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I had extremely high expectations going into this movie. I enjoyed the first two Deadpool movies and have been disappointed at several of the latest Marvel movies so I was hoping this would restore my faith in Marvel. It met and exceeded those expectations! Hugh Jackman seemed to be having a terrific time and Ryan Reynolds was his usual, incredible self throwing quips and one liners around like candy. The story was not what I was expecting, and had heard speculation about. The story was even better than I thought it was going to be. In my opinion the cameo appearances played into the story very well and did not just seem to be gratuitous. This is a movie that I will have to see multiple times to appreciate all of the subtle references and Easter eggs scattered throughout yet. I do hope that we get to see another team up of Deadpool and Wolverine!

My son and I watched this because we are big Chuck Norris fans. We should have trusted the other reviews. Not only did the plot make almost no sense, it seemed to forgets on plot most of the time. You learn at the start that bad guys can only be killed with shots to the liver (so not a spoiler IMHO) yet most shots seem to be to the shoulder. Camera work really enjoyed lots of close ups over and over. They are in the desert, no it's forest mountains, I mean a cave, what? It just made no sense. Acting was average but hard to tell since lack of a plot tended to distract. Green screen was glaringly obvious, especially at the end.

I envision the pitch meeting for this show to be "Hey, let's make a Star Wars show. Only let's make it about one of the least popular or recognizable characters from the excellent movie Rogue One. AND let's take out all the Jedi and Empire stuff. AND let's make sure that the planet is dusty and desert like since that is all that exists in the galaxy. AND let's get rid of blasters, ship battles, interesting droids, storm/clone troopers and any other characters people might know. Better yet, let's make sure that everyone speaks with accents so they are really hard to understand! Ooo, ooo, and let's have many scenes where no one speaks English and we will not put in any subtitles! "

"Well, it does sound awesome but can you make sure to film a lot of it in very dark areas so it is hard to tell what is going on and perhaps do all that you can to make sure most people look alike so it is hard to tell who is who?"

"You betcha and we will even frequently change their hairstyles or let them wear hats/headcoverings to make it even harder! The audience will have almost way to know what is going on and we will get the main star to mumble as much as possible or refer to things by odd names with no explanation of what he is talking about."

"You have a deal! We will guarantee it for 2 years! Get right on it."

In the promo material it said that the writers/show runners wanted to make something that even non-Star Wars fans would like. Apparently they forgot that Star Wars fan need to like it too. As a Star Wars fan, I cannot say what non-fans think but the above dialog pretty much sums up my thoughts. This is NOT Star Wars and worse, it is not even interesting. It is no spoiler to mention that he is looking for his sister (since it is the first scene) and that whole "looking for my sister" thing is a tired plot device. Done well, it can be good if we are made to care about the sister or main character but 3 episodes in and they are revealing some information about the sister but it has not at all gotten my interest. By the end of the third episode, you should want to watch more and care about some of the characters. I never thought I would say this about a Star Wars show/movie but I was so glad when it was over.

Maybe someone who hates Star Wars can say if they enjoyed it. Maybe there is an audience somewhere for it. Probably there is if someone likes to watch paint dry in a darkened room but that isn't me or anyone I know.