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   6/01/09

   ckent27

   Yes, people do take seriously. haha. Enjoyed the blog.
   
   And yes, Jackman did get a gym bod for the movie. Which wasn't a bad thing to see! :-)

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      I'm very surprised by how passionate some people are--but I think there are still some holes in the answers!
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   6/01/09

   ThriftShopRomantic

   I'm getting the sense, Tiffany, that Hugh Jackman is your new Rick Springfield.

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      Not so much in reality, Jenn...but he beats the hell out of, say, Toby Maguire if you have to sit through a comic book movie. And I've had to sit through a lot of them.
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      6/01/09

      ThriftShopRomantic

      I would agree with that. Toby seems to be getting weirder-looking as he gets older.
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   6/01/09

   Theresa111

   Happy Birthday To You June Fourth!

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      Thank you, Theresa. I am getting a DOG! (though I probably won't actually get it until July)
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   6/01/09

   Sway

   X-men has a cult following. Many the friends I grew up with have been reading the comic books since they first learned to read. To them it's all a huge story that you can really, fully understand unless to have been following it for a long time. For this reason they get very angry when people who haven't been following the series for very long, go and see one movie and then make comments about it. I on the other hand, can kind of see it from both sides. It is just a franchise trying to make money and most people who see the movies dont really care about it very much. But on the other hand I understand how someone could get mad if something they are really interested in gets ridiculed by someone who doesn't really care about it. I just try to be respectful and understand that different people have different interests.

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      I guess I can understand that. I have to say,though, that I haven't been very impressed with the explanations offered thus far. I'd think if people were that passionate about it they'd have thought through the gaps.
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   6/01/09

   Bullgrit

   First thing that has to be understood is that the movie superhero world is completely separate and different from the comic book superhero world.
   
   Second thing, isn't Wolverine and Sabertooth the only two of the mutants who we see more than 10 years back? Those two have that healing factor thing that apparently makes them long lived (if not immortal).
   
   Third thing, this comment: "And I've had to sit through a lot of [comic book movies]." made me go visit your blog. Sounds like you have a loved one like me -- a comic book geek. (Though I'm not a fanatic.)
   
   Bullgrit

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      Just a bunch of teenagers, Bullgrit...and with enough space between them that it seems that someone has been at the age of fanaticism for every movie.
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   6/01/09

   Xight

   Wolverine was always a canadian, born in canada, and raise in canada, the wild, with indians etc. He just lost his memory/had fake memory implanted in him. He actually lived in Japan for a while, and had a kid(hence the martial arts training/fighting style). He fought in world war 2 with the Americans (with capt america i think) as a mercenary. Before he gets kidnapped by the whole Weapon X project thing.
   
   The retractable claws he was born with as a mutant.
   
   As for old age, some mutants can live longer than others. Wolverine has regeneration which kind of helps with that. His brother sabertooth, also has the same ability. Just depends on the mutant. Most have normal lifespans.

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      6/01/09

      MadameX

      Very useful information, Xight, thanks. I'd like to set up Wolverine Jeopardy or something between you and my very diligent blog commentor.
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   6/01/09

   Xight

   Well the thing with comic book heroes, is that there's different writers, and continuity is kind of a problem. In some series he has little to no regeneration powers, and in others he's damn near Terminator 2 liquid metal guy that can heal within seconds. This always will bring up debates among people who read all the comics, as some prefer some story-lines to others. Most of the comic book heroes have this like batman/spiderman/superman etc etc etc. Just like how there's soo many different movies out for Batman.

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