Saw the movie on Tuesday and really enjoyed it. I'm not a big superhero movie guy at all, but from the trailers I knew I'd want to see this one. Was expecting something irreverent, and got just that. Sure some of the humour was juvenile, but again, to be expected. Didn't bug me in the slightest.
I know comic book fans will always be annoyed if the translation to the screen changes some part of the character, or doesn't explain everything properly, but for me it was fine. The thing with comic books is the heroes have been around so long, often the info about them contradicts themselves. (In fact a quick google search after the movie showed me Deadpool was no exception, even if he has been around a lot shorter time frame than say, Spiderman) So agreeing on a version for the screen is a necessity. Also, often, the less explanation of the powers is better. The further in depth you go, the sillier they seem. It might 'sound' like it's more scientific or a better explanation, but it really isn't. It's just more holes to poke into, more reasons for it to not make sense or seem silly. Kinda like when the writers started to try an explain how 'the force' worked in the Star Wars universe.
As much as I loved the movie, I would argue against those that say the movie was truly groundbreaking or completely changed the genre though. It changed it a bit, upped the bar a bit, was refreshing in some ways, but let's not go crazy here. For the most part, everything was just kinda cranked up to 11.
- A wise cracking superhero? Pretty standard to be honest. In this case, just done much better. Cranked up to 11 as I said.
- Violence? Sex? Ditto.
- Breaking through the fourth wall? Maybe it's new for a superhero flick, but it's not new in cinema. Shoot, even 'The Big Short' did it this year and that was about default housing swaps! Haha! On a personal note, it appears I enjoy when movies and television shows do this, cause a lot of my favorite movies do that.
Lastly, even in the comics, Deadpool claims to be from Canada. Heck, my friend even told me this to get me interested in seeing it. So the Regina thing could have been a double meaning easy enough. Although, in the Google search I did after, it was interesting to note, that while he does allude a few times that he's from Canada, he also claims he was kicked out of the US special forces. They also mentioned something like that in the movie, though I forget specifically which special forces. So... yeah...
And of course he's insane now, so, it's probably just one of those things left to have fun with and speculate on.
Oh, and for the poster asking why he was such a good fighter, there's your answer. Before he was even given his powers, he had special forces training.
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Oh, a final thought. I'd be down for a sequel, but I really don't think they should put him in an X-Men film or X-Force or whatever. His personality wouldn't be able to come through as well (especially if it's a pg-13 rating, which it will be) and he won't be able to talk to the audience either cause unless it's a Deadpool movie, he can't really be telling it from a first person narrative.
You'd basically have to cut out everything that made him different from the other heroes to begin with.
The opening credits where they made fun of themselves was brilliant in setting the mood.
Introducing his inability to get killed by putting one up mainstreet was such a brilliant throwaway.
The relationship over a year when we got to national woman's day took something in the movie that was weirdly starting to become incredibly sweet and out of place and slammed it right back into the irrelevance and R rated concept of the hero.
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It might 'sound' like it's more scientific or a better explanation, but it really isn't. It's just more holes to poke into, more reasons for it to not make sense or seem silly. Kinda like when the writers started to try an explain how 'the force' worked in the Star Wars universe.
Yeah, this sounds a lot like "midichlorians" to me...
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I hated the fact that they didn't explain that Deadpool's zaniness and 4th wall breaking ability is actually a result of the battle of brain cancer and his healing factor constantly changing his brain structure and making him extra-dimensionally aware or just plain crazy. Instead, Wade is just zany from the start.
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ok, I'm going to admit a couple of things, and turn in my man card.
For some reason that stupid Lilly and the Snowman ad thing stabs me in the heart every time.
And Yes
I came home and promptly downloaded Juice Newton's Angel of the Morning, then looked at the lyrics and saw how well it fit with the movie because its a song about a one night stand that leads to heart break.
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If Francis doesn't feel anything, what's him motivation? Why not just just chill out on the couch all day?
####ing nihilists, right?
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ok, I'm going to admit a couple of things, and turn in my man card. For some reason that stupid Lilly and the Snowman ad thing stabs me in the heart every time.
I think it's incredibly disturbing. This girl created a sentient living being with limited faculties, but apparently the capacity for happiness, and she uses it as a slave for her entertainment and keeps it locked in a fridge for months and years on end.
Horrifying.
(I made this point at some length to a date a couple of weeks ago, which definitely annoyed her, but I think I made my case.)
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I think it's incredibly disturbing. This girl created a sentient living being with limited faculties, but apparently the capacity for happiness, and she uses it as a slave for her entertainment and keeps it locked in a fridge for months and years on end.
Horrifying.
(I made this point at some length to a date a couple of weeks ago, which definitely annoyed her, but I think I made my case.)
Heh, I made the same comment to my friend at the show too.
I'm with you Captain, that thing gets me for sure. Not because it's sweet though, because I feel bad for the snowman. His face when she's a teenager and doesn't even look at him when opening the fridge.
I went last night and really enjoyed it. Was laughing like crazy.
I was surprised it was only rated 14A though. There was a group of 14 year old girls in front of us then a huge group of 14 year olds in front of them. I sort of felt bad laughing my ass off with my GF at all the sex jokes and what not and none of the kids understood them.
I'm with you Captain, that thing gets me for sure. Not because it's sweet though, because I feel bad for the snowman. His face when she's a teenager and doesn't even look at him when opening the fridge.
I think that's where I felt it the most.
My girl was probably laughing at me because I was sniffling a bit because of the dust and pollen in the theatre.
Of course I got her back by laughing at a lot of the really violent stuff in the movie.
Lets face facts fellas, Deadpool is the ultimate relationship revenge flick for those of us who were forced to take our significant others to any movies like the notebook or movies starring Katherine Heigl.
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My girl was probably laughing at me because I was sniffling a bit because of the dust and pollen in the theatre.
Of course I got her back by laughing at a lot of the really violent stuff in the movie.
Lets face facts fellas, Deadpool is the ultimate relationship revenge flick for those of us who were forced to take our significant others to any movies like the notebook or movies starring Katherine Heigl.
Not to worry Cap'n. I was in full fledged tears the first time I saw it before Star Wars.
Doesn't get me so much now, but that one part....man.
My girl was probably laughing at me because I was sniffling a bit because of the dust and pollen in the theatre.
Of course I got her back by laughing at a lot of the really violent stuff in the movie.
Lets face facts fellas, Deadpool is the ultimate relationship revenge flick for those of us who were forced to take our significant others to any movies like the notebook or movies starring Katherine Heigl.
Weird because my theater also has a pollen problem. In fact, it gets so bad right around the part where this enslaved snowman is left all alone for decades in a coffin that my wife usually leaves the theater to get a drink.
The only saving grace is that if Indian Jones has taught us anything, IF there is a nuclear attack that Snowman will survive, then who is laughing!!
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