Apr
29
I’ve been looking forward to seeing “Wolverine” for months and months now. I’m not thrilled that it’s a prequel. I think “X2″ told us pretty much everything we needed to know about his origin. I think the more we know about the Canucklehead, the less interesting the character becomes. For example, his real name is not Logan, but James Howlett. See, that little bit of information alone is dullsville.
At any rate, folks are beginning to see the film at press screenings and so forth. Yes, the buzz was universally poor in regards to the bootlegged workprint, but that was the “unfinished version” with incomplete effects and missing 15 minutes or so of additional footage. According to the Chud.com message boards, though, the final cut of “Wolverine” blows goats as well.
I’m locked in to see the film tomorrow night at the ArcLight Sherman Oaks. There’s no turning back now for this kid. So what do I do? How should I prepare myself to see a movie that is, by all accounts, worse than a dickpunch with extreme prejudice? That I can’t tell you. I’ve been in this position before, hearing nothing but negative buzz about a film. Sometimes it’ll lower my expectations a bit, and I’ll end up being pleased it’s at least in focus. I walked out of “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” thinking I’d seen a completely different movie than everyone else who couldn’t seem to hate on that film enough. The same thing happened with “Spider-Man 3.”
I dunno. I’m disappointed that it’s not on par with “X2,” but at the same time, I think I’ll probably dig it more than the average geek. I kind of just like going to the movies. I’d like to think I’m not one of these hyperbolic goofballs who acts as though his precious life was robbed of two hours. Those jerkwads need to catch swine flu. Or they need to see “The Mutant Chronicles.” If “Wolverine” is even slightly better than that shitpie, I’ll do a flip.
-Brad Lohan
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