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filmschoolrejects.com - 5/2/2009

Shouting Match: Who’s More Badass, Movie or Comic Wolverine?

— filmschoolrejects.com — X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens this weekend and we all know that Hugh Jackman is reprising his role... from three previous X-Men films and is here to take names and cut some goddamn heads off. This sparked a debate within the FSR offices: Who is more of a badass? Movie character Wolverine ... (more) Shouting Match: Who’s More Badass, Movie or Comic Wolverine?

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movies.nytimes.com - 5/1/2009

Movie Review - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I, Mutant, Red in Face and Claw

— movies.nytimes.com — In the crowded pantheon of comic-book-derived movie-franchise superheroes, Wolverine, as embodied by the muscular Australian song-and-dance man... Hugh Jackman , always seemed kind of special. A grouchy, sensitive loner with retractable metal claws and ... (more) Movie Review - X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I, Mutant, ...

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cinematical.com - 5/1/2009

Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

— cinematical.com — In the early 1980s I was an "X-Men" fanatic, eagerly devouring every comic book I could get... my hands on. But my favorite, and it remains my favorite to this day, was a 1982 four-issue mini-series written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Frank Miller and ... (more) Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' Reaps Mixed Reviews
MTV Movies — ... "There is little dialogue, except for the snarling of threats, vows and laments, and the recitation of essential plot points. Nothing here about human nature. No personalities beyond those hauled in via typecasting. No lessons to learn. No joy to be experienced. Just mayhem, noise and pretty pictures. I have been powerfully impressed by film versions of Batman, Spider-Man, Superman, Iron Man and the Iron Giant. I wouldn't even walk across the street to meet Wolverine." — Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times ...

In Defense Of Wolverine: Beating Back The Bad Reviews
Cinema Blend News — ... watched Sabretooth demolish him, now a rebuilt Wolverine easily shreds his brother. Their battles not only serve the movie’s revenge plot, but they serve the dual purpose of illustrating what’s been done to our hero. Sabretooth is the stick against which Wolverine’s abilities are repeatedly measured. Now on to the venerable Roger Ebert, whose jockstrap I am absolutely not qualified to hold, but in this instance seems to have missed the point. Ebert says of Hugh Jackman’s character: “He never says anything witty, insightful or very intelligent; his utterances are limited to the ...

Blu-ray Review: X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) -- Ultimate 2-Disc Edition
Film Intuition: Review Database — ... Humorously Roger Ebert attacked the historical inaccuracies of the film which are glaring and kick off right from the start as the precise location and time of Canada's Northwest Territories in 1840 technically wouldn't have been dubbed such for 27 more years for the country and 30 for the territories. ...