So it's been a few weeks now since the Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds came out in theaters, and, to the surprise of everyone, it's becoming of the biggest R-Rated Superhero movies in recent memory. So much so that the rest of Hollywood wants to follow suit. Recently, Warner Bros. announced that an R-Rated version of Batman vs Superman will be released on Blu-Ray, whereas the theatrical version due out in less than a month, will remain PG-13.
Word has it that the extended cuts of the Lord of The Rings saga were Rated 'R' for 'extreme violence' and the character Gimli having a "sailor's mouth", if you get what I mean. So would that mean an R-Rated version of Batman vs Superman would have lots of gore and the two superheroes dropping F-bombs? Who knows. But the bigger question is whether or not it would make a better film, as is every future Superhero movie going for the 'R' rating - just because of Deadpool.
Call me a latecomer if you will, but I watched Deadpool sometime after its initial release in theaters. I was planning to watch it on Opening Day, but unfortunately, because I got caught by heavy snow with temperatures WAY below freezing, I had to wait until that one day where everything is clear for me to finally go before the weather goes bad again, among other things, such as the Mini Cooper I was on was making such vibrations and noise that not only it made my ears ringing non-stop, but for my brain to shake around my skull. Had the trip been a lot longer or getting stuck in traffic, I probably would've gone insane from all that. Thankfully the trip was completely worth it as Deadpool was one of the best and funniest Superhero movies I've seen in recent years.
Now for the uninitiated, Deadpool is about Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces agent-turned-mercenary who had undergone an experiment to unlock his mutant powers of super-healing to cure his cancer, though at a cost of having his entire skin permanently scarred, as well as a dose of insanity. The movie is pretty much an origin story on how Wade became Deadpool and taking on a revenge trip against Ajax, the one that made him.
Deadpool is well-known as the "Merc with The Mouth", with humor talk that is more adult-oriented than Spider-Man's. Actor Ryan Reynolds has been wanting to play this role since his character made a cameo in the movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He truly incorporates the role and throughout the movie, you can easily tell Reynolds loving his job and fully getting into the Deadpool character. I would say it's even more so than how Robert Downey Jr. incorporates himself as Tony Stark aka Iron Man. But all that would have been for nothing had it not been from the clever writing from Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, as well the direction from Tim Miller.
Quite essentially, that is the very heart of what made Deadpool a really good movie. Writers Reese and Wernick have done an amzingly great job on how to make use of Deadpool's character and dialogue for comedic effect, while sticking close to the source material. Speaking of which, hearing Deadpool cut through the scenery for his monologues is somewhat similar to how it's used by Peter Parker in Disney's "Ultimate Spider-Man". Unlike the Disney series, however, Deadpool's monologues are indeed funny and entertaining and doesn't really interfere with the narrative the way Ultimate Spider-Man does.
And the comedic dialogue is simply everywhere with no strings attached and Deadpool simply pokes fun of everything including its own film. And just like the comics, one of the staples of the comic book character - often breaking the fourth wall, is displayed in the film and does it a lot.
Kudos as well to Director Tim Miller, as despite the production being at around $60 million, he is able to make good use of the resources, with the final product looking like it was made with twice that amount of money. Thanks to that, not only is the film making a lot of money, but will most definitely spawn a sequel and the X-Force film.
There are a few things of which I have a problem with the film - one is the character of Ajax, the movie's antagonist, being just like virtually every other Superhero villain movie we've been seeing time and time again - very generic and not much memorable. Nobody seems to be able to create a very likable villain the way Tom Hiddleston did as Loki, or Alfred Molina as Dr. Octopus, or the late Heath Ledger as The Joker. The second is that I watched this movie having this knowledge of who Deadpool exactly is and the movie met my expectations. Had I known NOTHING about Deadpool, I may have reacted a little differently. Finally, because it's an R-Rated film and it's not shy from making it clear that's the case - the sex, the violence, the language, the whole chimichanga, if you will, the movie is indeed not for everyone.
That being said, Deadpool is a very enjoyable movie because, like the first Avengers film, and the Dark Knight Trilogy, it plays just like the comic book and it really hits you there, IF you are a comic book fan. Your tastes may vary, if otherwise. It also has a bunch of Easter Eggs thrown in that it makes you wonder for a moment if it's just an Easter Egg, or a foreshadowing of things to come. I would personally avoid any strip-down versions of the film should it ever come out because it simply takes away the very fun of it. So if you're a responsible adult with a good sense of humor, watch it in all its f-bomb glory. On a scale of 1 to 5, I'd give the Deadpool movie a 4 out of 5.
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