Codename Wolverine

I still remember the disappointment I felt in the cinema after watching the Wolverine film. After a much hinted at back-story in the X-Men films (Although not so much in the horrible X-Men 3) what was presented was a bit...lacking. However, Havok's edit goes some way to resolving these issues. Most of the lame humour is gone, which is a good move IMO. A character as dark as Wolverine is doesn't need a slapstick sequence involving cleaving a bathroom sink in half. My favourite part of this edit is that Wolverine is now forcibly conscripted in to the Weapon X program, which is shown nicely at the end of the bar fight.

A much improved film, good work Havok.

This one is going on the shelf next the The Wolverine. What an improvement! So many dumb moments, forced connections and disrespect to characters are removed and it now works with other X-Men movies. This is now actually a pretty good movie and way truer to the source material.

There were a couple of abrupt audio changes but nothing that took me out of the experience. The bit at the beginning with Professor X was also a little jarring and not all that necessary but, again, didn't diminish enjoyment. Also wish it was HD but visually it's good enough and the 5.1 audio makes the quality just fine and totally watchable. That said, without a doubt Codename: Wolverine the best way to watch this movie.

Truly enjoyable. Thank you Havok1977!

when i first saw X-Men Origins: Wolverine, i hated it!
this edit made it much better. even though it could be shorter with wolverine losing his memory during the Weapon X program and the horrible CGI is still there, but apart from that, great edit!

This was very fun.

Full disclosure, I saw the original with my son on DVD in 2010-ish for the princely sum of $4.80+tax overnight, the standard new release price in a country with a monopolized, thriving rental market. I remember mostly an indifferent boredom and dissatisfaction, and applying the usual "dadeye" filter to things, i.e., assuming moment to moment it was more enjoyable for my son and I shouldn't crap too hard on a piece of fluff entertainment on a random Friday.

Here, however, in the viewing year of 2017 when superhero movies are the start and end of all cinema, I actually enjoyed it (speaking specifically to this fanedit), and watched it completely for my own entertainment. It had nice momentum all the way through. I picked up a bargain bin copy of the original just to watch this, but didn't want to taint my experience so I watched the fanedit first. There's always going to be a certain flavorful cheese to the story -- full disclosure again, I like cheese -- but it was after completing havoc1977's trim, much improved version and starting the slog through the original again that it really struck home, just how much difference the snips can make.

On a personal level, C:W is 10/10 viewing. That's specific to my history maybe, but I insist havoc's version is an indisputable improvement, excising a ton of garbage (over 20 minutes of it) while working deftly with the cheese to create what is, for me, a definitive fanfix.

Well done! Thank you!

When I first watched the rough cut some time ago, I noticed a few of bugs in this edit. Since then this has come a long way. This is definitely my go to edit of Wolverine now. The story moves at a very nice pace. It tends to stay focused on Wolverine instead of in the original where it jumped off track a couple of times.

Before the scene with young Storm seemed not to fit, now it fits very well. And she doesn’t stand out as much before. Plus it also explains why there was the storm at the end of that scene as Logan leaves the rest of stryker’s team.

Though, I missed the scene of Logan and his girlfriend at night where she tells the story of the Wolverine. I thought it showed them together a little bit longer. So that when it came to her death we’d feel a little bit bad bout it. I do understand why that was removed.

There was a small hiccup that I noticed when Sabretooth ‘kicks’ Logan with it cutting to black (the sound doesnt occur at the motion of the kick, so its a little abrupt). Was there also a deleted scene with Victor talkin to Stryker over the walkie talkies before he gets rid of Blob? Cause I don’t remember that.

What was the point of showing Stryler walking? That was one thing I wish had been removed possibly. Cause I like the idea of Stryker covering up the death of the general he killed. Though, it could be seen that he covered it up and lied at his questioning later on.

Verdict: I highly endorse this edit. I believe that this shall be the best version of Wolverine out there so far. This is definitely my go to version of edit. Im also gonna be recommending this to others out there that are not too fond of the theatrical cut.

DVD: Very simplistic. Missed having chapters selection. 6/10.

Edit: 9/10. (Reason stated above)

Film: 9/10. Better than the theatrical cut by far.

Overall: 9/10. Highly recommended and I hereby endorse this edit 100%.