A wonderful new angle on the superhero theme

So, yes, I mentioned I've seen Deadpool and with whiplash smart humour and post-modern referencing and deconstruction, it gives its due to its eponymous anti-hero protagonist.  Ryan Reynolds was slightly behind Ben Affleck in the quality of his super-powered output (Daredevil and Hollywoodland for Affleck, Green Lantern and X-Men Origins: Wolverine for Reynolds) but with Deadpool, Reynolds pulls way ahead.  There's a glorious smattering of violence but, unlike for Batman, it's entirely in keeping with Deadpool's world that many people die, often at his hands.  The only disappointment is the main villain, Ajax (Francis), who although Deadpool's first adversary in the comics, is not really much more than a henchman in all honesty (the film's opening credits joke about how a British guy was selected to play Ajax).
But the strength of the film in all other respects makes Deadpool a triumph -  the referencing visually and orally cheekily takes in things copyrighted by another studio: a downed SHIELD/HYDRA helicarrier and Nick Fury.  With Spiderman being released by Sony to join in the next Captain America picture, there does seem to be movement towards uniting the entire Marvel 'universe'.  But even if that doesn't happen, a sequel to Deadpool seems certain - and gladly so - because, unlike Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice, it doesn't cheat its audience of an end-(or mid-)credits teaser sequence.  Ryan Reynolds may have ripped it out of himself in-movie as not getting where he was "through his superior acting ability" but he's definitely landed on his feet here. 8/10