Since Vitus bitched about it, here's a quick review of Logan.
Logan is a departure from the rest of the Marvel X-men universe established over the years by a whole slew of movies. Set in 2029, Logan attempts to capture some of the feel of the comic series "Old Man Logan," which tells the story of a world in which the super villains have killed off all the heroes and only Wolverine remains. However, this is not a retelling of that story.
In the film, we find an older Logan, who is sick from the adamantium in his body poisoning him, and whose healing factor is no longer keeping up with his illness and injuries. There are no more mutants, and no X-men, all having been captured or killed off in a mysterious incident several years earlier. Logan has a job as a limo driver, and is living under an assumed name as he tries to scrape together enough money to keep himself and Professor Xavier alive until they can buy a boat and sail away from the authorities trying to track them down. Prof X is old, sickly, and is no longer the formidable psychic power he once was. Not long into the movie, the two are introduced to a new mutant, which they though was an impossibility. The young girl, Laura, has similar powers as Logan, and a significant part of the film deals with her origins. Of course, the three rapidly come to the attention of the authorities/bad guys, and have to run, headed to a supposed safe haven for mutants. Action and violence ensue.
As I said, Logan departs from the typical X-men film. It tells a darker story, and the characters are more gritty and real. In essence, Logan is just looking for a way to end his own suffering, but feels an obligation to Prof X that keeps him going. The movie feels like it's set in a more believable universe than some of the previous films, and it generally ignores all the stuff set up from the previous films. In that way, it's possible that film makers could treat this as a stand alone film, outside of the established universe, although both Jackman and Stewart have said they're probably done with these roles.
The movie is pretty violent, with a lot of brutal killing by Logan and Laura as they work their way through the bad guys. There's also a ton of foul language. It deservedly got an R rating, and it's good that they did that instead of trying to tone it down for a PG-13. The acting is actually pretty good, and the film looks great.
Overall, Logan is certainly one, if not the, best of the X-Men related films, and definitely the best Wolverine stand-alone film.
Slowguy
(insert pithy phrase here...)
Logan is a departure from the rest of the Marvel X-men universe established over the years by a whole slew of movies. Set in 2029, Logan attempts to capture some of the feel of the comic series "Old Man Logan," which tells the story of a world in which the super villains have killed off all the heroes and only Wolverine remains. However, this is not a retelling of that story.
In the film, we find an older Logan, who is sick from the adamantium in his body poisoning him, and whose healing factor is no longer keeping up with his illness and injuries. There are no more mutants, and no X-men, all having been captured or killed off in a mysterious incident several years earlier. Logan has a job as a limo driver, and is living under an assumed name as he tries to scrape together enough money to keep himself and Professor Xavier alive until they can buy a boat and sail away from the authorities trying to track them down. Prof X is old, sickly, and is no longer the formidable psychic power he once was. Not long into the movie, the two are introduced to a new mutant, which they though was an impossibility. The young girl, Laura, has similar powers as Logan, and a significant part of the film deals with her origins. Of course, the three rapidly come to the attention of the authorities/bad guys, and have to run, headed to a supposed safe haven for mutants. Action and violence ensue.
As I said, Logan departs from the typical X-men film. It tells a darker story, and the characters are more gritty and real. In essence, Logan is just looking for a way to end his own suffering, but feels an obligation to Prof X that keeps him going. The movie feels like it's set in a more believable universe than some of the previous films, and it generally ignores all the stuff set up from the previous films. In that way, it's possible that film makers could treat this as a stand alone film, outside of the established universe, although both Jackman and Stewart have said they're probably done with these roles.
The movie is pretty violent, with a lot of brutal killing by Logan and Laura as they work their way through the bad guys. There's also a ton of foul language. It deservedly got an R rating, and it's good that they did that instead of trying to tone it down for a PG-13. The acting is actually pretty good, and the film looks great.
Overall, Logan is certainly one, if not the, best of the X-Men related films, and definitely the best Wolverine stand-alone film.
Slowguy
(insert pithy phrase here...)