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While the tone for the flick was decent...crowd was excited, good previews (Terminator 4 and Star Trek come to mind), this movie left me feeling slightly dirty after having seen it.

Now, I'm not coming from the hardcore fan side arguing every nuance and difference in the story (which there were some that very obviously differed from Wolverine lore, but I am willing to accept the movie at face value, and pretend that there isn't already a story in place...I mean...I have both seen and read LOTR and am OK with the cinematic liberties taken there.)

That being said, I couldn't wait for X-Men Origins: Wolverine to end.

The opening sequence does its job, and sets the time and place of the story, as well as giving you a fuzzy understanding of our characters, and their motivations. I felt from this point on, the movie started to go downhill. I did mention no spoilers, and I will stick by that statement in that I will not analyze the movie scene for scene.

Some plus sides to this film, is that the action sequences weren't terrible, similarly, they were nothing that have etched into my mind (not in the same way that I can recall the battle between Wolverine and Saber Tooth on top of the statue of liberty in the first X-Men movie).

Ok, I really can't think of many bonuses to watching this movie, going over it in my mind i'm just left with an image of Logan whining incessantly. Really, I can't believe how much of a crybaby he was this whole movie. Thankfully he got his memory erased (if you've heard of Wolverine, you know he has amnesia of some type, so I don't consider this a spoiler) and turned into what we know today. I can't place my finger on any one thing that made me dislike this movie, it was just a combination of so much (to me) mediocre material.

The general impression I was left with is this...Marvel thanking me for giving them more money, and the promise of many more "ho-hum" movies resplendant with flashy action sequences, and cameo's of as many other heroes and villians sure to get their own big screen treatment (as long as they're still topping the billboards) as can be fit onto the screen/into the script (Gambit could have, you know, actually contributed to the story rather than just being a 'hat tip' towards his fans).

3/6 clocks - worth the rent, not worth $9  movie ticket.

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I will say, the straw that broke the camel's back as it were is this...I had heard on the radio to stick around after credits for a preview. There is a brief clip alluding to (dramatic pause) A SEQUEL! *collective gasp* that literally made me burst out an explitive quite loudly...with which other patrons to the film agreed with in a sense of disgust. Without going into detail, it seemed like a jab at my ability to think or comprehend facts presented to me. Honestly, if you didn't expect a sequel, you haven't been paying attention to Hollywood lately ("Hey, this movie did pretty well, lets make more with the same characters until we run the concept completely into the ground!") and the way it was presented MAY have been cool if I was still 10 years old, but I didn't notice any 10 year olds near me to ask if they thought it was cool or not. I recommend not watching this in theaters, and if you do, do not waste the precious minutes of your life it takes to get through the credits.

This topic has been moved to [link=http://www.timewastersguide.com/boards/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=video_games;action=display;num=1100726257;start=0]Video Games[/link] by SaintEhlers.

Grand Theft Auto. One of the most popular games on the market...but why? Is it the extraordinary violence? Is it the fact that you can just walk up and steal a car? Is the story so in depth and filled with surprises that you have to play to see what happens next?

I think not.

Grand theft auto has gone downhill since its initial release. The first GTA was fun as heck, offensive, and had at least some replay value.

Ever since 2, GTA has become a gigantic borefest.  The game is the exact same people! 2 through San Andreas are the same! Sure they have a different story, and now you have to control your life in the boring aspects...food, staying in shape,  keeping track of a girlfriend? What is that?

It's like these games are saying, "Hey we realize that you're going to be wasting away hours of your life doing the same missions over and over, killing the same people over and over, until you finally 'Run a gang' or something. "

I will say that i have not played any of the GTA series since 2, so I do not have an entirely educated opinion, but I have watched people play these games for hours on end.

How entertaining is it to just sit around shooting people and cops until you get stars and get taken out, or cheat and get life so you can kill them and take their vehicles until you forget to put in your life cheat and die when a helicopter crashes on you.

I hate the Grand Theft Auto games, San Andreas the most. The only good thing I've noticed about this game is the fact that they have Rage Against the Machine on the soundtrack, but that song just ended, so the game is back to utter crap.

Do yourself a favor, do not purchase this game, and if you already have, cram the disk up your nose. If you know someone who bought it, take their disk and cram it up their butt. If someone bought it for you...shatter the disk and throw the pieces in their eyes.

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