Deadpool

This was quite possibly the most solid way to tell a Deadpool story. I was able to tolerate Ryan Reynolds too (he was made for this role). It delivers the right amount of humor and violence to be Deadpool! Breaking the fourth wall allowed the film to be even more funny. Personally loved the opening credits. Colossus was really good. Story was solid enough. Should entertain fans of Deadpool and maybe even newbies. I'm glad it didn't flop.

Reynolds is to Deadpool, what Robert Downey jr. is to Ironman. Made for the part. Deadpool is a perfect mix of funny, gore and nerdgasm. The story itself is rather thin but the fun and high tempo of the movie makes up for this. Funniest super-"hero" movie i've seen for a while. Good on you Reynolds. Finally a movie that understands the character of Deadpool.

Fuckin' A. Fuck 2.5-hour origin stories. Fuck "who watches the watchmen". Fuck grade-school Nietzscheisms. Fuck angsting about using your powers. Fuck continuity. Fuck exposition. Fuck loners learning to be a team. Fuck spin-offs. Fuck politics. Fuck contrived misunderstandings. Fuck digital filters that make everything look grey. Fuck dark worlds. Fuck alternate universes. Fuck reboots. Fuck the X-Men. Fuck the MCU. Fuck DC. And fuck Deadpool while you're at it, but you'll have to get in line.

At what point does explicitly flaunting the fact that a film is following generic origin stories unerringly absolve it of the fact that it is just another generic origin story with bad attempts at meta-humor? Deadpool can revel in its cesspool of banal sex jokes and snide asides, but the entire time the film was just trying to mask its mediocrity by throwing a barage of jokes/gore at us and hoping most would stick. Somehow, I feel like Kickass already filled whatever void this film tried to.

"Deadpool" is a vapid, emotionless superhero movie catering to the adult audience with childish humor and super-violence. And, you know what, it's exactly what a big man-child like myself wants. I'm not too proud to say it. Reynolds is perfect, and the jokes are awesome, the action is great, but the truth is that the story just didn't do it for me the way it should have. They had to devote too much time to setting up relationships and back story on this one. Maybe next time it'll be amazing.