Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Podcast: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)



Wolverine is back, baby! Hugh Jackman returns in this origin story for Marvel's favorite character, which lies in the purgatory between X3's abject awfulness and X-Men First Class's complete series reboot. Pulling from the Origins comic, the film completely kajiggers Wolverine's story to make him the hero of and reason for the creation of the X-Men. It also introduces a bunch of new characters (Gambit, Deadpool kind of, The Blob, Silverfox) and does next to nothing with them. At least there are no holocaust scenes (but Wolverine does fight in D-Day).


Listen in as Chris and I discuss Gambit's identity crisis, Stryker's cyclical and nonsensical plan, and Master Mold in an oversized trenchcoat and fedora.

4 comments:

  1. References to the USS Maine are what set this podcast apart.

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    1. Wolverine accidentally throws his lit cigar into the armory.

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    2. Darn you, guncotton! I guess that was the Lusitania...

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  2. Loving your podcast.
    So many people I know fell asleep during this movie. I know I had to watch it about three times to see the whole thing.
    My biggest WTF moment is when the team first infiltrates the Nigerian fortress,

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