X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Lack of good storyline.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Incredibly entertaining. From an action and visuals point of view, this is my second favorite in the series (my favorite still being 'X-Men 3: The Last Stand'). The visuals are simply impressive, to say the least. Liev Schreiber makes a fantastic, convincing antagonist. Great cast, great music and all-round great production. To call if fascinating is almost too mild a word.

Last Stand sucked. This movie kicked ass. X2 was awesome cause Striker was the bad guy. Guess what he is again. Hello Wade Wilson aka Deadpool. Yes he has a big mouth. This movie is GREAT!!!

'X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)' makes a mockery of the character and the franchise, marking the moment that the series finally reached its tipping point of story versus money. This utter schlock was only good for one thing: its surprisingly entertaining, and lavishly violent, video-game adaptation. Other than that, even the best moments of this travesty are only alright at best, including an oft lauded opening montage that sees our hero battle his way through the wars of the world. The majority of the piece is dumb, dull and generally dreadful. It's one of the most annoying, stupid and downright disappointing superhero features I've seen. It is generally one of the worst films I've seen simply because it is so face-palm inducing. It's actually irritating to think about, to be honest. 3/10

This was actually the first "X-Men" movie I ever saw. I saw it in theaters back in 2009 on my birthday. I thought it was awesome when I first saw it, but that was when I didn't have much taste. Upon rewatching it after developing critical thinking skills, I realize that this movie is pretty bad.There are many things that this movie disappointingly glossed over. The first few minutes showing Logan's childhood and the montage with Logan and Victor fighting in various wars each could have honestly been their own movies, but both sequences were only a few minutes long.Another issue is that, like "X-Men: The Last Stand," it had far more characters than it knew what to do with. Gambit was awesome but was totally wasted and there were other characters that felt unnecessary. The worst thing about this movie is what they infamously did to Deadpool: they sewed his mouth shut. He is supposed to be "The Merc With The Mouth" and they sew his mouth shut?! Really?!The film's story doesn't make much sense and there are many things that leave you scratching your head. Why do they try to kill Wolverine when they know they just made him indestructible? Why did Wolverine no longer want to kill Stryker after finding out that it was a set up and his wife was in on it? Why didn't the captured mutants just use their superpowers to escape from the cages?The action scenes are poorly staged and shot and shown from many random angles. The cutting an "X" in the wall scene and the walking away from explosion scene were both shoehorned into the movie just so they could be used for the trailer. The CGI is also surprisingly lackluster.The only things that save this movie are the leads. Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber were both excellent as Wolverine and Sabertooth respectively, and the nature of their relationship is very interestingly played out.This is one of the worst comic book movies out there. Even die-hard "X-Men" fans don't need to bother with this one. This is easily the worst of the series, but at least it lead to the series being taken in a different direction that made it better.RATING: D