A friend of mine really liked the montage in the credits and was not happy when I dryly said, “weird how they didn’t show the director for any of the X-Men movies? Wonder why that is”
The movie showed remarkable restraint. Why, several times Hugh Jackman was seen drinking liquor brands that were NOT Aviation Gin. And his Hulu show was only modestly promoted in the background.
I haven't made it past the first sentence because “why do they keep clapping every time new people show up?” is such a perfect encapsulation of where we're at, slapping our flippers together and loving the familiar fishes that are thrown into our mouths :D
Saw this on Saturday and liked it, but as the days have passed and I've had time to think about it further... I'm not sure this was really all that good of a movie. They threw a lot of cameos and a lot of so-called Easter eggs, but the plot was convoluted and needlessly complicated. I see a ton of people on places like Threads asking about what universe or universes this movie was taking place in - it was confusing to everyone, is what I'm getting at.
I'm a Wolverine stan against my better judgement (man with claws is fucking cool, my thoughts on this have not evolved since I was 8), so I will see this. Does it offer anything from that perspective?
I think if you like the Wolverine from X-Men 97, you'll find a lot to enjoy here (in terms of the costume). And, actually, he and Ryan play off each other very well regardless.
Deadpool went from poking fun at superhero sacrifice (like in Logan, and then undoing it anyway) to this movie that first ironically used Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”, then unironically using a slowed-down dramatic cover of it like it was 2015. Kinda sums it up to me. Great song tho
Honestly this movie was the closest I got to *thinking* about cheering at random cameos. I didn’t, because I am an adult that reads Variety and I’m at a corporate synergy movie with bad words. Maybe if they added nudity…
My wife’s review is more important than mine. She is an enormous Deadpool fan but she hates Disney shit. So naturally she was extremely annoyed at exactly what you describe in the last few paragraphs. She was amused at the actual Deadpool multiverse stuff towards the end pulled from the comics.
I thought the movie was fine and funny enough and I don't remember most of it except for a few jokes and cameos and a bit of violence because I got violently ill basically immediately after leaving the theatre (don't take that as a knock against the movie. Or do, I'm sure Ryan would find that funny).
Also, not movie related, but but this-review-related: Emma Corrin is not, in fact, in House of the Dragon.
I think reading the mixed reviews for this movie sufficiently lowered my expectations enough to the point that I actually enjoyed it. I kept reading how there was no real plot and just call back after call back, but I thought the actual plot wasn't too bad. The action sequences aren't all that effective when you know no one can die, though throwing in a bunch of Fox era heroes and villains turned out to be kinda neat since you know they don't necessarily have to stick around. I totally get why Vince like one specific cameo in particular, glad they went with the cheesiest comic/cartoon accurate version of him too.
Kind of a bummer that the previous Deadpool side characters didn't get much to do this time around, but I guess the inevitable sequel will incorporate them somehow (they really need to stop sidelining super hot Morena Baccarin, come on now).
Vince, I think there’s a good piece to be written about people cheering for characters from movies that they probably didn’t like. We’re cheering for Elektra? Johnny Storm? Who liked those movies?
My guess is they were more cheering to see them in something that was actually fun, kind of like some small semblance of redemption for both the actors and the characters?
“They’re going to have you making these movies until you’re 90," and then four hours after I left the theater, RDJ is playing Dr. Doom.
While I don't HATE any of them, the Deadpool franchise is not for me, which is strange, because I do enjoy the Ryan Reynolds persona. I just feel like they're trying way too hard to be irreverent and badass - there's a single shot here, from one of the cameos firing a gun, that's more successful at being cool than anything Ryan tried in three movies. (Very funny they got that guy before the MCU version of that movie got made. How has that movie still not been made?!?!).
Still, I did enjoy the cameos - the accent got the biggest laugh - and I got some chuckles remembering all the mediocre Fox Marvel movies I saw for free as a high school movie theater employee. No idea why the titular pairing kept fighting after we established that they're invincible.
I read a spoiler about the cameo I THINK you’re referencing, and honestly, that’s very cute and nice. Sometimes the meta jokes work.
It was very cute. But like, even in this movie's cutest moment you could argue that they were kind of ripping off The Flash.
OOF. Maybe it's time to give the multiverse a rest for a while.
A friend of mine really liked the montage in the credits and was not happy when I dryly said, “weird how they didn’t show the director for any of the X-Men movies? Wonder why that is”
"A movie designed for the mythical 14-year-old who has somehow been reading Variety since 2002" is a flawless summary. Bravo.
The movie showed remarkable restraint. Why, several times Hugh Jackman was seen drinking liquor brands that were NOT Aviation Gin. And his Hulu show was only modestly promoted in the background.
I haven't made it past the first sentence because “why do they keep clapping every time new people show up?” is such a perfect encapsulation of where we're at, slapping our flippers together and loving the familiar fishes that are thrown into our mouths :D
Piercing right to the center of the rotten apple on this one, Vince. Great read.
Saw this on Saturday and liked it, but as the days have passed and I've had time to think about it further... I'm not sure this was really all that good of a movie. They threw a lot of cameos and a lot of so-called Easter eggs, but the plot was convoluted and needlessly complicated. I see a ton of people on places like Threads asking about what universe or universes this movie was taking place in - it was confusing to everyone, is what I'm getting at.
I'm a Wolverine stan against my better judgement (man with claws is fucking cool, my thoughts on this have not evolved since I was 8), so I will see this. Does it offer anything from that perspective?
I think if you like the Wolverine from X-Men 97, you'll find a lot to enjoy here (in terms of the costume). And, actually, he and Ryan play off each other very well regardless.
Deadpool went from poking fun at superhero sacrifice (like in Logan, and then undoing it anyway) to this movie that first ironically used Madonna’s “Like a Prayer”, then unironically using a slowed-down dramatic cover of it like it was 2015. Kinda sums it up to me. Great song tho
They didn't undo it.. technically, anyway.
Honestly this movie was the closest I got to *thinking* about cheering at random cameos. I didn’t, because I am an adult that reads Variety and I’m at a corporate synergy movie with bad words. Maybe if they added nudity…
My wife’s review is more important than mine. She is an enormous Deadpool fan but she hates Disney shit. So naturally she was extremely annoyed at exactly what you describe in the last few paragraphs. She was amused at the actual Deadpool multiverse stuff towards the end pulled from the comics.
I thought the movie was fine and funny enough and I don't remember most of it except for a few jokes and cameos and a bit of violence because I got violently ill basically immediately after leaving the theatre (don't take that as a knock against the movie. Or do, I'm sure Ryan would find that funny).
Also, not movie related, but but this-review-related: Emma Corrin is not, in fact, in House of the Dragon.
Damn, thank you for the correction. I get my non-binary actors named Emma confused sometimes.
I think reading the mixed reviews for this movie sufficiently lowered my expectations enough to the point that I actually enjoyed it. I kept reading how there was no real plot and just call back after call back, but I thought the actual plot wasn't too bad. The action sequences aren't all that effective when you know no one can die, though throwing in a bunch of Fox era heroes and villains turned out to be kinda neat since you know they don't necessarily have to stick around. I totally get why Vince like one specific cameo in particular, glad they went with the cheesiest comic/cartoon accurate version of him too.
Kind of a bummer that the previous Deadpool side characters didn't get much to do this time around, but I guess the inevitable sequel will incorporate them somehow (they really need to stop sidelining super hot Morena Baccarin, come on now).
Vince, I think there’s a good piece to be written about people cheering for characters from movies that they probably didn’t like. We’re cheering for Elektra? Johnny Storm? Who liked those movies?
My guess is they were more cheering to see them in something that was actually fun, kind of like some small semblance of redemption for both the actors and the characters?
Yeah, people aren't cheering for the movies, they're cheering for the characters.
“They’re going to have you making these movies until you’re 90," and then four hours after I left the theater, RDJ is playing Dr. Doom.
While I don't HATE any of them, the Deadpool franchise is not for me, which is strange, because I do enjoy the Ryan Reynolds persona. I just feel like they're trying way too hard to be irreverent and badass - there's a single shot here, from one of the cameos firing a gun, that's more successful at being cool than anything Ryan tried in three movies. (Very funny they got that guy before the MCU version of that movie got made. How has that movie still not been made?!?!).
Still, I did enjoy the cameos - the accent got the biggest laugh - and I got some chuckles remembering all the mediocre Fox Marvel movies I saw for free as a high school movie theater employee. No idea why the titular pairing kept fighting after we established that they're invincible.