My Deadpool Review

polyglotplatypus:

Obviously, big spoilers below.
For a non-spoilery review, scroll down and read the tags.

So, going into the theatre I was very apprehensive. The trailers looked good but it felt like something might go wrong somewhere in the movie.
I mean, let’s be real here, despite what the premise of it is, it is a super-hero movie. But here comes the kicker: Deadpool is no super-hero, and while it might sometimes look like he’s “a good guy trying to look bad”, Deadpool is exactly who he says he is: a snarky mercenary who only follows his own rules.

His characterization is great and we find everything that makes Deadpool Deadpool: his gross humour, a certain kindness and attention for kids, a total disrespect for anyone else’s lives and a sexuality that is the exact opposite of erased (thanks again for giving us a true pansexual Deadpool, Tim Miller.)

What really surprised me (despite being marketed exactly in that direction) was the romance. For a guy who’s always not taking anything seriously, it’s unexpected to see him genuinely fall in love and care for Vanessa (part time prostitute, full time babe). The way he talks about her is great and I found myself really invested in their relationship.

Vanessa is also a great character. There’s this trope in movies and TV shows where the douchey boyfriend makes crappy, dirty jokes and his girlfriend silently suffers through them, secretly embarrassed.
This is the opposite of that trope: Vanessa and Deadpool have the same shitty humour and a good half of their conversations is just the both of them trying to out-joke each other (spoiler: it’s adorable).
I was a bit dubious when I heard that “I’m not gonna play a damsel in distress” line in the trailers and, surprisingly, that was actually true! Sure, she does get kidnapped and held hostage by the villain. But then, she also shoves a katana in his body and kicks some ass, so I’m not seeing any real distress here. I’d love to see her again, maybe with a bit more characterization? That’d be nice.

Next up we have the big bad guy: Ajax. He’s mean, sadistic and senseless and he’s exactly the villain Deadpool needed.
Not someone trying to destroy New York or to enslave the world, just a really huge douchebag that needs to get his ass seriously kicked.

I don’t know why exactly, but there’s something hysterically hilarious about a 7-foot metal man drinking juice from a little straw and lecturing a teenage girl about how breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Colossus’s presence in the movie has no justification, but doesn’t need any anyway.
Same here for Negasonic Teenage Warhead. She’s just as badass as her name implies. I found it very funny and somewhat heartwarming how badly Deadpool wanted her approval and admiration. Teenagers hate everything, so, I guess he just wanted a good challenge? In any case, their interactions are great.

Now, for the plot. Funnily enough, what make this movie a good Deadpool movie are the stakes.
Is Deadpool trying to save the world? No.
Is he at least trying to make it a better place? Maybe, but not really.
Is his whole quest to kick the villain’s ass only about getting his good looks back? Absolutely.

And that’s what makes me really like this movie. Deadpool’s girlfriend being kidnapped is only the cherry on the shitcake Ajax baked for him.
In the end, it all comes down to 1. beating the living hell out of Ajax and 2. accepting that you’re gonna look this fugly your whole life. As simple as that.

So in conclusion: the plot is good, the characterization is great, the action is masturbation-worthy and the humour is in the middle of it all, intact in its golden glory.

Stray observations:

- The opening credits are glorious. No names, just complete and utter destruction of the people who made this film (the “directed by an overpaid asshole” part got me laughing pretty hard)
- Deadpool has a very cute Adventure Time watch. He also puts his weapons in a Hello Kitty bag. Whoever was in charge of the props knew exactly what they were doing.
- There’s this awesome scene that was leaked 2 years ago except it’s better now.
- Colossus is precious, I want one.
- Weasel’s interactions with Deadpool are everything to me. He’s like the best friend I’ve always had. Looking at you, Jean-Loutre.
- Never thought I’d ever say this, but the best word to describe how Deadpool is in this movie is “adorkable”
- I usually hate romance in fiction but every time Deadpool talks to or about Vanessa, my heart melts.
- Shots are fired at possibly every comic franchise. It’s hilarious.
- Deadpool repeatedly hurting himself by trying to punch Colossus’s hard metal body made me laugh so, so, so very hard.
- For some reason Deadpool masturbates to unicorns. I don’t know how to feel about it but in any case it’s hilarious.
- Blind Al in this movie is everything I’ve ever wanted and even more. Bless her.
- The first ending credits are just an adorable and well animated Deadpool messing around, doing weird things such as jerking off a unicorn’s horn and getting hard at the mention of the actors who played in the movie. It’s beautiful.
- The post-credit scenes were really funny and got me sO PUMPED FOR DEADPOOL 2 YO I’M READY FOR CABLE BRING IT ON

2 years ago / 92 
#hhh i waited so long to read this ahah  #this sums up pretty well the whole thing  #though im sure ill find the movie funnier when i see it in english  #definitely a better deadpoll than wolverine: origins tbh  #((what a surprise))  #deadpool  #nsfw language 
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