Never say die.

X-Men: Origins-Hugh Jackman, Liev Schrieber, Danny Huston





SEE.







Sorry, people, but we all know that Hugh Jackman's Wolverine was the best thing about the X-Men series. That movie made Hugh Jackman after all. At least it did here in the United States. So, my question is, "Do I really care about the origins of the other X-Men characters?" Nope. Maybe some other comic book fanatics might argue that there are oodles of X-Men heroes to explore but as a non-comic book fan who was totally drawn in by his character, I say "bull-puckey." Yeah, you heard me. Wolverine is the s**t, and while I'm not digging his new CGI claws, I still like his the story (Simple. You know me.) I like his brother-the big, bad wolf-played by Liev Schreiber. The movie's problems only surface when other mutants are introduced to us and then quickly dispatched to get back to the Wolverine story which is the reason we all came to the theater.





Maybe I want to get to know Gambit or Wade Wilson (Wade is getting his own

X-Men movie-Deadpool.) But, nooooo, this is Wolverine's story. I'll just have to wait for the sequels/prequels/spinoffs and, believe me, they are being developed faster than you can say box office receipts. Look on your IMDBpro, you freaks! Wolverine 2 and Magneto are already lining up to pick your pocket. (No offense but the guy playing Magneto better be freakin' hot to hold my interest.) Anyway, as far as this movie goes, I was entertained if not enthralled. There certainly were twists and turns in the plot but still, at base, this is just a good ol' revenge tale. Who doesn't like that kind of story? My question is who decided that the only element that could debilitate Wolverine is named after either an eighties pop-star or a cartoon character. (Yes. There may an actual debate about this somewhere. I'm going with eighties pop-star.) Adamantium.?Really?! I'll leave it at that.








EAT.








Mutants are people, too. They eat what you eat. I think.








SHOP.








Wolverine, as the name suggests, has wolf-like tendencies-creepy claws, fangs, an overabundance of facial hair- but, he also does not (apparently) age or die. I don't know how Hugh Jackman plans to pull that off for the next ten years while he makes sequels to these movies. I mean, sure, he's a good looking guy, but he ain't Dick Clark.





My recommendation, some serious anti-aging cream. Rub on http://www.wrinklecreamreviews.com/. Beauty ain't forever, Wolverine! I mean we aren't making Harry Potter, are we now?