AMC Spoilers! THE WOLVERINE Review

[@Brook11223]

I love the post credit scene in this film. Wolverine, Magneto, Professor X all in one scene just gave me the chills.

[@claytonb2299]

Can someone tell me how the same people (not just AMC hosts) hate the way the wolverine movies depicted deadpool and silver samurai, but defend the mandarin 'twist' from iron man three. Didn't know a thing about either of these three from the comics going in, but the mandarin as a joke felt the most underwhelming especially since every trailer was getting me ready for a ben kingsley battle.

[@Queltomen]

Nice to see a pretty lady that knows her stuff.

[@dustyzombiend]

I love how these amazing people are able to put how i felt about this movie into words. Fantastic Review.

[@dqreps]

Gotta say, i REALLY enjoy Johns reviews. Not only because i agree with him most of the time & because we have the same tastes. But because when it comes to how he sees a movie, he is able to get past all the little BS moments in a flick & evaluate it as a a WHOLE. Not let 15% of a movie, ruin it 4 him. Just cuz the whole movie may not be perfect, that certainly does not ruin it for him at all. One of the biggest reasons i enjoy watching AMC over all others on here, is his objectivety. Keep it up

[@Ize19]

Hey guys, thanks so much for doing this review! Just a couple of thoughts I had while watching it. First, I totally get him leaving at the end of the movie. That's who Wolverine is, he's the wandering cowboy, who shows up, saves the day, gets the girl, then rides off into the sunset looking for his next great adventure. Also, I appreciated the ninja scene we got. It looked like a direct homage to his dream sequence in Claremont/Millers miniseries, just a beautiful scene. So yeah, loved it.

[@neoquicksilver]

Love the movie reviews! please keep continuing this segment!

[@LaMugre]

Motorcycles = LOUD Ninjas = QUIET Motorninjas = VERY BAD IDEA

[@damiandawson7610]

Love dat name tho!

[@QLCHerald]

Loved this video! Thanks guys and i think i speak for the whole fan base, we need more of these videos!

[@gideonhyacinth3357]

Great review guys. Love hearing your insights.The one omission that I felt was obvious in this movie was the entire omission of wolverine's samurai background. As a Wolverine fan, that's a major omission, especially for a film that takes place for the most part in Japan. I was more than a little apprehensive about this movie but the poster that drew me in was the one that shows Wolverine perched on a building with a samurai sword in one hand and exposed claws on the other. Missed opportunity

[@kaatyblue]

LOVE these long, in-depth reviews! Hope you guys make one for The Hobbit in December ;)

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

I can't believe they barely mentioned the samurai fight with Mariko's father. The best fight in the movie.

[@Zemo_TheGamer]

By the way did you guys see the Deleted Scene they took out In the end scene in the plane Wolverine opens the box and inside it is the Classic brown and yellow costume from the comics (The mask and Gloves)

[@thevarioty436]

you guys actually bumbed me out, i loved this movie, it's in my top three best movies of the year, i know opinions are subjective but this was such a good movie, it had a lot of heart

[@gecko6908]

He lost his metal claws when I saw that I was so angry but after reading a couple of comments I guess he gets them back which really made me feel better thanks guys for putting my mind at ease

[@Archangeldawn]

I liked the Wolverine, i had low expectations but I it was way better than I would have expected. Also More Erin Darling Please !! :D She actually seems to know what she's talking about and adds to the conversation !!

[@OfficialCDJ]

Excellent discussion. You guys pretty much summed-up everything I felt when watching this fine flick. Consider me Subscribed! Also, Erin's legs are hypnotic. Jus' sayin'.

[@Dab3stxblasassassin]

I was at AMC at the Parks mall in Arlington and this was jam packed. Half the people stayed for the credits and the crowd gasped when Xavier, it was amazing. Solid film the final battle felt to much but really good

[@Brook11223]

Hey John, Saw the movie yesterday night at 10 pm and I have to say the definitive Wolverine. The Berserker Rage is unleashed in this film. Love the Japanese story arc because it brings realism.

[@SantiResnikTombetta]

TOTAL RIGHT BACK AT YOU JOHN SHNEPP

[@RyanNilsen]

I LOVED the unexpected quantity of humor! And they got that "f word" in there and still had it as pg-13. I thought it was very well shot and it may be my favorite x men film even though there are some weaknesses.

[@Reborn8303]

WOW a Clever Movies/ AMC Movie talk cross over !

[@christobale4713]

I don't agree at all with the grades of yours. I was really disapointed with this movie. Maybe because of my expectations was as high as they were, made me hate it. I total agree, Viper, did not need to be in it. But bottomline, I did not like the overall story at all, well at least not the way it was setup. I think it was so sad, that they did not use The silver samurai more, I really looked forward to see him, and was disapointed that he first got introduced in the end scene. I think the story was really sloppy made, and for me, the story is the most important thing, and this story just did not work for me. Based on the trailer, that wolverine was going to be in Japan and there were going to be samurai's, I really hoped that it was going to be something like 'The last samurai' just with Wolverine. I missed an actual villain through the movie, and that comes back to the silver samurai, which was only very little in the movie. So as you can see, I was not thrilled about this movie, and maybe my dissapointment were my own fault, but it has so much unfilled potiential. The only plus with this movie was Jackman, who delivers an excellent performence, and made Wolverine cool as always. I think I will see it a second time here later today, and consider you thoughts on it, and now I don't have any expectations that can't get ruined.

[@esotericVideos]

"On this special 1 hour AMC Movie Talk..." Video length: 32:36

[@71seahawk71]

I loved origins because of the introductory of other characters from the comics.. I thought this was god too but I enjoy more when they introduce more comic book characters.

[@xboxallin2953]

I really enjoyed this movie immensely. I agree with John and company that Hugh Jackman really made the movie. Much like how RDJ owns Iron Man, Jackman owns the Wovlerine. The last sequence does hit a comic book feel but never really took me out of the movie. Loved how Jean was used thoughout the entire movie and makes me believe that the Pheonix will be back in Days of Future Past. End credit scene was classic as well.

[@benkarimi274]

I love the subtitles with the show, funny subtitles

[@Brook11223]

I love the easter egg that they gave at the post-credit scene of Trask Industries advertisement kind of continuing on to the next story which was a great thing. Bolivar Trask = Mutant Response Division.

[@zjovanovic10]

I must say I agree with the crew's view on the Logan-Mariko relationship, it was not handled as good as it should have been, and yes, I did read the comic on which this movie was based. In MY opinion, I think that the problem here was not the script but the actress, Tao Okamoto. Why do I think this? Well, because Jackman had GREAT chemistry with ALL of his female co-stars in every movie he ever made: X-Men movies, Swordfish, Van Helsing, Prestige, The Scoop, Kate & Leopold, Wolverine Origins, Prisoners. Maybe it is just me, but Okamoto's performance was a bit or more emotionless, like she was uncomfortable or something, I don't know whether she is a quality actress or not, because I haven't seen her anywhere else expect here. And, being a guy who has seen about 3000 movies, maybe even more, made in the last 50 years or more, I think that this analysis is, at least, partly accurate. But, like I said, it is just my opinion.

[@r1pbuck]

I really liked Wolverine The Movie, but I have to say you guys picked out the flaws that I saw as well [but was happy to overlook]. One thing you failed to mention [shame, shame] was how AWESOME Rila Fukushima was as Yukio. Jackman's chemistry with her was great and her performance was one of the best things about the movie, IMO, especially when you consider it was her first serious movie role. I could so see her in a spinoff movie...

[@summershere]

“I do think we will have a slightly more violent version… let’s say an unrated, a bloodier version. There’s about ten or 12 minutes of scenes that I’d love people to see, that we’ll produce some kind of longer version of the movie at some point on Blu-ray or whatever. There’s another great scene with Hiro Sanada and a much more elaborate battle with ninjas from the third act that is a pretty huge battle sequence that you’ll see.” James Mangold

[@ttandc]

While its good to hear this movie was better than the first Wolverine movie, I think the question needs to be asked. Could it really have been worse than the first Wolverine movie? haha :D

[@Brook11223]

Definitely this movie is an improvement from the origins one that came out in 2009. I just love the continuity aspect of by bridging it with X-Men The Last Stand. I am also glad that Jean Grey's presence was felt throughout the film and not just a cameo. I loved the the fact that it kind of gave that closure ending for Logan and Jean. This movie is a character driven story.

[@askaflamininja]

When you two guys said your favourite X Men films were X men and X Men 2 I felt a feeling I've never felt before. Like, I'm no longer alone...

[@joshuaherold2845]

Mr. Sinister & the Marauders, Donald Pierce & the Reavers, & Omega Red are some of my favorite X-MEN villains.

[@anacondatruth8882]

I loved The Wolverine Film! The Best X-Men movie in my personal opinion! It's true to the comic books for the first two thirds of the movie. I also liked Logan! The Wolverine is my favorite.

[@kevinluckham]

Two things that were overlooked. One; The symbolism of Wolverine having to tear his heart out to heal. Two; The long term purpose of the bone claws. In the X-men movies it was shown that Wolverine could easily take out Sentinels by himself. Now he has been brought down a notch so that the Sentinels will seam like more of a believable threat for DoFP.

[@YTYogaFlame24]

On 24:52 its because she heals him by blowing back on his face that is the reason why he was healed. You might of missed that part.

[@Mrfunnybutt]

it took me awhile to understand the two plots in the film. the grandfather wanting the healing powers, the dad wanting the business trying to kill his daughter to get it. but it was still a great story driven story.

[@DaMacDoc]

I hear ya!

[@extremechiton]

do you think fox will continue with the discontinuity and have wolverine use adamantium claws in days of future past?

[@SouLofthegroup]

had surgery on thursday, gotta wait two weeks to before i'm able to leave the crib. Is the Wolverine worth 3d imax?

[@zjovanovic10]

Wolverine Extended Cut has the longer Ninja fight scene, the explosion and everything else we saw in the trailer, just a reminder. As for the movie as a whole, the BEST (so far) performance of Jackman as Logan was here. And, OF COURSE, it is WAY better than the Wolverine Origins. Either way, Jackman's talent as an actor, his charisma, screen presence, EVERYTHING about him makes ANY movie WAY better than it would have been with a different, well less talented, less charismatic actor, to be precise. Also, BEST END CREDITS SCENE EVER!!! COMPLETE JOYGASM!! Days of Future Past coming in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS!! YAAAY!!

[@NeoSe7ens]

I love you Erin!

[@congeeks]

I know the scenes they covered all big moments of the film...but the scene in the bar with the hunters, over the bear...cmon...that was awesome

[@nateisler3]

Good to know.

[@dracole]

That's the point I was going to make. The bubbling face was definitely not "just gone in the next edit," or was some horrible mistake in the editing. Viper absolutely spit on him again to heal him. She scared him into getting his job done right and then took the wound away so he could; so whatever Viper's powers are in the comics, she definitely could secrete a healing solution in this film. And I think you may be getting hung up on was she needed, when there's NO reason she shouldn't be there.

[@bwilly123]

To me it makes sense that adamantium can cut adamantium and an adamantium bullet can penetrate Wolverine's adamantium skull in the origins movie. Just like diamond can scratch diamond. All diamonds don't have the same hardness, likewise all adamantium isn't equal either.

[@BobbyKyra]

Yes, it should. That's what bothered me the most. Plus the fact that he kept popping his claws and those wounds from that would heal just fine

[@LiftingwithPurpose]

my goodness Erin is gorgeous, and smart! really enjoy listening to her, more from her on AMC please! :)

[@brandonsimmons8758]

Love the show. With the healing powers (~25:00), my understanding from the movie is that Viper had control of varying compound, in addition to resistances to toxins. So she blew acid or whatever onto 'Head Ninjas' face to threaten him, but if you notice she blew a second time onto is face, and after this he was healed. This makes me think that she blew a healing compound onto his face. So the healing came from her rather than an actual healing power. Let me know what you think!

[@jeffcrow9013]

Wolverines Regenerative powers healed his bone claws back. He has always had bone claws.. Thats why he got Adimantium claws, because the Adamantium that covers his skeleton, covered his bone claws too. After his Metal claws were cut off, he grew back his bone claws.

[@thebigmick1977]

lol, I agree. My biggest problem is that adamantium should not have been broken. Even with glowing red adamantium.

[@minimatemasterworks]

I kind of felt they were eluding to Phoenix possibly being alive too. When things started shaking and floating in the airport my first thought was jean and not magneto. Best end credit scene ever. Speaking of which, X3 has the end credit scene where Xavier comes back. The beginning of X3 Xavier talks about it in class.

[@Biostasis5x7]

Do more reviews like this! I'm always disappointed during the weekly discussions because it doesn't give you guys the time to talk about things in deep enough detail.

[@haydenstewart1450]

Why didn't you guys talk about the fight with Mariko's father? One of the best moments in the film was his resurrection from his 'death' and then that fight. When asked "What kind of monster are you?", his response of: "I'm the Wolverine" totally sells that entire sequence.

[@BlessTheKnife]

At 24:50 when Viper poisoned that guy, she also cured him, She liked touched him with her nail or something to cure the infection. I saw the movie today.

[@Oliv3r10]

loved the end credits sceen me and my friend were the only people to jump out our seats in the cinema

[@fixxxer152000]

Quite literally, the Atomic Bombing scene was my favorite and the most powerful moment in the movie.

[@drummonkeyfreak]

a question i have is in Days of Future Past will wolverine have his bone claws like at the end of this movie, or will the some how figure out a way to give him his adamantium claws back? what are your thoughts?

[@MegaMinmusik]

As you guys said in the video, Viper did not need to have mutant powers, and yuriko (or whatever the other mutants name was) was really bad done, power wise. She was able to predict like 1 thing in the whole movie, and with all the other times her powers should have worked, they just ignored it and didn't mention how much she sucks at using her powers. I only recall her using her powers proper once in the beginning, and can't remember what it was, but I remember it for using the move on the plot

[@TheAdamGKey]

I have to agree, give it an 8. I just want to put out incase it wasn't already. The scene with the Viper character in the alley with he head ninja, when she spits on him and his face boils up, and then the next cut it isn't there, was because she spit on it a second time and caused it to heal back up.

[@MegaBatman39]

Agree with a lot of what you guys said about the flim. Unlike Origins this flim had great action and a decent storyline. Blows the 1st Wolverine out of the water.

[@TheRockJ82]

I love Japanese culture, so the first 2/3 of the film was pure joy for me. I especially enjoyed watching the development of Logan's relationships with Yukio and Mariko (I'd like to see both of them in another X-Men movie). I was hoping for a different ending, though, perhaps with Shingen or Harada becoming the Silver Samurai. I also thought the ninja battle was anticlimactic (what happened to the fight in the trailer?). Overall, I really liked the movie and look forward to seeing it again.

[@Chutsey]

24:50 - I believe it wasn't a mistake. She scars him then the spit was to heal him (after all she is a doctor), although the method is painful to do so. As they are at that point still allies.

[@connorquinn5381]

Completely agree with the Silver Samurai stuff, I wish the Silver Samurai was just a guy in armor with a completely practical final fight. I LOVED the sword/ninja fights that were all practical, but once the giant robo-suit came in it took me out of it.

[@MrHatecountry]

you guys should have talked about the fight between wolverine and the dad! Such an awesome fight

[@perytj]

saw the movie and i would give 3 out of 5 (you were right John this is the best Wolverine movie by far.......)

[@Stephy09sNewChannel]

I know that Wolverine was the only mutant except for Viper, but I considered Yukio a mutant because she was able to see into the future. That's the way I saw it, but they kept her subtle because Wolverine was the main focus.

[@Naa45702]

I felt their relationship was not meant to be love of his life but a healing love. Wolverine would save any abused woman and her dad slapping her and her fiancé cheating on her would set him off. great review love you guys and other than being more forgiving of the romance I agree with you guys.

[@intellix]

If you see the credits scene again, can you check if Bishop is going through the security gate next to Wolverine.

[@THRILL606]

He just doesn't have the coating on his claws because he can grow back bone but he can't grow back metal. The rest of his skeleton is still covered in adamantium. Sorry if this doesn't help and its just more confusing.

[@coolsomeXD]

I loved it! There was a lull in it like they said in the middle got bit dull but then got good later Yukio was awesome! I hope she is in Days of Future Past. And the end credit scene was fucking awesome!

[@J-MaesterN]

The adamantium of his claws is gone, but it is still in his body

[@KILLAWATTS804]

You guys touched on the ninja part like me and the wifey did. I was like, "This could have been the beserker rage part of the movie where he kills ninjas left and right!" Some scenes were missing so maybe they saving that for the bluray version...Still, it was a missed opportunity. And so true, not every character was needed. Like the guy running on the roofs....WTF? He had no role. Should have taken some points from the 1st Blade movie...when he got angry at the end....game over!! LOL

[@bernardjones9920]

Good talk.

[@IronBeast89]

I think it would've been better without Viper, but I really loved seeing all the Japan scenery. The romantic relationship really worked for me. The kidnapping and on the run scenes worked great with story.

[@thecrimsongem7954]

I loved how there was some blood on the claws.

[@arsenalrocka16]

Great review though guys!

[@MrAtengroth]

My theory on Jean Grey is that she's gone for good. I feel that in a way she was stuck on Earth as a Ghost haunting Logan. So when Logan says he no longer needs her she sets her self free and joins the spirit world. So in a way they both freed eachother and can now be over on.

[@Guiv7]

To answer Jon at 24:49 when Viper spit her venom and the guy had the bubbles on his face. The reason why it went away is because she spit at his face again with what I assume was an anti venom to the original venom.

[@The_Tauri]

Wolverine was the movie we needed, AND the movie we deserved! ///

[@ajer14]

You guys forgot to mention how the PG 13 rating was taken to the limit especially with that entire scene of when Wolverine takes that thing that viper put inside of him out by grabbing it with his hand and ripping through his skin. Also I think that the most epic thing they could have done when wolverine was shot by all those arrows near the end was to grab the wires from the arrows and pull all the ninjas towards him. It would have been a bit over the top but still pretty awesome.

[@Ben1159a]

Just to let John know, the bubble face scene wasn't a mistake. Viper blew the poison on him, messed him all up... then she blew an antidote on him and the poison bubbles went away. Maybe he'll see it when he sees it again.

[@rayjrh80]

will wolverine get back his antimatium claws back? or will he just stick with the bone claws?

[@daolchang]

If someone can cut adamantium, someone as well could well adamantium back, however the main problem to me is the fact that they appeared because he is not supposed to have any real bones since they were replaced by adamantium completely

[@GAGAZILLABOY94]

TOTALLY agree with John. I really loved the film....until the 3rd act.

[@recklessmb]

I'd give it a solid B. I think personally it was the best X-Men film to date (though I've been really disappointed in all of the previous films). The last sequence was a little disappointing, but overall this movie felt fresh and unique. I did also leave the theater thinking "what would Aronofsky have done" but Mangold did a good job in his own right.

[@1Eliyahu]

This movie was better than X-men Origins, it had slow parts, the fighting scenes were good and shocking with the last one. I was so glad to see Famke Janssen again, because I just didn't like her role in X-men The Last Stand or that movie (which I think needs a remake to be more of the Phoenix saga) and I must say the extra ending scene really made this movie for me. Seeing Professor X again made me so happy and hyped for DoFP.

[@zaki199608]

Love the dreamcrusher!

[@GamingAndytv]

Hello and salutations,can you answer my question? Well I was thinking that since he had it with her ;) I actually thought that Daken (Wolverines son) would be born at the end and the mom would die like in the comics. Do you think that would've happened? And why didn't it?

[@SantiResnikTombetta]

I have a HUGE question. What about Wolverine's claws?? PLEASE tell me that in days of future past somehow he gets the adamantium back!

[@tbssander73]

as far as i understand Wolverine does not get send back in time, only his consience does, and in the past he still has his adamantuim

[@bxyankee]

everything about erin is hypnotic

[@acquineus]

on the scene with viper's venom attack, I saw her apparently make a second "spit" motion that made the boils go away. they didn't just disappear.

[@pjamese3]

I agree. Magneto's going to replate Wolverine's claws with adamantium.

[@rob3rt19931]

If you think about guys Viper wasn't really a waste of a character. She's the one that made him mortal kind of, and made Wolverine week.

[@dennisooishichen]

his bones became adamantium since weapon x. not just his claw. in the wolverine, his claw has been cut off, but he can regenerate the bone claws. his bones in his body is still adamantium.

[@jeffcrow9013]

Wolverine had Adimantium in his the whole movie. Wolverine's ENTIRE skeleton is covered in Adimantium. So even though his claws were cut off, he still had Adimantium on his arms, legs and body. Thats how Magento stop Logan from stabbing him. Hope that answers your question.

[@TheWesternHome]

Surprisingly I agree almost exactly with your review, i loved it up until the Jaeger Samurai i gave it a 78 out of 100