Synopsis
When he's most vulnerable, he's most dangerous.
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
2013 Directed by James Mangold
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
Hugh Jackman Tao Okamoto Rila Fukushima Hal Yamanouchi Hiroyuki Sanada Svetlana Khodchenkova Will Yun Lee Brian Tee Ken Yamamura Famke Janssen Nobutaka Aoyagi Seiji Funamoto Shinji Ikefuji Qyoko Kudo Nobuaki Kakuda Chiharu Mizuno Takao Kinoshita Conrad Coleby Taris Tyler Sarah Naylor-Liddell Joshua Remilton Andy Owens Allan Poppleton Geoff Burke Yasuyo Shiba Mai Ishikawa Yaeko Kimura Ryuta Kimura Briden Starr Show All…
Suzanne Smith Crowley Lisa Beach Sarah Katzman Priscilla John Jeremy Gordon Jessica Kelly Yōko Narahashi Beth Lipari Karen Maxwell
Matt McColm Chad Stahelski Monique Ganderton Renae Moneymaker Kôichi Funayama Nobuyuki Obikane Hiroki Takano Jared S. Eddo
Doug Jackson Ron Bartlett Tim Gomillion Chuck Michael Dennis Rogers Dror Mohar Guntis Sics Dan O'Connell John T. Cucci John A. Larsen Donald Sylvester
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almost undone by the generic third act, but still the best summer blockbuster of the year.
you made a real movie, jack.
actual character and pathos, terrific use of setting... Mangold has clearly done his homework / has a healthy reverence for the Japanese masters. don't ask me to unpack this, but beyond borrowing a few obvious shots from Ozu, i'd swear this film strongly echoes Naruse's gender politics and obsession with familial finances... deeply concerned with toppling post-war power structures (with the help of an american...), and damn if that bullet train sequence isn't the most arresting action of the summer. my condolences to the families of those henchmen.
This movie has a worse identity crisis than its hairy title character. It starts as a gritty drama about a grief-stricken man with a couple nifty sword-on-claw fights. Then somewhere along the way it mutates into a generic CGI action movie with Jackman fighting a hissing snake lady and a giant metal robot. It needed to be either 60 percent smaller or 40 percent bigger. The Wolverine was okay when it came out. In a world where Logan exists, and explores a lot of the same ideas in a much more refined and less compromised way, it’s basically superfluous.
"of course, it helps to be genetically immune to every poison known to man, as I am. and immune to the toxin that is man himself, as I am." go off lesbian snake lady!!!!
A lot of people have tried to kill me... and I'm still here.
-Logan
I was going to give this film 3.5 stars last night but after dwelling on it since then I'm giving it a slight bump for a few reasons. First it is without a doubt the best on screen adaptation of the Wolverine character to date. While it might not be the best X-Men related film, it is still Hugh Jackman's best outing as Logan. If you want to compare it to the other X-Films however, the only ones that would rival it are X-Men 2 and X-Men: First Class.
The other things that influenced my rating are that it is the best comic book film of…
re-title this wolverine: gap year because this white girl spends his summer saving the wildlife and having irrelevant experiences in japan
Logan in Japan ... of course that's a badass combo.
"What kind of monster are you? ... The Wolverine!"
So after the ridiculousness of 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' they finally delivered a more hardcore version of Logan that X-Men fans had apparently been craving. While I have noted many times that I thought there was way too much focus on Wolverine in the previous movies, I did really like the thrill ride this solo wolffy outing delivers with a solid take on the 'Superman 2' plot.
(Quick Hits) ... Spoilers:
- Funny that this is actually a direct sequel to that dreadful 'X-Men: The Last Stand' movie, with Wolverine going into exile after having to kill Dark phoenix
- Nothing more…
2013's The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tao Okamoto, Will Yun Lee and Rila Fukushima, is an utter masterpiece when compared to his first solo outing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Granted, any step after that would be a welcome one, but the story within The Wolverine, while stumbling slightly in its final act, manages to stay true to the comics while also keeping casual viewers entertained with its beautiful cinematography and great performances throughout.
Taking place after The Last Stand, a film many of you know I hate, the story follows Wolverine as he comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and soon gets embroiled in a…
Yeah, the Viper character makes no sense. She spits acid? Who does she even work for? Why does she change into a sexy green outfit? And yeah, the climax is subpar especially considering how nicely everything has built up.
But still, talk about a blockbuster that has a terrific grasp of its characters, that keeps action intimate, that never gets too dark (as can be so easy with Wolverine) but is also never cheesy. The Japan setting is chock full of Yakuza and Shinto shrines and still it never feels like it's laying it on thick. The female leads (Tao Okamoto and Rila Fukushima, both models making their film debuts) are outstanding, nicely filled-out characters who never cling helplessly to…
“You know, sometimes when you cage the beast, the beast gets angry."
This film was directed by James Mangold and stars Hugh Jackman, Rila Fukushima, Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova, Brian Tee, and Will Yun Lee
So Wolverine has always been in my top 3 for superhero’s, for me it was always Batman, Spider-Man, and Wolverine thats how it’s been and that’s how it will always be for me, I love the character of Logan so much. One of the things that makes Logan not only a fantastic superhero (or antihero) but just such a phenomenal character in general is the fact that he is so flawed, he is a far from perfect hero, he makes so many mistakes…