So, I\u2019m not a comic book guy. I don\u2019t have a dog in DC vs Marvel. I despise the X-Men. It seems to be some thinly disguised stand-in for every grievance group\u2019s revenge wet dream (OUR SPECIALNESS IS OUR SUPER POWER!!!). Iron Man and Captain America have been fun. But it\u2019s only a matter of time until Joss Whedon consigns them to gender re-assignment surgery and makes them a lesbian couple. Now they\u2019ve even ruined Batman and Superman. All they do is whine and brood about how tough it is to be invulnerable or a billionaire. Wow.<\/p>\n
So it is with great joy that I announce that there is at least one super hero who is having fun. Dead Pool. I\u2019d never heard of him before this movie (remember, not a comic book guy). I heard some good word of mouth from friends so I was hopeful. But other than the fact that it wasn\u2019t for kids I didn\u2019t know exactly what to expect. Being hopelessly old, I rented the DVD from what used to be called Netflix and last night I watched it.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ll say from the very opening scene (which includes some very amusing credits) right up to the final credits it entertains the hell out of you. It\u2019s funny, obscene, funny, violent, funny, clever and just plain funny. All the major characters and even some pretty minor ones are excellent. The action scenes are well done and exciting. The dialog is outstanding. The plot is pretty much the usual meaningless super-hero origin story but Dead Pool hasn\u2019t decided that his suffering will elevate him to a noble avenger. He\u2019s just a really pissed off jerk bent on revenge. It\u2019s perfect.<\/p>\n
His attitude toward everyone (good, bad or just bystander) is the same, \u201cI\u2019m gonna do some really dangerous stuff to kill a lot of people I really don\u2019t like. Sorry I didn\u2019t warn everyone else but I really don\u2019t care because I\u2019m basically a selfish jerk.\u201d It\u2019s wonderful.<\/p>\n
One of the best features of the character is his constant mockery of movie conventions. At a certain point Dead Pool (played hilariously by Ryan Reynolds) recruits two X-Men characters to help him save his girl (portrayed by the still incredibly hot Firefly alumna, Morena Baccarin). But he does it with as little grace and gratitude as humanly possible. One of the X-Men characters is named ( I kid you not) Negasonic Teen Warhead and is a rather short girl with a slightly stubbly shaved head. Sort of the epitome of the surly teen girl super hero. He mocks her incessantly sometimes pretending she\u2019s Sinead O\u2019Connor. Then he taunts her thus, \u201cLook! I’m a teenage girl! I’d rather be anywhere than here! I’m all about long, sullen silences, followed by mean comments, followed by more silences. So what’s it gonna be? Long, sullen silence or mean comment? Go on.\u201d This may be the most refreshing thing I\u2019ve seen in a sci-fi movie in twenty years.<\/p>\n
All in all a first rate comic book movie presentation. Long live Dead Pool. I just wonder if a sequel is possible.<\/p>\n
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