Wolverine was as expected. Too much story, too many mutants, and ridiculously short, unimaginative fight sequences (i.e. Sabertooth charges on all fours when him and Wolverine get stabby with each other - fun seeing it the first time, a bit tiring the fourth time around). If you've seen the trailer, you've pretty much saw all the action (minus the final Weapon XI sequence, which was...okay). In addition, HOW many missed opportunities to kill William Stryker can the writers create? One comic book plot device I can always do without: the "I have the evil villain at my mercy but I won't kill him because I won't sink down to his level." Come ON.Pros of the film: Better than X3 (not hard). Ryan Reynolds and Gambit appropriately chewed the scenery to my liking (though I'm extremely biased when it comes to those two). Hugh Jackman's still solid as Wolverine.
On a more positive note, X-men Animated Series DVDs finally came out (Thanks Gordon!), and the 10 years since I've caught the reruns on tv still hasn't marred the awesomeness in terms of viewing. It also reignited the anger feelings over how much they raped Rogue's characterization in the movies. Completely doing away with the Mystique-adoption/Ms. Marvel absorption storyline? Lame! LAAAAME! On the flip-side, watching the kid-oriented cartoon does make me appreciate the satisfaction of watching Wolverine actually STAB flesh and heal from his wounds in "real life". It's such a cop out watching him insist on stomping on Sabertooth just to satisfy the FCC. Yeah, that'll teach him.
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