fuckyesdeadpool:

I’m going to explain why one scene that they chose to remove actually puts the whole movie in perspective and answers a lot of questions fans had about the final cut.

Obviously this is definitely going to spoil you and I can list about 100 different trigger warnings so unless you have seen the movie and are prepared to deal with the same themes, don’t read on.

Cancer World Tour

We see in what makes the final cut of the film that Vanessa is desperate to find a cure for Wade’s cancer and in the edited scene called “Cancer World Tour” she does just as he predicts, drags him around the world trying every cure.

As always Wade narrates the scene so he informs us that they have been all of the world and have already tried everything and now they were at rock bottom, in a very unlikely clinic in Guadalajara Mexico.

Wade has given up long ago but is keeping that to himself, spending the rest of his very short life indulging Vanessa in the fantasy that he can be cured.

He is in a waiting room bitterly observing the other hopeless patients indulging their own love ones, or perhaps even themselves, and he visibly has a hard time keeping his anger and sadness to himself.

Wade listens in as a mother tries to pay for her young son’s treatment and the nurse very coldly insists she won’t take any pesos, everything has to be in American cash. The little boy reaches for a sucker and the nurse says it will cost extra. Wade quickly puts his own cash on the desk, saying it’s on him.

Something is still bothering him. Wade watches the young boy sit as an older gentleman Wade himself was talking to earlier gets up to go in for his own appointment. Wade tells us in a voice over how he is at the end of his rope. He will indulge Vanessa, he will spend all the money that is needed to do so, but he can’t watch more of these innocent people being screwed over.

Wade sneaks into the operating room to observe that what is going on is that this miracle cure is not a miracle nor a cure. I don’t know exactly how much a layperson may understand this particular treatment by what they filmed so I’m going to explain in a bit more detail: this is an actual treatment that is offered for a great amount of money and the practitioner promises that they will remove your cancer without putting you under anesthesia or even cutting you open; they will somehow reach in and pull it out of you. The stomach is pressed upon by the practitioner and with sleight-of-hand they produced a bit of animal organ, presenting it as the removed cancer. There is a bit of blood but no incision, they claim to have healed that as well.

Wade waits secretly as the the older gentleman, relieved to have been cured, leaves the room and then he enters to confront the practitioner. Wade dryly remarks that the bucket of removed tumors smells like chicken, the practitioner reaches for a scalpel to defend himself, Wade has already taken it.

Wade loses it. He viciously beats and stabs the man. No fancy choreography, no clever banter. Wade gruesomely murders this man with his own two hands and blood is everywhere. The staff and waiting room rush in to see what is happened and Vanessa is among them.

Wade, in excruciating emotional pain, realizes what has happened. Vanessa is watching. This wasn’t a job and it wasn’t done efficiently. He isn’t being a mercenary, he’s being a murderer, is becoming what we will call Deadpool.

Fleeing, Wade runs away and leaves Vanessa to desperately scream in search for him to no avail. He is gone.

I don’t know why this scene wouldn’t of been included in the final cut. To me it solves a lot of issues that people have had with the characterization of both Wade and Vanessa.

Many reviewers asked why, despite the fact that Wade obviously was upset and beginning to show signs of mental illness, he couldn’t just go back to Vanessa and let her see his scars. She certainly didn’t come off as the type of character who would judge him for the way he looked but that wasn’t it. Wade is reluctant to show her what he looks like now, of course, but most of the reluctance comes from the fact that she has already seen a little bit of what he has become inside and that’s a completely different story. Vanessa fell in love with a different man, a man who killed people but wasn’t violent, wasn’t unhinged.

Maybe more importantly it gives the ending an entirely different tone. It’s not the happy ending it appears. Vanessa forgives Wade and despite his warning she is in Deadpool’s arms, not really understanding that Wade is gone. Deadpool very canonically gives into the bit of hope that it might be okay, someone might actually love him.

But what happens next? Vanessa is now going to meet Deadpool and realize that she has to again mourn the loss of Wade who she believes has come back from the dead. Will she love this new man? Should she? Is she safe to be with him?

Your feelings for Deadpool aside, try to imagine what Vanessa is walking into. Wade would never hurt her but Deadpool is not Wade and sometimes Deadpool is not even Deadpool. Sometimes this body is overtaken with pain and hallucinations. If Wade can viciously beat and stab a man to death when he disassociates, what does Deadpool do when he disassociates?

Deadpool doesn’t know.

battlships:

tadeuszkosciuszkoscoffee:

1. Blind Al. Oh my God, that woman.
2. The freaking cab driver. (Not only is it an awesome subplot, but he’s played by that adorable guy from the AT&T commercials.)
3. The opening title sequence. (”God’s Perfect Idiot… Directed by An Overpaid Tool…” That was the moment I knew it was going to be good.)
4. I could never have conceived of some of the insults, swears, and one-liners in this film. I am truly jealous of whoever did.
5. “You are haunting. You look like an avocado had sex with an older avocado.”
6. Fourth wall breaking.
7. “Language!” “SUCK A COCK!”

8. Negasonic Teenage Warhead.

polyglotplatypus:

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

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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.)

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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.

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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.

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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

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iguessyouregonnamissthepantyraid:

i’m still so blown away by the spot on characterization of deadpool in the movie

the fact that the first time we see him not as deadpool, he’s working a free job for a teenage girl and putting the fear of god into her stalker

the fact that he doesn’t hurt kids, not even older ones, and “aw, he’s not a bad kid, weas”

him being ready to stand up for vanessa when some guy disrespects her and immediately going heart-eyes when she stands up for herself instead

and then not caring one bit that she’s a prostitute/stripper and it never being a problem when they’re in a serious long-lasting relationship

occasionally losing his temper (”AARRGH RIGHT UP MAIN STREET—three—two—stupid! worth it.” and then of course when vanessa gets kidnapped)

him totally not underestimating tiny negasonic, letting her take on angel dust because he knows she can hold her own, and then the immediate split second decision to grab her and pull her into cover when the guns start going off because he knows she’s strong as shit but not bulletproof

his bonding with blind al oh my fucking god and their disabled-person-to-disabled-person banter (”love is blind” “no, al, you’re blind”)

idk man this character just means a lot to me and so many people are being introduced to him solely through this movie, and i was so worried that they’d get a different character than what we get from the comics but they didn’t and i’m so happy about this

wintermoth:

YO OK SO I JUST SAW A POST WARNING ABOUT THIS SO, AS SOMEONE WHO HAS SEEN THE MOVIE, LET ME CLEAR THIS RIGHT UP:

Things Deadpool movie had:

• Nudity (male and female)
  
• Sex
• Dick and sex jokes
• Awkward camera placing
• Torture
  
• MURDER and some gore
  
• A mention of prior abuse
  

Things Deadpool movie did not have:

• Rape jokes
• Anti-trans jokes
• Humor at the expense of anyone’s sexuality or gender in a negative way.
  
• Sexual assault/abuse of any form (nothing explicitly shown)

Like seriously. There were sex jokes every scene but nothing bad bad. And it was also surprisingly respectful towards women considering the nature of certain scenes.

So….really. If you’re ok with the things I listed in the first category, you don’t have to worry. Deadpool was a good movie.