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Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Edition: Blu-ray

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Director: Gavin Hood

Developer: David Benioff and Skip Woods

Producers: Fox, Marvel

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Review by: John Gustafson

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After what seemed like an eternity awaiting the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Blu-ray, the emotionally wrenching and heart-string-pulling drama has finally released! That is what is called sarcasm, yet if someone was to say that to director Gavin Hood, he would take that statement as a compliment and most likely add to it with some gibberish about the underlying duality of Wolverine’s struggle to cage the beast or bay at the moon. (more…)

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Title: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Directed by: Gavin Hood

Written by: David Benioff and Skip Woods

Rating:

Review by: John Gustafson

Hugh Jackman returns to the character that made him an international box office star in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which can best be summarized as a misguided and poorly-executed train wreck.

Viewing X-Men Origins simply as a film – ignoring the storied characters and connections Wolverine fans have coming into the film – it is a clichéd exercise in the typical action movie. Despite the deep backstory Wolverine has developed over more than 40 years, the film haphazardly jumps from plot point to plot point, throwing in a new character in every development without, at times, so little as a proper name drop or explanation for his appearance. Any emotional resonance a scene attempts to grasp at falls decidedly flat because of the sloppy script and the horrendous dialogue. Danny Huston (William Stryker) and will.i.am (Wraith) butcher their lines so badly the proper Wolverine would have gutted them before giving them the chance to speak again. (more…)

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