DISQUS

Adam · 6 months ago

I gotta agree with Paul on this one. The comic book version is much more of a badass. Christopher said that the movie one is getting beat by everyone, which is true, but he also always comes back and usually kills 'em so it makes it a tough call.

gregowen · 6 months ago

Josh, there are so many things wrong with your argument, I could write a whole article on them. But I think that your definition of "badass" is where the problem stems from. Lets take an example of a movie that everyone can agree features a badass: Man on Fire. When Creasy is crying himself to sleep because he has nothing left to live for, do we think he's a badass? No. We think he's deep. We think he's a dynamic, human character that we can relate to. Its when he's calmly cutting people's fingers off or remorselessly informing people that he's planted a bomb in their rectum that we think, "damn, this guy is hard!"

If you're talking about who you want to be when you grow up, please, keep talking about being vulnerable and having lofty ideals. But if the discussion is about badassery, lets talk about stopping at nothing to do what needs to be done and walking calmly away as the world burns around you. Being able to cry at your weakness might make you more of a man, but it doesn't make you more of a badass.

jack2jack · 6 months ago

Well said, it's always difficult to bring comic book traits to a human character. Would the public be totaly turned off by a Wolverine covered in hair? There will always be facets of the character that just does not transfer over to a human equivelent. This is where the characters assasination begins. The human equivelent will never live up to the story. A director will never be allowed to take that type of character to it's full origins. They are two busy trying to "taylor- fit" the movie to a PG-13 ratings system.

_Christopher_M · 6 months ago

as much as I like Hugh as Wolverine he's always getting his ass kicked in the movies by everyone....comic book Wolverine is more violent and brutal plus we get to see blood spilled...hell even cartoon Wolvie is less focused on emotional nonsense than Jackman's...

BillBrasky · 6 months ago

I just played the demo of the XBOX360 Wolverine game, and it seems that the Wolverine is a combination of both of your arguments. You look like Hugh, saving people, but there is blood spilled everywhere in the game. It seems like it will be a lot of fun to tear people apart and cut some damn heads off!

nicky_cavella · 6 months ago

there was a satifiying punisher hes called RAY STEVENSON, thomas lame a no no, should of just shot himself begin so depressed and shirtless.

John Strickland · 6 months ago

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SexyWolvie09 · 6 months ago

in my opinion Hugh Jackman can never come close to be the actual disturbed loveable mutant we love. But I do admit we can never find any actor who can portray the character than Mr. Jackman himself (unless someone else have any opinions).
He perfected the character at its best (the look, the growl, the claws (boney or metallized), and the sexiness). The character in the comics is more feral, loaner, a savage beast in the wild, I sometimes don't feel that this Wolverine have no emotions. I've been reading Wolverine for a long time and what he does best is digging his problems with his metal claws. In my vote, the movie version.

Voltron · 6 months ago

"Prepare yourself, because I’m about to blow your goddamn mind."

classic. you win this match by K.O.

PaulSileo · 6 months ago

Thanks. :) Hit 'em with a one-two!

Josh_Radde · 6 months ago

Consensus seems to be that we should've argued "Interesting" over "Badass." Apparently "Badass" is a wash. I'm gonna give myself a Paul Sileo-patented rim job right now.

PaulSileo · 6 months ago

They are most pleasant. Enjoy!

Hatshepsu · 6 months ago

I agree with the tie theory. The movies needed to be sold, so they made him a more versitile version of our loved psychotic prick the Wolverine. It seasm like in the movie, he is more concerned with finding out his past then fighting, like the comics sugest he loves.
Firstly you need to find a common ground on your term of "badass" then stop using low blows to try, unsuccessfully cripple your opponent. ie. "You keep a collection of your mama's panties under your bed." It's stupid.
The writer has free reign with his ideas and his imagination, where as the movies didn't focus on what you originally wanted.
I agree, Wolverine in the movies was a complete pansy, it made something in my heart crack a little, but my feminine side congratulates the director on a job well done of at least trying to go with this in another direction, but he could have made him tougher, more brutal -to a point-, and have more loner moments, instead of him connecting with just about everyone in that school on some level -pathetic!-