The Wolverine

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2013)

PLOT: After the death of Jean Grey (The Phoenix), Wolverine leaves the X-Men to live in the wilderness with no real idea of what to do next. He lives with no real purpose. Soon though, he is invited to Japan to accept a gift from the man he saved when the atomic bomb landed on Hiroshima back during World War II. When he gets there, mysterious things happen that cause him to lose his mutant healing ability. Logan must now find answers and find out what is wrong before it's too late.
MY THOUGHTS: Walking into this film, I knew it would not hold up to the other X-Men films due to the simple fact that this one takes place in Japan. I also questioned who would be the main adversary to Wolverine in this picture. Would it be Lady Deathstrike? Or Maybe even the Silver Samurai? But no, what we were given was a Silver Samurai like take on it with a twist. I believe the film had very good special effects (aside from the bear), and the atomic bomb flashback was amazing. However, I did think the film lacked in some parts and in a way, it slowed down the movie. Many things puzzled me too like how a robot insect-like thing could take away a genetic power, and how using two hands activated the adamantium sword at the end when clearly the robot was using one.
PROS/CONS: The special effects were amazing. Like always, you believed the claws were actually there and the flashback from WWII was by far the best CG used in the movie. You got a glimpse of what the healing factor did from all that radiation. Some characters in the movie were kind of boring and useless such as the archer guy and Viper, but nonetheless, the movie was decent.
OVERALL: 7/10