While I did attend the global premiere in New York back on May 10th, this review will only be limited to my opinion of the film and not the experience (or “x-perience” as it was promoted) of that event.  That write up will be coming shortly. However, due to the nature of how the film was viewed, my experience was not advanced but enhanced.

Typically with big blockbuster summer popcorn munching comic book superhero movies such as this, I’m in a midnight (or earlier) screening the day before the official release date. This is a time reserved for the nerdy geeky types, whether they are film aficionados or live in the comic books… or a little bit of both. I have to put that forward there because who you see a movie with, and the kind of setting you’re in, makes a difference. For example, if the theater cheers as soon as the film starts, you’re about to watch a film with a live audience. On May 10th, I was with the liveliest movie theater audience ever, and it was great!

So don’t expect me to give you a summary of this outing of our beloved Wolverine and friends romp as way too much happens. I mean that in a good way. If you haven’t figured it out by now with all the posters and trailers and interviews, this film involves time travel and one of the popular arcs from the comic book (and the classic 90’s cartoon, if that’s what you grew up on like me). Like most films based on the source material, it took it’s liberties to make for better story. Don’t ask me the differences, I generally accept a movie for what the filmmaker delivers and judge it on that. And my ruling? Read more ›