Lets face it: Wolverine's a killer. In fact , if the situation warrants it, he prefers to kill. That's how he likes to solve his problems- or somebody else's. He's got adamantium claws which cut through just about anything in real time like a hot knife trough butter and a temper , if provoked to an extreme, can morph into a berserker rage where no one survives, maybe not even friends.
Here is a man, with a nearly indestructible skeleton and an accelerated healing factor which makes him a virtual killing machine.
This description is not of a man who diplomatically problem solves to a mutually favorable outcome over shaking hands. No , he's primal, instinctive and perceptive. He solves problems the old-fashion way: The stronger guy wins and gets his way. Which is why the Wolverine we've seen so far on film is a mere shadow of the real man. That Wolverine's civilized. Cultured. Under control. He's also very careful not to use his claws for anything but stabbing(off camera for the most part) and strategically cutting things to fall on enemies. That was understandable for the 90's TV cartoon, but should it be the same in the films? So far, It seems so.
If any read X-Force , you know what the REAL Wolverine does when confronting enemies. In just the last issue he decapitates Jonathon Standish in cold blood without hesitation or flinching!
THAT'S Wolverine! THAT'S the real man!
Those claws were designed by Weapon X program to kill, not threaten or negotiate.
Which is why the next Wolverine film needs to be rated 'R'.
I know what you'll say:"The studio can't sell as many tickets if it's not 'PG-13' ". You'll probably argue if Wolverine decapitates, eviscerates, maims,cripples, shreds or goes berserker on a mob of 'Hand' assassins, the film will be too graphic for younger viewers.
I don't care.
This is Wolverine. This is what he does, and he's the best at what he does. That's what we need to see in a Wolverine movie- Wolverine BEING Wolverine! Using his claws and fighting skills to their gory maximum, as it realistically would occur when sharp metal crosses soft flesh. I want-nay need- to see him go berserker, if just once.
Parents can take their kids to the next Pixar movie, or they can be that '17 or older' person who takes them to see a spectacle that they'll carry with them for years, making life-long fans.
Yeah ,I know it's a long shot- that a REAL Wolverine movie will ever be made, but I have hope it can be. The last 'Punisher' movie was pretty bloody, why not the next Wolverine?
In the right creative, serious hands it could possibly be the greatest CBM ever.