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X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray] [2009] [US Import]
 
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray] [2009] [US Import]

Hugh Jackman , Liev Schreiber , Gavin Hood    Blu-ray
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds, Danny Huston, Will i Am
  • Directors: Gavin Hood
  • Writers: David Benioff, Skip Woods
  • Producers: Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, Lauren Shuler Donner, Louis G. Friedman, Marsha L. Swinton
  • Format: AC-3, Colour, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Sep 2009
  • Run Time: 107 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (144 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001GCUO16
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 109,620 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

Reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review

Wolverine, fan favourite of the X-Men universe in both comic books and film, gets his own movie vehicle with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a tale that reaches way, way back into the hairy mutant's story. Somewhere in the wilds of northwest Canada in the early 1800s, two boys grow up amid violence: half-brothers with very special powers. Eventually they will become the near-indestructible warriors (and victims of a super-secret government program) known as Wolverine and Sabretooth, played respectively by Hugh Jackman (returning to his role) and Liev Schreiber (new to the scene). It helps enormously to have Schreiber, an actor of brawny skills, as the showiest villain; the guy can put genuine menace into a vocal inflection or a shift of the eyes. Danny Huston is the sinister government operative whose experiments keep pulling Wolverine back in, Lynn Collins is the woman who shares a peaceful Canadian co-existence with our hero when he tries to drop out of the program, and Ryan Reynolds adds needed humour, at least for a while.

The fast-paced early reels give an entertaining kick-off to the Wolverine saga, only to slow down when a proper plot must be put together--but isn't that perpetually the problem with origin stories? And despite a cool setting, the grand finale is a little hemmed in by certain plot essentials that must be in place for the sequels, which may be why characters do nonsensical things. So, this one is fun while it lasts, if you're not looking for a masterpiece, or an explanation for Wolverine's facial grooming. --Robert Horton, Amazon.com

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Dragonlord TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Blu-ray
This X-Men film is set before the first three X-Men films and tells us the story of Wolverine and his twisted brother Sabretooth. The action comes thick and fast with a clever plot for a comic based movie. Deadpool makes a great villian and his final battle with Wolverine is super cool. One of my favourite X-Men heroes Gambit is introduced to us at long last, it only took four films but better late then never. I enjoyed this film just as much as the other three X-Men films and Hugh Jackman is on top form as Wolverine. The blu-ray transfar is razor sharp just like Wolverines claws!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By MLA VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
Wolverine is one of the most beloved of comic book creations. His dark and vengeful character combined with a compassion that troubled and led to self-destructive behaviour has long been amongst the most popular characters of the genre. I know little of comic book history myself but perhaps because I know Barry Windsor-Smith the Weapon X storyline is one of the few that I have some familiarity with. With that in mind I had fairly low hopes for this film as the other X Men films have been dreadful. This one is not a terrible film but it is hardly one that will linger long in the mind.

The positives can be summed as: lots of explosions, three great characters for the ladies to enjoy, and some nice menace from the evil brother character. The negatives can be summed as: uninteresting plot, holes galore, poor quality audio and scoring, and a surprising lack of emotional involvement.

Hugh Jackman as Wolverine does a relatively good job with what he has to hand. He's in great shape and definitely scored as eye candy during his escape scene for the company I watched this with. He is believable as the gruff and tortured soul that is Wolverine, his lust for violence sated over the years in an excellent opening montage of warfare from the last century. It all begins to fall apart though come Vietnam as he and his equally violent and indestructible brother Sabretooth find themselves on the wrong side of the moral compass. This speaks as much to the massive change in western values in the last 30 years as it does these characters in particular - throughout history they would have been lauded as they were for their violence in the previous decades but now they are no longer acceptable.

Sabretooth and Wolverine have a strong bond but why it breaks so quickly and with such hostility is not entirely clear. Of the many plot holes, the collapse of this relationship is one that really stands out. Still, they fight well despite knowing that the other cannot be beaten and lots of things blow up.

A range of cameos are thrust into the film and that may be to satisfy the comic fans. They do not all work out all that well and visually some of them are not great. The Blob does not appear realistic and the fight scene featuring Deadpool late in the film looks much more like an arcade game than a film. The suspense of disbelief is difficult when the graphics and wire work are so poorly constructed.

Deadpool though is an instant hit and the apparent upcoming film featuring him looks more interesting than what goes on in Wolverine. The other of the characters that work well with the female fanbase is Gambit. Not much was made of him and in my own view the standard for great looking charming Cajuns has been upped massively by Sawyer out of Lost so the guy playing Gambit here didn't really make much of an impression.

Frustratingly the storyline does not really work. Wolverine is indestructible from the beginning and the adamantium just enhances what he already has. There is no real explanation of what difference this makes or why it had to be Wolverine. The love interest is marginally affecting but it diminishes the character to se him only out for revenge just like every other action film character all the time.

On the plus side this undemanding film delivers on the expected explosions, on the violence and stunts. Some of them are a little dated and corny and the much trailed helicopter sequence is not especially exciting. Still, go into this with low expectations and expect blasts, one-liners, and fast pace and it is not a waste of the 103 minutes. The submersion tank scenes are strong, the setting on The Island is great, the early action sequences where Wolverine and pals kill various bad guys are light hearted fun. This is no masterpiece but it is an easy way to while away a couple of hours without having to think too hard.

The Extras are pointless. The discussion with the director only adds to the feeling that this guy really has no business being in film while the one deleted scene is short and entirely out of context. Presumably more extras will happen on some kind of special/boxed edition but given the general standard of extras these days this had an empty feeling.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
X-Men Wolverine 23 Mar 2011
By S Wilson VINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Absolutely loved it. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is brilliant. This film tells Wolverine's story pre-XMen as to how he came to be and the action is non stop. I hope they do origins films for some of the other main characters as I used to love the X-Men cartoons when I was younger. A brilliant film from start to finish and an excellent addition to my X-Men DVD collection.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good but not great!
X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE was nowhere near as good as X-MEN or X-MEN FIRST CLASS, but it was still kind of enjoyable! The acting was probably the best part of this film. Read more
Published 7 days ago by G. Stephenson
Excellent
I love the X-men series and it was exciting to be able to see further into Wolverines past and formation. Definately worth buying!
Published 5 months ago by Lou7
Get Your Claws Into This...
This movie is a prequel to the other X-Men films. It tells the story of the origin of Wolverine, probably the most popular of the X-Men. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Chris
Good Fun and Action
If you want to while away a couple of hours and escape into the world of the X-Men then this will tick all the boxes. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Lulu
Disappointed
I am disappointed actually. I didn't recieve it. :( So please send it to me. I would really like to see it, and I don't want to waste my money on nothing. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rose
X-Men origins
Great film to watch plenty of action and story line combine. Great quality in full HD also. I find the whole triple-play thing pointless though hence i think the product is a bit... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Adam Gnourie
Fangs for the memory.
More violent then x men and more gore.
The story fills in some of the blanks left by x men about Wolverine.
But other than that, watch once only, could dvd for rental.
Published 9 months ago by Rew
Worst Comic to Movie adaptation ever !!!
If you are a fan of Wolverine comics then you have to forget almost about everything you know about this character to be able to enjoy this movie... Read more
Published 9 months ago by ExNoR
"Ooooh...Shiny!"
I think this film is the perfect comic book film.
So it doesnt have depth like the Dark Knight or its not as well directed like Spiderman 2 but this really is alot of fun and... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Mccaffrey
Whoops somebody dropped the ball on this one
I'll start by saying wolverine is one of my favourite comic book characters he is full of mystery and danger so it's a bit strange then that they decided to make an origins film... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Howlett
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