Deadpool & Wolverine - Spoiler Review

[@rodneycooperjr3223]

Dan, You probably won't see this, but in a KZbin space full of hyperbole, clickbait, fanboys, and overreactions, I appreciate you always being the adult in the room. 😎

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Thanks for the kind words - I don't know about being the adult, haha, but I do try to be true to who I am and I'm glad some people are onboard.

[@chrisdalby]

@@DanMurrellMovies as someone who has followed you through the Schmoedown and previous gigs, I do not remember subscribing to any other channel on Day 1 apart from yours. You are the best critic on KZbin, bar none.

[@mopnem]

@@rodneycooperjr3223 Second this

[@One.Zero.One101]

The internet has turned everyone into a bunch of children. Thoughtful and reasonable opinion has become a very rare unicorn. Thanks for carrying the torch among this cesspool.

[@griseldadominguez8734]

Here's the thing, I don't like that critics, instead of criticizing the movie as is, they start saying what could have made it better

[@mctaguer]

My favorite Dogpool moment, by far, was Logan using her as a ceasefire tool.

[@MLife1000]

lol yeah as he walked casually with the dog

[@hothotheat3000]

That was amazing. He KNEW they wouldn’t dare harm that pup.

[@howtowithd6717]

Yeah, He had an easy way 😂

[@alibattaglino6703]

I AGREE that was the funniest part with dogpool because Wolverine was disgusted by the dog but then used it for safety 😂

[@drewmur]

Also, the fact that Blade and Electra and the others were not just in a single throw away scene, but actually contributed to the plot was so awesome.

[@DigiRangerScott]

@@drewmur Yeah it’s kind of hard to call them cameos. They’re utilized far closer to how Tobey and Andrew were in No Way Home

[@brockbuster]

Yeah, they're legit supporting characters.

[@jeremyjakob7887]

Lmao, they show up and talk to deadpool and wolverine, then they go to ant mans dead body to be used as cannon-fodder while the main characters go do plot stuff. They are just as useless and irrelevant to the plot as the doctor strange multiverse of madness cameos.

[@tjl3493]

@@jeremyjakob7887i think the commentor meant that they weren’t just there as a gag or for a quick jokey scene which could’ve easily been the case. They stuck around longer than initially expected

[@jeremyjakob7887]

@@tjl3493If they weren’t there, deadpool and wolverine still could’ve still snuck into the room with cassandra nova and done the exact same thing. I love the blade movies but he was useless in this. The X-23 moment was nonsense since it wasn’t her wolverine, and she was still underutilized as a character.

[@JosephGambit]

For me, Wolverine pulling up his cowl to Madonna in slow motion was the best single moment of the film. It, to me, completed Jackmans run as Wolverine. I remember watching Logan and feeling that the only thing Jackman ever missed as Wolverine, was wearing that cowl, and I found it immensely satisfying.

[@naisyjohns]

Completed? He's doing it till he's 90 remember?

[@wachinimagaming4898]

I’d say the only thing he is truly missing is a fight with the Hulk, but if he wants to call it after this, I totally respect that

[@jonofthehill]

I grew up with the animated series so that moment made me cry with joy. Tears and all.

[@diegodelgado9764]

@@wachinimagaming4898 dude if the after credits scene was a fight with hulk

[@twincast2005]

I had to force down the impetus to literally shout "Woohoo!" because I didn't want to be the only one to do so in a packed theater.

[@anotherdayinthelight3135]

some guy in my audience said "no fucking way" when blade came out lmao

[@stevemaclean83]

100% that was me 😂

[@freerunningwarrior]

Could have been me 🫡

[@freerunningwarrior]

Vue? Hamilton?

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

I was saying the same thing

[@briandavison8306]

I did too! Only old man up in audience. 😂

[@benjaminlogan8946]

But WHY was Thor crying?!

[@KenLantern]

Seriously hope that plot comes back round

[@darkgaming8883]

Im guessing maybe secret wars itl come back

[@adityan3208]

Because it might be the scene from thor 2 where loki was dying. They might have just replaced dying loki with deadpool

[@ANTIStraussian]

​@@KenLanterni don't, it's just a joke. If deadpool walks onto the screen talking to the audience in a serious avengers movie I'd cringe

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I think Deadpool stubbed his toe

[@lanzer22]

The entire story was about how the Fox cinematic universe was seizing existence, and the higher power (Disney) was selecting certain superheroes to go to another timeline (MCU). All the characters that were discarded ended up in the void, and that’s why there weren’t any MCU characters there. I absolutely love this setup.

[@matthewhunter1193]

What about the part where Ant-Man's helmet is lifted up, and it's revealed to be a skull?

[@lanzer22]

@@matthewhunter1193 Just like how they talked about some Dr Strange made it to the Void off screen. The story said that the void is where unwanted characters go, but the movie doesn't show any actual MCU cameos.

[@stevenmackay8053]

@@lanzer22 Maybe Cumberbatch is done with his contract? So, Dr. Strange is done, too?

[@mopnem]

@@matthewhunter1193Yr not getting a response because it’s a good point that op likely never thought of

[@dunnowy123]

yeah, it is quite ingenious

[@MrLee-zh9ls]

It felt like a genuine love letter to the early fox and marvel films. The behind the scenes clips over the credits was a lovely touch. Got me right in the feels.

[@breakops5339]

Felt like the perfect send off for those old xmen films. Literally when greenday started playing with all the old xmen movie clips i was bawling 😂😢 what an emotional and amazing movie. Loved it.. gonna miss the fox universe but we got to spend time with its characters in a hell of a deadpool movie 🎉

[@Erasureeraser]

I love how they also included Fant4stic behind the scene footage too knowing that the production of the movie was a total chaos

[@jamesrhoads1608]

This was more than a love letter. This is Deadpool driving to the cemetery, digging up the old Fox movies, and making sweet sweet love to them.

[@susanalfieri4487]

I literally cried at those behind-the-scenes moments, mostly because I love Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen so much. And neither is a young man. Who knows how many more film roles they might gift us with before they shuffle off this mortal coil. Both are stellar humans in my book. I cannot imagine life without them.

[@nexas3018]

Bye Bye Bye over the credits was a call back to X2 when Wolverine turns on the stereo in Scott’s car and Bye Bye Bye starts playing.

[@roachasaurus2020]

That's a perfect tie-in along with them saying bye to the Fox universe

[@kbrewers]

wow, thats a deep cut. i would have never remembered that lol. i thought it was just 90s-00s nostalgia and great dance moves.

[@nexas3018]

@@kbrewers I rewatched the X-Men movies last week before D&W so it was fresh on my mind lol

[@NoCountryforBadMovies]

Every time I hear that song I think of X2

[@NeoAndersonChannel1]

That is a deep cut and glad you pointed it out...but it just falls flat. Like why? It makes sense in X2 because that's music of the same era in which X2 was created. In D&W it just comes off as a reference just for reference sake.

[@rippy1231]

I look at this movie as a love letter to all the people that grew up with the 20th Century Fox universe and it serves as a perfect send off to that era

[@Kasino80]

Agreed

[@amazingamandareelztalk]

Phew our crowd cheered when Blade came on screen and there was clapping throughout!

[@dancingdragon3]

I lost my mind!!

[@djdexradio]

Same here!

[@3maro3x]

What kinda clapping ???

[@DugTheDog]

@@3maro3xcheeks

[@aokiQ]

Someone in my crowd yelled what?? Took me a second to realize it’s not from the movie 😅

[@DenverEight]

I think the brilliance of the film is how it takes unfulfilled ideas and shows us how it both works and doesn’t work. Channing Tatum as Gambit walked in a complete comic accurate outfit that didn’t seem to fit him all that well. And it makes sense. From his look, dialogue and even how he fights, Tatum gives 110% and the joke is that he’s sort of a 50/50 Gambit. On Wolverine’s cowl, it makes sense from a character standpoint. He notes that he was always hesitant to put on the suit. After the death of the X-Men, he never takes it off but never really dons his role as the Wolverine until the third act. There’s even the joke that on his big sacrifice, his shirt explodes exposing rolling muscles yet somehow the mask stays on. I think the greatest strengths of the film are the cameos, the lead’s performance and the movie’s usage of older Fox Marvel properties. The greatest weakness is that the film dates itself extremely and was made with this particular frame of time of superhero movies in mind. It makes sense that they marketed the film so much and put behind it so much cross promotion. They want audiences in theaters watching it while it has its maximum effect and full bite.

[@_jolie_]

I agree that this movie will unfortunately age fast - which is a shame because it means it won't be as rewatchable in the future

[@HeadCannonPrime]

I don't mind that this movie is time sensitive. Deadpool isn't an epic hero's journey type character. He is there to be 100% in the moment, call out the bullshit directly to camera, and just have ripping cool fight scenes. Deadpool is not Mr. Right, he is Mr. right NOW!

[@warioskapelli3100]

Huh, that’s a really interesting perspective on the Gambit suit. I figured it was just another case of weird CGI in this movie, but it’d be cool if the bad fit was intentional! It certainly enhances the movie’s commentary on the casting.

[@dunnowy123]

This is an excellent summary, honestly. Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@mopnem]

@@warioskapelli3100 Not much in the movie was intentional…If you’ve ever made art before you’ll know the love/hate of the people that’ll add to it, propping it up in pure hyperbole for better or worse

[@FEARisCOLD]

Channing was actually a better Gambit than I would have ever expected. His voice was great, the costume was a bit restricting though.

[@mastersword648]

@@FEARisCOLD that’s funny cuz the joke was that the voice was bad lol

[@roachasaurus2020]

The jokes were great and Channing hammed it up a tad, but for the most part, that's what Creole's actually sound like lol

[@Erasureeraser]

I've never heard of a Cajun accent before so it was a bit shocking to me when Channing opened his mouth. It took me about 5 of his lines for me to get used to his voice and I know that the script was making fun of it but still, Channing seems to be having a blast

[@Badficwriter]

@@mastersword648 His dialect was perfect. Louisiana accents are among the most impenetrable in the US. Look up Yat. James Carville of the Democratic Party is an example of a comprehensible Louisianan accent. Add the Creole French half the time, and hardly anybody can understand him. It was a good parody of Gambit.

[@JoeJoe-lq6bd]

@@mastersword648 Yeah, anyway who thinks the voice was legitimately good missed the joke, which was explicitly stated multiple times.

[@DaPurplePlaya]

"Mother fuckers still trying to ice skate up hill" Had me dying laughing. Great call back.

[@waywardmind]

It saddened me that I was pretty much the only person laughing in my theatre when he said that.

[@rmsgrey]

It was one of the few times I felt like one of the actors didn't quite have their heart in the performance. For the most part, I was very impressed with how well they all recaptured their roles.

[@mopnem]

@@waywardmind It’s crazy how opinions differ. Thought it was way too on the nose & begging..literally signed when he said that & my theater which had a big pop for blade was quite for that line

[@Phtephknee]

@@waywardmind I was laughing like a lunatic and the people around me were like 🤨😑. Was sorrounded with GenZs and alphas...

[@orlandomoltar]

Yeah a, hardcore fan only, joke

[@Z-Strike026]

I like that they really did get Blake Lively to voice Lady Deadpool. 😂

[@cumincalamity9867]

Was it just the voice? I actually kinda thought maybe that was her under the costume too.

[@silverwaveproductions4672]

@@cumincalamity9867no, it was a stuntwoman but Blake Lively did the voice though ☺️

[@cumincalamity9867]

@@silverwaveproductions4672 damn

[@swisha317]

@@silverwaveproductions4672no it was Blake

[@kstepko]

And their baby was Babypool!

[@tracecronk3727]

My theater screamed and applauded when blade walked out lol so cool

[@konservation6205]

Snipes was incredibly wooden. Really disappointing for me, who loved the trilogy.

[@bambam121691]

My crowd erupted when Wesley Snipes walked on the screen

[@alo8384]

same everyone stood up in my theatre. I heard rumors about it weeks before.....but damn when I saw him ....thats BLADE!!!

[@Erasureeraser]

Damn man, not a lot of people in my theater did that 😢

[@jfost281]

I should have come to your cinmea then. Bascially nobody in mine reacted when he came out. I guess they didn't know who he was!! So lame!! 😭😂😭

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Everyone in my theater screamed when Blade came out and half of them stood up.

[@Quizznit]

I think the biggest thing Cassandra Nova did to service the plot beyond being an antagonist was to progress this version of Wolverine to forgive and become a better version of himself that Charles saw in him and believed he could be. To be the hero not only he could be, but that Deadpool was aspiring to be as well.

[@One.Zero.One101]

I think Emma Corrin was the wrong casting for Cassandra. Her face and eyes looked too kind to be a villain who wants to kill trillions of people.

[@jalapenoofjustice4682]

I thought the Blade meta-joke was supposed to be a dig at themselves for the troubled production of the new one

[@Chandler_strickland002]

Same here

[@closeben]

Yea to me it sounded like they were definitively telling us that the Blade movie isn’t happening.

[@notanactualuser]

That's how I took it

[@_jolie_]

​@@closebenAgreed, which kinda bums me out, poor Mahershala Ali

[@EdwardNygma1980]

Same!

[@OrionInSpace]

I won’t lie I was not expecting to laugh as hard as I did any time Channing Tatum opened his mouth as Gambit… that was so funny! Deadpool roasting him for having a bad dialect coach sent me through the roof.😂😂

[@gridlo]

Its weird. I love Gambit but i hate Channing Tantum in the role so i was about to walk out at that point.

[@OrionInSpace]

@@gridlo that’s what would make you walk out? What?!🤣🤣

[@darkgaming8883]

​@@gridloChanning Tatum deserved to be in it he should of had a movie a while ago

[@Banterbear]

I liked him being in this film as an alternate Gambit, but honestly, I'm glad the Gambit film didn't go ahead...he just didn't feel right. Physically he's all wrong and looked quite bulky in the costume. ​@@darkgaming8883

[@aaronfrantz25]

​@gridlo that shit was hilarious dawg, plus he finally got a chance to be in it as the character

[@Moreinius]

People cheered for Blade, but my body knows I cheered harder for Gambit.

[@KawaiiNancy]

👋 me too 💜💜💜

[@ThiccBirdBoi]

Man gambit was awesome, and kinda op

[@mopnem]

@@Moreinius As a gambit fan I thought they made the character a joke.. it’s bad enough that introducing the character again will be weakened by it imho

[@murk4552]

​@@mopnemin what way? Gambit is that smooth and also that type of Southern no one else understands 😂 his moves were flawless. Tatum actually channeled him better than Taylor Kitsch.

[@Moreinius]

@@mopnem I see if a character is cool, I like it. He looked pretty darn cool in the movie for a movie that's not about him, so good enough for me to like him more.

[@njmaxrocks]

My crowd was very tame too. I was expecting cheers and applause, but it was very mellow. I actually liked X-23, and felt it brought her back in a way her character can continue as that character in the MCU.

[@JoeJoe-lq6bd]

I half-expected them to do a switch and have her make it through to the end, becoming the MCU Wolverine.

[@notanactualuser]

I'm disappointed the trailers spoiled her appearance.

[@sellomokadikwa3219]

'She fondled my brain!' - I absolutely lost it when one character said this because it was not hyperbolic, she literally fondled his brain 😅

[@Badficwriter]

Those fingers were so creepy.

[@defdef1354]

"You know she doesn't wash that hand". 😂

[@PhilFromSchool]

I don't think the Thor crying meant anything It just looked like a cheeky Dark World edit to me

[@gustavoclarindo101]

True, he looked younger there

[@pnut3844able]

It was

[@SuperFlik]

During the press tour, Ryan stated that during those first talks with Disney/Feige that they only wanted to bring Ryan/Deadpool into the MCU, all the other supporting characters/actors would be left out. To then turn that around into the plot of the movie is just *chef's kiss

[@jonathankoan]

My theater clapped when Chris Evan’s showed up, and we assumed he was Captain America, so when he said “Flame On” my friends and I lost it laughing for like a minute. Oh my, that was the funniest part of the movie for me.

[@namikpaul7505]

Channing Tatum is the king of unexpected and unexpectedly hilarious cameos. Needs to do more comedies. The ‘flame on’ scene got a big pop. Cavill and Blade round out the big 3, besides Deadpool and wolverine of course.

[@_Amit_Sunil]

My name is Jeff

[@MLife1000]

Ditto Channing Tatum has the best sense of humor with his Cameos.

[@ianw0ng]

who the f is channing tatum? you meant the guy playing gambit?? that's jeff.

[@kbentjg24]

This is the end and this tops his funniest cameos

[@JzBravo26]

When Blade appeared in my theater, the crowd exploded. Hope that makes you feel better Dan.

[@yasir38971]

Same here that's the only part when the whole crowd screamed

[@nickfield1569]

My crowd popped for Jon Favreau, all the different styles of Wolverine, Chris Evans, then Chris Evans again at the Johnny Storm reveal, and the Garner/Snipes/Tatum trio

[@nicolasmoyano_]

When I saw in on Wednesday, the most cheered moment was when Blade appeard.

[@Deveal2014]

My crowd went nuts for Blade. They were kinda soft on other cameos for whatever reason

[@paulpivaral4832]

@@Deveal2014unless you’re a fan of the other movies fox did I don’t blame the crowd. Electra ? Why not have Daredevil as well…gambit was just funny but respect for the team on having Blade. Loved it and was the best part of the movie for me..Blade 1 and 2 are still great movies , CGI don’t hold well but still great movies

[@KutluMizrak]

@@paulpivaral4832 I mean the joke with Electra and not having Daredevil is to do that joke about garner and affleck falling out playing into the joke.

[@leannebrown02]

My crowd gave the biggest cheer to Logan finally pulling out the vowel

[@adrianperez7810]

The flame on got me lol i was totally expecting assemble 😅

[@mctaguer]

Frankly, I thought the cowl looked better than I expected. Trust me, I'm not a big X-Men or Wolverine fan, but I thought it looked pretty good.

[@lukeLawz]

So glad you brought up the "all tell, no show" point on both Deadpool and Wolverine. I felt the emotional background of each character wasn't clearly explored and kind of lowered the stakes for me. Overall, loved the film.

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

Totally agree. They could have cut out the Nova character entirely and gave a little more depth to Wade and Logan's personal failings.

[@kstepko]

I actually choked up in the finale of Deadpool 2, when Wade sacrificed himself. This movie was awesome and hilarious, but didn’t get me in the feels in the same way.

[@_jolie_]

Agreed. I couldn't care less about Nova and it felt like a new addition to the long list of MCU villains with little charisma, uninspired solo scenes and a name I will soon forget. Gimme more time with Wolverine and Deadpool! I wasn't emotionally invested in their sacrifice scene and it's a real shame.

[@Clawed9]

Oh Wolverine Cowl did things for me. It was just PERFECT for live action. When he pulls it over his face during the slow mo? Damn, bro.. all the feels at once :')

[@UrWack007]

I don't feel like people are talking about the different versions of Wolverine enough. The Hulk vs classic brown suit Wolverine scene was so good. I do feel like the movie slowed down going into the last act and you're right - the Cassandra villain was too much of a new character I think and took time away from grounding the story more. Also, would have loved more Fox cameos because I thought they pulled them off pretty well. Lastly, I think just one quick snapshot of live action blue and gold x-men during a flashback scene about Wolverine's world would have been sooo satisfying. Imagine seeing the original x-men cast in blue and gold.

[@Benergi]

Best jokes: 1) dialect coach 2) we’ll treat you better than the guys down the street 3) there’s only one blade 4) what are you? The internet?!

[@fty-ys4ni]

The "Honda odysee fucks" line stuck with me too lol

[@deliciousness55]

Behold the head of your queen furiosa!

[@MrKangorilla]

Scout master Kevin The proposal Wolverines tirade to Deadpool that started the fight in the honda

[@shyguy5473]

Is the 2nd joke supposed to be a jab at DC?

[@fty-ys4ni]

@@shyguy5473 Yeah it was in reference to Henry Cavil's cameo.

[@jamiegagnon7986]

I really appreciate your care in preventing any spoilers. Your thumbnails are devoid of spoilery images, and your time up front was generous. Thank you!

[@alexweidenhammer6262]

I was SCREAMING when Blade walked out

[@deejayhamm]

yeah the storyline of wade and vanessa was not fleshed out well at all. I dont understand why wade was in a funk in the first place. He was reunited with everyone and had a happy ending from the last movie, what made him all sad? That whole story line made no sense to me.

[@marioargiropoulos4747]

What made Vanessa break up with him?! How do you go from loving a person unconditionally and wanting to have their child... to breaking up with them because of some weird vague idea of not believing in anything more than himself, or whatever the hell they said. The dude has literally done nothing but sacrifice himself for the greater good and to help victimized people. What is she talking about? It's like she's a totally different person. And that sucks because even women who have acted in the MCU have criticized them for giving so many women the same personality. Vanessa had a legitimately fun and unique personality. And now that's gone.

[@deejayhamm]

@@marioargiropoulos4747 100%

[@_jolie_]

​@@marioargiropoulos4747Oh woaw I hadn't realized that but you're so right. They turned her into the average superhero girlfriend when her personality was spicy, unique and refreshing

[@Renoistic]

​​@@_jolie_I think the point was that DP lost his spark and spice when he was rejected by the MCU after the FOX buy-out. Still a very thin excuse.

[@lkf8799]

Yeah, I thought that was lame. It's not in his nature.

[@kylecasey9254]

Loved the character arc of Wolverine. They didn't have to kill him a 2nd time, he's maybe living with X23 now, very good inspirational stuff for men down on life

[@Renoistic]

Him finding purpose in a clone of himself pulled from another universe, that he has zero emotional attachment or stake in, felt very hollow to me.

[@tjl3493]

@@Renoisticit allows him a chance to show these new people in his life that he does care and wants to be around them, something he was too embarrassed to admit to the X-Men from his universe

[@Badficwriter]

@@Renoistic He showed emotion when he saw his old man's self's death. It was a fulfillment he didn't get and was agonized by. His demeanor to X23 was like that of a stepfather to a stepdaughter, when she's still grieving her real father. And I wouldn't say she's just a clone, her DNA has the same relationship to Wolverine as any child's, half of his. However he mostly did it because Deadpool's desire to save his own family echoed what Wolverine couldn't do.

[@AndyCoroa]

I can tell you Dan, in my theatres, we got a reaction for every cameo, Blade being the LOUDEST reaction.

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

6:15 - I'm on the opposite side here from Dan. I think LOGAN was a stellar send-off for the titular character, I think it was intended as the start of Laura's story. I think, had things gone differently with the Fox films, especially NEW MUTANTS, we would have seen more of X-23. LOGAN wasn't (in my view) ever meant to be an ending for her.

[@RastaGamesful]

This movie is an event. You can't miss it! I haven't been so excited about a movie since No Way Home. Even from the trailers I was sure what awaited me in the cinema and all expectations were met! I also liked how they continued the storyline from Logan with Laura and Logan, it was just nice to see Dafne Keen and Hugh Jackman reunited after saying goodbye (even if it wasn't the same version, but it was just really sweet) Yes, there were some characters missing that were connected with Wade and Logan, but it was epic, fun and beautiful!

[@procraftinatorz4116]

You just put the idea of colin farrel bullseye ruling over the void in my head and im devastated that this doesnt exist

[@kmeck5186]

Evans as Johnny Storm was awesome! And i loved ALL of the cameos.

[@dmfuerte]

Johnny Storm was a good gag, But the chemistry between DP, Wolverine, and Cap would have been off the charts. Best team up movie since The Avengers.

[@lanzer22]

Cap would had been great, and so would Thor. Though in this story, the Void was the scrapyard that Disney discard their used Fox characters, so it wouldn’t make sense to see actual MCU characters there.

[@TheCandyGamingChannel]

@@lanzer22it’s the best interpretation of the sacred timeline, both meta and in lore. Meta being that we are Disney and we succeeded in buying out everyone and the lore that Kang ended up picking favorites to ensure his rise to power. I kind of love when meta blends with lore, kind of like the many reasons why earth or New York is somehow important to the entire cosmos when in reality is just what the writers are familiar with.

[@lanzer22]

@@TheCandyGamingChannel I love how Mets the whole story is. It’s basically Disney asking Deadpool to move to the MCU and leave everyone behind, and Deadpool dragging Logan along and saving X23 in the process.

[@hothotheat3000]

Cap would’ve been horrified watching them fight.

[@SageForsaken]

I am glad they saved a chance to have a cap moment with Deadpool or wolverine at a later time

[@LucyLu_meztli]

Dan I think you might have better things to do, but if you can check that Nsync video. The credits scene to bye bye bye with Deadpool hitting the choreo so hard and also knocking down the tva agents with every beat was soo perfect I had tears from laughing so hard.

[@josephnjuguna1986]

Blade was badass..best cameo period

[@skyeplus]

He started the MCU, frankly.

[@mfast007]

Dan I agree with 99% of what you’re saying. But you are dead (pun intended) wrong about Wolverine’s cowl. I loved every second of him wearing it!

[@chrisgregg2092]

Why weren't people thrilled to see Blade? Dan.... We're old. How many people in your crowd were born when Blade came out? My friends and the 55 year old woman sitting next to me cheered. Otherwise my theater was pretty tame when he came out too.

[@leozindxtreme]

Nahh, dogpool had the perfect amount of screentime and the wolverine cowl was fucking awesome, it worked like a doctor and we need more.

[@TheOneWithTheManyZs]

One of the reasons for the soft Blade reaction may have been that a lot of spoilers for this movie got out pretty early. I had all but one cameo spoiled in one way or another in the days before seeing it, despite having muted some accounts already and limiting exposure to some other channels as well.

[@tombrand236]

My main gripe with the storyline is that Deadpool was in the same universe as Logan (which didn’t feel totally right) AND Logan was in the future so didn’t really make sense for Paradox to recruit Deadpool when he did - unless there was some timy-wimy reason which they didn’t explain

[@thedisruptivexennial3350]

Idiot social media ruined ALL the spoilers for me. Fools couldn’t wait to spoil the whole movie for everyone.

[@C.Dat.guyoverthere]

Saw it last night and my crowd was electric. Cheered at every cameo, some people lost their minds at the deep cut comic references, and I was so glad that they didn't kill the legacy characters (except for Torch haha) and that they got to join in on the fight (unlike the Illuminati). As much as I really like the film I couldn't give it a 10/10 but wasn't exactly sure why. But thank you for explaining what I felt was missing. Having Wade and Vanessa break up off screen was a bit jarring after rewatching Deadpool 1 & 2. I would've liked to see what happened in "Worst" Wolverine's universe. Cassandra, though well acted, I felt wasn't exactly needed. Though I think this is a step up from the first 2 Deadpool movies, the scattered MCU storytelling is still apparent. Also thank you for saying "gubernatorial" because I thought Wade just made it up.

[@kjo2130]

My crowd SCREAMED when Blade walked out lol

[@quincy839]

my crowd was losing their minds even before the movie started. Guess i got lucky! was a great experience

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I really, really loved Cassandra Nova. She feels pretty much improved from her comics version in so many ways.

[@masanobuyamamoto6395]

Nah I love Hugh Jackman wearing Wolverine’s cowl

[@trevorgreenly4589]

Disagree when it comes to not liking wolverines cowl, was so cool to see him finally wear it and tear through the deadpool corps.That scene alone was worth my ticket price.

[@Badficwriter]

That didn't happen in my showing! He dramatically pulled the cowl down for the first time in TVA area, before the Time Ripper had to be short circuited. I wonder if there's multiple edits.

[@elderbrew6249]

I think Logan is supposed to mirror Mystique in Days of Future Past. Basically, his actions are what set the humans up to realize how big a threat mutants are. So, they focused their energy on defeating mutants.

[@paulzbylut6770]

omg it’s like you looked into my brain, and took cyclone of thoughts and presented them back to me a coherent, understandable review. i couldn’t agree more with all you said! keep up the great work!

[@rossbooth4635]

I disagree that X-23 being in this was a mistake. To me, the fact that she's there in the closing scene seems like an indication that they're bringing her permanently into the MCU.

[@danalamps8370]

The NSYNC song was actually in X2 for a second

[@marioargiropoulos4747]

I hate what they did to the Vanessa character. The love between she and Wade has always been the heart of his story. It's the one thing that was never made into a joke. She went from wanting to have his child to breaking up with him because he "didnt put anything above himself"? The guy literally sacrificed himself at the end of the last film for a troubled teenager just to show him that he is loved. Vanessa went from being a wild, fun, playful, good hearted and loving person to the generic Marvel woman. What was up with her taking a jab at him when she said "Well he hasn't gotten me shot yet" when she told him she was dating someone? Vanessa was almost killed in the first film, then saw what Wade looks like, and still loved him unconditionally. She even wanted to have his child in the last film. But now he... doesn't care about anything above himself? This is the guy who wouldnt even accept money from a girl in part one when he took care of her stalker. This isn't the same person from the first two films. And it's very frustrating because she was a genuinely lovable character. Btw, notice they mentioned her promotion at work to let us all know she is no longer a stripper. Because a good hearted and likable female character could never be a stripper to Disney, I guess.

[@randomjoe2047]

It literally isn’t the same people from the first two films. They are in a different universe where none of that happened.

[@blunteastwood]

​@@randomjoe2047what do you mean?

[@randomjoe2047]

@@blunteastwoodThey were from a different Earth/timeline

[@gridlo]

Quantumania vibes the way they jettisoned a great supporting cast in the 3rd film

[@darrylbrumfield7659]

​@@blunteastwood he's wrong and talking out of his ass.

[@Teopengy96]

When Blade walked out I went “NO WAY” hahah

[@deadloq1882]

My crowd was really soft too. And i went on Thursday. Hopefully i get a better crowd tomorrow Saturday

[@jakealexander8326]

I think sentinels were involved in wolverines origin, hence how he know how to activate the leg that was chilling at Cassandra Novas base, so it wasn’t just humans that killed the xmen it was the humans using sentinels

[@Badficwriter]

I'm not sure how people couldn't know that when "humans killed all the mutants" they were doing it with Sentinels.

[@JRKOOLz]

My crowd was perfect for me. We laughed, cheered, clapped; and no one prolonged those moments so we didn't have to worry about hearing the movie.🔥

[@jasonraschen1109]

As I stated, I saw this last night. It was a sold out show. The crowd wasn’t too loud but there was some applauding and cheers at some parts (including from me). Sorry to hear about your audience Dan. Loved this review. I can’t wait for tomorrow’s Charts episode to see what kind of weekend it had.

[@Froxdj]

Blade, best opening of all films ever

[@GeorgeSmith-ze5vk]

Crowd went wild when Blade showed up.. also the movie got a standing ovation at the end.. never seen that in a theater before.. The guilt Wolverine had is real.. my dad was an alcoholic.. he let at the time my 16 year old sister drive herself to cheerleading practice when he was drunk.. she got into a serious car accident and was almost killed… was it my dad’s fault no cause an 18 wheeler pulled out in front of her… did my dad blame himself yes…he had been drinking and he thought it wouldn’t not have happened if he drive her.. which was not true.. but my father quit drinking the next day and never had another drop.. also my father died last year cause of liver failure.. but he blamed himself for years and years..

[@Im_Ish]

I was also in a tough crowd. I might've been the only one laughing at the Gambit never having his own movie jokes.

[@SimonBuchanNz]

That's so inside baseball I'm not sure even how much of the opening night crowd knew about that.

[@notanactualuser]

A lot of the clever jokes in the movie would honestly go over normies heads. Like a blade movie being made or that Tatum was meant to do a movie etc.

[@reformed_attempt_1]

​@@notanactualuser"normies"? lmao

[@ambertheanxious]

Oh man my crowd was great, they weren’t too loud but they were all super excited and I loved it. The blade reaction, the Johnny storm reaction, so so fun

[@kcsupersonic1]

As far as cameos and references go I loved some of the more subtle, blink and you'll miss it bits. I loved how one of the songs that played in the car fight was, "This is Me" from The Greatest Showman. I also loved Deadpool's threat that if Nova didn't back off that Logan would sing Music Man without warming up first as a nod to Hugh Jackman's musical talents. There was a subtle reference to the fact that Ryan Reynolds and Wesley Snipes did not get along with each other in Blade: Trinity. There were a couple of "Welcome to Wrexham," cameos. Deadpool starts quoting Loki when he jumps into the Hulk vs Wolverine universe They poked fun at Multiverse movies I loved how Blake Lively was Lady Deadpool and tying to this there was the 207 bones joke when watch Gossip Girl "Do You Want To Build A Snowman?" got a decent chuckle at my screening. The Great British Bakeoff helped Deadpool through some hard times. GET MY COUNTRY'S NAME OUT OF YOUR F-ING MOUTH! was a great meta joke There were quite a few Mad Max and Furiosa references "Paul Rudd finally aged" Deadpool takes a shot at the LA Rams when insulting Wolverine's outfit Laura uses her sunglasses from Logan Ice Skating Uphill was said by Blade referencing that stupid line in his movies "He's like Batman if he could move his neck." Deadpool gives Logan the Vulcan salute from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Finally, we get to "the Avengers discovered Shawarma."

[@snipegrzywa]

While your point still stands about seeing more to better understand ... Him not being there when the humans came was only HALF the problem. While subtle, it's crystal clear, the other half was he went on a revenge rampage. He went and killed humans, and not just those responsible. He talks about how he failed Charles twice. He became the monster everyone said mutants were. That's the true "shame" he feels and why he's a failure in that universe

[@JakeGottfriedStudios]

I'm not an expert on comics, but what I thought was gonna happen was be revealed like Old Man Logan, Wolverine was mind controlled to kill the X-Men but this does make it more his choices and actions were his own

[@chuckjones5379]

Great explanation. I saw it the same way. It was more told as exposition VS flashbacks. Maybe why some missed it.

[@DanMurrellMovies]

Yes, I referenced this. Still needed more, in my opinion.

[@HowlGough]

The whole film felt like something from the 'Scary Movie's franchise to me, silly gags for the sake of silly gags and didn't hold together as a film the way the first Deadpool did. I think it was better with someone like Millar to reign Reynolds in a bit.

[@Jettofisser]

​@@HowlGoughPerfectly said. They spent too long on some jokes. It felt like Reynolds directed and wrote the movie. This movie will not stand the test of time. 20 years from now, a new generation of kids will not appreciate all the Fox & pop culture references. That being said, it was an absolute blast of a movie! I loved it

[@DaringDasher]

I think they did Blade enough (perhaps more) justice during that particular battle scene than say Electra and Gambit and Wesley served lol

[@JakeGottfriedStudios]

To be honest, I was grateful for what we got since I thought they were gonna do a joke where they all die immedianlty so it felt nice they actually got some fight in them.

[@robs7798]

@@JakeGottfriedStudios oh man me too. Was bracing myself for it so was thrilled when it didn't happen and they all kicked ass!

[@garikaimadzikanda5951]

Blade had the biggest reaction in my screening on Thursday evening

[@punxsydawn]

Deadpool's personal story was the weakest part of the film to me, especially in contrast to the emotional beats for Wolverine's (although even that could have used more time).

[@victorpeterson3502]

I don’t watch movies at the cinema anymore (I can just watch them on Disney+, HBO Max, etc) but as soon as I saw the trailer I thought: now THIS is a movie I want to watch at the cinema! And I was right! WHAT A MOVIE! BEST MCU movie in a long while!

[@jonathanboetto8849]

I hope I'm wrong, but the way it just ended with Deadpool and one of the Jackman variants living together in Earth-10005 felt a lot like they were retiring the characters. Deadpool jumping back into Earth-616 in the future feels like it would be undoing his arc in this movie-- basically choosing his original crew over the MCU. Also, since "Logan" took place in the future, isn't there still a Wolverine walking around in the universe where Wade and Logan live together? Do they just have to make sure they never run into each other?

[@_jolie_]

I think he can still go to Earth-616 but just to help out, not to actually live there long-term.

[@SplatterInker]

Also we haven't met 616's Deadpool yet. Could be very Ryan like.

[@jonathanboetto8849]

@@SplatterInker That's an interesting point that I didn't consider. Technically, there's even the possibility of Deadpool-616 being played by somebody else. Mind you, I can't think of anybody else who *could* top Ryan Reynolds, but there's a chance he might want to retire. He's not as old as Hugh, but he ain't getting any younger, and he might feel like he's done everything he can with the character (I'd be *surprised* if he felt that way, since he fought for playing Deadpool for so long, but you never know).

[@Ductos]

The in-jokes were incredible! - Deadpool pointing out, in which episode of "Loki" Alioth first appeared in. - Elektra talking about the death of Daredevil and going "It's fine." - obviously meaning Ben Affleck, whom she later married and divorced.😅 - Matthew McConaughey as Cowboypool - I mean, obviously. - The deliberately terrible costume they gave Channing Tatum to fit the Fox era that never was 😅😅 - Ryan Reynolds' wife and kids playing Deadpool variants. - "There's only one Blade." and the shot of Deadpool looking right at the camera 😂 God, that was so much fun!

[@courtneyjohnsonhaber4591]

The store they crack into was a shoe store called "Liefeld Only Feet" (or some to that effect). A commentary on Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld and his notorious inability to draw feet going so far out of his way to avoid doing so

[@NoCountryforBadMovies]

I don’t think they set out to give Gambit a bad costume, I think they set out to give him a comic accurate costume

[@dotpngpic]

Yes. The dogpool thing didn't work with me as well.

[@luciagonzalez2932]

Hey Dan! Glad to know I'm not the only one that didn't connect with the dogpool gag 🙈. Great channel and awesome work as always!!!

[@BigBossCQCLegend]

Blade: “The Day Walker” was the Best and My Favorite Surprised of the Movie

[@lex_rodriguez]

Only surprises were Cavill and Blade for me. Fully expected Evans, Garner and Tatum. Was honestly annoyed Daredevil and Punisher didn't show up. Even more dissapointed that the original three X-Men didn't show up in the third act. Overall the movie was fun, but dissapointing. Seems like these multiverse movies just can't afford the actors they need to fulfill the promise of these multivese movies. No Way Home is still the gold standard since that movie not only had EVERYONE return, but had it mean something to the plot and the protagonists arcs. Lastly as someone who dreamed of the Deadpool Corps showing up one day (with Blake Lively as Lady DP), I was so fucking dissapointed with how little they're in the movie. Also, the lack of Baraka-Pool was kinda lame.

[@tristandevlin6667]

I thought the cowl was great. The only thing I didnt like about Wolverine's suit was that he didn't retain the shoulder pads with the sleeveless look. Without them, the suit looked out of proportion with the cowl.

[@tjl3493]

@@tristandevlin6667 agreed, that little design choice bugged me so much

[@HealingSwordsman]

The ending of this movie is a good set up for an incursion between Deadpool's world and the main MCU.

[@alonzabrown5345]

My crowd erupted when blade showed up.

[@jeanninebrice9107]

I’ve been trying to figure out why I felt a lot less heart in this than the other Deadpool films and I think it’s those points u brought about the lack of fleshing out those DP and Logan stories in this film. But yes cameos were really fun and made for a nice love letter to the FOX era. Would love to see you review the small film Fresh Kills from Jennifer Esposito. Def deserves some more love and eyes on it😊

[@truthtyperii7727]

The mask looked amazing Dan!

[@allayahsimmons9019]

My second theater experience was better than the first, everybody was so hype

[@viniciusacmauro]

Don’t you dare say a bad thing about Wolverine’s mask.

[@FuzzyOnTheDetails]

The crowd in my theater went NUTS when Blade came out.

[@breef8751]

Our crowd (matinee on a Friday) was a little quiet but it did not stop me from screaming during the Elektra, Blade, and Gambit cameos 😂😂

[@Badficwriter]

Yeah, I didn't hear anybody in the crowd cuz I was screaming loudest. 😁

[@jacobs3780]

You missed two major points. 1. Why he was the worst logan is he went into a bloodlust and killed everyone around him. Heroes and not heroes. He explained this to x-23 2. X-23 is now in the 616 universe. You might think her cameo made logan mean a bit less. But now she can be mentored in becoming wolverine in the MCU universe. And they wont have to cast someone to be Logan.

[@fladmus]

You're a good egg Dan, and your opinions are always very well explained and make sense. Best movie reviewer out there since Roger Ebert to me :)

[@eternalfailure4081]

My crowd sat in almost complete silence the whole film. Someone laughed at an early joke but was immediately shushed by those around them. There was a gap at the "flame on" moment. Actually... I have to admit, when deadpool hummed the Marvel tune, I genuinely thought it was the guy behind me, and I almost demanded he get out before I realised, oops!

[@kcsupersonic1]

I loved this movie because it was driven by its characters more than its story. Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman absolutely killed it for me and Dan's right, the exposition was a little clunky at times, BUT I bought it because those two emote so well and they sell their pain to me. Ryan Reynolds made that initial scene with Happy Hogan work for me because you could tell it in his voice and see it in his face and actions just how much Deadpool wanted to be more than, "The Merc with the Mouth." I also liked how when Happy was talking about the Avengers in that scene we get the shots of Tony's arc reactor and Steve's shield. Just those shots impressed upon me the weight of their legacy and I loved how Happy legitimately gave Wade a good job interview. Even though we never get to see why this Wolverine is, "the worst," I also still bought in because Hugh Jackman emotes so well. He was basically (to use an anime term) being a tsundere about how much being an X-Man meant to him and he carried the weight of failure on him as well as he did in Logan. It was understated but I love how Logan seeing Deadpool care so much about his family, his entire world, is ultimately the thing that brings him around. Deadpool is owning up to and fighting with all he has to save the people he cares about, something this Logan wishes he had the strength to do in his own timeline.

[@Badficwriter]

Agreed! I'm prejudiced toward Jon Favreau though, I adore his Marvel characters (he was Foggy Nelson in Fox's Daredevil) and I loved him being a gatekeeper but also encouraging Deadpool.

[@tombrand236]

Also I think the cowel would have looked better without the eyes and had Hugh’s actual eyes