Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 is a touching family melodrama about the importance of traditional values, with a hero who wants to kill himself most of the time, vomiting acid and brutal action scenes accompanied by dubstep or Enya (decide for yourself which is worse). It is as comparably entertaining as the first one, though at the same time darker and more layered emotionally and in terms of storytelling. ___ Retrospectively (like a large part of the first instalment) only the first 20 minutes or so are narrated, after which film-noir turns into a buddy movie (from prison). Only the second half is a superhero team flick (Rob Delaney as Peter deserves a spin-off). The protagonist’s objective and the role of the villain (again played by the excellent Josh “Thanos” Brolin), who arrives on the scene relatively late, unexpectedly change several times. Everything is connected by the melodramatic background with the late/impossible reunion and (re)construction of the family. This primarily involves the main protagonist’s inner conflict, not the destruction of the world as in other comic-book movies. Therefore, I was not bothered by the numerous entirely serious scenes without self-deprecating humour (besides, if you have one of the characters refer to the screenwriter as an imbecile after some bad dialogue, nothing about that bad dialogue changes). Thanks to those scenes, you take the characters more seriously than they take themselves and the conclusion stimulates the right emotions (in this respect, Deadpool is more self-sufficient than Infinity War – in order for you to be moved, you do not have to know the preceding 18 films; you only have to know what you have seen over the past two hours). ___ The best bits are the opening credits parodying Bond movies, the post-credit scenes (or rather mid-credit scenes, as nothing remains after the closing credits) and jokes that truthfully call out the shortcomings of comic-book films that lack good humour, something with which Deadpool abounds. Besides the competition from DC, this is again captured mainly by X-Men, referred to as an outdated, gender-incorrect metaphor of racism from the 1960s. Conversely, it freezes routine action scenes with confusing editing (with the exception of a few more fluid moments, which with their choreography bring John Wick to mind), which, as in the case of most major productions of this type, was probably not under the control of the director himself, but of the second unit (and subsequently the people in charge of CGI). ___ Despite that, Deadpool 2 is very good summer entertainment whose creators managed to come up with enough ways to surprise us both with content and with the construction of the story and by using the conventions of various genres even without the possibility of somehow repeating the “wow effect” of the first film from beginning to end. 80% (16.05.2018)

While I was watching the movie, I thought a lot about whether the direction Deadpool is taking is good for him. Later on, I realized that it offers brutal potential. Compared to the Avengers’ skirmishes, this story is about as important as when you smash a fly on the window. But it has plenty of great ideas. It turns a bunch of uninteresting characters from the Marvel Universe into a great team that is fun to watch. I was a bit taken aback by Josh Brolin, but in the end I didn’t mind his version of the Terminator at all. I was also entertained by the idea of putting into a Marvel movie a guy from New Zealand from the Hunt for the Wilderpeople. I doubt this wasn’t Taika Waitihi’s idea when he was filming Thor. The thing is everything seems too interconnected in this world. I personally don’t mind it at all. The story is pretty much about nothing, but after watching this sequel I almost feel like it is slightly better than the first movie. And moreover, there is a whole number of inconspicuous details that are pretty important for the course of the entire Marvel Universe history. So, this film definitely won’t get lost in the history of comic books turned into movies. (14.12.2018)

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This is exactly what the makers of Deadpool 2 followed, sticking to the sequel rules and simply trying to cram more of the things that audiences enjoyed last time into one film. And it works. It's still just as cheeky, gritty and fun. Plus, thanks to a new director, we get a level better action sequences, and besides, the trailers are far from spelling out everything that made it into the film. It's a shame about the slightly more rushed start, but even so, Deadpool 2 is at least on par with the first. Or rather, it surpasses it in every way. (27.07.2018)

The same problem as with the second Kingsman movie or the second Kick-Ass movie; it should have made fun of clichés of excessive “the more the better" of the second movie and not to follow them. The second Deadpool thus became what the firs movie made fun of. And so the second movie is best characterized by the moment when Pool gives the audience a wink about a generic CGI battle, followed by a completely generic long CGI battle, as from every other blockbuster. And the same could be said about everything. The film makers have a dig at something, but a moment later they make the same mistake. For the second Deadpool movie it is twice as difficult in this respect, because where the first movie with a limited budget had to focus on only the most important staff, the second movie with much larger budget covers many different storylines, some of which are principal while other just fade away and turn into costly and excessive CGI action super scenes. However, despite all my criticism, it can still be biting and funny (most of all in the snuggle scene) and in fact sometimes even nice. But that is something you would expect from any good family movie about important life values. (18.05.2018)

Deadpool directed by the guy who killed a dog in John Wick is back, and it's the ultimate smash, earning the title of best film of the year so far (only Mission Impossible 6, Sicario and Jurassic World have a chance to beat it). Avengers: Infinity War was admittedly more fateful and darker after the second viewing, but I was slightly bored in the first half, since there aren't that many jokes and action in the space of two and a half hours. In contrast, Deadpool 2 is an uncompromising ride like a motherfucker from start to finish, where black, sarcastic, racist humor alternates with sickeningly brutal action that made my balls shrivel. Josh Brolin as Cable gets another medal (I hope this guy will only get cast as a villain), the pop culture references are all over the place like in Ready Player One, the action is more brutal than any exploitation film, the humour is funnier than any comedy, and the pace is faster than a TGV train. I myself don't know what other movie would have so many genre ingredients combined and that to me makes it a true film nerd orgasm (I was blown away by the similarly minded Kingsman last time). People who appreciate story over humour, action and violence won't be so happy. The handshake scene is one of the best Marvel has ever had. The whole theater applauded. PS: Domino is a Lucky Pussy! 11/10. (17.05.2018)

Luckily, Wade wasn't kidding this time either. It is indeed a family film. Without it, the puzzle of gags, charming lines, over-the-top situations, and breaking of the fourth wall would fall apart, but this time the plot foundation is even stronger than before. The first installment took too long to see what it could get away with, the second one jumps headfirst into genre clichés and isn't afraid to undermine them so much that I couldn't believe my eyes (the X-Force airdrop). I didn't trust David Leitch at all, so the relief that Ol' Red is in good hands was ultimately more than surprising. (05.06.2018)

An excellent sequel to an excellent first part about a talkative Canadian who talked the head off Death. The second part has logically lost the moment of surprise, so it makes up for it with bigger explosions and number of stars (not in the review). All the important X-people are back! What’s more, setting up the X-Force and their first mission is super. After Thanos, Brolin is issued with another ultimate hard-guy. There’s less time traveling than I expected, but that is probably being saved for some post-credits scene. A perfect, feelgood family film. (17.05.2018)

My biggest gripe is that Morena Baccarin (the goddess) is only in it for 5 minutes. Other than that, it's a classic comic book adaptation, with lots of jokes, moderate action, not much of a script to speak of, and medium-rate entertainment. A mass produced film that will make money, but you won’t want to watch it again. For die-hard fans of Deadpool as a quirky comic book character and possibly Josh Brolin. (12.08.2018)

Es hat mir mehr als der erste Teil gefallen. Der einfachste billige Teenager-Humor ist nämlich weniger geworden. Dabei ist Deadpool 2 unglaublich wild und hat ausgezeichnete Mit- sowie Gegenspieler (Josh Brolin ist als Cable fantastisch, Zazie Beetz wird Sie in der Rolle von Domino für sich gewinnen). Es macht ihm kein Problem, glaubhafte Emotionen zu wecken und Lachanfälle auszulösen. Im Film passieren viele unerwartete Dinge (X-Force!!!) und es wirkt nie krampfhaft. Super. (18.05.2018)

It's actually an incredibly positive and motivational film, not so much because of any family concept – everyone will dismiss the family values stuff with an ironic grin anyway (which is what the story is trying to do, after all) –, but rather for the vulgar and self-reflexive lightness, which brings up a smile that will be broader the more experienced the viewer is – and it’s nice to see an A-level Hollywood production making fun of the clichés and the moral and ethnic "laws" of A-level Hollywood productions in such an open way. What I didn’t enjoy is that it goes overboard with the self-awareness in places, which kills potentially impressive moments, especially around the great Cable, but all in all I had a good time, absorbing all the bold innuendo with gusto and watching with interest how the filmmakers, in a little chaotic and simplistic way at times (the opening and the ending), but mostly thoughtfully, manipulate the possibilities and structure of their fictional world, which also transforms into a commentary and reflection of Western pop culture depending on the situation. At times I felt that the motifs could produce more punchy and rich humour (for example, the obvious Terminator inspiration is done away with in one line), the constant dick jokes sometimes annoyed me, and to rate it better, there shouldn't be so many deaf spots or repetitive techniques. In sum, the winner is definitely number one, which had a more coherent effect on me, the second one is very funny, but the narrative is more cumbersome. 70% (17.05.2018)

Als ich die Trailer für den neuen DP gesehen habe, die größtenteils weder Fisch noch Fleisch waren, war ich etwas besorgt, wie die Macher es schaffen würden, an den solide gedrehten, flotten und ultra-actionreichen ersten Teil anzuknüpfen. Nachdem ich den zweiten Film gesehen habe, muss ich sagen, dass ich noch zufriedener bin als mit dem ersten, was ich wirklich nicht erwartet hatte - ich habe das Kino mit einem noch besseren Gefühl verlassen. Deadpool 2 macht keine halben Sachen, und der Film bietet so ziemlich alles, was man sich vorstellen kann und was undenkbar ist. Ich mochte es, wie sich die Autoren kompromisslos über die Popkultur, das Kino und die Filmindustrie im Allgemeinen lustig gemacht haben, was schon im ersten Film der Fall war, aber hier haben sie es noch weiter getrieben. Was die Besetzung angeht, so hat mich nur Firefist ein wenig irritiert (aber hey, das passiert bei Kinderhelden ja oft), ansonsten habe ich nichts zu meckern. Außerdem muss ich den Soundtrack loben, der alte Lieder von vielen meiner Lieblingssänger enthält, was meinen Geschmack auf grausame Weise trifft, und der Titelsong von Céline Dion hat mich in seinen Bann gezogen (es lohnt sich auf jeden Fall, den Videoclip selbst anzusehen). Deadpool 2 hat mich von Anfang bis Ende unglaublich gut unterhalten und mich erst während der Abspannszenen, die sich hervorragend mit den filmischen Missständen der vergangenen Jahre befassen, wieder losgelassen. Einfach ein Film, der vor nichts Angst und wirklich Eier hat - und selbst wenn er sie nicht hat, kann er sie sicher wachsen lassen ... denn das ist sein Basic Instinct. (19.05.2018)

"Hahaha ho ho ha haa. And I thought my jokes were bad." If you’re going to make fun of something, you need to get better at it and not just do the same stuff and turn to the camera and say you know what you’re doing. Deadpool 2, above all, seems to be an endlessly chattering parody of entertainment that fails most of the time at everything it attempts, yet thinks (God knows why) that it’s too grown up for it all. Granted, there are sequences where I laughed out loud or was delighted by a rather hackneyed idea (clearly the best sequence of jumping out of an airplane, mowing down half-naked yakuza to the sounds of Enya, or exterminating a den of Russian mobsters), but in terms of the overall concept, I have nothing but harsh words. From the start, half the water in the pool is splashed out by the fact that the comic cavalcade of maiming and killing is followed by the hero's sweetheart suddenly dying and we're now supposed to be moved by real emotion, with everyone then patting themselves on the back in the credits, like aren’t they cool for not letting Deadpool's girl die. Throughout the rest of it they repeat all the vices of superhero products, including the multiple loosely connected storylines where half of them just dry up, the tedious creation of a superhero team and the resulting unfocused action scenes, where it turns out that even director Leitch, who delivered some of the best fight sequences in a long time in Atomic Blonde, can't make an interesting action movie for 110 million under Marvel’s wings. The final 15 minutes are the most drawn-out bore of the year, which is saying something, especially for a film that wants to poke fun at similar fails. The humor in this is an ever-recurring disaster built on someone saying a serious thing and the protagonist knocking it down with either an inappropriate simile or a trip through the fourth wall. I guess I'll never understand why a good ten minutes of the running time jogs through painfully drawn-out jokes where Deadpool provokes those around him by acting gay when he's not. Is that the controversy and incorrectness they’re all talking about? Just so I don't miss it. In closing, I'll confide my one secret dream, and that is to create a project at a premiere somewhere in some crappy multiplex full of people while screening this travesty such that after a few random jokes that make everyone laugh their hearts out, I would stop the movie, shine a spotlight on a random unfortunate in the crowd, and they would have to say out loud into a microphone why they just laughed. I don't think they'd like the movie that much after that. (14.08.2018)

Eine ordentliche Portion Action, Humor, Vulgarismen und Selbstironie. Genau das fehlt in den USA massiv. Deadpool ist ein eigenständiges Kapitel, eine eigenwillige Figur eines Antihelden mit einem mörderischen Sarkasmus in jedem zweiten Satz. Dabei fehlt es ihm nicht an Herz und einem Sinn für Gerechtigkeit. Ryan Reynolds hat sich gefunden, eine schöne Anspielung auf Green Lantern und übrigens auf alles, was in der heutigen Welt in ist. Brolin drängt unaufhaltsam auf das Piedestal aller möglichen Grobiane und Bösewichte, Morena Baccarin war zu wenig präsent. Ich habe gebrüllt vor Lachen bei der ersten Actionlandung der X-Force. Darin, wie Deadpool anders ist, glaube ich, dass wir von diesen Filmen noch einige sehen werden. (16.06.2019)

I know I’m giving this a very low rating, but while I almost laughed my head off watching the first film, the second one failed in this respect. Some of the jokes were repetitive and didn't work anymore. There were loads of one-liners, maybe to a fault, and sometimes I felt as if the creators had to stuff them in there no matter what. The biggest difference for me compared to the first installment was that the story failed to draw me in, the first Deadpool managed to do so perfectly. But I don’t want to just criticize, I have to praise Brad Pitt for his role of a lifetime, the whole airborne operation was fantastic and Domino was hilarious. (03.09.2018)

Without quite any sense of superiority, I must note that the casual viewer will never enjoy the second Deadpool as much as a person versed in comic books and pop culture in general. Of course, the same was true of the first one, but in the second installment there are many more pop culture allusions and winks at the viewer. I would fault the cheap attempts at heartfelt scenes that don't work even with the "cynicism is my life's creed" button absolutely turned off, and that's simply because Deadpool always was, is, and will be a cardinal asshole. I'd highlight some of the jokes (Basic Instinct on the couch, anything about Wolverine, and taking shots at the "rival" DC universe) and I have to say that as far as the gags, catchphrases, and mocking just about everything in the world are concerned, I had even more fun than I did with the first one. The after-credits sequence aspires to be one of the best and funniest ever in all of Marvel's output. Overall, this is a very worthy sequel to the excellent first film. (17.05.2018)

In my opinion, the second Deadpool movie is a bit better than the first one. However, even the rather amusing fact that in the second half, funny lines start flying instead of bullets cannot save this plot-poor and considerably infantile comic spectacle. The overly drawn-out ending didn't help either. (50%) (01.12.2022)