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<blockquote data-quote="horacethegrey" data-source="post: 6821585" data-attributes="member: 40123"><p>Just came back from seeing it. Quite good. Not quite a top tier Marvel movie but it was a solid entry in Fox's Cinematic X-verse. If I had to list down what I liked about it.</p><p></p><p><u>PROS</u></p><p></p><p><strong>Ryan Reynolds</strong> - This is the role he was born to play. You already knew from the previews that he got Wade Wilson's trademark snark down pat, but it was quite surprising how well he handled the more vulnerable and emotional moments. Great performance, and am looking forward to more movies with him in the role.</p><p></p><p><strong>Humour </strong>- Of course, this being a Deadpool movie, one expects the one liners and general absurdities to be front and center. The jokes are a bit hit and miss to be honest. But man, when the gags really hit they hit hard. I'm not really a fan of Deadpool's occasional pop cultural references, but at time the way they're used really bring out some laughs. And the 4th wall breaking bits are truly hilarious, especially in regards to this being a Fox X-men spinoff and all that it implies.</p><p></p><p><strong>Love Story</strong> - But for a movie that doesn't take itself seriously half the time, it's got a surprisingly affecting love story that holds it together. Both Reynolds and Morena Baccarin make for a believable couple of two screwed up souls who find each other and fight to stay together. Seriously, this is one of those times when a romance in a superhero film doesn't derail the proceedings.</p><p></p><p><strong>Violence </strong>- Whoa. They really didn't hold back on the blood and guts once they got that R rating. It's a good thing that the film's tone is more comedic than the usual movie that showcases this amount of gore, otherwise people would have been disturbed by all of it. </p><p></p><p><strong>Horror Movie Origin</strong> - Holy S**t. I didn't expect Wade Wilson's transformation into the Man in Red to be such a grimdark affair. That was some seriously disturbing s**t they put him through. And it lends credence to the analysis that Wade is using his humor to hide his trauma and pain.</p><p></p><p><strong>X-Men cameos</strong> - Well, we finally got a Colossus who looks like the character in the comics, and they even gave him a personality too! The movie still pokes fun at him for being a kindhearted simpleton, and at Negasonic Teenage Warhead being a stereotypical angsty goth teen. But the moments when they use their powers and act like X-Men are great to see.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>CONS</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><strong>Weak Villains</strong> - Ajax and Angel Dust were quite simply, boring and forgettable. They're really just there to give Deadpool an antagonist to hate on and act against. </p><p></p><p>So yeah. Good movie. I give it a 8.5/10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="horacethegrey, post: 6821585, member: 40123"] Just came back from seeing it. Quite good. Not quite a top tier Marvel movie but it was a solid entry in Fox's Cinematic X-verse. If I had to list down what I liked about it. [U]PROS[/U] [B]Ryan Reynolds[/B] - This is the role he was born to play. You already knew from the previews that he got Wade Wilson's trademark snark down pat, but it was quite surprising how well he handled the more vulnerable and emotional moments. Great performance, and am looking forward to more movies with him in the role. [B]Humour [/B]- Of course, this being a Deadpool movie, one expects the one liners and general absurdities to be front and center. The jokes are a bit hit and miss to be honest. But man, when the gags really hit they hit hard. I'm not really a fan of Deadpool's occasional pop cultural references, but at time the way they're used really bring out some laughs. And the 4th wall breaking bits are truly hilarious, especially in regards to this being a Fox X-men spinoff and all that it implies. [B]Love Story[/B] - But for a movie that doesn't take itself seriously half the time, it's got a surprisingly affecting love story that holds it together. Both Reynolds and Morena Baccarin make for a believable couple of two screwed up souls who find each other and fight to stay together. Seriously, this is one of those times when a romance in a superhero film doesn't derail the proceedings. [B]Violence [/B]- Whoa. They really didn't hold back on the blood and guts once they got that R rating. It's a good thing that the film's tone is more comedic than the usual movie that showcases this amount of gore, otherwise people would have been disturbed by all of it. [B]Horror Movie Origin[/B] - Holy S**t. I didn't expect Wade Wilson's transformation into the Man in Red to be such a grimdark affair. That was some seriously disturbing s**t they put him through. And it lends credence to the analysis that Wade is using his humor to hide his trauma and pain. [B]X-Men cameos[/B] - Well, we finally got a Colossus who looks like the character in the comics, and they even gave him a personality too! The movie still pokes fun at him for being a kindhearted simpleton, and at Negasonic Teenage Warhead being a stereotypical angsty goth teen. But the moments when they use their powers and act like X-Men are great to see. [U]CONS [/U] [B]Weak Villains[/B] - Ajax and Angel Dust were quite simply, boring and forgettable. They're really just there to give Deadpool an antagonist to hate on and act against. So yeah. Good movie. I give it a 8.5/10. [/QUOTE]
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