The Wolverine

Release date:  July 26, 2013

Logan, AKA Wolverine, is back.  And this time, (as with "X-Men Origins:  Wolverine), we get another glimpse (albeit small) into his past, and learn a little but more about his background.  Logan gets offered an "opportunity of a lifetime" and with it, a new adventure, a new nemesis, new alliances, well, you get the picture. 

Highlights: 1.  Special effects were great (as always)
                   2.  Some serious (and I mean SERIOUS) action scenes took place!

Low lights: 1. Way too many slow moving talking scenes (I got bored, twice; is that even possible??)
                    2.  Not enough mutants and not enough action scenes


Rating:  3.5/5 stars - 1st, let me say I am a HUGE fan of the X-Men, ALL of them.  So, I was REALLY looking forward to seeing another one on the big screen again, even if it was only going to be the Wolverine all by himself.  But, (and I really hesitate in writing this part), I wasn't as impressed with this one as I was with others.  This was one of my least favorite of all previous X-Men movies (original, stand, united, 1st class, and wolverine).  Way too slow in parts, and not enough action.  Don't get me wrong, I liked it, but, didn't love it.  Oh yeah, don't waste your money on 3-D, there wasn't enough stuff jumping out at you to pay for it.

Finally, make sure you stay for the first 5 minutes of the credits.  Trust me, you do NOT want to miss it.  (I actually liked this part better than the entire movie, seriously).

Well, one more thing (sorry), a lot of the cast of "The Last Samurai" was in the movie, loved seeing them again!! :-)