Just wanted to share my opinion on X-Men.Origins.Wolverine. I think it is the best of the X movies so far. What makes it so is that it is long on plot and story, not just action. I am not familiar with the origins of any of the X characters although I do have reprints of the first 12 Kirby issues from early 70's. I am almost always disappointed when SF movies sacrifice story for action. The most common action plot is ultimate bad guy against noble good guys. This is what the recent Trek movie centered around and in my opinion, made it weak.
I asked one young guy had he seen the X movie and he said, "no, but I heard it was boring." Well, yeah, if you don't like to think as the plot reveals itself, it would be boring. Not so here.
Movies like the Bond ones capitalize on use of a formula and it works for them. What makes it interesting (much like the X movie) is the slow revelation of facts as Bond travels all over and meets characters that later play an important part of the plot's resolution. The best TV show I can think of for this is Secret Agent with Patrick McGoohan. They were tightly written and always strategically plotted. Oh, and he used no weapons other than his mind.
I will likely see this one again because it is refreshingly sequenced to tell a story and not just exploit CGI work (although there is plenty of CGI to keep us bug eyed).
My opinion. Hope it convinces you to go see the movie.
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