Deadpool

[girlofprey]

I went to see Deadpool today. It was pretty good? It's like - I have no complaints about the movie, it was really well done and well acted, and really funny. But I think maybe it suffered from a pretty unoriginal storyline - with a character like Deadpool, it'd be nice to have the movie be really unpredictable, to have no idea what's going to happen next or how it's going to end. And by about a third of the way through the story you basically do. It's basically just The Superhero Story. Although it was done in a lot of ways you don't normally see, which was lovely - but you're still in no doubt about where it's going. I guess they were introducing the character more than a new story - but plot defines character/character drives plot. I guess I was just expecting a lot. And it is clearly only the first part of a new series. It just didn't quite live up to my expectations. But it was still really good, really enjoyable. And it was interesting to see a movie that was so fourth-wall breaking. And Blind Al was awesome. It is very violent though - I was extremely surprised by the 15 rating when I saw it on the Cineworld website, and again when I saw the film. But still. It's a good film, if a little more pat than I was expecting.

Comments

[jekesta]

I genuinely think the film certification board must be one of the most corrupt places in the world right now. They let anything through and 12a means NOTHING and they just put it on all the films. I hate them.

I have not seen Deadpool, but ugh, why would they bother writing a PLOT, Rachael, when they can just be another boring superhero film, everyone knows those are the BEST.

[girlofprey.livejournal.com]

I was watching a video (also related to Deadpool) yesterday, and apparently PG-13 films in America currently have more onscreen gun violence than R-rated films. It's incredibly strange.

I do feel quite affectionate towards Deadpool - starting to feel like I want to go see it again - but the ultimate message of the film was basically "you don't have to be a hero to have the exact same story as a hero".