I really enjoyed it. I'm not really a marvel guy but there was enough action and laughs. Reynolds and Jackman were a good team and I loved seeing Blade! Definitely one I'm glad I saw on the big screen.
I think we can safely compare notes in the comments. If people go this deep, they brought the spoilers on themselves!
So who was it that got you? The big one for me was Electra. Just did not see that coming, and I love Jennifer Garner (hello, 13 Going on 30). Blade was fun, too. It was cool seeing all the OG X-Men villains, too.
Right on with the Deadpool and Wolverine analysis! I’m glad I avoided major spoilers before seeing it. “Reactors” on YouTube have a knack for spoiling things even with their screen shots advertising the videos.
I’m also on the better technology relationship kick too. I have a lot of timers on my phone to make sure I don’t spend endless time scrolling. Maybe I’ll try the apps you recommended as well.
Oh for sure. I pretty much only go into it when I have a random “urge” to binge and even then I can only handle so much. Seems like a lot of over analysis and what not. I’m sure there’s genuine excitement on some level of course, but there’s certain points where you’re just doing too much. When everyone has a breakdown video analysis to the point where you have to research which breakdowns and analysis you should be looking at, there’s a lot going on 😂
I was totally moved by it, and for me there wasn’t anything strange about why.
I’m also not the hugest Deadpool fan, but I do enjoy him as a character, but I absolutely love Wolverine. He’s always been my favourite superhero, even above Spidey.
And for me there’s a major emotional angle to it. My brother passed away between the first and second Deadpool movies. He was a big fan and I still have his Deadpool hoodie hanging in my closet. He would have loved to see where the series ended up.
I watched the movie with my nephew, his step son, and I relate to Wolverines whole shtick of surviving and knowing that feeling of regret. So yeah, when that character not to be named walked on stage, I felt that deep down and my chin wiggled ever so perceptively.
I still haven't seen Deadpool and Wolverine and have heard a lot of rave reviews but yours is the first one that has been genuinely curious about the movie.
Also 100% agree on the HotD finale. I didn't even want them to go full on battle mode but give me a little something to get excited for it. The season was really good. It's a shame there was absolutely no cliffhanger
I haven't seen any Deadpool movies but I like Hugh Jackman and Wolverine, so will have to check it out. Since both you and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar raved about it!
I also want to say... having lived in Louisiana for a long time... the far-more-realistic-yet-still-incredibly-inaccurate accent of a certain cameo was one of my favorite parts of the movie.
[The Morganism] While I love Deadpool - and I think Reynolds plays him just right for a screen adaptation - there's a great aspect to the books that doesn't (and probably can't) make it to the screen: Deadpool is a surprisingly funny look at mental illness. And if you've (unfortunately) been in that club like I have, he's even more hilarious. Part of the allure of the frequent fourth-wall-breaks is that, in the comic book at least, you're never really sure who he's talking to. He can see some of the narration words appearing on the page (which no one else can see), he has multiple sets of thought balloons going on, sometimes arguing with each other, sometimes even in multiple colors to distinguish the different "voices." Deadpool is the only one in the comic that knows he's in a comic book... maybe? He's just as often arguing with his own mind, and it's never 100% clear if he's aware of our presence, or just views us as yet another 'thing he can see that may or may not be real', or yet another voice. Another joke in this mental illness train is that he's hyper-sexual. While it's definitely crude, I don't think the humor of it was ever meant to be solely crude humor. It's a taboo symptom of mental illness, for which he kicks down the doors of modesty and taboo, not even attempting to hide the dysfunction. The joke is less about the sex and more about embracing a chronic and self-destructive behavior. ... I found Deadpool and Wolverine surprisingly moving, as well, but for entirely different reasons. One of the things that made Marvel so groundbreaking is the way it focused on the personal flaws and humanity of the characters -- not just their super powers. Reynolds has had some amazing emotional scenes dispersed among the chaos in all the Deadpool movies, and this was no exception. There are some astoundingly humble scenes in this one, scenes where nobody is the hero, scenes where he's unmasked and wearing a plain sweater, stressed out, trying to make life work, trying to manage money, trying to manage his family and friends. I found these parts really tugged on my heartstrings, giving the movie a more diverse feel than "just a comedy".
Seeing Deadpool and Wolverine on Sunday, really looking forward to it.
Curious what you think about it!
I really enjoyed it. I'm not really a marvel guy but there was enough action and laughs. Reynolds and Jackman were a good team and I loved seeing Blade! Definitely one I'm glad I saw on the big screen.
I had a similar reaction to watching Deadpool & Wolverine. The nostalglia really hit me for certain characters.
I think we can safely compare notes in the comments. If people go this deep, they brought the spoilers on themselves!
So who was it that got you? The big one for me was Electra. Just did not see that coming, and I love Jennifer Garner (hello, 13 Going on 30). Blade was fun, too. It was cool seeing all the OG X-Men villains, too.
Right on with the Deadpool and Wolverine analysis! I’m glad I avoided major spoilers before seeing it. “Reactors” on YouTube have a knack for spoiling things even with their screen shots advertising the videos.
I’m also on the better technology relationship kick too. I have a lot of timers on my phone to make sure I don’t spend endless time scrolling. Maybe I’ll try the apps you recommended as well.
Great read!
The YouTube fandom subculture is a bit much imo. I don’t wade in very often, and usually only hit certain trusted spots.
Oh for sure. I pretty much only go into it when I have a random “urge” to binge and even then I can only handle so much. Seems like a lot of over analysis and what not. I’m sure there’s genuine excitement on some level of course, but there’s certain points where you’re just doing too much. When everyone has a breakdown video analysis to the point where you have to research which breakdowns and analysis you should be looking at, there’s a lot going on 😂
I was totally moved by it, and for me there wasn’t anything strange about why.
I’m also not the hugest Deadpool fan, but I do enjoy him as a character, but I absolutely love Wolverine. He’s always been my favourite superhero, even above Spidey.
And for me there’s a major emotional angle to it. My brother passed away between the first and second Deadpool movies. He was a big fan and I still have his Deadpool hoodie hanging in my closet. He would have loved to see where the series ended up.
I watched the movie with my nephew, his step son, and I relate to Wolverines whole shtick of surviving and knowing that feeling of regret. So yeah, when that character not to be named walked on stage, I felt that deep down and my chin wiggled ever so perceptively.
Thanks for sharing! I can only imagine everything you were feeling and thinking.
Well said! I think we all have movies like that, that encompass something tremendous in life happening around the time of release.
I still haven't seen Deadpool and Wolverine and have heard a lot of rave reviews but yours is the first one that has been genuinely curious about the movie.
Also 100% agree on the HotD finale. I didn't even want them to go full on battle mode but give me a little something to get excited for it. The season was really good. It's a shame there was absolutely no cliffhanger
Your mileage will definitely vary with Deadpool & Wolverine. If you don't feel nostalgia for the 2000s era Fox films, it probably won't land the same.
As for HotD... I don't want people to start dying. I just want stuff to start happening! lol
I'm an early 90s kid so I'm probably the perfect audience for 2000s era nostalgia :). I definitely want to see it. Maybe this week let's see 😀
Come back and drop a comment if you do! Love to hear what you think.
I haven't seen any Deadpool movies but I like Hugh Jackman and Wolverine, so will have to check it out. Since both you and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar raved about it!
I find it hilarious that Kareem not only watched it, he loved it! LOL
Joyous! Love the commentary.
I also want to say... having lived in Louisiana for a long time... the far-more-realistic-yet-still-incredibly-inaccurate accent of a certain cameo was one of my favorite parts of the movie.
[The Morganism] While I love Deadpool - and I think Reynolds plays him just right for a screen adaptation - there's a great aspect to the books that doesn't (and probably can't) make it to the screen: Deadpool is a surprisingly funny look at mental illness. And if you've (unfortunately) been in that club like I have, he's even more hilarious. Part of the allure of the frequent fourth-wall-breaks is that, in the comic book at least, you're never really sure who he's talking to. He can see some of the narration words appearing on the page (which no one else can see), he has multiple sets of thought balloons going on, sometimes arguing with each other, sometimes even in multiple colors to distinguish the different "voices." Deadpool is the only one in the comic that knows he's in a comic book... maybe? He's just as often arguing with his own mind, and it's never 100% clear if he's aware of our presence, or just views us as yet another 'thing he can see that may or may not be real', or yet another voice. Another joke in this mental illness train is that he's hyper-sexual. While it's definitely crude, I don't think the humor of it was ever meant to be solely crude humor. It's a taboo symptom of mental illness, for which he kicks down the doors of modesty and taboo, not even attempting to hide the dysfunction. The joke is less about the sex and more about embracing a chronic and self-destructive behavior. ... I found Deadpool and Wolverine surprisingly moving, as well, but for entirely different reasons. One of the things that made Marvel so groundbreaking is the way it focused on the personal flaws and humanity of the characters -- not just their super powers. Reynolds has had some amazing emotional scenes dispersed among the chaos in all the Deadpool movies, and this was no exception. There are some astoundingly humble scenes in this one, scenes where nobody is the hero, scenes where he's unmasked and wearing a plain sweater, stressed out, trying to make life work, trying to manage money, trying to manage his family and friends. I found these parts really tugged on my heartstrings, giving the movie a more diverse feel than "just a comedy".