Logan (James Mangold, March 3 2017) Movie • Page 8

I'm in the theater. Behind me are a group of bros watching the trailer for Logan on someone's phone. They talk a lot. Sample quotes:

"I didn't know Jimi Hendrix was black"
"My dick will be doing backflips, bro"
"Spitters are quitters, bro"

They're now watching stand up on one of their phones.

I hate that the Alamo Drafthouse in my state is on the opposite side of my state.

 

I just got back from seeing it. Really great film. Shot well. Written well. Very nice religious themes. The last shot is such a great ending.

 

My theater had a lot of issues so I ended up seeing it for free. Loved it. SO MANY EVISCORATIONS.

 

That last shot was beautiful

 

Wow. This was brutal. That's about all the thoughts I can formulate right now.

 

I cant wait to see this tomorrow night.

 

Was blown away by this film. Absolutely loved it. Definitely will be seeing it again in the theater.

 

This movie was beautiful. Gonna see it again soon

 

Only complaint about this is the overuse of Chekov's gun.

 

Really loved it. Most I've been just swept away by a superhero film since probably the Dark Knight.

Maybe an unpopular opinion: this didn't need to be rated R. Or it didn't need to embrace being R so heavily. The language was fine, and the violence mostly fine (it was certainly repetitive: maybe I'm a buzzkill but after the 15th guy Logan or Lauren stabbed through the head or slashed through some other body part, not much was gained the more they kept doing it), but the bachelorette boobs shot was bad and some of the more cartoonish violence, for me, took away from a lot of the gritty and human stuff that was going on.

But it's been so long since a superhero film understood tension this well. Probably again the Dark Knight was the last time a superhero film tied personal stakes so tightly to creating a suspenseful and enthralling cinematic sequence, specifically the scene at the Oklahoma City hotel where Xavier has one of his episodes and Logan has to get to the room. The scene at the family's ranch was exceptional too, getting to see the characters sit down with them and have dinner and laugh and connect before the brutality and chaos was gutting.
I cried for probably the last 5-10 minutes of the runtime. Final shot got me good. It's a testament to the film that I completely forgot about the group of bros behind me who, thankfully, remained quiet throughout the film (the last I heard of them was their excited murmurs about Scarlett Johansson's butt in the Ghost in the Shell trailer). They only spoke up again the second the film ended, to immediately exclaim loudly that they'll keep making Wolverine movies.

 

I won't go into spoilers but the whole scene at the farmhouse was so well done and I'm really glad this movie allowed for so much space. Reminded of like something from the walking dead video game

 

This was fantastic. The boldest move wasn't the violence everyone was hype about (though I did dig the deserved brutality); the boldest move was the slow pace. Man, I cannot wait to see this again.

 

I cried like 3 times. Good lord.

FOOT CLAWS.

 

That last shot damn damn damn. I loved this so much.

 

I'm still kinda crying, the end of this film is just so well done. I want that last shot framed on my wall

 

So, why did the adamantium bullet just erase Logan's memories, but kill X-24? Shouldn't it have the same effect on either one of them?

 

Did you see Logan? Did it leave you craving more? If so, these five accessible comic book recommendations are just what you need! You can of course find similar Wolverine lists all over the web, but this one was specially by some in the Chorus comic book thread to be both accessible to new comic book readersand directly tied to what you see of the character in the film.

If you're interested in more recommendations, or if you just want a place to talk about your favorite comics, come check out the comic book thread! The thread will be making these posts for future comic book films, too, and you're invited to join us!

Wolverine: Weapon X
Writer/Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith
Buy from Amazon.
This storyline, originally printed in bite-sized chunks in Marvel Comics Presents #72-84, covers the origin of Wolverine, a.k.a. Weapon X. Barry Windsor-Smith crafts a story that makes you scared of Weapon X and scared for him all at once. Weapon X probably isn't the character you'll end up disliking in this. The run is from the early 90s, and you instantly get that feel when you read it. It has hints of a slasher film sprinkled all throughout. It's a well-written run and it's a must read if you want to understand the origin of Wolverine. @Deanna

Wolverine by Greg Rucka
Writer: Greg Rucka
Artists: Darick Robertson, Leo Fernandez
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Greg Rucka's Wolverine is very unlike the classic Wolverine image we're use too, more similar in tone to The Punisher than the X-men's superhero team ups. There's even a joke referencing how out of place the yellow suit would look on this particular version of Wolverine, similar to what we've seen in the trailer for Logan. The flagship story in this collection is the first arc, where we see Logan once again tethered to tragedy as he works through the complicated dichotomy of the “mean man” he presents to the world, and his need to protect a surrogate daughter. @Vivatoto

X-23: Innocence Lost/Target X
Writers: Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost
Artists: Billy Tan, Mike Choi
Buy from InStockTrades or Amazon.
These two miniseries work together as one story to tell X-23's origin. Meant to be a clone of Wolverine, she also grows up tortured and groomed to be a killing machine, raised in secret by her surrogate mother. She keeps her humanity and tries to live a normal life after escaping The Facility. However, the demons of her past continue to haunt her and her new family. Some scenes are hard to read because of the trauma and pain she goes through in the beginning, but the excellent art by Choi and Tan, and emotional writing by Yost and Kyle, make up for it. If you want to learn more about Laura after seeing Logan, this is the best place to start. @xapplexpiex

Wolverine: Old Man Logan
Writer: Mark Millar
Artist: Steve McNiven
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Years after an event that wipes out basically all of the Earth's heroes, villains rule the world while an older Wolverine lives a simple life on a farm in California. Strapped for cash and owing The Hulk rent money, Wolverine heads on a coast to coast road trip with a blind Hawkeye to save his farm and his family. As ridiculous as the premise of this book can seem, this is Wolverine at his most grounded and tragic. It's a bit of slow burn that builds to an ending that would make Quentin Tarantino blush. If you enjoyed Logan, this is a good comic to pick up as it borrows some of the themes here and is a self-contained story. Also recommended if you like hillbilly mafia Hulks or domesticated Ultrons. @dadbolt

All-New Wolverine: The Four Sisters
Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: David Lopez
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In spite of only featuring Logan briefly via flashback, this story is one of the best distillations of what defines Wolverine: a character created to be a killing machine who just wants to be a human being. In her first adventure as Wolverine, Logan's clone encounters clones of herself made under similar circumstances. Laura goes on the run with these sisters to teach them what she herself learned from Logan: "You're the best there is at what you do, but that doesn't mean you have to do it." Fans of Logan should enjoy seeing where X-23 is now, and they should also appreciate Gabby, a clone closer to Dafne Keen's age. @Tim

 

I loved this. It transcends the superhero genre toward something more purposeful. Brutally violent and honest. A benchmark in comic book movie history. Don't think I've seen a superhero movie paint a portrait of its characters with this kind of vulnerability.

 

Fucking excellent, excellent film. Straight bawled at the end.

 

If I haven't seen the last few xmen movies or the other single wolverine movies will I still be able to just go and see this as a standalone film? The comments and reviews have me interested in seeing this.

 

Yeah this is pretty much standalone.

 

this is the first Xmen/Wolverine movie I've seen and I was able to follow along

 

Feel bad for anyone who felt they had to suffer through Origins just to prep for this

 

Well, there is one bullet point they kept from that movie.

 

The movie is 100% watchable on its own, but there are little rewards for those who grew up with/suffered through these prior films. Nothing major, but there are minor things that relate to the first X-Men film and Origins: Wolverine.