X3 review

Well I just saw X3 The Last Stand...........Overall I liked the movie but it felt like something was missing. I am not sure if I can put my finger on it, but it just seemed.......off. Of course it could be due to the fact of the obnoxious "talkers" that were around us........I just wanted to sit up and shout "SHUT THE #%&(@! UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" But I didn't because well.....that would have been rude.........

I have to say I had my doubts about the movie after Singer left and perhaps that was the missing element, his touch. And I know I am not a Marvel guy but I have liked their movies especially the X series.....X2 is in my top 3 of comic book movies of all time, it rocked! I know this is going to sound weird but I think that there were to many "fanboy" elements in the film. I mean unless you know alot about the X-Men you didn't know who alot of the "new" charactors were. Case in point Angel....my wife and her cousin had NO IDEA who Angel was...Glenna's (my wife) cousin said she thought "that hawk guy was pretty cool. And that blue guy changed alot from the last movie"

The "casual" fan had no idea what was really going on in this movie and that's not good. I know I may take some flack for that last comment but it is true. As much as we "fanboys" want the movies to be true to the roots, you have to make the movies accessible to the causal fans. That is the only way to broaden the audience for the books. Not all comic books translate onto the big screen and some stories are to big to tell in movies. That was the beauty of the first two X-Men films they had the right balance of "fan" stuff and "new" stuff. At least that is MHO.

This one is more like the desert after a great meal. A meal in which you were stuffed, you get the desert because you want it but then it just seems like to much. That is what this movie felt like to me. But I will say given the situation that Ratner was put into and the time frame he had to work with, I think he did a pretty good job. I liked Kesley Grammer as the Beast, like most "fans" when I heard about the casting, I was like "you have GOT to be kidding me!?" But he pulled it off.

So again I have to say overall I liked the movie, visually it was a site to behold, the fight scene at the end was really good as well. A lot to take in but done very well. I am sure it will make a boatload this weekend the true test will come next weekend. What will the drop off be? That is what I want to see!

So I guess I will just say if you want to be entertained go see the movie. If you want some meat......go watch X2 again.

Heath - The Batman Geek

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