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I guess this is old news by now, but I just heard about it yesterday.

From MSNBC,

LOS ANGELES - “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” isn’t due in theaters until next month, but the prequel has already hacked its way online.

A high-quality, full-length work print of the 20th Century Fox film, which is set for release May 1, appeared online Tuesday. The film focuses on the beginnings of Hugh Jackman’s clawed Marvel superhero Wolverine.

Fox said in a statement Wednesday the version of the film posted online was not complete and vowed that the source would be prosecuted. It said the FBI and MPAA are investigating.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30001026/

 

 

Wow, that is really bad. I imagine this might ignite a new spark against filesharing. When the Hulk was released in crap quality a week before its release, I laughed it off. But this! I know it is only a work print, but an entire month in DVD quality! Ouch!

I am fully expecting the film to be considerably worse than X-Men 3, and had no intention of going to see it (where when The Last Stand came out I couldn't wait to go see it opening day. Had that not been the turd it was, I'd probably be excited about this one too), now if this movie bombs at the box office, they have a fantastic excuse for it. :(

 

LOL, and a guy from Fox News watched the thing and reviewed it on his blog. He even went on and on in amazement about how easier it was, how all the top box office movies were available, and that watching them on the computer was better than getting out in the rain. Idiot.

Ahhh, the internets! Mankind's finest creation.

 

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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I've watched it - it's the same cut they showed to the producers that made them decide to shoot additional scenes a few months ago, so the theatrical cut will be about 10-15 minutes longer than the "workprint."

The majority of the effects aren't finished (which makes watching the climax pretty funny, since it's VERY CG-heavy), the sound effects are all temporary (editor's scratch mix before it's sent off to the sound designer and sound mixers), and the music is all temporary (the film hadn't been scored yet).  The credits are also roughly thrown-together, then there's a mid-credits sequence, then they use the credits form X-Men 3 in their entirety before going to a post-credits sequence.

In general, the movie would be on par with "The Last Stand" if they hadn't completely ruined the characters of Gambit and Deadpool.  I don't think the additional 10 minutes can possibly save it.

Note that I never intended to pay for this film in the first place, and the only reason I watched it was because, as an editing student, work-in-progress cuts are very intriguing to me.  Watching this workprint was almost as educational as my classes, unfinished though it may be.

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As interesting as the workprint was I just dunno if the finished film will be all that good. Especially given the way they treated the character of Deadpool - I fear that is the sort of thing that will turn people off. The other problem I had was not knowing who most of the other characters were.

I would be interested in seeing the finished product but it's certainly not the movie that the trailers led me to expect.

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Wow, not only is this old news, looks like I am the only one who hasn't seen this.

When I was a kid Spider-Man and Daredevil were the two Marvel characters I'd read. I was never really into X-Men that much, only really knew them through cross-overs. So fortunately, things like Deadpool and Gambit or any other characters that get stomped on won't bother me too badly.

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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Well, there's a thing Stryker *called* Deadpool ...

At least Ryan Reynolds' depiction of Wade Wilson was pretty spot-on.  Except, you know, for the whole mutant-powers thing.  (And what was his power, anyway?  Being able to spin his sword around really really fast, enough that he could deflect bullets?)

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Deadpool does have the ability to regenerate...

At least tell me Movie-Pool breaks the fourth wall...

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Darth Chaltab said:


At least tell me Movie-Pool breaks the fourth wall...

 

That'd be a good thing? Was he famous for doing that in the books?

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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Very much so. He once mocked Spiderman for Tobey McGuire's portrayal of him.

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Wade Wilson was GIVEN the ability to regenerate by the Weapon X program, and later took the moniker of Deadpool.  In "Wolverine," Wilson apparently has super-speed or something.

Then later in the movie, Stryker unveils "Weapon XI," a genetically-engineered mutant with Cyclops' eyes, Sabretooth/Wolverine's regenerative abilities, and adamantium katana swords that come out of his wrists.  Stryker calls this thing "Deadpool."  Oh, and it also has no mouth.  Wolverine recognizes Weapon XI/"Deadpool" as Wade Wilson, even remarking "Someone finally shut you up" or something to that effect whilst fighting him.

And no, Wade never breaks the fourth wall (sadly).  But Reynolds was damn good casting for him ... too bad they ruined it.

Oh, and C3PX, here's my favorite example of Deadpool's fourth-wall-breaking in the comics:

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Do you guys think it would be better if Marvel got the rights back from fox and rebooted the X-men Franchise?

I mean X-men 1-3 was essentially already the wolverine trilogy.  And the third film by Ratner was just plain all around bad.  I wish Singer had directed that instead of that Superman Returns movie.

Because of that we got a bad third X-men film and a bad superman film that did not live up to the Donner Superman movie.

I am very worried that they are going to get Wolverine all wrong as well.  Seeing how much i loved the Claremont/miller comics before Woverine had his own comic or any part in the newly rebooted X-men comic started by Jim Lee. I mean new back in the day.

The only thing i can say they got right outside of actually seeing this movie is Hugh Jackman as Wolverine.  That is one thing i can say FOX did right on the X-men films the actors chosen to play certain roles.  Like Patrick Stewart as Xavier or Mckellen as magneto.  What is more badass than having captain picard and gandalf in the same film series.

“Always loved Vader’s wordless self sacrifice. Another shitty, clueless, revision like Greedo and young Anakin’s ghost. What a fucking shame.” -Simon Pegg.

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Yeah, I also felt the casting on the X-Men films was fantastic. With the exception of Hallie Berry as Storm. They could have done better. I thought the first film was great, but the second one was bent to much in Wolverine's favor, and the third was awful in many ways.

 

Deadpool seems like a pretty cool character, ashame they didn't treat him right with this film.

 

I've been reading a few of comic books lately, not any monthly series, but some of the more accessable limited series. Read Origin, the six part series on Wolverine's orgin, I really enjoyed it. House of M and Marvel Zombies are a few others on my reading list. Since we are half way on that subject right now, anybody have any suggestions of stuff that absolutely should not be missed? Deadpool actually sounds kind of interesting.

"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape

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skyjedi2005 said:

Do you guys think it would be better if Marvel got the rights back from fox and rebooted the X-men Franchise?

I mean X-men 1-3 was essentially already the wolverine trilogy.  And the third film by Ratner was just plain all around bad.  I wish Singer had directed that instead of that Superman Returns movie.

I 100% agree.  When I saw the trailer for "Wolverine" I immediately thought, "Didn't we just get 3 'Wolverine' movies?  I want my 'X-Men' movies!"