NOT the Worst Movie Ever. Quite the Opposite Actually....

Rating: 8/10 (5 May 2009)

There are two movies I have been anticipating for 2009- Terminator: Salvation, and this film, Wolverine: Origins. Now first of all, the consensus of the critical(or perhaps, non-critical) masses appears to be that this film completely sucked. That could not be farther from the truth-
The Good: - This film hooked me from beginning to end, after which I could not wait to see it again, which I did only 3 days afterward. The intensity of this film is intoxicating, and it happens to keep everything interesting at all times. - The acting is awesome. I can't think of a single bad performance, as everyone holds their own. I can't imagine anyone but Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, and wish Liev Schreiber tried out for Sabetooth a bit sooner...say freakin' 2000! Taylor Kitsch should've worked on his Cajun accent a bit more, however this is a problem these X films have had since day one. Just look at Collossus. - I enjoyed the effects. The action scenes are all superb and give you the urge to run outside and punch people. People complain that they where too computer heavy(perhaps), but they didn't bother me, as they still looked very good.
The Bad: - It could've used more Deadpool/Weapon X shenanigans. I had a feeling at times that this film tried to be in way too many places at once. It should've/could've been a lot simpler and would've still worked. - Wolverine's loss of memory via revolver was a bad choice. It should've happened at the operating table in a clearer version of his nightmarish flashbacks. - They should've refrained from using Deadpool as Weapon X1. If anything, it should've been Wolverine and Deadpool vs Weapon X1 and Sabertooth at the end. At least they seemed to have fixed this mistake in the scene after the credits. - They needed to explain the transformation from Sabertooth to Feral Sabertooth. They should've had Wolverine stab Sabertooth in the freakin' brain at the end. - The Silverfox Twist was a little too much. I guess it was necessary due to the direction this film took, but still, they could've gotten around it. It was a little too hokey. Her stayin' dead would've given his quest much more meaning.
Overall: A vastly entertaining, well-done film marred by a few continuity errors and perplexing differentiations from the comic that would've made the story much better. In trying so hard to connect it to the X Men films, they ended up making things a little worse. Despite that, it still did FAR FAR FAR FAR, less damage to the franchise as a whole in terms of what it did with it's characters then X3. Bring on the sequel!