How would you rank it in the X-men series?
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How would you rank it in the X-men series?
Well, I personally liked it a lot.
However, it had the lowest US opening weekend for any of the X-Men seres I believe. On the other hand, it had a huge opening internationally. $53million US, but $86 million internationally. So that international number is huge...a total of $139 million for its opening.
I thought it was an excellent continuation of the Wolverine series of standalone movies, but also fit in very well between "Last Stand," and the upcoming "Days of future Past."
So, for me it was probably the 2nd or 3rd best of all of the X-men series. We'll have to see how it does overall. Seems like internatinally it is going to be a bigger hit than the US.
Days of Future Past will be exciting since it will feature both the X-Men trilogy cast and the First Class cast. Can't wait till it comes out.
One of the Co-Ops at our company will leave in two weeks, so we decided to take him out for a movie. We wanted to see Man of Steel, but most theaters in Austin stopped showing it. We'll probably settle with Pacific Rim or Wolverine.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
I just came back from watching The Wolverine. I have to say it was the most complete out of all the superheroes movies as a story this year so far. I was reading an article complaining about the Jean Grey scenes being as pointless as Alice Eve's stripped down shot in Star Trek Into Darkness. Now that I've watched the movie... I don't know what the hell that writer was talking about since the Wolverine was still haunted by the death of Jean Grey which made him contemplate his own death.
AssassinsMace
Lieutenant General
Here's a bit of alarming news. Apparently Armie Hammer who was the Lone Ranger was interviewed and said he was set to play Batman in the Batman vs. Superman movie. But because he and Henry Cavill are doing another movie together he decided to drop out of Batman. Armie Hammer as Batman? Yikes!
In other news apparently because Pacific Rim opened up big in China, sequel chances are more likely. Del Toro has already given hints on his sequel where because Gypsy Danger exploded on the other side, the next monsters that come out of the rift will be cyborgs. The aliens will have learned about Jaeger technology from wreckage and incorporated them into their monsters.
In other news apparently because Pacific Rim opened up big in China, sequel chances are more likely. Del Toro has already given hints on his sequel where because Gypsy Danger exploded on the other side, the next monsters that come out of the rift will be cyborgs. The aliens will have learned about Jaeger technology from wreckage and incorporated them into their monsters.
solarz
Brigadier
Re: Bruce Lee
Wow, that's crazy. If Bruce Lee had lived, he'd be 73 today! In a way, dying young has immortalized him.
Bruce Lee was certainly a great master and pioneer of Chinese Martial Arts. As for "best", that is a rather futile argument.
Nevertheless, I will say this. His kung-fu movies are something that the wire-fu of today cannot hope to match. Where I get bored by the fight scenes of the latest martial arts movies, I still love Bruce Lee's works!
Wow, that's crazy. If Bruce Lee had lived, he'd be 73 today! In a way, dying young has immortalized him.
Bruce Lee was certainly a great master and pioneer of Chinese Martial Arts. As for "best", that is a rather futile argument.
Nevertheless, I will say this. His kung-fu movies are something that the wire-fu of today cannot hope to match. Where I get bored by the fight scenes of the latest martial arts movies, I still love Bruce Lee's works!
vesicles
Colonel
Re: Bruce Lee
I don't think Chuck Norris was Lee's student. He was more or less Lee's competitor. When they met the first time, Chuck Norris was already a world champion. And people actually believed that the two masters were actually fighting in their fight scenes (I can't remember the actual movie). So they were supposed to do a choreographed fight scene, but their competitive nature took over and they began to actually fight.
I don't think Chuck Norris was Lee's student. He was more or less Lee's competitor. When they met the first time, Chuck Norris was already a world champion. And people actually believed that the two masters were actually fighting in their fight scenes (I can't remember the actual movie). So they were supposed to do a choreographed fight scene, but their competitive nature took over and they began to actually fight.
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Way of the Dragon. Lee Actually broke Norris arm during that fight.
Saw Wolverine with our CoOp today. Funny thing is we were originally going to see Pacific Rim but the Theatre screwed up the schedule, so we settled with Wolverine instead.
Overall I enjoyed the film (though one of my colleagues didn't) but didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Guess Jeff is a bit responsible in that respect. It was a fun ride but didn't quite live up to my expectations. Time for what I liked and didn't like about the film.
What I liked:
Believe it or not, I thought that the fact that the film concentrated on a new setting (Japan) and not on the mutants was a great move. By focusing on a relatively small number of normal (Wolverine's body guard didn't count since her power had no combat applications) I thought that the film succeeded on a grittier and more "realistic level". I never I thought that I would say this about a film with clawed mutants mowing down grappling arrow firing ninjas, but I think this film is perhaps the most emotional one out of the X-Men series. We see Logan actually interacting with non-powered people in meaningful ways (something the previous Wolverine film attempted but failed at).
The action scenes were intense, and the fact that wolverine didn't have his healing factor for a good portion of the film kept me on the edge. Good thing they did that or else the audience won't be invested.
What I didn't like:
Stereotypical portrayal of oriental culture and especially the men. There was only one Japanese guy who was half decent (Japanese Hawkeye, I'll call him that since the name eludes me) and all the other ones are corrupt womanizers, power hungry jerk who slap women, or power hungry jerk who wants immortality. Basically, this is the mall ninja or otaku's vision of Japan. You have Yakuza mobs with submachine guns and ninjas running around in stereotypical black outfits. People still fight with samurai swords, blah blah... I know that a lot of it is done in the rule of cool, but I still wished that they could have shown more respect. They also showed horny Japanese men consistently hitting on Caucasian chicks while it is OK for Logan to do the same to a Japanese chick... I think many oriental viewers might find unfortunate implications in those scenes and take it the wrong way.
The villain motive was equally bizarre. I couldn't figure out for my life what the Viper's motive was (for eviluz????). The Japanese corporate leader's turn to villainy was also a bit sudden. They took care to cast him in a sympathetic life during the flashback and he is suddenly a evil murderer in the present day. There should have been more foreshadowing.
Despite the setbacks, all the bad elements were cancelled out by Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart's cameos in the post-credit scene. Overall, an enjoyable film with issues that need to be tweaked out.
Overall I enjoyed the film (though one of my colleagues didn't) but didn't like it as much as I thought I would. Guess Jeff is a bit responsible in that respect. It was a fun ride but didn't quite live up to my expectations. Time for what I liked and didn't like about the film.
What I liked:
Believe it or not, I thought that the fact that the film concentrated on a new setting (Japan) and not on the mutants was a great move. By focusing on a relatively small number of normal (Wolverine's body guard didn't count since her power had no combat applications) I thought that the film succeeded on a grittier and more "realistic level". I never I thought that I would say this about a film with clawed mutants mowing down grappling arrow firing ninjas, but I think this film is perhaps the most emotional one out of the X-Men series. We see Logan actually interacting with non-powered people in meaningful ways (something the previous Wolverine film attempted but failed at).
The action scenes were intense, and the fact that wolverine didn't have his healing factor for a good portion of the film kept me on the edge. Good thing they did that or else the audience won't be invested.
What I didn't like:
Stereotypical portrayal of oriental culture and especially the men. There was only one Japanese guy who was half decent (Japanese Hawkeye, I'll call him that since the name eludes me) and all the other ones are corrupt womanizers, power hungry jerk who slap women, or power hungry jerk who wants immortality. Basically, this is the mall ninja or otaku's vision of Japan. You have Yakuza mobs with submachine guns and ninjas running around in stereotypical black outfits. People still fight with samurai swords, blah blah... I know that a lot of it is done in the rule of cool, but I still wished that they could have shown more respect. They also showed horny Japanese men consistently hitting on Caucasian chicks while it is OK for Logan to do the same to a Japanese chick... I think many oriental viewers might find unfortunate implications in those scenes and take it the wrong way.
The villain motive was equally bizarre. I couldn't figure out for my life what the Viper's motive was (for eviluz????). The Japanese corporate leader's turn to villainy was also a bit sudden. They took care to cast him in a sympathetic life during the flashback and he is suddenly a evil murderer in the present day. There should have been more foreshadowing.
Despite the setbacks, all the bad elements were cancelled out by Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart's cameos in the post-credit scene. Overall, an enjoyable film with issues that need to be tweaked out.
Equation
Lieutenant General
Should have waited and watch Pacific Rim instead, more respect towards the Asian culture and without the stereotypical Hollywood cliche.