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The Wolverine (2013)

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When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.

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Yashida (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
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Aya
Nobuaki Kakuda ...
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Storyline

In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before. Written by Twentieth Century Fox

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The hero. The fugitive. The warrior. The survivor. The legend. See more »


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Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence, some sexuality and language | See all certifications »

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26 July 2013 (USA)  »

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Wolverine 2  »

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$53,113,752 (USA) (26 July 2013)

Gross:

$132,550,960 (USA) (29 November 2013)
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Trivia

The taxi sign on the roof of the taxi standing outside the "love hotel" in Tokyo, has the X-Men logo on it. See more »

Goofs

When Logan is chopping the tree, not even the leaves quiver as the axe impacts it. And despite several large CG wood chips flying off with each strike, the notch does not change size or shape. Nor is anyone else seen to be helping remove the tree, or any parts Logan might have already cut off, or any parts he's cutting off, or the stump that will be left when he completes the cut. And the "road" that was said to be blocked by the fallen tree is shown to be merely a path along a waterfront park - hardly worth bothering two unexpected visitors who came to the village to hide out about helping to remove it. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
[an air raid begins on Nagasaki. At a prison camp, a young lieutenant sets all the prisoners free]
Young Yashida: You! Go! Go!
Logan: [in a pit] That was a B-29, bub. There's no outrunning what's coming. You're better off down here. I'd hurry if I were you.
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In the closing credits, the names of all the Japanese crew members who worked on the film are given almost exclusively in Japanese characters. See more »

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Followed by X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) See more »

Soundtracks

Ikigai
Written by Michio Yamagami & Tsuyoshi Shibuya
Performed by Saori Yuki
Courtesy of EMI Music Japan
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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What Might Have Been
26 June 2014 | by (USA) – See all my reviews

This is basically a tale of two movies. I know Hugh Jackman wanted this movie to be an adaptation of the classic Chris Claremont/Frank Miller comic book mini-series. You can see bits of that story here. But then you have this other stuff, far removed from that story, that seems to be studio-imposed and ultimately hurts what could have been one of the best comic book movies to date. The good stuff, the stuff worth watching this for, are the slower, quieter parts of the story. The Wolverine and Mariko parts, basically. But all of the special effects-heavy parts and the loud, flashy action sequences suck and take away from the impact the movie would have otherwise had. There's probably no better example than the different climactic battle scenes. Wolverine vs Shingen is a much more powerful, emotional scene than the shallow, garish stuff with Viper and a guy in robot armor.

I don't really blame James Mangold. No doubt it was Fox's interference that caused the problems and also caused Darren Aronofsky to bail before filming. You can see a better movie underneath this one. But Fox didn't have the guts to make that movie. Probably felt it wasn't commercial enough. Needed more robots and CGI fights on top of a speeding train. Still, it's good enough to watch and enjoy most of it. It's certainly miles better than the last Wolverine movie. But I can't help but feel sad thinking about what might have been. They very well could have given Wolverine his own 'Batman Begins' but instead we get just another watchable popcorn movie with hints at something more substantial.


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