X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Filmed in part at Arcadia Station in Otago, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an X-Men prequel tracing the back story of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman).
Wolverine is seeking to avenge the death of his girlfriend at the hands of Victor Creed (Live Schreiber), later to become Sabretooth. His desire for revenge is so great he enters the mutant Weapon X programme to maximise his chances.
Few of the characters from the earlier films will appear, although the Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) character will debut alongside Gambit, The Blob and Silver Fox. South African director Gavin Hood won a best foreign film Oscar for the crime drama Tsotsi.
- Director:
- Gavin Hood ('Tsotsi', 'Rendition')
- Writer:
- David Benioff
- Cast:
- Hugh JackmanRyan ReynoldsLiev SchreiberDominic MonaghanWill i Am
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksThe most popular character from the X-Men movies gets a solo ride in this forced and unconvincing spin-off. While nifty stunt work and petrol-head pyrotechnics help give the movie a grunty, sweaty feel (love the shot with Jackman walking away from an exploding helicopter), ropey computer effects and a bizarre storyline will disappoint those expecting a top-end blockbuster.
This Wolverine Bites
Certainly watchable and sometimes fun ("Blob? Did you call me Blob?") this is often just dumb and has plot holes so awe-inspiringly-devoid-of-thought it leaves your head spinning... Can you buy someone being shot in the head and, um, waking to forget ONLY the specific memories the bad guy's trying to erase? Really? Oh boy... Kids will love it (my...
No masterpiece but not the fizzer I was expecting either
I was entertained I ate all my popcorn Not a comic fanatic so didn't know if it was true to the original story - didn't care! Complaints that he is indestructible - So can't lose his memory seem weak. And hello! of course it was made for your dollar! - mine freely given.
What a flop
Sorry X Men fans-this movie just did not cut it and I have to be brutally honest and give this one star only, I was actually very very bored and I could not follow this story very well- I thought it was just me to begin with but when I asked my friends about what they thought- they said that they thought the same about it- also as we left the cinema we...
Lame
A good way to encourage studios to make more crap like this is to go and watch this atrocity called 'Wolverine'. Bad CG; Non-existent storyline; Plot holes the size of a football field. 'Oh look I lost all memory of it because you shot me with an admantium bullet even though I am indestructible'. How much more lame can you get.
Variety
pressNoisy and impersonal, X-Men Origins: Wolverine bears all the marks of a work for hire, conceived and executed with a big budget but little imagination.
Total Film
pressGood blockbuster fare. Origins lacks the magic of the previous films, but Hood does well with a franchise whose shelflife depends on which mutants are next.
Total Film
pressGood blockbuster fare. Origins lacks the magic of the previous films, but Hood does well with a franchise whose shelflife depends on which mutants are next.
Roger Ebert
pressIt is Hugh Jackman's misfortune that when they were handing out superheroes, he got Wolverine, who is for my money low on the charisma list. He never says anything witty, insightful or very intelligent; his utterances are limited to the vocalization of primitive forces: anger, hurt, vengeance, love, hate, determination.
New Zealand Herald
pressEngaging back-to-beginning superhero romp, with the South Island as co-star.
Newshub
pressThere's certainly plenty here to keep most entertained.
For me, what this film suffered from, was just too much, all of the time and still not enough to get your teeth into.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEverything gets scarified on the altar of speed. You hardly get any chance to take the measure of any mutant, least of all Wolverine.
Empire Magazine
pressCan everyone stop making moody origin stories now, please? While not a disaster, this isn’t the claws-out, rampaging adventure we hoped for. No-one cares where Wolverine found his jacket — a spin-off with him kicking ass in Japan would have been way more fun.
Flicks, Andrew Hedley
flicksThe most popular character from the X-Men movies gets a solo ride in this forced and unconvincing spin-off. While nifty stunt work and petrol-head pyrotechnics help give the movie a grunty, sweaty feel (love the shot with Jackman walking away from an exploding helicopter), ropey computer effects and a bizarre storyline will disappoint those expecting a top-end blockbuster.
Variety
pressNoisy and impersonal, X-Men Origins: Wolverine bears all the marks of a work for hire, conceived and executed with a big budget but little imagination.
Total Film
pressGood blockbuster fare. Origins lacks the magic of the previous films, but Hood does well with a franchise whose shelflife depends on which mutants are next.
Total Film
pressGood blockbuster fare. Origins lacks the magic of the previous films, but Hood does well with a franchise whose shelflife depends on which mutants are next.
Roger Ebert
pressIt is Hugh Jackman's misfortune that when they were handing out superheroes, he got Wolverine, who is for my money low on the charisma list. He never says anything witty, insightful or very intelligent; his utterances are limited to the vocalization of primitive forces: anger, hurt, vengeance, love, hate, determination.
New Zealand Herald
pressEngaging back-to-beginning superhero romp, with the South Island as co-star.
Newshub
pressThere's certainly plenty here to keep most entertained.
For me, what this film suffered from, was just too much, all of the time and still not enough to get your teeth into.
Hollywood Reporter
pressEverything gets scarified on the altar of speed. You hardly get any chance to take the measure of any mutant, least of all Wolverine.
Empire Magazine
pressCan everyone stop making moody origin stories now, please? While not a disaster, this isn’t the claws-out, rampaging adventure we hoped for. No-one cares where Wolverine found his jacket — a spin-off with him kicking ass in Japan would have been way more fun.
This Wolverine Bites
Certainly watchable and sometimes fun ("Blob? Did you call me Blob?") this is often just dumb and has plot holes so awe-inspiringly-devoid-of-thought it leaves your head spinning... Can you buy someone being shot in the head and, um, waking to forget ONLY the specific memories the bad guy's trying to erase? Really? Oh boy... Kids will love it...
No masterpiece but not the fizzer I was expecting either
I was entertained I ate all my popcorn Not a comic fanatic so didn't know if it was true to the original story - didn't care! Complaints that he is indestructible - So can't lose his memory seem weak. And hello! of course it was made for your dollar! - mine freely given.
What a flop
Sorry X Men fans-this movie just did not cut it and I have to be brutally honest and give this one star only, I was actually very very bored and I could not follow this story very well- I thought it was just me to begin with but when I asked my friends about what they thought- they said that they thought the same about it- also as we left the cinema we...
Lame
A good way to encourage studios to make more crap like this is to go and watch this atrocity called 'Wolverine'. Bad CG; Non-existent storyline; Plot holes the size of a football field. 'Oh look I lost all memory of it because you shot me with an admantium bullet even though I am indestructible'. How much more lame can you get.
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