Disney’s name has always been synonymous with “family friendly,” but things have certainly taken a turn as they acquire new franchises, which now includes the very R-Rated Deadpool.

The latest installment Deadpool & Wolverine is now available at digital retailers, on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD. I was sent a free code to review the movie and let my 9-year-old son watch it with me.

Why? Because kids love Deadpool. Plus, he’s already watched the first two, so I couldn’t deny him the third one, even though they seemed to have ratcheted the violence, f-bombs, sex jokes and gore up a notch.

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I’m not sure if little girls love him, but the little boys sure do. My son has already asked to be Deadpool for Halloween, and last year I saw lots of little Deadpools running around.

He says funny stuff, even if they don’t get all the jokes. He wise-cracks and dances around, and he’s a total badass that regenerates and can’t die. Plus, not only does he carry big guns, but he has two Katanas on his back. Who else has swords AND guns? I can’t blame them for thinking he’s cool.

Watching Deadpool & Wolverine with Kids

First, I highly do not recommend this movie for family night. Yes, I let my son watch it, but it’s not his first Deadpool. I was even hesitant about him watching it, while we were watching it.

And before going into it, I told him there would be a lot of cursing that he better not repeat, and lots of jokes that he’s not going to get and I’m not going to explain!

“Deadpool & Wolverine” is officially rated R for strong bloody violence, language, gore, and sexual references. And there is plenty of everything! So much blood, gore and violence that it just seemed like they were trying too hard to be as gross and bloody as possible. Deadpool would probably make a joke here about overcompensating for something.

The story is a little all over the place, with trying to cram as many cameos in as possible and bringing in a lot of random characters. Deadpool now works a normal job, and his life is a bit boring. Then the TVA gets involved and Paradox mixes things up with a Time Ripper, so Deadpool suits up again to try and save the world, but this time he needs the help of one specific guy- Wolverine.

Unfortunately, he finds the “worst Wolverine” who let everyone down in his own timeline. Lots of bloody fighting ensues, we get to meet a lot of variants in the Void, they bring back some old characters and introduce a new face- Channing Tatum as Gambit.

What’s the Deal with Gambit

Gambit’s outfit, thick Cajun accent and explosive playing cards caused lots of questions from the 9-year-old. The whole thing was a bit comical, and I wasn’t sure if that’s how it was supposed to be, or if we were supposed to take him seriously.

Maybe it would have been different if it wasn’t Magic Mike sounding like the Ragin’ Cajun, but it was hard to watch and not laugh a bit. I couldn’t help but think of Brad Pitt with the indecipherable Irish tinker accent in Snatch, although he pulled that character off a bit better than Tatum as Gambit.

His outfit with the funky headpiece is not the greatest. My son wanted to know if he’d “been in a car accident” because of the “weird thing around his neck.”

I told him that was just his outfit, and he continued to question his fashion choices.

He did enjoy his exploding playing cards but questioned why he was using a “light saber” when he pulled out his glowing staff.

But Was It Good?

If you like Deadpool, then you’ll like the movie. It’s got some good parts, and a bit of heart mixed in with all the violence and cursing. I wouldn’t say the movie overall is my favorite, but it does have my new favorite Deadpool- Peggy, a real-life pug and Chinese crested mix and winner of Britain’s Ugliest Dog award, who stars as Dogpool.

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