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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (w/Play.com Exclusive Pack - Behind The Scenes Bonus Disc)
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (w/Play.com Exclusive Pack - Behind The Scenes Bonus Disc)

Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds & Liev Schreiber

Customer rating on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (w/Play.com Exclusive Pack - Behind The Scenes Bonus Disc): 4 out of 5 stars ( 101 customer ratings )

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  • Play.com exclusive pack - behind the scenes bonus disc
  • X-treme Adrenaline: The Stunts of Wolverine featuring Hugh Jackman and behind the scenes footage (30 mins) Now X-Men fans have the unique chance to go under the skin of Wolverine and discover more about the mind blowing stunts and adrenaline fuelled action scenes. X-treme Adrenaline: The Stunts of Wolverine reveals how the complex choreography and stunts are mastered. Hear first hand from your favourite characters and choreographers on how they brought Wolverine to pulse pounding life on screen.

Review

 

Leading up to the events in the X-Men film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine tells the story of Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) epically violent past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe.

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Undoubtedly the star of the X-Men movie trilogy, Hugh Jackman makes his return as the iconic, titular character of X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Showing his diversity earlier in the year with his dramatic turn opposite Nicole Kidman in Australia, the mutton-chopped, big-haired Jackman returns, with a powerful performance of a different kind, in this action packed X-Men prequel.

The premise of the film is simple, as it explores the violent past that the amnesiac Wolvie is unaware of in the X-Men films. Jackman slips back into the role of our favourite comic book Canuck as if those adamantium bones were his own, given an imposing nemesis in the form of Sabretooth, with Liev Schreiber (Scream Trilogy) really getting his teeth into the role. The superb opening sequence, which depicts Wolverine and Sabretooth side-by-side in many famous wars throughout the decades, gives a real sense of the history the two share, as well as the ferocity they are capable of. Whilst their tumultuous relationship is central, the film also explores the 'Weapon X' Program behind Wolverine's adamantium skeleton and resulting memory loss. With this comes a host of supporting characters including the mastermind of the program, William Stryker (Danny Huston - 30 Days of Night), and the wise-cracking, scene-stealing, "merc with a mouth" Deadpool, played excellently by Ryan Reynolds (Blade Trinity). There are plenty of other mutant cameos throughout, such as the long-awaited appearance of the kinetically-charged fan favourite Gambit, as well as a few more obscure, lesser roles sure to appease the comic book fans.

At its simplest, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is an action movie and it delivers in spades. Littered with explosive action set pieces throughout, it is a joy to watch Jackman's Wolverine go on a berserker rampage - his duel with an attack chopper being a particular highlight! Based on the comics, the story is faithful enough that long time fans won't be too disappointed, but as usual with films of this ilk, certain creative liberties are taken. However, this shouldn't detract from the fact that Tsotsi director Gavin Hood has crafted a blockbuster both strong and sharp, with the subplots tying together nicely for a satisfying ending. If Wolverine is your bag, this is for you, Bub.

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Customer rating on X-Men Origins: Wolverine (w/Play.com Exclusive Pack - Behind The Scenes Bonus Disc): 4 out of 5 stars

Average rating (101 reviews)

Customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars X Marks The Spot.

scanyman | 04/11/2009 | See all scanyman's reviews (42) »

Liked the first 3 films of X men, got this one to make up the set. Don't bother, it is not a patch on the first three films. Gave it 3 stars, never seen a 2 star film!

Customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars Pretty Good

hbdsdsgk | 30/10/2009 | See all hbdsdsgk's reviews (6) »

I really enjoyed this film, it ticks a lot of the boxes of wolverines past, has a good cast, very good special effects and is well acted. the only thing that is drawing this film back from its 5 stars is the story, which is a tad weak. it involves a lot of "I'm gonna Kill you" and then " I'm not" and then back to "kill you" again, but i cant say any more without spoiling the film

But overall this is a very enjoyable action film, and well worth watching (P.S Hugh Jackman looks absolutely stunning)

Customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars left a bad taste in my mouth

wallcrawler | 30/10/2009 | See all wallcrawler's reviews (12) »

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Technical Details

 

Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber, Dominic Monaghan, Lynn Collins, Danny Huston, Daniel Henney, Taylor Kitsch, Kevin Durand & Scott Adkins

Gavin Hood

12 years and over

2009

Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic

English - Dolby Digital (5.1)

Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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