There are a ridiculous number of shots at other movies. Hell, in the opening credits, there's a wallet photo of a guy wearing a cheesy Green Lantern costume. A People magazine with Ryan Reynolds. Later, another People magazine with Hugh Jackman. Who DP distinctly references a couple of times, I think. And, an action figure of the shitty Deadpool from the shitty Wolverine movie
They definitely weren't shy with the ultra-violence. But one of the funniest parts of the entire movie happens when DP gets annoyed at Colossus and starts... trying... to hit him. Oh my stars and garters. That was fucking hilarious.
They were also not shy with the T&A... or the D, either (you get a distinct eyeful of twig and berries in one bit). The Stan Lee cameo was awesome, though (DJ in the strip club!).
I was not necessarily... impressed by how they changed the way Wade got his powers. I get that for obvious reasons they didn't want to repeat the X-Men Origins: Wolverine story. But in this movie, there's no reference to Weapon X or the Weapon-Plus program at all. On the other hand, it's a distinctly 'modern' movie (reference is made, for example, to Taken 3, which only came out a year or two ago), and the implication is that Wade only underwent the process a few years or so ago. So obviously enough that doesn't really jive with Wolverine undergoing the Weapon X process in the 70s. Still, it stands out to me. The average movie watcher probably wouldn't make the connection. Not a big deal, just slightly annoying.
The villain was also... a bit less than impressive to me. Of course they couldn't use anybody really ridiculous, I get that. MODOK would have been absurd. AIM, with the big yellow biohazard suits, would've been silly. Doctor Bong? Forget it. Zombie-Pool? Somehow I don't think the movies are going to touch the Marvel Zombies line with a 100-foot stick. Still, Francis was... kind of boring. Kind of a generic sadistic bad guy doctor hunk type guy. His only shtick was he couldn't feel pain, and was apparently super-strong and tough as well. Meh? Gina Carano as 'Angel' was a little more interesting, and surprisingly good looking (though that hairdo was a bit absurd IMO). I'm sure I'm not the only one who wished we could have gotten a better look at her little accident
Loose end left hanging: Indian taxi driver with what is now probably a dead body in his boot and a bag full of guns. We never do find out what happens there.
Negasonic Teenage Warhead was fun. And surprisingly powerful. I hope someone calcs her final explosion sometime. Colossus was... this is interesting though, I think we were seeing him the way Deadpool sees him, to a certain extent. Like when DP blows off the bad guy's head and Colossus starts barfing.
What else, what else?
Ooh yeah. HELICARRIER! There was a damn SHIELD Helicarrier in that junk yard that they were fighting on! (And what the hell is a Helicarrier doing in a civilian junk yard anyway?) Still, awesome reference
Colossus and NSW head out in the old-style SR-71 Blackbird. Nice
and I LOVE that they used the original X-Men mansion... but still complained about not being able to have any other X-men in the movie. Wanna bet they'll overdo it in the next one?
That's about it for now. The jokes were mostly all on point and kinda awesome, but you know what one of the best parts of the movie was?
Wade gets the girl. And the girl is alive. And Wade's alive. And she WANTS to be with him.
No bullshit "he wins but the girl dies" ending. No lame "the girl's alive but wants nothing to do with him after she sees his scrotum-head" ending. No stupid "he leaves her alone out of LOVE" conclusion. He fights the bad guy, he saves the girl, he GETS the girl, he WINS. Fuck. Yeah.
