WayneLigon
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RigaMortus2 said:
No, it was the humans putting the 'cure' into a weapon rather than, say, a hypo.
Just saw X-Men III (Now with spoilers!)
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No, it was the humans putting the 'cure' into a weapon rather than, say, a hypo.
Abraxas
Explorer
Just saw it.
Meh. Another Wolverine fanboy movie.
I would have preferred seeing cyclpos actually get to do something, but as was said earlier, they pretty much had written him out starting with X2. I would also have liked to see more of Colossus.
Why do all evil mutants look like goth punkers?
Too rushed, too weak, too boring, glad I didn't pay full price to see it.
Meh. Another Wolverine fanboy movie.
I would have preferred seeing cyclpos actually get to do something, but as was said earlier, they pretty much had written him out starting with X2. I would also have liked to see more of Colossus.
Why do all evil mutants look like goth punkers?
Too rushed, too weak, too boring, glad I didn't pay full price to see it.
Psychic Warrior
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Abraxas said:
GandhitheBFG
First Post
SPOILERS!
I'm so confused.
Just saw the movie, and while I was there, WOW. It rocked socks.
Now, though (and before reading this thread, honest!) I'm not so sure.
Aggravation One:
Magneto, after losing all his powers, got sad and went to play chess in the park with the other doddering old men. I personally thought he was going to kill himself, somehow (call me morbid.) The chess piece twitch goes some way to alleviate this irritation.
Aggravation Two:
Mystique. They broke her! In the first two films, particularly the second, she was one of, if not my absolute favourite character(s). She got 'cured', and basically disappeared after pretending to sell out Magneto (unless I missed something; she just sent them to find Multiple-Man, right?)
Aggravation Three:
Where in the name of Bob was Nightcrawler? Fair enough if they didn't want to include him, but they could have mentioned his absence. He was clearly involved in the final scene of the second movie, standing alongside the X-men.
Finally, number four:
Angel. I've never been a big fan, but after his first scene *shudders* I was hopeful. Then he turned into a plot device.
All in all, it was a good popcorn flick, I think, and an OK finish to the trilogy.
I should probably mention my favourite bits, too.
Number one:
The professor showing his less than ... well, perfect side, I guess is the word. As has been mentioned, he's not a nice fluffy bunny. Not even a nice, fluffy, *psychic* bunny. I wont post my reasons for thinking he's a bit naughty, they've already been said.
Two:
The dark pheonix, non-space version. I've been expecting it (along with everyone else) since the end of the second movie. I was pleasantly surprised.
Three:
Cyclops is gone! Sorry for the fans, but he annoyed me to no end, and always has. His death (for me) served a much better purpose than his living could have done.
Hmm. Not so confused anymore, I guess.
It's worth a watch. But don't expect X-2.
I'm so confused.
Just saw the movie, and while I was there, WOW. It rocked socks.
Now, though (and before reading this thread, honest!) I'm not so sure.
Aggravation One:
Magneto, after losing all his powers, got sad and went to play chess in the park with the other doddering old men. I personally thought he was going to kill himself, somehow (call me morbid.) The chess piece twitch goes some way to alleviate this irritation.
Aggravation Two:
Mystique. They broke her! In the first two films, particularly the second, she was one of, if not my absolute favourite character(s). She got 'cured', and basically disappeared after pretending to sell out Magneto (unless I missed something; she just sent them to find Multiple-Man, right?)
Aggravation Three:
Where in the name of Bob was Nightcrawler? Fair enough if they didn't want to include him, but they could have mentioned his absence. He was clearly involved in the final scene of the second movie, standing alongside the X-men.
Finally, number four:
Angel. I've never been a big fan, but after his first scene *shudders* I was hopeful. Then he turned into a plot device.
All in all, it was a good popcorn flick, I think, and an OK finish to the trilogy.
I should probably mention my favourite bits, too.
Number one:
The professor showing his less than ... well, perfect side, I guess is the word. As has been mentioned, he's not a nice fluffy bunny. Not even a nice, fluffy, *psychic* bunny. I wont post my reasons for thinking he's a bit naughty, they've already been said.
Two:
The dark pheonix, non-space version. I've been expecting it (along with everyone else) since the end of the second movie. I was pleasantly surprised.
Three:
Cyclops is gone! Sorry for the fans, but he annoyed me to no end, and always has. His death (for me) served a much better purpose than his living could have done.
Hmm. Not so confused anymore, I guess.
It's worth a watch. But don't expect X-2.
LightPhoenix
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The biggest mistake that the movie franchise did was write out Cyclops. Cyke was a good foil for Wolverine, and I felt that the two played well off of each other on screen in X1.
The movies never did Cyke well. I'm not a comics reader, so I don't know what the guy's like there, but movie-Cyclops never seemed like the tough, take-charge guy you'd expect Xavier's heir-apparent to be.
Still minor annoyance 1
and minor annoyance 2
Still minor annoyance 1
Orro's tactical stupidity was kind of bothersome. Why is she ever on the ground, or anywhere near a tall structure in a combat scene (other than the effects budget)? She should be in the sky, rendering mooks useless with bad weather and tossing down lightning strikes. Only a handful of mutants can fly, and the only one Magneto had with him was Jean.
Bobby could have done better, too, but that's more explainable, as he's a lot less experienced. But Wall of Ice is a nice spell to be able to do at will...
Bobby could have done better, too, but that's more explainable, as he's a lot less experienced. But Wall of Ice is a nice spell to be able to do at will...
and minor annoyance 2
Did anyone else think the Jean at the end was way too reminiscent of Evil Willow?
Vigilance
Explorer
drothgery said:
LOL!
You have it backward bud.
There's a reason why the geeks refer to her as "Dark Willow". The comic version of that story was told about 15 years before Buffy did a not-so-subtle homage to that storyline.
Which isn't a bad thing. Joss is a huge X-men fan and prolly wanted to see a screen version of Dark Phoenix as much as me, since at that time I didnt think we'd ever have one.
Still, you have it backward. Buffy did the "homage" not this movie.
Chuck
Psion
Adventurer
Just got back from movie & dinner date with the wife unit.
I liked it. I liked it a lot.
I went into it thinking that they really should have tried another villain than magneto -- there was more to the X-men story than Magneto.
Early on, the movie is crowded with plotlines and events. I thought they did a good job with the existing characters, but I feel like they didn't try hard enough to give some more focus on the younger team members like Ariel and Collossus.
Beast was cool, but I was an Avengers fan more than an X-men fan; I'll always remember his as an Avenger. (Shrug) I guess in the context of the movie-verse it worked. (AFAIAC, I pretty much had to make peace with the fact that the movie verse was different after gulping down the way different rogue in movie 1).
Phoenix was my favorite X-man from the original comic. But you know what... I was afraid that I was REALLY going to hate what they did with her, being inevitably so different from the comic. But you know, after I saw it, it seemed so much more logical and compelling a crisis than the comic to me. I couldn't help but like how they handled Phoenix, save that 1) I think they could have layed on more of the "arrogant goddess" thing of the original and 2) She was a wallflower for too long; should have brought her in later.
Though I was not ready for another Magneto movie, I will say that McKellan (with the help of the screenwriter) really did good with him, laying bare what a monster he really is. This movies drives home, if you have any doubts, that this guy is WRONG.
In the crowded subplots, Angel was also a victim of the sidelining.
It was sort of good that they invested some time in plot development in the beginning; it takes the edge off of later when it turns into a Bruckheimer film...
The "magneto on the bridge scene" lost the movie half of the "this makes sense" points that Phoenix earned.
Towards the end, I was playing a game of "saw that coming" with my wife. Lots of things I could have seen. The only thing that blindsided me was the clip at the end. And it totally shouldn't have. Oh well. Score one "surprise me" point for the flick.
In the end, I enjoyed it.
I liked it. I liked it a lot.
I went into it thinking that they really should have tried another villain than magneto -- there was more to the X-men story than Magneto.
Early on, the movie is crowded with plotlines and events. I thought they did a good job with the existing characters, but I feel like they didn't try hard enough to give some more focus on the younger team members like Ariel and Collossus.
Beast was cool, but I was an Avengers fan more than an X-men fan; I'll always remember his as an Avenger. (Shrug) I guess in the context of the movie-verse it worked. (AFAIAC, I pretty much had to make peace with the fact that the movie verse was different after gulping down the way different rogue in movie 1).
Phoenix was my favorite X-man from the original comic. But you know what... I was afraid that I was REALLY going to hate what they did with her, being inevitably so different from the comic. But you know, after I saw it, it seemed so much more logical and compelling a crisis than the comic to me. I couldn't help but like how they handled Phoenix, save that 1) I think they could have layed on more of the "arrogant goddess" thing of the original and 2) She was a wallflower for too long; should have brought her in later.
Though I was not ready for another Magneto movie, I will say that McKellan (with the help of the screenwriter) really did good with him, laying bare what a monster he really is. This movies drives home, if you have any doubts, that this guy is WRONG.
In the crowded subplots, Angel was also a victim of the sidelining.
It was sort of good that they invested some time in plot development in the beginning; it takes the edge off of later when it turns into a Bruckheimer film...
The "magneto on the bridge scene" lost the movie half of the "this makes sense" points that Phoenix earned.
Towards the end, I was playing a game of "saw that coming" with my wife. Lots of things I could have seen. The only thing that blindsided me was the clip at the end. And it totally shouldn't have. Oh well. Score one "surprise me" point for the flick.
In the end, I enjoyed it.
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