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Parents Television
Council Reviews
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 X-Men Origins: Wolverine
By
Christopher Gildemeister
Release Date:
May 1, 2009
MPAA rating:
PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, and some partial
nudity
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Live Schreiber, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins,
Taylor Kitsch
Recommended age: 13+
Overall PTC Traffic Light Rating: Red
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Sex |
Partial nudity, implied sex, mild innuendo |
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Violence
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Murder, war, blood, guns, decapitation, chases, crashes, explosions,
medical procedures, intense fantasy violence |
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Language
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Multiple uses of s-word, “godd***,” “Jesus,” “assh***,” “damn,” “hell”
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Behavior |
Smoking, gambling |
Telling the story
of the character Logan (aka Wolverine) before he joined the superheroic X-Men,
Wolverine follows Logan and his brother and fellow mutant Victor through
their lives as soldiers. Weary of constant bloodshed and horrified at the
killing of innocents, Logan turns his back on violence and attempts to build a
normal life. When Victor murders his lover, a vengeful Logan vows to “embrace
the animal” in his nature and accepts the offer of Army colonel Stryker to
transform him into an indestructible killing machine. But Stryker’s deal is not
what it seems…
X-Men Origins:
Wolverine
features much content of concern to parents, with adult language and large
amounts of violence prevalent throughout the film. In the film’s opening moments
Logan discovers his mutant abilities by growing claws – with which he murders
his father. A brief but intense montage shows the supernaturally long-lived
Logan and Victor fighting in realistic recreations of the Civil War, World Wars
I and II, and Vietnam, and later as part of a super-powered commando team.
Massacres of civilians and rape are hinted at, but not explicitly shown. Logan’s
wife is killed by having her throat slashed, and blood is frequently seen. Much
of the movie is consumed with extremely intense fantasy violence sequences,
including brutal battles between Logan and Victor (in which they repeatedly stab
one another with their claws, though their powers allow them to heal rapidly
afterwards); scenes in which Logan battles a helicopter and several humvees; and
several battles between super-powered mutants, one of which ends with a
decapitation. There is also a major sequence showing the medical procedure
which makes Logan invulnerable, which involves injecting metal into his
skeleton; there are several other minor medical sequences as well. This is in
addition to the explosions, fist- and gun-battles and chases which are typical
of action-adventure movies. The s-word is heard, both by itself and as
“bull****” several times, with multiple uses of the other words mentioned above.
Logan is naked when he escapes from Stryker’s experiment and flees into the
wilderness (no genitals are seen), and he is shown bare-chested in bed with his
girlfriend. There is some minor joshing between the soldiers in Logan’s unit
about a fellow soldiers romantic exploits. As part of his long-standing
comic-book characterization, Logan is shown smoking a cigar on a few occasions,
and briefly gambles in a casino.
Following the
pattern established by other recent movies based on Marvel Comics characters,
X-Men Origins: Wolverine faithfully recreates much of the atmosphere and
plot of the comics, but with language and levels of intense violence which make
it inappropriate for younger viewers. The Parents Television Council does not
recommend this movie for viewers under age 13.
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