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MOVIE: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Being a prequel to the previously released X-Men trilogy, X-Men Origins: Wolverine holds its own. Not only are audiences privy to new mutants absent in the first three films, but non comic book readers (such as myself) get to see how Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine, became the man/beast that he is.
Wolverine's story begins when he was a boy living in Canada at the turn of the century. Through familial disturbances, he teams up with his half-brother Victor (who eventually become Sabretooth) and they become inseparable up until the 1970s after the Vietnam War. Shortly after, they are introduced to their own kind via Stryker, who naturally has an ulterior motive.
Between love, suspense and action, Origins proves to be the beginning of a new wave of X-Men movies. Bridging the past with the present, the movie deals with unanswered questions (such as why doesn't Logan remember his past!) and leaves more to be answered.
I don't know why you wouldn't want to see this movie. The filmmakers do an excellent job matching the younger versions of Stryker and Scott Summers to their older counterparts. There's also some romance and bloody, suspenseful action.
And just a word of advice: Stay until the end of the credits—who knows what you will see!
— Mia Iverson
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