Trailer: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Trailer: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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First of all, do you know anyone who is going to refer to this film by its full title? I know Fox wants a franchise of origin stories (
Magneto
is next), but just calling it
Wolverine
would have sufficed.

As for the trailer, I'm relatively unimpressed. The action looks big, but for some reason the whole movie feels small, especially when compared to the immediate competition (Star Trek, Terminator Salvation). It's a good thing this is the first film of the summer, because that's the only trump card it has (it's Paramount's job to now convince moviegoers that Star Trek is the real first film of summer). That 'Logan hangs onto a helicopter' shot is fine, but it's not what you end a trailer on.

On the plus side, I'll see Liev Schreiber in most anything. And while it's nice that they got a real actor to play Sabertooth, but where art thou, continuity? I don't think Gambit looks as bland as others do, but then I'm not a die-hard fan either. The other fan cameos are too inside-baseball for this casual fan, so I won't comment on them (I guess Ryan Reynolds was tired of doing quirky, mind-spinning comedies that no one saw). Frankly, assuming any of them survive, Fox has enough new mutants in this film to start a whole new series (the "Weapon X" franchise?).

Oh, and regarding that shot of Logan in the Civil War: Over 50,000 Canadian citizens fought for the North, and 10,000 fought for the South in the American Civil War.

Scott Mendelson

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