How would you have done the movie?

[TheVelvetOnion]

i was thinking more along the lines of a sharp piece of rock going throw his eye socket that isnt covered in adimantium hitting the part that stores his memory.

I thought it would be ironic because stryker creates the ultimate weapon and doesnt know how to kill him, yet simple nature causes his memory lose... and why the word Nature probably causes him to retract his claws in x2 as a reflex.

 

[Dark Victory]

I would have improved a lot of characters and give the actors more to work with(bigger role, longer screentime, more dialoge, etc.) so that the tv spots don't have more depth.

 

[Rasputin911]

Less plot twists and mutants!!!!

 

[Infinity9999x]

I know I would have done a few basic things for this movie.

1.) Extra Characters. Cut down on all the extra characters. Yes, Gambit, Cyclops, Emma, Deadpool, Blob, they're all cool, but they don't belong in this movie. (And it's just weird thinking that Gambit is going to be around 40 during the normal X-men movies) The only extra character out that I would keep would be Deadpool, and if I did, he would be the only Weapon X character besides Wolverine and Sabes that go any character development of much attention.

2.) Weapon 11=badness. Cut the idea that they only used Wolverine to create the "super weapon" Deadpool, and make his experience at Weapon X much more horrific. Show some of the brutal things they do to him, how they almost succeed in making him literally nothing more than a puppet they can control, basically, show some of the amazing evil things that the Professor and the Weapon X program do to Wolverine in the "Weapon X" story by Windsor-Smith.

3. Mindwipe-This goes along with 2, since his mindwipe was part of the things they did to him. But, have them try to mindwipe Wolverine during the process, but have it be like the comics. Not complete amnesia, but partial, where he can't remember much, but he can remember some.

4. Animal Vs. Man-actually show us this struggle. We had lots of lines regarding this "you're not an Animal Logan" "Embrace the other side, Become the Animal," But it fell flat, because we never see Logan exhibit a battle with his feral side. He never comes off as a man who has a dark part to him. Have him struggle with it more, show how he actually enjoys some of the missions he goes on for Weapon X.

5. Brotherly Love. Focus much more on the relationship with Sabretooth and Wolverine. We got nice snippets of Sabes personality, but I wanted to go more in-depth with their interaction. Have Sabretooth be the main villain too, no crappy DP ripoff for the last fight.

Think of how much more shocking and twisted it would be if you found out Sabretooth was one of the people who helped capture Logan and reccomended the torture he had to go through during the Weapon X process to turn him into a killing machine. It would make sense as well. All throughout the Weapon X storyline by Windsor-Smith, they essentially try to torture Logan physically and mentally to strip him down to nothing but his killer instincts. Sabretooth would want that, because it would finally make Logan like him

 

[Project862006]

Totally agree they can say your an animal but if you dont show it how are we suppose to know

hell spiderman 3 did a better job with the main character trying to embrace the other side

 

[Demon Within]

those graphics prove how ****** this movie was

 

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The first I would have done is have Wolverine, for the first time in the X-Men films, actually act like Wolverine. He would be dark, grumpy and badass. No more pretty boy leading man bulls**t! I love Jackman but I'm just sick of it, Wolverine is not a leader or boyscout.

I would have had Wolverine actually kill innocent people because there is no growth if there isn't a problem. Show him being the best at being a killing machine.

I wouldn't really keep any of the story or stupid cameos that are in Orgins.

I wouldn't have completely cliched, bad action movie 1980's dialogue.

The movie would be R rated and have a 70 million dollar budget and the movie would be over 2 hours long and actually develop the characters that it did have.

 

[Infinity9999x]

The first I would have done is have Wolverine, for the first time in the X-Men films, actually act like Wolverine. He would be dark, grumpy and badass. No more pretty boy leading man bulls**t! I love Jackman but I'm just sick of it, Wolverine is not a leader or boyscout.

I would have had Wolverine actually kill innocent people because there is no growth if there isn't a problem. Show him being the best at being a killing machine.

I wouldn't really keep any of the story or stupid cameos that are in Orgins.

I wouldn't have completely cliched, bad action movie 1980's dialogue.

The movie would be R rated and have a 70 million dollar budget and the movie would be over 2 hours long and actually develop the characters that it did have.

Agreed. Heck, it didn't even have to be innocent people. Just show him killing people and not being bothered by it, like Wade.

And while I don't think a Wolverine movie needs to be R to be good, I think if you want to do the Weapon X storyline right, it has to be. They just really missed the mark on how emotionally intense Weapon X could have been. And I'm not even talking about the days when he was an assassin, I'm talking the whole bonding process and what they do to him after it. Even if they touched upon some of the ideas presented in Windsor-Smith's Weapon X storyline, it would still be incredibly intense.

 

[Mr. Marko]

I would have spiced up Gambit's special effects. In the comics and cartoons, any time he charged something up it glowed a ton, and I was really hoping that they would do that on the screen. Not that we saw much of his powers anyway...

 

[The Guard]

I agree that they blew a massive opportunity to use Stryker's mind control theme from X2 and Weapon X elements to present a version of Wolverine we haven't seen yet.

 

[Spider-Vader]

-Take out Cyclops, Blob, Bolt & Emma. They were all useless, though I loved Blob
-Make the Weapon X Team- Wolverine, Sabretooth, Wraith (HE WAS ON THE COMIC TEAM X PEOPLE! THAT'S THE ONLY REASON HE WAS IN THE MOVIE!!), Maverick/Agent Zero, Deadpool & Silver Fox
-Have Logan gets his memory wiped out during the experiment
-Have Stryker send out Sabretooth, Deadpool, Wraith & Agent Zero after Wolverine
-Have the end fight be souped up Sabretooth & Deadpool vs Wolverine, Deadpool goes on Logan's half way through & starts mutating at the end
- Weapon X finds the mutated Deadpool & throws him with the other rejects
- Make the movie atleast around Iron Man's time length

 

[Closerframe]

-Rated R

-More Developed story between Stryker and Logan

-Logan being shown as acting like a crazy animal

-More locations being set in wooded areas

-No Scott, Professor X, and Gambit

-Make a better explanation for where Adamantium originated from

-No African scene

-Better reason for why Logan would leave Team X

-No Helicopter scene

-A longer Adamantium scene and taking place at Alakali lake

-No adamantium bullets

-Deadpool wearing a mask

-show Sabretooth's beast side instead of making him like Freddy Kruger

 

[CaptainKirk]

The first I would have done is have Wolverine, for the first time in the X-Men films, actually act like Wolverine. He would be dark, grumpy and badass. No more pretty boy leading man bulls**t! I love Jackman but I'm just sick of it, Wolverine is not a leader or boyscout.

I would have had Wolverine actually kill innocent people because there is no growth if there isn't a problem. Show him being the best at being a killing machine.

THIS IS THE BEST POST (ABOVE) BY FAR.

Where the hell was Wolverine the animal as Styker referenced in Xmen 2 many times? There was no growth in this character at all. I saw a boyscout that tried to save the world.

Anybody see "The Shadow" with Alec Baldwin (old movie)? There was character growth in that at least.

And I agree with an earlier post, what is it with Gambit? What's the big deal one way or the other? Now Emma Frost was very disappointing.

Emma is supposed to be a 10 plus hottie. What's with the flat chested kid? Are they trying reach my demographic target group or what (horny old dude that used to read comics)?

Victor and Logan brothers? No, no, no, no. Sabertooth is supposed to look like the guy in Xmen 1. What's with Sabertooth's look (he looks like Vince Vaughn with no manicure)?

They didn't spend enough time on Logan adjusting to his new metal skeleton. No blood and right out the box he was using his powers to the max with no adjustment.

I can't believe Stan Lee let this be released. Or maybe this was his story. He always did seem like a rated "G" type guy?

This reminds me of Allien vs Predator 1, they could have done awesome things with it but they screwed it up.........badly.

 

[danoyse]

Now Emma Frost was very disappointing.

Emma is supposed to be a 10 plus hottie. What's with the flat chested kid? Are they trying reach my demographic target group or what (horny old dude that used to read comics)?

You needed to post this in 2 different threads? Really?

 

[Rasputin911]

The first I would have done is have Wolverine, for the first time in the X-Men films, actually act like Wolverine. He would be dark, grumpy and badass. No more pretty boy leading man bulls**t! I love Jackman but I'm just sick of it, Wolverine is not a leader or boyscout.

I would have had Wolverine actually kill innocent people because there is no growth if there isn't a problem. Show him being the best at being a killing machine.

I wouldn't really keep any of the story or stupid cameos that are in Orgins.

I wouldn't have completely cliched, bad action movie 1980's dialogue.

The movie would be R rated and have a 70 million dollar budget and the movie would be over 2 hours long and actually develop the characters that it did have.

QFT

Or, maybe show him enjoying combat/killing enemies, while his brother goes a step further and enjoys killing innocents. That could be the line that Logan draws

 

[Project862006]

For the X Procedure i would of done this it could of happened when the Weapon X Team was still together under Stryker.Sabertooth could of got Wolverine to follow him into weapon x Room ,saying Stryker an the team want to have some sort of Team Meeting.At this point Logan is tricked into being here he just doesn't realize it yet.They have concerns about Logan's true motives with them saying he is holding back his true naturein previous missions he is unsure if what he is doing is truly right but does it anyway. As he tries to leave Victor injects that gun to the back of his neck like Stryker used in X Men 2.This would then knock Logan out and they would strap him in and the procedure would happen.Victor/Wade/Stryker/Zero/ all would of been at the procedure to make sure nothing got out of hand.Just like in the movie it seems like Wolverine has died and the experiment falls on there face.I would of had the tank be full of blood and have the doctors and officers try to pull him out because they feel he is dead.Logan would hulk up and bursts out of straps and pull the doctors in the tank and pop out and go berserk.I would of had procedure wipe his memories and as he is breaking loose his claws pop out and he is in shock since he has no memory.He kills a couple officers and doctors pushed some machines over causing sparks.As well as fighting deadpool and sabertotoh for a bit till he escapes and he can jump in the water like in the film.

It can show him running in the Forrest naked and he ends up at that couple's barn but this is also where it will get different.The old man we slowly creep up and tap him on the shoulder to see who he is and see if he is alright.Logan flinches and stabs him in the stomach as a sudden reflex it kills him and take some clothes and that jacket and motorcycle and rides off.

The Silver fox and lumber jack stuff can be kept but i would have it just be a lover and not silverfox and she has made him a bit tamed. I would not have her death be fake at all she dies by hands of sabertooth.

 

[The Slang]

Some of the combat/action scenes were so stylized, they were more akin to watching ballet than a fight. In particular, gambit and ryan reynolds first fight. The spinning blades to deflect bullets seemed alittle too 'magical' as well. Maybe a couple single rounds... but not the barrage of gunfire unleashed on him from mulitple directions.

and how did wolverines claws deflect the cyclops lazer beams? Fair enough adamantium is inpenetrable, but what about the giant gaps between each claw?

Anyway those were my most notable flaws action-wise.

 

[Project862006]

i don't know if anyone else thought of this but wouldn't it of been a good idea to show another montage video after stryker recruits wolverine and sabertooth. Like show the weapon x team doing there missions show it in video montage like they did with the war montage.

 

[X-Maniac]

Emma is supposed to be a 10 plus hottie. What's with the flat chested kid? Are they trying reach my demographic target group or what (horny old dude that used to read comics)?

Emma Frost was definitely not flat-chested! She just wasn't wearing a corset to push her boobs up like her outfit in the comics! (You obviously don't know much about anatomy or women lol)

 

[Kanon]

Emma Frost was definitely not flat-chested! She just wasn't wearing a corset to push her boobs up like her outfit in the comics! (You obviously don't know much about anatomy or women lol)

Emma was nice... even Logan looks at her for the first time like saying "I picked the wrong sister"

Really, if you want a laugh, watch that scene and imagine that he is thinking that t:

 

[dark_b]

Emma was nice... even Logan looks at her for the first time like saying "I picked the wrong sister"

Really, if you want a laugh, watch that scene and imagine that he is thinking that t:

Kayla was like 2567 times hotter .

 

[Timstuff]

No mutants other than Wolverine and the Weapon X members
Wolvie loses his memory during surgery, about half-way through the story
No Barakapool
R-rating

Those are the biggest changes I can think of off the top of my head. If I had the time and the passion I'm sure I could come up with more, but for now I'll leave it at that. This movie had too many friggin' mutants so there was no room for character development, Wolverine's memory loss was stupid, Deadpool's character was raped (although Wade Wilson was cool), and the movie was not 1/10 as brutal as it should've been.

 

[returntovoid]

They should have used either Omega Red or Sabretooth for the last battle at the end instead of Weapon XI (the merc with no mouth).

 

[Nathan]

I would've focused at least half the Movie on Wolverine's military and CIA background and Team X. Silver Fox would be part of the Team, and used to blackmail Logan to stay and keep following commands. When Wolverine gets his adamantium and tries to escape, I'd have him be shortly recaptured by Sabertooth, Deadpool and Wraith.

Then we'd get the whole brain washing and training him to be nothing but a Weapon with no emotions. Silver Fox would sabotage the procedures and we'd have a 2nd escape attempt with a final showdown and the top surface of the Weapon X facility destroyed.

Characters like Scott, Emma, Blob and Gaambit wouldn't be in it.

 

[Dr.Dude]

They really just approached this movie from the wrong place, all together. Whichever take they wanted to go with, it shouldn't have been a huge, special effects, cameo-filled extravaganza where every character could jump 10-50 feet in the air. Wolverine, the character and a movie based on him, needed to be darker, smaller, more realistic.

Personally, I think the focus should have been on a combination of Origin and Weapon X. Show Wolverine going through the stuff he does in Origin, then throw in the thing from the actual movie with him and Sabretooth in the wars, bring out the rivalry between him and Sabretooth. Towards the end, have James be captured against his will and turned into Weapon X; the adamantium bonding process and Wolverine's subsequent outbreak (which wouldn't need to be R-rated, see X2), done right, would be the most intense, best part of the movie, so it should be the climax. Finally, end with his escape into the Canadian wilderness, his memory shattered by the process he just went through and slowly regaining his memory, leading up to where he is in X1.

...if they absolutely had to take the approach they did take for the movie, though, the least they could have done is make Weapon XI into Sabretooth, as an explanation for his transformation in X-men.