x3:the last stand

I will start off by saying that I have been a huge x-men fan since the 80's. I put up with the first movie (even though it was really pretty bad), the second movie I thought was really good - close to excellent.

With X-men III I had pretty high hopes but I cannot help but think the writers were getting in the way of the special effects people, so the writers had to go.

The special effects (both audio and video) were very well done and I enjoyed them alot. The characters were getting used to their roles and they did a very good job (although nightcrawler was missed with no explanation given). The story as a whole was a good premise that was very poorly executed.

The Dark Phoenix saga was wasted as almost a sub plot to this movie. I cannot help but think how much better the movie could have been if they had saved Phoenix as its own movie series and not wasted the character in this movie.

I would rate this one as a solid C+ to B-. Not a waste of film, but certainly a movie that did not live up to its potential.

Michael

I enjoyed the 3 movies alot but ,being an X-MEN fan, I thought they could have gone another route with the story in the 3rd movie. It has to be hard though. There is alot of detail to the x-men stories. I don't remember Scott Summers dieing in the comix though.

Can't comment on the sound, however, the movie was rather entertaining. Although, too many new characters, so little time. And what's up with some of the deleted scenes? They were amazing, although small, and should have fit right in..well, some of them anyway.

Aside from how some characters were too different from the comic portrayals, because of real life actor shortcomings.. come on.. the Juggs... The Juggernaut... was about the same size as other peeps? He should've been CG..and should've taken up most of the screen on almost all shots except far and away. Bigger than the Hulk..and fists reaching to his lower legs. Justice was not done to the comic, on his part.

Nitpicky?..Unstoppable!!!

Get some.

They should have used the tricks that they use on Hagred in the Harry potter series to make Juggernaut look bigger. I dont think CGI would have worked at all.

cfrizz wrote:

Only those of you who were/are into the comics would know those details. For the rest of us it is a great series of movies that are fun, & make you think about some very important issues that are relevant today.

Much like most movies made from books. The fans of the book will be dissapointed about facts that change or story lines that are left out. Those who have not read the book will just like the movie (or not) based on its merits as a movie.

I guess the same holds true for comics as well.....

Michael

I actually saw a bit of the Hulk & I thought that the CGI of the hulk was terrible & jarring & took me out of the movie.

I'd much rather them use live people even if they have to scale it back some rather than plop some phony looking graphic in there!

Actually, the moive represents the comic book quite well, as to the Hulk. He is much larger then any person, therefore a person could not play the role. The TV show was exactly opposite of what the Hulk was, per the comic book. The Hulk is one of my favorite comic book moives, much more so then X-Men, Spiderman...etc. It was a well done film that held fairly true to the comic book.

Ron-P wrote:

The Hulk is one of my favorite comic book moives, much more so then X-Men, Spiderman...etc. It was a well done film that held fairly true to the comic book.

Just when I thought I was the only one that actually liked the hulk. (I don't know about more than other comic book movies, but I still enjoyed it)

Michael

(This is the part that I look like a comic geek)........Juggs got his power from the helmet that was from aliens. He didn't wear the helmet to protect his head. Still it was a good movie. I like all the Marvel movies though. And ya, the HULK was a great movie and I wish they would make part two but I doubt they will. That movie didn't make the money they like, just like Fantastic Four.

bobman1235 wrote:

Nerd alert....

Just to keep it alive... Here is the info on Juggernaut...

Michael

venomclan wrote:

Juggs got his power from the Cytorak gem. After getting his power, he tossed the stone into space. Later on it was merged inside him until Onslaught ripped it out.
Venom

Once he chunked the gem into outer space, the power remained within the crimson bands of cytorak, and as long as the gem was never touched by anyone else, he would always have the power. The helmet is mystic as well, and protects him from Charles Xaviers mind powers. Thanks for the info VC, I have not been reading comics lately.