Terrible spin-off from the X-Men series, but its watchable

Rating: 4/10 (17 May 2014)

Five years ago, I used to love this movie and thought it can be better than other super hero spin-offs. Now, by looking back at this movie, it does not hold up really well. I can now see what went wrong with this movie, but I don't hated it. There are some things that I do like about "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," while the rest I have issues with. Hugh Jackman does a fantastic job as the Wolverine, and he does make this movie worth watching because he is the Wolverine. Some of the cast like Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Taylor Kitsch, and such did fine for what they have to do. I thought the music by Harry Gregson Williams isn't that bad, but not one of the greatest that I've ever heard. Some of the action is bit standard, but that does not mean they are bad. With that said, the origin story for our main character isn't well told which they tried to make it a decent character study, but it was poorly executed. Nevertheless, I at least give it some credit for trying. The special effects in this movie are downright terrible. Wolverine's claws in the other X-Men movies were practical, but now they are CG. Thankfully, they went back to practical on the other Wolverine movie which that one is better than this movie. The script is poorly written, and could have use some rewrites before making this movie. The time frame is mess up in this movie because the movie is suppose to be taken place in the late 1970s and early 80s, but the movie acts like if this was today. There are plot holes in this movie, and they don't make any sense. First, those computers in the movie don't exist like this until the today's technology; second, they put Gambit in this movie, but what will happen to him when he joins part of the X-Men? He will become in older man, and third, did most of the people who were behind this movie ever read the comics? I don't think so. Once again, I can now see what's wrong with this movie and wish that the script deserves some rewrites, and make it a better movie. If you want see a better Wolverine movie, then watch "The Wolverine." James Mangold made that the better Wolverine than what Gavin Hood did with this movie. This is a terrible spin-off from the X-Men series, but its watchable. I give "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" a 4 out of 10. Oh, and one more thing, I do hope that "X-Men: Days of Future Past" fixes up the time frame, and I will be looking forward to it when it comes to theaters on May 23rd.