Wow, you Wolverine loonies are being way too critical. The film was fun. I enjoyed it. I think a lot of others will as well.

I think you have to be retarded to like this one, and even then, that's pushing it. This is among the worst movies I have ever seen, and in fact, the only reason I'm sparing it the label of the worst is that it's only a 'workprint.'

Alright, so what's the verdict on this?? See the finished product in theatres in hoping that maybe MARVEL has time to iron out the kinks and problems Loyal and Baba mentioned or skip this all together?? Be honest?? Is this going to make some $$$ that in the end, will make all of us look stupid for bashing this or what??

I always feel weird telling people not to go to the movies BKB. Go see it for yourself. Historically, you tend to like films that aren't good and dislike films that are.

I always feel weird telling people not to go to the movies BKB. Go see it for yourself. Historically, you tend to like films that aren't good and dislike films that are.

So who knows, you may love it.

I may have missed your reply to an earlier question, but are we supposed to ignore Sabertooth's decrease in heighth compared to the 1st X-MEN movie or what?? Is this something that they don't expect fans of the earlier film to notice this or what??

I may have missed your reply to an earlier question, but are we supposed to ignore Sabertooth's decrease in heighth compared to the 1st X-MEN movie or what?? Is this something that they don't expect fans of the earlier film to notice this or what??

Yes, I've seen "X Men Origins: Wolverine." It wasn't at a screening, either. I found a work in progress print of it, 95 percent completed, on the internet last night. Let's hope by now it's gone.

But the cat is out of the bag, as they say, and the genie is out of the bottle. There's no turning back. But no, I will not tell you the big twist/surprise toward the end. Not now, a whole month away from release. That wouldn't be nice.

Right now, my "cousins" at 20th Century Fox are probably having apoplexy. I doubt anyone else has seen this film. But everyone can relax. I am, in fact, amazed about how great "Wolverine" turned out. It exceeds expectations at every turn. I was completely riveted to my desk chair in front of my computer.

I don't know what the really big headline is here: the fact that "Wolverine" is so good, or that I also found the current top 10 movies in theaters, as well as a turgid domestic drama called "Fireflies in the Garden" with Ryan Reynolds and Julia Roberts - the latter in a minor role while her husband, Danny Moder, is credited as director of photography.

I did find the whole top 10, plus TV shows, commercials, videos, everything, all streaming away. It took really less than seconds to start playing it all right onto my computer. I could have downloaded all of it but really, who has the time or the room? Later tonight I may finally catch up with Paul Rudd in "I Love You, Man." It's so much easier than going out in the rain!

But back to "Wolverine": this is the prequel to the first "X Men" movie. Directed by Gavin Hood, the film is as cutting edge as it is old fashioned. This may be the big blockbuster film of 2009, and one we really need right now. It's miles easier to understand than "The Dark Knight," and tremendously more emotional. Hood simply did an excellent job bringing Wolverine's early life to the screen.

Hugh Jackman is Wolverine, of course, and he is more a movie star in this movie than ever before. It doesn't hurt that he's spent every waking minute in the gym. Hood doesn't hide that. Jackman fans will get their fill of their hero. He's joined by a phenomenal cast, too - Liev Schreiber as his evil but equally clawed brother, Victor, aka Sabretooth; Ryan Reynolds (he gets a lot of work, that's for sure) as Deadpool; Dominic Monagan as Beak; Kevin Durand as the Blob; and the sensational sort of Han Solo-ish Taylor Kitsch as Gambit. There's also sultry Lynn Collins as Wolverine's love interest, and Danny Huston as the villainous Colonel Stryker.

I do think the film works so beautifully because the screenplay is so streamlined. David Benioff (whose real name, I read, is David Friedman - he's married to Amanda Peet) carefully delineated these characters and did a smashing job. I had less trouble following this story than the one in "Fireflies in the Garden." He's made "Wolverine" just the right kind of summer entertainment - a thrill ride with lots of emotional investment and a hero simply bigger than life. That's all you can ask for.

Now, I did see "Wolverine" on a large, wide computer screen, and not in a movie theater, but it could not have played better. Still, this was a workprint and there were about a dozen things not finished. A couple of times it was possible to see the harnesses on the actors. It didn't take away from the film at all. But obviously someone who had access to a print uploaded the film onto thiswebsite. This begs several questions about security. Time to round up the usual suspects!

even better, Roger Friedman (of Fox News) reviews it

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,512139,00.html

We've just been made aware that Roger Friedman, a freelance columnist who writes Fox 411 on Foxnews.com - an entirely separate company from 20th Century Fox - watched on the internet and reviewed a stolen and unfinished version of X-Men Orgins: Wolverine. This behavior is reprehensible and we condemn this act categorically - whether the review is good or bad.

It's the biggest, most successful guerrilla marketing coup ever staged.

Brilliant.

I'd agree. Wolverine is designed for the K-8 crowd.

I wouldn't call it successful with the amount of negative opinion it has flowing about.