The third installment of the X Men films is an action packed one, it has scenes that many fans wish the first two had, just straight on mutant on mutant action (a mutant smorgasboard of fighting scenes), but the creators just took too many creative liberties, the whole story centers on a cure for mutants, so there are some main characters that get “cured” and some die and I don’t mean some background characters like Jubilee or something, these are characters that you’ll be shocked they actually had the balls to kill off, I respect that, but still, why?why?why? In the start that was what many fans after reading the script feared and it was true, and plus Brett “Rush Hour” Ratner being the helmer didn’t make things for the X Men look to good, some thought we had another Schumaker on our hands (of Batman & Robin fame). So if you take it at face value, Brett Ratner actually did a decent job, albeit with your usuall cheesy line here or there and a highly ridiculous scene involving the Golden Gate bridge. The film is enjoyable mainly because it has more muties, it has the feel of the comics as well as the 90’s cartoon, chaos and mayhem and most really sweet special effects, just enough to recomend it, if only they would get rid of some useless characters, some storylines where just unnecesarily overlapping.

I gave my two cents and much more in my official review:
HERE as well as in a blog entry HERE.

But for the record here, I thought it was absolutely worth seeing, but that it concentrated a lot on action sequences, while leaving a lot of characters with nothing to do. It’s a WAR! Time to bust out the mutant reinforcements. But nope, doesn’t happen. Still, lots of good stuff in this film — nice set ups for X4.

And that post-credits scene: very important. It sucks that so many people didn’t know about it.

Normally when I go to see movies, I’m surprised when the end credits come up: I can’t believe 2 hours have already gone by! This movie was only 1 hour and 45 minutes, and I was shifting around uncomfortably in my seat about an hour into it.

I feel like I watched a quick storyboard or skeleton of a movie with no meat on it. I kept expecting the STUFF to happen. Even at the climax of the movie, and at the end of the movie, I was like “Okay, when is stuff going to STARTHAPPENING?”

Nothing

ever

happened.

I liked the first two movies, I like the actors and I can even get into the whole X Men idea even though I’m not a fan and I kind of shy away from the crazy fanatic aspect of it all — I even enjoyed a few scenes of the movie — but there is no way that I will concede that this movie even deserves one star. I’m sorry guys! They really screwed up, thinking that we’re too stupid to demand more than random special effects and bits and pieces of sub-fanfiction-quality plot sewn together with shallow, phony character development.

I did enjoy Kelsey Grammer as The Beast, however.

It wasn’t perfect. I especially missed some of the funny moments the previous movies had.

What I enjoyed most through it though, was the feeling that something “big” was going on here.

It was a joy to see Stewart’s Xavier and McKellen’s Magneto bringing their viewpoints to the big screen.

I also was glad to see the movie wasn’t afraid to change the status quo on some of the major characters.

And… how could I not like a movie that finally brings a version of Dark Phoenix to the screen :)

When I left the theater, I had this urge to pick up some of my old X-Men books and reread them. I guess that’s the best seal of approval.

Not as good as the previous two, but still enjoyable. I found myself increasingly longing for the cosmic silliness of the comic book though. It’s a bit of a cop-out to try and keep galactic empires out of the plots when they’re still flying a Shi’ar plane. And a Freudian Phoenix… PUHLEAZE…

I was disappointed in the new X-Men movie. I liked the previous 2 quite a bit but this one seemed really formulaic and clicheed in comparison. It was a little too glib and predictable. The casting was good though— Kelsey Grammer was particularly great.

I went to see it in the theatre, and I kind of want to rent it when it comes out just so I can be unabashedly snarky.

Scott is my mutant boyfriend.

When you see this, be sure to stay until after the credits: there is one more scene. Also, be sure to stay away from spoilers. A lot of stuff happens in this movie, and much of it is at least somewhat unexpected.