the Jedi. The comments about how sequels suck, specially a third sequel, are hilarious, until you're at the very end of the film and realize this scene also fits the movie you're watching. 

Thank god he's back!

Younger & better versions of beloved characters.

Now, let's get down to the real reason I compare Terminator Genesys, to the new Bryan Singer X-Men movies: Messing with timelines is always a big thing, and fan boys do not forgive (Unless, it's Back to the Future or Dr. Who, nonetheless) These new X-Men films, clearly have nothing to do with comic book X-Men, so set that aside, X-Men Apocalypse feels like a forced sequel that desperately tries to cover every plot hole and establish connections with the whole X-Men franchise (yes, even including Wolverine's solo films)  The simpler the plot, the better the experience. When things are this tangled up, the presence of Quicksilver feels like a creme brulee passing softly through your esophagus, because the main course is rusty nails! 

Out of all 2016 superhero films the ranking, if rankings are your thing, are all clear now. The first place it's taken by Captain America: Civil War, second place is Deadpool and nobody cares about third and fourth but, I'd say there's an honorable mention to Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice for trying and that's 2016 for me.  Suicide Squad? ha! you've gotta be kidding! I'm sure that one will suck greasy balls.

Finally, a decent Cyclops!

I'm a bad guy just because.

All in all, everyone knows who the X-Men are, or at least have a tad of knowledge that is enough to watch this movie, even if you don't give a shit about comic books, or never read one just because you don't like reading. Is this essential viewing? no, not at all. In fact, if you don't watch it, you're not missing much. Fox studios have tried superhero films time after time and have failed time after time with Deadpool being the only exception (although the Deadpool movie feels like a one night stand, it's better than a lot of other superhero films around)

X-Men fans well, I'm sure they already know the only adaptation they consider nearly as good as the comic books is the 90's animated X-Men series, which despite not being that true to source, didn't drastically change the psyche of its characters, reason enough to praise it as a master piece. 

Verdict? X-Men Apocalypse is a mediocre derivative film at most, but everything that has the Bryan Singer signature on it, will inevitably be mediocre.

Here's the movie trailer, and no, I don't give a fuck about spoiler/no spoiler policies, you're all smart enough to wait. You'll find out the movie sucks sooner or later anyways. 

Trailer #1:

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Trailer #3:

Deadpool

 

Not as nasty as media tells you but, WTH.

In a world covered with comic book media & merchandise frenzy a new film based upon another character from another comic book doesn't seem to be much of a thing. Or is it? Deadpool has been around since the early 90's and to everyone familiar with the character they're pretty damn sure that he is neither a superhero nor a vigilante. He's a merchant, a gun for hire, so having a comic book film with an R rating is nothing but the right way to do it. The problem is, (if there's ever a problem with it) is that Deadpool has become so massively popular since the arrival of massive Comic Cons and social networks that it is almost impossible not to find yourself checking your -insert favorite social network here- timeline with something either remotely or closely related to the man in black & red (or is it red & black?) And oh boy! let's not forget about the hundreds of thousands Harley Quinn worshipers waiting for the Suicide Squad movie!

The question is, have we had enough of Deadpool already? or Do we need a big screen movie of a character that's become an internet meme and Comic Con fan favorite just because it's what's hot in your silly timeline? I don't know, and as the premise of this humble blog states: discover the answer by yourself, our reviews and opinions are merely hints at something that will become greater when you're a part of it.

I for one, I'm a big Deadpool fan. As a matter of fact, some of his stories are the most entertaining I've read in ages! (Suicide Kings, Wade Wilson's War, Merc with a Mouth, etc) and the news of movie about himself made happy enough to forget my "I'm sick of overrated superhero movie" sickness.  

Listen, Green Lantern & Wolverine Origins gave me cancer.

Oh yeah! Sex in a Marvel Comics inspired flick!

The Deadpool film has been out for almost a week now, but the motto of SPAM Alternative is to deliver unbiased honest to Satan reviews. Nobody's paying us, and we're not a shitty advertisement site so, here goes nothing:

There is a word I don't like that perfectly describes what the overall feeling of watching Deadpool is: Hype. Although trailers, ads and social network campaigns promised a film that would rock your socks off, I'm sorry to tell you that this is not the film that would do that (unless, you're an inexperienced casual movie goer with little to no cinema & comic book knowledge) The gory action scenes, the pun intended jokes, foul language and some mild sex & nudity grant you nothing, because there are hundreds of films that rely on those tricks to keep you sat for an hour and a half, so the sense of "freshness" some may be expecting here is nothing but an illusion.Maybe I'm being too much of a purist perfectionist here so don't mind me.

Still, the film tries to stay as close as possible to source material and it comes packed with massive easter eggs comic book fans will love (and superhero movie fans will pretend to understand while they're googling them)  The plot is derivative at most. Wade Wilson a low life merchant, falls in love with a hooker and all of a sudden discovers that he's got Cancer metastasis and he will inevitably die sooner than later. Suddenly, the wild promise of a magnificent cure that will cure his cancer while turning him into a mutant seems like the only way out.

You can be an X-Men Deadpool.

Can we go home now?

Of course things go wicked wrong and Deadpool promises to find the man who turned him into an unfuckable avocado. Obviously, Deadpool means are nowhere close to being those of heroes, so enter Colossus & Negasonic Teenage Warhead (the only X-Men available because the studio couldn't afford more, according to Deadpool himself haha) Their goal is to convince Deadpool to become an X-Men but you already know, our merc with a mouth doesn't give a shit about that. 

The only weakness this film may have is that it tries too hard to bring new into a genre that is more about the merchandise than the quality of the art. Deadpool is the main character and well, every other character looks and feels completely diminished in terms of developing their own personalities. For instance, Colossus (Stefan Kapicic) goes from being one of the greatest X-Men to become a do goody nanny with morals. Megasonic is the cliched teen who hates everything and wants to be some place else, and to make matters worse the enemy, the one reason this revenge movie exists is, well, too weak to be likable and credible. Ajax (Ed Skrein) is a scientist who happens to have the same powers Wade has. Anything else? not really, oh! Deadpool calls him Francis and he hates that.

Yes, I'm Canadian & I love Vancouver!

Let's do this Ripley!

The jokes are there, some are pretty good and some are not. Whenever there's an action sequence you'll find a good joke, but when action isn't going on, jokes aren't really that entertaining. Movies that rely heavily on one liners & jokes become dated pretty quickly (think of the Austin Powers trilogy) and since the plot & support cast are weaker than a Toynami Robotech toy, I don't think this film will live up to the hype that's been built around. Nevertheless, the action packed scenes are there and Ryan Reynolds is the main star here, so if you're able to skip that, then you're ready to enjoy this film. 

The fourth wall is also present on this film in several films but clearly the most unforgettable moments and jokes are those related to Ryan Reynolds acting career, the Green Lantern movie, The Wolverine Origins film and some other pun intended jokes that are related to the comic book world in general. Also, the soundtrack seems to follow the idea established by Guardians of the Galaxy: Play only oldies but goodies. Can you believe Wade Wilson's favorite band is Wham! ?

Showgirls!

AT & T (ass, tits & twat)

Nevertheles, the mere fact that Deadpool got made is perhaps the greatest artistic triumph this film achieves. Little credit should be given to 20th Century Fox, as they had zero faith in the success of a Deadpool movie. To put things into perspective, Ryan Reynolds fought for this film back in 2004 when Blade: Trinity was released. Reynolds and co. (which is why Deadpool jokes about blowing Wolverine's balls in early scenes) went to shoot test footage that was then leaked online by Reynolds himself (he claims to be 70% sure of that) because Fox had no intentions to release it to the public. Finally, after years and years of begging to the studio and the overwhelming positive responses of the test footage from the public, Fox didn't even tell Reynolds and co. that the film was green lit. They had to find out online like the rest of us plebeians. If that sounds bad, Fox even cut their budget by $7 million at the last minute, which caused the writers to scratch some action sequences that make you feel the entire film was already spoiled in the trailers.
 
Deadpool now has the biggest opening weekend in the month of February (surpassing Fifty Shades of Grey), the biggest opening weekend for 20th Century Fox (surpassing all the X-Men films), and the biggest opening weekend for an R rated film EVER (surpassing The Matrix: Reloaded). With all that being said, Deadpool is an entertaining film that works mainly because of Reynolds himself. His comedic skills pay off gloriously as the titular character, who gives so many quips in one instance that some jokes will be missed. Of course, credit should be given to the writers too (AKA: The Real Heroes Here), and it's impressive that this is Tim Miller's directorial debut. The action sequences and pacing are so good that you'd think this came from a veteran director.

From the ingenious opening credits to the subversive ending, Deadpool constantly upends clichés and tropes you're used to seeing in superhero flicks in the past few years. What's great here is the filmmakers had something weird and perverse and just went with it. Jokes about pedophilia, pegging, and sex run rampant, but it's never really dark, despite the mature subject matter. On top of that, it's also very refreshing to see a pansexual superhero in such a big studio film. It's unheard of these days. Fox and other studios, learn from this success. It's not the fact that a hard R-rated film can do well, it's that Deadpool also happens to be very entertaining , most likely because you, Fox, actually gave the filmmakers the creative freedom to do whatever the hell they wanted.

Yeah! fuck me Wade!

Ladies & Gentlemen, Chastity!

The scene after the credits shows Deadpool in a bathrobe, making fun of you, the viewer, for sticking around for so long. He also talks about the sequel, and says it will feature Cable. Then he makes a few jokes about the casting, and pokes at other movies that usually tease future movies in these scenes.

Overall, Deadpool is an entertaining film that maybe works better with people who are not really hardcore fans of the character. I for one, left the theater with mixed feelings because I know my Deadpool, the film could have been way wilder. 

Do you like Tabasco sauce? the hell I do! I love Chili! and my favorite Tabasco is the hottest one: "Habanero". Well, Deadpool was only the "Mild Tabasco"

Here's the movie trailer:

And if you're too lazy to find the easter eggs yourself, here some guy saved you time: