Let's Talk Deadpool and Wolverine!

Just as I’m sure many of you also did, this past weekend I went to the theatre to go watch Deadpool and Wolverine! So let’s chat about the movie, shall we? :)

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE are below! If you haven’t seen the movie, and don’t want MAJOR things spoiled, do not continue to read!

So for starters here, I am definitely more of an Avengers fan rather than an X-Men fan. I know enough about the X-Men to get me by in terms of talking about them and their stories, but am still learning a lot about the characters and their history. I have seen some of the X-Men movies, but not all of them. I, of course, know the more popular ones (such as Wolverine, Jean Gray, Charles Xavier, etc). And I had watched both of the Deadpool movies many times before I went in to this film, so Deadpool and Wolverine was certainly a movie I was looking forward to, because I love how funny Deadpool is and couldn’t wait to see how this would transition him into the MCU.

Honestly, as an overall review here, I kind of think the third one is the best of the trilogy! It is a wonderful way to honor the FOX X-Men movies and acknowledging their existence in the multiverse before the MCU moves forward with their own version of the X-Men. And I felt like the jokes in this one were absolutely hilarious. A perfectly fantastic way of transitioning Deadpool over to the MCU. I’m really curious to see if he’ll make any more cameos or appearances in the future Marvel movies (especially with the recent announcements at SDCC of the next two Avengers movies!).

In terms of the plot, I felt the movie was a bit sporadic at times with sticking to the storyline. There was A LOT of time spent in the void, and sometimes they would take a good like 20 minutes to just cut to a random fight scene between Wade and Logan more than once (though, they were super fun!). I think maybe one or two less of those might have helped make the movie continue to feel more on beat with the continuing plot. I was expecting, honestly, to see a lot more connection to the TVA and the MCU as a whole, but we only got maybe one or two scenes of those. But honestly? I think it helped keep this movie as its own little capsule of a film.

The concept of having an “anchor” being in each reality was SO interesting, and I actually wish they went a little more into that plot! Who is the anchor being of 616? Why does losing an anchor being make a timeline die? It’s also so interesting to see that the TVA had NO idea that Mr. Paradox was pruning timelines like that! Don’t they monitor them all? Don’t they see that that is happening? But, I suppose, there would be no plot for the movie if the TVA DID know, so it’s probably for the best that they didn’t ;)

But alright, we’ve waited long enough. Let’s chat CAMEOS!!!

Starting off strong with Happy Hogan—I was holding my breath the ENTIRE time, waiting to see an Avenger cameo in this scene. I was half expecting Pepper, or even Tony, to come down and talk to him. It was also so fun and interesting that Wade jumped to our timeline to chat with the Avengers. But honestly? A little confusing, especially for people who may not understand that Deadpool is *technically* from a different timeline. Besides the quick little text on screen, it kind of seemed like Deadpool was from 616 and not from his own timeline. It was so fun to see Happy, and I SCREAMED when he came on screen! But for this one in particular, I think it could have used just that *little* bit more of an explanation for viewers who may be confused.

Jumping over to my absolute FAVORITE cameo of the movie—Johnny Storm! I literally could not have asked for a better set up for his character to appear. They set it up SO well! I love how they teased us into thinking it was Cap before he revealed that it was actually Johnny all along. Everyone in my theater absolutely LOST it over this one. What a fantastic cameo. I was so glad that one didn’t get spoiled for me. And the little after credits scene with Deadpool showing that he actually “didn’t get Johnny killed” was hilarious 😂 I have not stopped thinking about it since I saw the film. Absolutely nuts.

And, of course, I cannot write this article without talking about Elektra, Blade, Gambit and X-23. What an absolutely INSANE cameo group, guys. Admittedly, I did not really watch the movies that these characters were in, though I had heard about them! So it took me an extra second or two to realize who everyone was when they first appeared on screen. But what an AWESOME way to honor and celebrate the past films! I also loved how they had X-23 and Logan chatting with one another, and that Minions comment that Deadpool made to Gambit was absolutely hilarious 😭 Such a fun little crew they had going for the movie!

And lastly, let’s chat Dogpool AKA Mary Puppins. What an absolute sweetie, I adored her! I loved how much Deadpool adored the dog, and the scene with Logan holding on to her while all the Deadpools just stood there was so funny 😂

Honestly, there is so much more that I want to talk about from this movie, that I think I’ll probably make a YouTube video chatting about it this week! It was so fun, a solid 8.5/10 in my book in terms of Marvel films. I’m so excited to see what is in store for Deadpool in the future of the MCU, and am already planning to head back to the theater to watch this one again soon :)

Until next time!
-Jess
P.S. Bye Bye Bye and Like a Prayer have been the only two songs I’ve been listening to on REPEAT this week 😂 That opening credits scene was AWESOME.