Toss me. Don't tell Xavier - X-Men III mini review

[anotheranon]

Disclaimer: I'm aware that the movie was based on an epic storyline in the comic books that could hardly be done justice in a 2 hour movie. Having said this, I'm not familiar with the X-Men comic books, so this didn't really bother me too much.


Highlights:

• Ian McKellen chewed a lot of scenery as Magneto - again. Not high art, but then, this movie isn't really meant to be. He's a joy to watch in almost anything, I bet he had a ton of fun in this role :)
  
• Costumes - oh, the shiny! Especially the bad guys (tattooage! Corsetage!)
  
• Hugh Jackman's arms, oh my, Mr. Jackman shirtless! [cough] Ok, shutting up now.
  
• wild fighting out the ying-yang, including the demolition/relocation of a major American landmark. For standard action fare, it doesn't get better than that :)
  

Lowlights:

• the ending - didn't Jackman do this exact same scene in "Van Helsing"?
  
  • tangential - it's amazing how psychic-fu can shred skin, but not pants - perhaps pants are adamantium lined? :P
  
  
• the ending - nooo, I don't want 'em all tamed! Hopefully the foreboding in the very last will pay off in the sequel.
  
• Few of the actors got to really act all that much - it was largely an action vehicle with little meaningful dialog. To be fair, that's about what I expected, but there are some talented actors here - it would have been nice to get a little more verbage from the students (Rogue/Iceman/Kitty Pryde).
  
  • or not - it suffered a bit from "Cast of Thousands syndrome" where many characters were on screen long enough to make you curious but not long enough to really add anything to the story.
    
  
  
  It's fun. You won't die if you miss it, but it's a wonderful rollercoaster ride if you choose not to :)

Comments

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

I too didn't want to see Rogue tamed - I just know she'll be back, because it would be entirely too disappointing if she wasn't!

Look for spoilers for the post-credits scene - or just ask around, as I'm sure it's old news now.

Re: defanged Wolverine - I agree, but mostly he just seemed resigned. He'll be back too, I'm sure...