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X-Men - The Last Stand

Blue Velvet said:
Saw it last night. Thought it was absolutely terrible. Easily worst of the three and a movie I wouldn't go out of my way to watch again even if it was on TV.

A couple of stunning money-shots and yet with a cast of that talent, to produce something as dull, soulless and tension-free. Criminal.
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Really Blue? I rather enjoyed it. Not great, but not wretched like I was expecting. Brett Ratner is a terrible director. This was easily his best work. :) I just guess I expected so much worse and was surprised it didn't suck as much as I thought it would. I hope Singer comes back and makes another after what looks to be a huge failure with Superman. Cross your fingers.

EDIT: I really did like the scene with Jean and Xavier. Too bad the one with Scott wasn't better. But I also get the feeling that may have been on purpose, even though it failed. And you are correct, the talent should have been put to better use. Write Brian Singer a letter and let him know that we want him back. ;)
 
leekohler said:
I hope Singer comes back and makes another after what looks to be a huge failure with Superman.)
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Why is it that everyone thinks Superman returns is going to be such a bomb? I have seen both trailers and I am looking forward to it. The main part I am looking for is seeing Kevin Spacey as Luthor.
 
I've seen it twice now. I was disappointed Scott had no purpose in this film but to be an emo loser. Did it bother anyone Jean's hair looked totally different than it did in X2? I don't mean its length, but it's color was really off and didn't match her eyebrows. It bothered me the entire movie. I also agree that I thought the Phoenix was going to be all firey and sweet! My favorite scene was probably when wolverine was walking to save Jean. Pretty cool stuff. I'm mad Singer left. I also expected them to get more into the character of Angel. He just seemed to be there for no reason. I cried at the funeral scene haha. Xavier is my man. As a long time X-men fan, it's sad to see the huge departure from what really happened, but as a lord of the rings fan I understand the further you go into the story the more the films depart. I also like the numerous deaths- the x-men aren't invincible just because they're mutants. Loved Beast- excellent portrayal. Very real character. I have a special fondness for Magneto/Ian McKellan. Magneto is my favorite villian ever.
 
watcher2001 said:
Why is it that everyone thinks Superman returns is going to be such a bomb? I have seen both trailers and I am looking forward to it. The main part I am looking for is seeing Kevin Spacey as Luthor.
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Kevin Spacey as Luthor is only one of the reasons I expect it to suck. The rest of the cast seems wooden and dull as well. And the effects look BAD.
 
watcher2001 said:
See, I think Spacey will be the redemption. Kind of like Nicholson in the original batman movie. Who would you have picked??
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I'd have picked someone like Ed Harris. Someone who's actually believeable. Spacey has always annoyed me- a whiny wimp. He's like fingernails on a chalkboard.
 
watcher2001 said:
Why is it that everyone thinks Superman returns is going to be such a bomb? I have seen both trailers and I am looking forward to it. The main part I am looking for is seeing Kevin Spacey as Luthor.
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It's going to be difficult for me to accept this new guy as Superman; I was about eight years old when Chris Reeve played him in the first Superman movie and that was just a huge deal to me.

But yeah, I'm definitely looking forward to Kevin Spacey as Luthor. Kevin Spacey always surprises me (in a good way).
 
typing x3, and x2, makes me start to think of megaman x series.

the movie that i wanted to see most is terry mcginnis as batman beyond live action movie. great show, great joker movie, a series that isn't in theatres yet.

i wished christopher reeds is still alive to view the superman movie.

i hated how they twisted the plot of the comics to fit the movies. jean grey never had a dual personality, the "cure" was apocolapse's weapon, and juggernaut was actually xavior's stepbrother and jealous non-mutant that has a ruby.
 
steelfist said:
i hated how they twisted the plot of the comics to fit the movies. jean grey never had a dual personality, the "cure" was apocolapse's weapon, and juggernaut was actually xavior's stepbrother and jealous non-mutant that has a ruby.
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The comics have so much more depth to them. I've always been intrigued by Xavier and the juggernaut- the actual juggernaut, not the "movie" version. It's very interesting.
 
I just got the DVD today, and I tried playing it in my PC and the audio is very choppy, its not the speakers I tested an itunes track and it sounds just dandy ... I tried playing it in a few programs and still bad results. My xbox won't even start the disc ...

anyone else having these type problems? exchange?
 
steelfist said:
i hated how they twisted the plot of the comics to fit the movies. jean grey never had a dual personality, the "cure" was apocolapse's weapon, and juggernaut was actually xavior's stepbrother and jealous non-mutant that has a ruby.
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As I understand it the movie takes some stuff from the "classic" X-Men universe and some stuff from the Ultimate X-Men universe and blends them together (ex. Juggernaut is a mutant in the Ultimate X-Men universe). So the movie isn't wrong, it's just different.


Lethal
 
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