The Wolverine "Are These All The Reviews You Brought?" -The Official Review Thread

[BlackFox]

Down to 70%

 

[conan69]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/24/wolverine-review-hugh-jackman_n_3646512.html

If those comments were made about a woman, they would be called sexist.

Gotta love the double standard.

Anyway...

 

[Snikt]

Back down to 68%...the roller coaster continues

 

[slumcat]

A positive Review from the very snobby Slant Magazine. They call it the Best Superhero Movie of the year.

The trained actors on screen (including Fukushima and Hiroyuki Sanada) engage in breathless, rivetingly captured swordplay, and always register as bona fide warriors. The same goes for Jackman, whose physical dedication to this role is its own form of heroism. His veins bulging like exposed tree roots, the actor aptly looks almost the same as he did 13 years ago, when Wolverine first met Jean and the gang. The uncanny visual continuity only further grounds the character, and while he goes through motions typical to this genre's protagonists (moral dilemma, emasculation-by-nemesis, acceptance of power, Christ-like exultation), they aren't often glaring deficits. The Wolverine may be the year's best superhero movie because, for a sufficient amount of time, it doesn't feel like a superhero movie at all.

http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-wolverine

 

[zipzip]

Richard Wilkins from today Australia gave a positive review no link yet!

 

[BlackFox]

Seems to be on a bad run now, 4 rottens in a row.

 

[BlackFox]

Film.Com gave this a rotten rating but Origins a fresh rating

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

I've just paused Origins just now as I'm struggling to get through a rewatch. That's laughable.

 

[Old Wolverine]

New member here: Not a new reader, been reading HYPE message boards for years. Time to chime in a little.

It seems the Top Critics just can't get over Xmen Origins

If this isn't a good film for Wolverine, there will never be one.

5 Rottens in a row now

 

[Snikt]

New member here: Not a new reader, been reading HYPE message boards for years. Time to chime in a little.

It seems the Top Critics just can't get over Xmen Origins

If this isn't a good film for Wolverine, there will never be one.

5 Rottens in a row now

Scratch that... It's back up to 69% Fresh

Top critics are 50/50 so far.

 

[danoyse]

If those comments were made about a woman, they would be called sexist.

Gotta love the double standard.

Anyway...

True. And got more naked in Origins than he does in that scene in The Wolverine. The scene is really funny, but there's no point in advertising it as a major selling point.

 

[Fishercat]

Sheesh, it truly is a roller coaster, isn't it? From dreaming of "certified fresh", now I'm just hoping it stays "fresh" at all! I think it will, but it might be a close thing.

 

[Fishercat]

True. And got more naked in Origins than he does in that scene in The Wolverine. The scene is really funny, but there's no point in advertising it as a major selling point.

Well, it'll help the BO, at least, because it means I'll probably go see it several MORE times. t:

 

[Snikt]

Actually...USA Today gave it a positive review:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2013/07/24/the-wolverine-review/2500637/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMovies-TopStories+%28Life+-+Movies+-+Top+Stories%29

Top Critics are now at 56%

 

[BlackFox]

I like how two critics score it 2.5/4, one is fresh one is rotten.

 

[Old Wolverine]

Claudia Puig
of USA Today gave it a FRESH

she is a very good standard and she is a tough reviewer when it comes to comic films.

Although this film has Jackman in it which helps for the left leaning critics, they all love him.

 

[Snikt]

I like how two critics score it 2.5/4, one is fresh one is rotten.

I know it's weird...but the critics decide whether they want their review to be rotten or fresh.

 

[Old Wolverine]

and still laughing at this Laremy Legel from Film.com who gave this a ROTTEN but Origins a FRESH..

lmao!! Origins was not even in this films class. Not even close. Did he even watch the Wolverine or is he going off other critics?

 

[JP]

I always love how one rotten review takes the score down a few notches, but in takes like 5 fresh reviews to bring it up one percentage!

 

[BlackFox]

I know it's weird...but the critics decide whether they want their review to be rotten or fresh.

Yeah so I gather, ah well, it all academic now get to see it myself tomorrow and I trust the views of the people here more than any "top critic" anyway.

Does anyone know why IGN's and SFX postive ratings are not added to RT, do they not get added, those reviews were out nearly a week ago?

 

[Old Wolverine]

I always love how one rotten review takes the score down a few notches, but in takes like 5 fresh reviews to bring it up one percentage!

I agree

It's funny how a terrible film (IMHO) like Springsteen and I garner a 90% from critics YET other good films get trashed.

I guess he is the BOSS, so that Garners a FRESH?

lol

 

[Snikt]

Yeah so I gather, ah well, it all academic now get to see it myself tomorrow and I trust the views of the people here more than any "top critic" anyway.

Does anyone know why IGN's and SFX postive ratings are not added to RT, do they not get added, those reviews were out nearly a week ago?

No...those have yet to be added. I don't know for sure about SFX, but IGN's reviews get posted on RT.

 

[Fishercat]

Although this film has Jackman in it which helps for the left leaning critics, they all love him.

What??? Wait, never mind.

 

[zipzip]

A Richard Roeper fresh review would be great right about now ....

 

[Old Wolverine]

Boston Globes love "THE WOLVERINE"

Sliced just right'

http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2013/07/24/wolverine-review/VAb29hcC0xwuQ3jiDaguhK/story.html

4 out 5 from the Boston Globe is awesome for a Comic book movie.