movie Deadpool (2016)

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I have to start off that there are very few actors that I know of because I enjoy following the stories over those that play the characters. That being said, Ryan Reynolds is one actor that I am aware of for his comedic takes on roles that he plays.

Also, I honestly didn't know about Deadpool (the original being posted here), until Deadpool & Wolverine hit theaters.

On top of that, I have to admit that I'm not a superhero movie/Marvel fan.

With that out of the way, I have to say that the trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine gave me a few laughs. More notably, the clip when Deadpool (out of uniform) makes the joke something along the lines of, "I'm not new to the R rating, but it is to Disney." I knew that Disney purchased Marvel, and after seeing the R-rating at the end of the trailer, I wondered whether that could ever be technically the first Disney R-rated movie. I didn't look into it, as they could own other studios and have an R-rated movie in their catalog, but took the joke at face value. That one joke alone gave me a sense of the humor in Deadpool and how the 3rd wall is broken.

That said, I had to look up Deadpool & Wolverine for reviews and found that it's not the 2nd movie, but the 3rd in the series. Suffice it to say, I didn't go to the theaters (yet) to see it. Instead, I rented Deadpool (2016) to see if premium seats would be worth it.

I have to say that this movie was not only funny, but the action was on point too. It made me feel as if Deadpool was just the comedic version of John Wick.

While this could be classified as a "superhero" movie, I saw it more as an "anti-hero" movie where the good guy (Deadpool) beats up the bad guys, because they are bad on a societal level, affecting real people with real crimes instead of leaving the petty/crimes up to the police. I think that's the distinction that made me enjoy this "superhero" movie over the rest. However, it could just be because it's the first with the action at the level it was that I've ever seen too.

Because I enjoyed Deadpool (2016) so much, I need to rent the next movie in the series, Deadpool 2 (2018), to see if it lives up to the hype of this movie. And if it does, I'll definitely grab them premium seats to see the third in theaters before it's taken out.

When watching the first Deadpool, you can expect a lot of comedy, graphic violence, and adult-themed moments, including nudity. To sum it up, it's not a superhero movie (like Spiderman for instance) that you'd want to sit through with kids.