Deadpool

Der frischeste Comicwind des Jahrzehnts. Er stemmt sich frech aber selbstbewusst gegen die sicheren Wege von Marvel. Er ist schlau und kennt das Universum seines Ursprungs. Er nimmt sich nicht ernst, aber gleichzeitig steckt er alles ein, was sich ernst nimmt. Ehrlich, mit einem durchdachten Schnitt (!) und einer gefühlvollen dramatischen Linie, mit erstklassigen Sprüchen und einer ausgezeichneten sowie übersichtlichen Action. Und ohne widerlichen digitalen Unsinn. Ein Comicfilm für weniger Geld, aber dafür mit einem größeren Herzen seiner Autoren. Vielleicht erhöhe ich die Bewertung auf 5*, beim zweiten Ansehen wächst die Begeisterung. (09.08.2016)

Aside from a certain mono-theme that gets tiresome by the end, what I actually find most frustrating about it is that Deadpool is only childish but rarely really smart. I'd have liked a few more action-planning sketches, but also more questions about whether the studio really doesn't have the rights to more mutants. It reminded me a lot of Kick-Ass 2. I raise my middle finger seven times out of ten. (04.03.2016)

After I watched the trailer for the first time, I didn’t have much faith in Deadpool. However, the ratings at this site have outright made me go to the cinema to see for myself. The result is that Deadpool did exactly what it was supposed to do. It was a little awkward at the beginning. After half an hour, I didn’t know what to think, but as soon as Deadpool started to crack the one-liners, it was absolutely unparalleled and he kept firing them like bullets. At that moment, I was enjoying every possible and impossible character of this comic universe and I was thinking about whether anyone will even appreciate this movie in 20, maybe 30 years. In the end, it doesn’t even matter, because revenue is getting generated now and it is all-telling at the moment. (18.02.2016)

Good, pretty good. It's actually exactly what I wanted to see and what they promised. There were a couple of times I thought it could have been even wilder, but I can understand that a freak like Deadpool still needs to be tamed the first time around. The budget wasn't the highest, nut fortunately they manage to mask it well most of the time. The opening scene is intense and the crappy visual effects do peek out a few times at the end, but by that time you'll like the main character so much you won't care. It's all about Deadpool. He's exactly the kind of likeable asshole who can spout crazy lines, enjoy perversely funny situations and cut his opponents to pieces. Ryan Reynolds and everyone behind the camera clearly enjoy it and understand that if they don't have the resources to make a major league comic book blockbuster, then they should at least enjoy their smaller film and hope that this enthusiasm rubs off on the audience. It worked. There's a lot that could be faulted with Deadpool, but its disarming honesty and joy at being made and being exactly what Reynolds and Tim Miller envisioned it to be will easily win you over in the end. Unless you mind masturbation jokes and an above-average number of severed limbs. (15.05.2017)

Sich Deadpool anzuschauen ist ein wenig so, als würde man mit einem betrunkenen Freund über den Prager Wenzelsplatz laufen, der sich dann mitten auf den Bürgersteig hinstellt und anfängt zu urinieren. Und alle zehn Sekunden schreit er: VORSICHT, ICH HABE EIN GLIED IN DER HAND; was anfangs noch recht lustig ist, jedoch dann wird es etwas zu eindeutig und ermüdend. Deadpool ist insofern unterschiedlich das er sich so sehr von anderen Superhelden unterscheiden würde, sondern darin, dass es die Unterschiedlichkeit stets thematisiert und dem Publikum sprichwörtliches Futter zuschüttet. Ansonsten wirkt das Ganze ebenso durchschaubar wie CapAm, aber dort, wo sich der Kapitän wie der Hauptheld Mirek Dušín aus dem legendären tschechischen im Pfadfinderstil aufgemachten Comic Rychlé šípy verhält, benimmt sich Deadpool gezwungenermaßen wie ein Trottel. Es ist einfach die modellhafte Rückkehr eines Unterdrückten. Marvel hat so lange Gewalt, Vulgarität und Sex aus seinen Filmen verdrängt, bis ausreichend Material für Deadpool da war, um alle Löcher (Fäuste) auf vorbildliche Weise zu stopfen. Es funktioniert als Bestell-Fan-Service und Schmiermittel für die weiteren X-Men, wo sie sicherlich nicht fluchen geschweige denn masturbieren werden. Und ebenso gilt´s für das gesamte Marvel-Universum, wer auch immer dahinter steht. Versteht mich bitte nicht falsch - die Sprüche hier sind großartig, die Action auch. Aber unter dem Glitzergold der Witze über Korrektheit oder Selbstbefriedigung befindet sich eine ebenso karge romantische Geschichte mit einem bösen Bösewicht (Ed Skrein = lahm) wie bei vielen anderen Comics. Deadpool profitiert davon, dass der Film auf Schwächen hinweist, jedoch ist dies schlussendlich kein solch unterhaltsames oder kohärentes Spektakel wie die Guardians of the Galaxy, sondern ein verwirrend zickzackverlaufender Quilt, dessen Schwächen mit pubertären Erscheinungsformen verdeckt werden. Meiner Ansicht nach funktioniert das Ganze einfach nicht als Film, sondern als Fanboy-Mix aus Gags variablen Levels. Mit fortlaufendem Filmmaterial erwächst das Gefühl, dass der Film im Autopilot-Modus fungiert, und erzählt drei durchschnittliche Gags und dann endlich einen guten Gag. Also gut, ich nehme das Ganze an, jedoch eine Kick-Ass Verzauberung stellt sich diesmal nicht wieder ein, zumal Vaughn gegen den Wind pinkeln kann, ohne hundertmal zu betonen, dass er eben etwas in der Hand hält und sowas macht man doch nicht. Schade, dass ich nicht 20 Jahre jünger bin. Wie Kollege Samohan Řepák korrekterweise bemerkt hatte: es hätte der beste sein können Film, den ich je gesehen habe. Das hier muss ich im Rahmen der Tradition des tschechischen Films zum "SUPERHRDINSKI-FILM" (Supaheldenmovie) umbenennen. [60%] (10.02.2016)

My Little Pony: The Love Story Movie... It's not even half as subversive and punk as Kick-Ass. To the extent that it tries to mess with all those comic book blockbusters and Hollywood movie industry, the creators play it surprisingly way too safe since they follow the same rules (rude bloody R-style does not change anything), because Deadpool is nothing more than a completely standard-built comic book origin. But by far the best-built comic book origin in recent years, which works both on the serious level of the path to revenge and, contrary to all expectations, on the romantic level, which is not here only out of duty. And the fact that it's all wrapped up in a meta-conscious style that is constantly teasing the viewer, that is breaking the fourth wall and that is rinsed in streams of blood packed with one-liners is just a tasty icing on the cake. Yes, there is more than a small number of infantile and adolescent "American pie" style scenes that are all the same and that quickly become annoying, but there is so much "funny moments" (or at least attempts of funny moments) in every minute of the footage that in that tsunami, even the weaker ones simply disappears. I would just appreciate something more worthy of Deadpool next time. For example, his personal anger towards Marvel's top managers or something similarly meta and crazy. (16.02.2016)

Wade wasn't kidding: it's a love story. Thank God. As a shoot-em-up comedy/parody, Deadpool willingly degrades itself with his dozens of pop culture references that threaten to turn it into just instant diarrhea at several points. But it always tightens the screws at the right moment, successfully balancing humor on the edge of the most trivial prepubescent enthusiasm, and everything is fine again. But it wouldn't work without the magical Morena Baccarin. Her first real escape from the world of TV series suits her incredibly well, and while everyone is bowing before the unexpectedly huge financial success of the red madman, especially Ryan Reynolds, I wish her success above all. (16.02.2016)

“I'm too old for this shit.” Like the comic book, the film version of Deadpool is a victory for the marketing and corporate machinery that cynically passes itself off as a cool, non-conformist and rebellious work of outsiders. Significant credit for this is due to the enduring myth of the R-rating category (M, in the case of comic books) as a putative mark of radicalism and defiance of censorship. Is it actually a measure of quality if a few profanities and some drops of blood appear in a film? The fact that Deadpool became a major blockbuster only serves to confirms the uniformity of the mainstream of the new millennium. In the eighties or nineties, it would be only one of the dozens of films with cheeky catchphrases and a few action scenes that competed monthly on the shelves of video rental shops for the attention of teenagers and children. (19.01.2017)

It's a good movie. Cool plot, nice narration, good fights, some good lines. Can't say I was laughing my ass off though. And I'm a little disappointed because that's what I was expecting. On the other hand, I got an original love story that wasn't that romantic, but still had something to it. 3.5 stars. (19.02.2016)

A great, irreverent, entertaining tomfoolery that pokes fun at comic book films. Ryan Reynolds at last in a role (of a squashy avocado) that suits him, reels out one great line after another. And Morena Baccarin is a sex goddess filling up wall space (and hard discs) of many young (and older) boys’ rooms. Demolition of the fourth wall works much better than I expected. In terms of story, its a romantic classic that doesn’t stand on fucking alone, as it seemed at first, but has a good non-superhero heart. It’s infantile, childish and madcap. Just my cup of tea. Flawless subtitles and enticement to a part 2 work excellently. (16.02.2016)

Put on this vulgar sexist crap to people 30 years from now and they'll feel about 10 times worse than we do today watching the incredibly gay Wham! live tour. Not that it isn’t a good film by today's twisted standards of audience expectation, it pretty much is; it's also self-aware, dynamic, just desperately uncritical. But it'll make a billion, so it's fine. Comics are running out of ideas, so along come comic book parodies of comics. I'm looking forward to 2020 to see what Marvel's parody will be. (14.02.2016)

Deadpool macht großen Spaß, es ist ein begeisterter Film, in den sich seine Autoren schon längst verliebt haben. Und jetzt ist es an der Zeit, dass sich in ihn auch die Zuschauer*innen verlieben oder dass er ihnen wenigstens gefällt. Der Film ist voller verschiedener Witze. Die meisten sind vulgär und ich fand sie nach einer gewissen Zeit ein wenig langweilig und gezwungen. Dann gibt es aber noch weitere Witze, die sich über andere Filme und auch über diesen Film lustig machen; manche von ihnen haben sich offensichtlich von Monty Python inspiriert. Wenn Wade und Vanessa darüber sprechen, wer eine schlimmere Kindheit hatte, ist es wie der Monty-Python-Sketch "Four Yorkshiremen"; wenn Deadpool mit Colossus kämpft (eindeutig die witzigste Szene), ist es wie das Duell von König Artus und dem Schwarzen Ritter. Im Film hört man sogar den Namen von Basil Fawlty. Diese Art von Humor gefiel mit besser. Ich habe von Liam Neeson geträumt. Ich habe seine Tochter entführt und ihm hat es nicht gefallen. Von diesen Filmen gibt es schon drei. Vielleicht ist er ein schlechter Vater. (11.02.2016)

Deadpool is a cool dude. I loved his ability to openly and bluntly poke fun at the schematically one-dimensional and unoriginal stories of the Marvel Universe, not only by referring to them verbally so often that he himself is the last person a psychiatrist would write terms like "super" or even "hero" in a testimonial, but also by the fact that his story is delivered humorously, on multiple time levels, yet coherently and, most importantly, sympathetically. The script delivers the most brutal punches right from the start (and that's not counting the absolutely brilliant opening scene), and the motifs around Wilson's transformation into a superhero and the subsequent chase of the villain fit into that mostly mocked comic book scheme probably more than intended, but the film still manages to entertain, even if the surprises gradually wane and the viewer just waits to see what bullshit Master Pool will come up with. The action sequences are wonderfully intense, imaginative and don't look too artificial, the love story is OK but perhaps a bit redundant, and the only thing I can say about the actors is that Ryan Reynolds pulls it off with aplomb and that the others are basically just superfluous figures in his kid-unfriendly extravagant one-man-show. I'm satisfied for sure, but Guardians of the Galaxy entertained me a bit more, despite the cheesy story. 80% (22.02.2016)

Surprisingly, Deadpool scores the most points where no one expected or perhaps wanted it to, which is its basic storyline. While it's buried beneath a billion tons of incredibly juvenile humor, it's all the more surprising for its noir haze, in which the antihero chases after his mcguffin but doesn't get it, though he at least finds his way to his fella fatale. All this against a backdrop of great events resolved by the hero in the course of his selfish pursuit. For all those who wonder how something like this could have been churned out from the tightly guarded production background of Marvel, I suggest you see this as the kind of indulgence that lets them pour out proven pieces, by the dozen, using proven methods, so on the other hand it's not really a very meritorious work. Plus, based on the visuals alone you'd suspect the Marvel factory after any minute of the film (the same lighting, cleaned up set, civilians acting like objects), not to mention the fight scenes, which are absolutely familiar. Equally commendable are some accurate attacks on contemporary superhero production for the widest possible spectrum of audiences ("Is it sexist to hit you? Is it more sexist to not hit you?", "It's like the studio didn't have enough money for any more X-Men"), though it crosses the line of meta-film a bit beyond my tolerance. Likewise the level of the humor, with banter pretty much non-stop but dreadfully at the cost of quality, and above all you can practically hear the drummer going ba-dum-tsss after every line, which in this case makes him the ultimate jazz artist, but also highlights the fact that the jokes aren't really set up in any way, they don't build on each other and they don't gradate, which is particularly apparent during the brilliant bit of dialogue, which is perhaps the only one that deviates from this mantra, through which the main couple compete over who was more abused as a child. In short, it shows that this movie wasn’t made by someone with balls so much as someone paid to pretend they have them. It's violent and vulgar, but with violence that doesn't hurt and vulgarity that doesn't offend anyone. (31.05.2016)

I really enjoyed this ride. I already chuckled at the self-deprecating opening credits. It was nice to see that Reynolds can make fun of himself (Tom "Maverick" Cruise would probably have had a nervous fit after reading the script). What I like the most is that there is finally a superhero who is not afraid to take off the burden of his enemies’ lives by removing unnecessary limbs, heads, etc. I don't mind honesty, but I don't believe in people who never make mistakes, and the idea of turning the other cheek doesn’t appeal to me, so Deadpool was right up my alley. Plus, the Hello Kitty gun backpack and the bet from Putin were hilarious. Awesome! (20.06.2016)

It's wonderful to go to the cinema for a movie when you expect something and you also get exactly that. This is such a terrific ride with great characters that you simply want to see even more. I can't wait for the sequel already. "Deadpool" is one of the few current comic book movies that I am truly looking forward to. And no, I don't want unicorns anymore. (23.02.2016)

I think Deadpool is exactly the kind of movie that really deserves its financial success. I enjoyed the vast majority of jokes, the division of the movie into individual scenes works really well, and the great moments outweigh the weaker ones by far. However, I expected more from the movie as a whole. Although it is presented as a radically different superhero movie, in the end it is your standard Marvel movie playing it safe. Here’s hoping that the second installment, if there is one, will cut down on the unnecessarily over-the-top crude humor which gets old after a while, and add more sarcasm, cynicism and self-conscious winks to the audience. The potential is huge. (04.03.2016)