By TRENTON JUDD & NATALIE SACKET
Columnists
Natalie: 4 out of 5
I’ve seen almost every superhero movie released in the past decade, and I can safely say that “Deadpool” has now punched, kicked and sword-fought its way to the top of my list.
This film is unlike any other I’ve seen before. “Deadpool” is self-aware, mocking the tropes of comic-book films and playing on those characteristics. The film makes fun of its producer, other comic book film franchises and even its lead, Ryan Reynolds. Nothing is safe from the comic geniuses of the writers of “Deadpool.” Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, played by Ryan Reynolds, controls the entirety of the film. He frequently breaks the fourth wall, directly addressing the audience. This provides a unique form of narration.
“Deadpool” had me dying of laughter. It’s not just an action-oriented comic book movie with some comic relief. Hardly a minute passed without me laughing out loud. Reynolds and T.J. Miller, who plays Wade’s BFF, are hysterical. The witty humor captivated my attention for the entirety of the film.
However, this film is not merely a shallow comedy. One moment I was near-peeing-pants laughing so hard, the next I was tearing up. It’s a great film, and a wonderful viewing experience.
I will forewarn that “Deadpool” has undoubtedly deserved its rated R standing. With full-frontal nudity, some fairly grotesque gore, and the F bomb being dropped over 80 times, it’s not for the faint of heart. Please, please, please don’t take small children to see this! It’s not like the other family-friendly Marvel movies. It is proud of its adult material and embraces it. I was horrified to hear a small child’s laughter at an hour into the film, and saw a child no older than five across the aisle. Please, it’s not child-friendly, so don’t take this warning lightly.
Bottom line: “Deadpool” is a “Marvel”ous film, so go see it!
Trenton: 5 out of 5
The Merc with the mouth, the regenerating degenerate and a cross between Ryan Reynolds and a Shar-Pei are all used to describe the fantastic anti-hero known as Deadpool. For many years the “Deadpool” film was trapped in development purgatory, but once “X-Men Origins:Wolverine” came out with their interpretation of the character, fans were so outraged at how Deadpool was handled that the Fox executives decided to entirely scrap the idea of a Deadpool movie altogether.
Now a couple years later we have what can be called the greatest movie ever!
“Deadpool” has everything a decent movie should have. It has action, adventure, horror, romance and last, but certainly not least, it has comedy.
“Deadpool” centers around the character Wade Wilson, who is played by Ryan Reynolds, who is a wise-cracking, fourth wall breaking and lovable anti-hero named Deadpool. I don’t want to give too much of the plot away, but essentially it is a flawlessly done origin story that tells you exactly why Deadpool is the way he is.
There is also a girlfriend, a sidekick, and a British villain, but don’t be fooled because this is not your average superhero movie just as Deadpool is not your average superhero.
The writing for this movie is hysterical and very well done. You are constantly engaged in this story and laughing at every turn, but when this movie wants to turn on the feels then you start feeling for these characters and generally care what happens to them.
The action is very well choreographed and will leave you on the edge of your seat until you end up jumping and cheering at the many feats of Deadpool in this movie.
What definitely cannot be ignored are the talented actors in this movie that pulled of their characters flawlessly. Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool was fantastically funny and so very charming, but when he had to dish out the action and the heart he certainly did not disappoint. The next actor that needs recognition is Brianna Hildebrand’s performance as Negasonic Teenage Warhead. Hildebrand definitely lives up to the awesomeness of her character’s lengthy name by delivering snazzy one-liners and even delivering a powerful punch. The next actor is Deadpool’s main squeeze Vanessa played by Morena Baccarin and she is definitely the heart of this movie by delivering very believable chemistry between her and Reynolds.
Since we mentioned the main squeeze we must mention the sidekick named Weasel, played by T.J. Miller. Miller gives us a nice dynamic to Reynolds by just being the friend on the side line and Miller also gives us some good one- liners as well. The final actor I will mention is the villain who was played by Ed Skrein. Skrein is definitely one of those villains that you love to hate and he plays self confident very well and also his British accent is a nice touch as well. Overall the movie was fantastic, the characters were enjoyable and I had an absolute blast watching this movie. What are you doing still reading this review? Go see the movie right now!