Just saw X-Men III (Now with spoilers!)

[drothgery]

So if the cure is not permanent, then Rogue can get her power back.

If the cure's not permanent, then I'd think some mutants (especially Rogue, and, going by the "no body=not dead" theory, Cyclops) would really like an 8-hour powers-free pill.

 

[Fast Learner]

D'oh, Ms. Marvel.

That whole "company-named characters" thing always confuses me. I'm forever mixing Dr. DC with DC Dude.

 

[fanboy2000]

Indeed, Ms. Marvel was the one drained by Rogue in the comics. I was thinking that after she got her white streak from Magneto, she'd have a bit of magnetic powers in the movies, like she did in Age of Apocalypse.

That would have been fun.

[tangent]I read X-Men for a few months, and for the longest time I thought Rogue's mutations were flight and super-strength. (Marvel Strenght?) Of course, I also thought Wolverine's mutation was having metal claws come out of his hands, and that the Beast's mutation was being blue and furry. Didn't Stan Lee create mutants so he wouldn't have to explain their orgian? [/tangent]

I never understood why the don't just bury the Phoenix hatchet in the comics and let Jean become Marvel Woman. I mean, it worked for Sue Storm/Richards, right?

You got me, I don't know why either.

I enjoyed the movie. Of course I'm a big fan of Beast, Shadowcat, and Iceman.

That said, I have the same problem with this movie that I did with the X2. In X2, I kept thinking, "there's a big thing of water comming at the plane, I know let's have the guy who's power is to freeze water stop it!" Logic lost out to mayrterism.

With X3, I thought: "Jean's out of control? I know, let's get the guy who's power it is to nullify other mutant powers!" Logic lost out agin.

Neither one of these things was enough to keep from enjoying the film overall.

Of course, I'm a fanboy. What did you expect?

 

[The Grumpy Celt]

I think more characters should have died. I always think more characters should have died. And I did not see Mag's move the cheese piece with his mutant powers, I thought it was shaking the board or poking the piece.

 

[drothgery]

I just saw it. I really liked it, thought it was really good. I was just wondering thou, how fast can angel fly? He did not go onboard the xjet that has to travel from New York state to San Farnsisco(Sp?) In a matter of hours, but he can fly there in time to save his Dad in about the same time the xjet can?

He didn't. He flew to the airport, got the Worthington corporate jet to take him to SFO, and flew from there Alternatively, he stowed away on the Xjet when nobody was looking.

 

[Mimic]

With X3, I thought: "Jean's out of control? I know, let's get the guy who's power it is to nullify other mutant powers!" Logic lost out agin.

Not to defend the movie or anything but how are they going to get the child close enough to her? Considering she A) knows about him and what he can do and B) Obliterating everything around her and the only reason Logan made it close to her was because of his healing powers?

Do you really want to risk the life of a innocent child in the vague hope that he gets close enough to affect her?

I liked the movie, it wasn't super fantastic but it was worth the ticket purchase. I thought the personalities of Magneto an Professer X were perfect.

 

[Fast Learner]

Yeah, I thought the same thing about the final fight: get Leech close to Phoenix and you're set, but then ran into that very puzzle, Mimic. And it's not like anyone who would help him get close could use their powers, either. And with the world's most powerful telepath being all omniscient and stuff, I don't see any way you could get the kid close.

(Ok, I did think of the possibility of using either Magneto's helmet or Juggernaut's, both of which block telepathy iirc, but still had no plan to get through the maelstrom.)

 

[Lord Pendragon]

...what a monster [Magneto] really is. This movies drives home, if you have any doubts, that this guy is WRONG.

This actually comes as a disappointment to me. For me, coming from the days of Fatal Attraction, Magneto has always been the ultimate "gray villain." Which is to say he's the villain who, if you squint your eyes, almost seems like not a villain at all. He's the violent freedom fighter, the righteous wrath of the oppressed, the protector of the unique. Yes, he goes too far, and that is what makes him one of the bad guys. But you can understand his reasons and to a degree sympathize with him. He lived through the concentration camps in WWII, and is seeing the same thing looming on the horizon, this time for mutants, and he's not willing to wait around until his people are being burned again.

The movie Magneto, though, is simply a racist. Clearly black-letter bad.

How very boring.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

That would have been fun.

[tangent]I read X-Men for a few months, and for the longest time I thought Rogue's mutations were flight and super-strength. (Marvel Strenght?) Of course, I also thought Wolverine's mutation was having metal claws come out of his hands, and that the Beast's mutation was being blue and furry. Didn't Stan Lee create mutants so he wouldn't have to explain their orgian? [/tangent]

Well, Rogue and Wolverine, IIRC, weren't created by Stan Lee. And, really, Rogue's kinda useless without other mutants to steal powers from or Ms. Marvel's stolen powers.

I actually rather enjoyed the movie. It was a lot better than I'd heard. I'd've appreciated a flaming nimbus around the Phoenix in the last scene, though.

Brad

 

[Darth K'Trava]

I'd rather not think of Ms. Marvel. Reminds me of that dingbat from Dragoncon.... if you go there, then you'd know.......


As for the movie, I enjoyed it. There was alot going on and definitely ALOT of special effects. Probably a bit too much.... which overshadowed some of the plot. Easily could've been split into more than one movie. And the tidbit at the end of the credits, coupled with the chess piece moving, left it WIDE OPEN for a next installment.