Jeri Jacquin
On Bluray/DVD, Digital HD and 4K Ultra HD this week from
writer/director James Mangold, Marvel Entertainment and 20th Century
Fox Home Entertainment is the final ending to the saga of Wolverine with LOGAN .
The story picks up as Logan/Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is a
washed out limo driver living well beyond 2016. In fact far into the future and
his dream is to buy a big boat and sale away from humanity. That was the plan
until a man named Pierce (Boyd Holbrook) showed up in his limousine.
Pierce makes it plain that he is looking for someone
believing that Logan
may have answers. Logan
assures the intruder that who ever he’s looking for is of no interest to him.
That’s when the name Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) is mentioned angering Logan .
Taking off for a hideout, Logan is trying to keep things safe which is
about to change when a little girl named Laura (Dafne Keen) comes into his
life. Pierce and Dr. Rice (Richard E. Grant) are looking for the girl and
stopping at nothing to make sure it happens.
Laura and Charles connect to one another and it becomes
clear that there are more young mutants in hiding from Dr. Rice and Pierce. Logan isn’t happy about
any of this and knows the only way to stop it is to get Laura to safety.
The danger along the way is hard, fast and out for only one
thing – to destroy the young mutants by any means possible. There is a new
mutant on the horizon who will challenge them all!
Jackman looks amazing in the Noir version of the film but
then again I do have a soft spot for black and white films. Certainly older and
a little easier to take a whack at, Jackman is and always will be Wolverine for
many fans who are not happy to see their favorite character slash off into the
sunset.
Holbrook as Pierce is another transformed human who has a
young guy chip on his shoulder. With the air of invincibility he goes after
Logan, Charles and Laura trying to make a point (pun intended). Stewart as
Charles also takes this one final journey with an old friend. Grant as Dr. Rice
is the next generation psychopath who doesn’t mind killing a kid or two.
Keen had the best part in the film I should think. There
isn’t much dialogue and she has the angry eyebrow of Jean Grey with a few moves
of her own. It took a hot second to realize there are new X-men in town.
Other cast include Stephen Merchant as Caliban, Elizabeth
Rodriguez as Gabriela, Eriq La Salle as Will Munson, Elise Neal as Kathryn
Munson, Quincy Fouse as Nate Munson, and Reynaldo Gallegos as Rey.
The Bluray/DVD and Digital HD are not the only benefits of
owning LOGAN
for the personal home theatre library. The LOGAN Noir version is actually
pretty cool to watch. It’s a different perspective that is even darker in the
telling than the color version. Director Mangold says, “During production of LOGAN I took many black
and white photographs and noticed how striking and dramatic our gritty setting
and characters appeared in monochrome.”
He continues with, “The western and noir vibes of the film
seemed to shine in the format and there was not a trace of modern comic hero
movie sheen. Then, white editing, Fox and I started posting some of the black
and white stills online and fans responded enthusiastically. Many hoped they would
get a chance to see the finished film in carefully timed, high contrast black
and white. Well, sometimes hope becomes reality!”
See, sometimes fans can change the course of the way their
super heroes are seen.
The LOGAN 4K Ultra HD and Bluray Special Features include LOGAN Noir – black and white version of
the film, Audio Commentary by Director
James Mangold, Deleted Scenes with
Optional Audio Commentary by James Mangold and Making Logan – behind the scenes documentary.
Adding to the collection of the X-men films then LOGAN is a must-have. So
prepare for a slashing and bashing that comes with hanging out in mutant
territory.
In the end – don’t mess with the limo driver!
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