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"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Trailer Explores the Many Facial Expressions of Hugh Jackman... In Slow-Mo Close-Ups

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Adam Quigley Posted: December 15, 2008 Filed under: Trailers

As this trailer clearly indicates, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is guaranteed to be a deep and brooding introspective character study on the X-Men series' beloved adamantium-clawed mutant.

OK, that's a lie.

In actuality, this spin-off/prequel looks to be more of an excuse for ridiculous '80s-style action sequences ("You killed a helicopter with a Wolverine!" "I ran out of bullets.") and a means of shoe-horning in every other mutant that didn't make it into the previous three films. The trailer alone shows about half a dozen new mutants in action, including Gambit, Blob, Deadpool, Emma Frost, and more.

Story? Bah! Who needs story when you have Wolverine nonchalantly walking in slow-motion in front of a massive explosion? Now take that slow-motion shot, multiply it fifty times, and show Hugh Jackman growling and flexing in repeated close-ups. There's your movie! Michael Bay would be proud.

You can also watch the trailer in HD over at MySpace.

Part of me is almost positive that this movie's going to suck, as the cheese-factor is high enough to give Chester the Cheetah a heart-attack (slow-mo + epic music ≠ powerful drama), but it also looks stupidly fun. I'll be there opening day for sure. Even if it's awful, at least I'll be able to enjoy Hugh Jackman's constant grimacing.

The Many Facial Expressions of Wolverine

	Angry
	Furious
	Angry-Sullen
	Perturbed
	Angry-Pensive
	Irate
	Angry-Constipated
	Angry-Bored
	Irritated
	Angry-Determined
	Angry-Scared
	Angry-WTF

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14 Comments

HA!

Submitted by Juan Carlo Rodríguez (not verified) on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 19:35.

Because putting "LOL" was too effin' obvious. True, there is a cheese factor to make Remy the Rat drool forever, but c'mon Adam --can it be worse than X3? Gavin Hood is no Brett Ratner, although I do dread this can be his HULK.

Lets be honest, this film is

Submitted by greg (not verified) on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 23:40.

Lets be honest, this film is going to be dire. Great Cast, Great Director, boring story

Wolvie and The Fonz

Submitted by Toastbutter (not verified) on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 01:44.

Leather jacket, check. Jeans, check. Unique hairstyle, check. Rides motorcycle, check. Jumping over something that in all reality is far from possible, check. Well, I do believe that Logan, and The Fonz were either separated at birth or are distant cousins. With that train of thought one could speculate that the Fonz is indeed a mutant due to his powers that effect mechanical / electronic devises, and his psychic mind control effect on the opposite sex. The trailer looks as though it crams the entire Wolverine Orgins mini-series into a 2 hour showing, and has more cameos then a Terrace Mallick film. I wonder if the studio got paid extra for each cameo that they have in it? And I need to ask how much character development was NOT put into the film. I don't think it will be as bad as the Spirit....but I don't think it will be one of the best Marvel based films to date either.

Hundreds of thousands of

Submitted by neverfearimhere (not verified) on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 03:27.

Hundreds of thousands of people die in Wolverine-related accidents each year, Adam. That's only like four more.

I'll be happy...

Submitted by Pretty Please... (not verified) on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 17:45.

If there's a scene where Wolverine sticks his claws straight through Deadpool's head. And then Deadpool makes a joke about it.

fun fact

Submitted by neverfearimhere (not verified) on Sat, 12/20/2008 - 19:07.

Did you know that hundreds of thousands of people die from Wolverine-related helicopter crashes each year? 82% of those deaths are in slow motion set to a rousing orchestrial score(often featuring a chorus). "The More You Know!"

=D

Submitted by Palovana (not verified) on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 17:25.

"Angry-constipated" made me ROFL =P And as the above person said; this will at least be better than X3. Besides, for us girls, there'll always be the amazing cast to drool over if the movie itself does turn out to be crap. (And no, I'm not counting the Blob.)

Is it time to hate on hugh

Submitted by bustabust (not verified) on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 18:50.

Is it time to hate on hugh jackman now? was wondering when that train was arriving.

hey bub wolverine kicks ass

Submitted by hey bub you need to get a job (not verified) on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 22:01.

hey bub Wolverine kicks ass and this movie looks good el douch-o. Yous got to much time on your hands. Wasting it on this blog crap. GET a JOB. NERD!

I would think it's a good

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 01:02.

I would think it's a good thing that Jackman shows so much anger. When you think of Wolverine do you think of a brooding poetic heart or a bad ass motherfucker who's always ready to kick some ass?

Eh

Submitted by Molly (not verified) on Wed, 12/24/2008 - 20:17.

Sure, it will be uber-over dramatic, but there is a silver lining for those of us who were dorky enough NOT to have read the Marvel comics. I was too busy reading Calvin and Hobbes, and The Far Side-- Since I saw the first movie, I've been wondering over and over, WHY?? WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO HIM IN THE BEGINNING? WHEN? HOW?? So even if it is untruthful and stupid, it will provide and answer to my questions. Hurrah. Plus, ladies, you cannot lie. Who are you to complain about Hugh Jackman, naked in a tub, then ripping the shit out of bad guys, shirtless? Sounds like quality entertainment if you ask me.

Origin

Submitted by Will B (not verified) on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 12:27.

Molly, I implore you to check out the Wolverine: Origin graphic novel. It tells the story of Logan as a child, discovering his powers for the first time and showing us a part of why he is the way he is. A must-read for anyone interested in the character, and probably wont be covered in the new movie. (Did they cast a 5-7 year old Wolverine?)

He looks Asian..

Submitted by Crotch (not verified) on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 18:34.

.. in the Angry-Scared face. I'm sure David "I make everything about Asians" Chen would have loved an Asian Wolverine. On a serious note, I fear they put too many mutants in the film. I am not a huge comic book nerd, but I'm pretty sure most never had anything to do with Wolverine's origin story. Sabretooth makes sense, but that's about it.

weapon x

Submitted by Will B (not verified) on Fri, 02/06/2009 - 12:24.

I think you should read some of the Weapon X story Crotch. Looks like they are going to go heavy on the Weapon X storyline, which would give us a bunch of mutants to tag along with Logan, including Deadpool.

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