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Posted by: Josh. Oct 20 2016, 01:52 PM

Latest teaser for Hugh Jackman's last appearance as Wolverine in the X-men movies. He'll have been in the role for 17 years by the time this is realised and I'm a bit gutted we won't get to see him don the claws again but the looks like a very interesting film to end his run. Looks a lot more personal than many superhero films about and also should be a bit different now it's getting an R rating thanks to the success of Deadpool.

Posted by: Jonjo Jan 19 2017, 04:21 PM

This is going to be the movie that the standalone 'Wolverine' movies should've been all along, isn't it?

Posted by: Rooney Feb 18 2017, 12:27 AM

Reviews are in...

Looks like this is going to be awesome!

Posted by: Tinasha Feb 18 2017, 12:32 AM

Saw it this evening, probably better than the other two, but still a bit cliche and try hard in parts. Some of the action sequences were really good!

Posted by: Jonjo Feb 18 2017, 12:51 AM

So pumped for this! Really hope it is good and paves the way for more R rated superhero movies!

Posted by: Josh. Mar 4 2017, 12:02 AM

Just come back from seeing this tonight and it was pretty wicked, definitely the best Wolverine film to yet. It really benefits from being a 15/R, the violence is rather brutal which makes it so much more exciting and the team ups between Logan and Laura are so cool. It's nice to have a superhero movie that feels a lot more contained with no end-of-the-world sky beams or CGI armies (which are fun too but it's bringing something a bit different to the table) and the ending makes for a very bittersweet ending to Jackman's run as Logan, a shame we won't be seeing any more of him (or Patrick Stewart ) but at least they went out on a high

Posted by: DalekTurret32 Mar 4 2017, 12:10 AM

Wanting to see this!

Posted by: Severin Mar 4 2017, 10:27 AM

Given the low quality of the first 2 Wolverine films I wasn't interested in this before but when Mark Kermode compared it to Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven during a very positive review I was intrigued. I guess I'll have to watch it now

Posted by: popchartfreak Mar 6 2017, 08:26 PM

grim n gritty future-world mutant-hunting, so going back to earlier themes in a world-weary fashion.

While the cast were all excellent (Stephen Merchant was a major surprise), it was rather predictable plotwise, and I challenge the assumption that dark and violent is in someway better critically than a positive shiny (or funny) version of X-Men. For me it was a 5/10, a worthy attempt that didn't quite work. one point off for having a British mastermind villain controlling what are clearly Americans in America. Blofeld is fine in a Bond film, that's British, but as we deal with a real-life American Blofeld running the USA (both enjoy grabbing white felines and peddling meddling power and money and scheming against heroes) that cliche needs to end. British scientists are not the enemy...

Posted by: Mart!n Mar 6 2017, 08:54 PM

I found it very dark and pretty much a good action film in the end, its sad to see the demise of Wolverine at the end, you don't get to see heroes killed off in other Marvel franchise.

Posted by: DJHazey Mar 7 2017, 02:47 PM

Very dark, with a not-so-obvious ending which really helped. Once you get over the fact that you're literally watching a what 12? year old girl slaughter everything in site without hesitation, it all becomes awesome at every turn. 10/10 without hesitation. I'm happy it also has a lofty 8.8/10 IMDB rating.

Posted by: Silas Mar 10 2017, 02:46 AM

I saw this Tuesday night and quite enjoyed it! Yeah it was alright!

Posted by: RobinJuanPersie Mar 14 2017, 10:36 PM

I saw this at the weekend and absolutely loved it. It really felt like they nailed what a Wolverine movie should be on the 3rd attempt. The stronger emphasis on violence is a key part to that.

Posted by: Severin Mar 18 2017, 05:05 PM

Easily the best of all of the X-Men films and certainly the most, intelligent and thoughtful Marvel film yet.

I really enjoyed this

Posted by: Rooney Mar 19 2017, 10:13 AM

I really enjoyed this too, there was so much more character development and it was unusual to see such a Wolverine at an absolute all-time low.

I loved the Western setting!

Posted by: Tinasha Mar 19 2017, 10:32 AM

I really don't think it was THAT good. Nowhere near as good as X1, X2 and DOFP. Yes it was easily better than the first two Wolverine films, but that's not difficult...this was still a bit... dull in parts. And I found the 'we're going for something really gritty and acclaimed this time' aesthetic a bit too transparent.

Posted by: Jonjo Mar 19 2017, 01:43 PM

I found the swearing to be quite forced and sounded like they were jist inserted for the sake of it being an R Rated movie. I also, enjoyed it, thought it was great finally seeing Wolverine's claws being put to great use, but still didn't like it as much as I wanted to! 7/10 for me (wanted to give it more in all honesty )

Posted by: Chez Wombat Mar 19 2017, 10:45 PM

I agree about the swearing, that felt gratuitous at points and there was a little too much of it. Everything else though, amazing, a much more gritty and bleak counterpart to Deadpool and had real emotional depth and bleak feel for a superhero film, almost 'realist' as far as that term applies to the genre. The ending was a little predictable in parts I guess but still you don't see many superhero films where not just one but all of the main familiar heroes (children aside) are killed off. Felt so weird and sad to see both Wolverine and Professor X at an end in their current forms, but they were both brilliantly portrayed

Posted by: Mack Mar 20 2017, 01:47 PM

Much better than the previous X-Men film. But not with the best of the X-Men films.

Posted by: sammy01 Mar 23 2017, 12:39 AM

I find your criticisms odd. The plot was predictable, how so? What was predictable about showing the former superheroes on their last legs. It wasn't like the film had a happy ending either, the 2 main characters from the x-men films die.

I think it was great, it was a very well put together self contained plot, which showed a very different side to the superhero franchise. A darker side, a vulnerable side. It didn't end with the good guys saving the world, it ended with 2 guys who knew their time was up using what time they had left to help a few kids. It all might have been in vein, the film lets you decide that but it wasn't either going out in a blaze of glory but merely giving hope to the children.

Posted by: popchartfreak Mar 23 2017, 12:34 PM

I guessed pretty much what was going to happen throughout, maybe I've seen too many movies

The dark tone made it fairly clear it was going to be a Last Stand, but setting it in the future, of course, means that they can totally ignore it and any subsequent franchise Marvel movies are free to change that future (which then makes it pointless to me). I find it hard to believe that 2 of Marvel's key superheroes (plus every other superhero XMen and otherwise who is listed "dead") are going to stay "dead" even if it means new actors taking on the role, so I couldn't get emotionally involved in the plotline which is obviously just me! Great performances though, especially Patrick Stewart.

It's a sort of "Alternate Future" just like the ones in several of the previous movies which also didn't happen, as per the last X-Men.

Posted by: sammy01 Mar 23 2017, 05:48 PM

I'm pretty sure Wolverine will be retired from X-men films from now on, no one will take Hugh's place and him dying in his last film was surely a sign to put Wolverine to bed.

Posted by: Regina Mar 23 2017, 09:09 PM

Him dying didn't stop him being in the comics still though. With all the alternate universes out there I'm sure Wolverine will be back.

Posted by: Rooney Mar 23 2017, 09:43 PM

There is no way that happens. Wolverine is as iconic as Batman/Spiderman/Superman.

He will be back on screen within the next couple of years with a different actor. With the X-Men franchise they have a real opportunity to cast someone else in the role in the next film. The danger of course he will be compared to Hugh Jackman.

Posted by: Mart!n Mar 23 2017, 10:08 PM

Wolverine could return in the next X-Men movie quite easily if the character was due for a comeback cameo role, as the setting will be in the 80s, Logan is set in the future, sadly Hugh Jackman won't be reprising his role though.

Posted by: sammy01 Mar 23 2017, 11:46 PM

I just cant imagine anyone else in the role. It is not like the role has been shared like Professor X etc as Wolverine didn't age properly so Hugh has been in every film bar Deadpool.

The casting would have to be amazing not to get a backlash from fans.