X-Men 3

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Mon May 29, 2006 8:32 am

Brett Ratner didn't write the script. I think everyone's beef is with someone else.

Mindbender Futurama · Mon May 29, 2006 10:12 am

Gregg Popabitch wrote:galactus ate planets, not apocolypse.

and is mindbender late on everything? first the racial overtones and now with the staying after the credits.

slow down, cowboy

i didn't read Wizard magazine to see that rare article where Stan Lee admits that he took the idea from civil rights leaders. as a 12 year old kid, i knew that mutants could parallel Blacks/gay/Latin/etc. people... but I didn't know the Marvel Comics writers had the audacity to actually make MLK fight Malcolm X, in their character representations.

that, to me, is as insane as the Vatican making a movie about God slap boxing with Jesus.

and both would be cool to see, ha ha... but the idea is still MAD disrespectful, ESPECIALLY SINCE MARVEL USED SUCH ONE-DIMENSIONAL PORTRAYALS OF MLK AND MALCOLM X.

dude, I ain't slow, I promise you that. We may disagree on some things, but when sparring, keep it above the belt, aiight?

p.s. My X-Men bootleg looks wonderful on my computer right now. Life is great.

HopeLess · Post by **HopeLess** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:21 am

Icesickle wrote:Brett Ratner didn't write the script. I think everyone's beef is with someone else.

I actually heard Ratner did make alot of changes to the storyline though. Not sure exactly how much, but I do know from what I heard that this was made a pretty strong departure from the foundatio nthe last two had set up.

Also, I don't think the money this movie is making is really a suprise to anyone, is it?

And Mindbender...I don't think anyone is calling you "slow" per say, but I personally thought that's always been one of the more obvious parallels they drew with the civil rights leaders...reading a rare article in Wizard or whatever really doesn't have much to do with it.

Also...I don't think the actually portrayals of Magneto and Prof X(i.e. X and MLK) within the Marvel universe were that one dimensional...and even up until this point in the movie series itself, the relationships between Magneto and Prof X has been a fairly complex one as well.

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:36 am

So what exactly happens after the credits?

HopeLess · Post by **HopeLess** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:36 am

I totally misread Bender's "vatican slap boxing" post, so I deleted this part of my response.

Nevermind to this post...not my previous one.

rakesh · Post by **rakesh** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:00 pm

Combo7 wrote:So what exactly happens after the credits?

SPOILERS

theres a scene which is similar to that video that xavier shows the kids. you see a guy on a bed in a hospital and hear xaviers voice talking to a nurse.

Patches O'Houlihan · Post by **Patches O'Houlihan** » Mon May 29, 2006 12:29 pm

I wonder how many people actually knew about this bonus scene, cause I just heard about it the day I saw it, I doubt most people did

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Mon May 29, 2006 4:34 pm

i thought the bonus scene would be xavier moving the chess piece playing magneto with his mind

did xavier actually die in the phoenix arc?

i thought this was a really good movie, doesnt do justice to dark phoenix though

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:42 pm

lol, i've only seen a wizard once in my life and that was me looking at the cover because it was on the dresser at my cousin's house.

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Mon May 29, 2006 9:34 pm

awful

admiral · Post by **admiral** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:40 am

Philaflava wrote:the dialog i heard was the worst out of all x-men movies and the worst in terms of movies in '06

yeah, the dialogue was unbearable for me.

"My God"
"Dear Lord"
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"

they used almost every cliche imaginable

add that to the fact there wasn't really a problem for the x-men to solve and this movie was terrible. although i did like that they killed scott - he's been nothing but a whiny bitch from the get-go...

SYM · Post by **SYM** » Tue May 30, 2006 10:52 am

like i said, the president had all of the cheesy, awful lines.

TheEnglishProfessorGuy · Tue May 30, 2006 11:12 am

This movie was utter crapola.

Cash Rulz · Post by **Cash Rulz** » Tue May 30, 2006 11:30 am

I'm nervous. My daughter saw it and liked it, which is a bad sign for me cause we have completely opposite taste in movies.

Wish me luck this evening.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:29 pm

It was bad but not horrendous bad. Beast was my favorite part.

I don't know the Xmen comics well but I know enough to know they were being butchered right in front of my eyes.

Cash Rulz · Post by **Cash Rulz** » Tue May 30, 2006 12:33 pm

cascarrabias wrote:It was bad but not horrendous bad. Beast was my favorite part.

I don't know the Xmen comics well but I know enough to know they were being butchered right in front of my eyes.

That's what makes it so hard for me with the Marvel movies. I grew up on them. I remember when PSI Wars were required reading in the lunchroom.

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Tue May 30, 2006 1:43 pm

Cash Rulz wrote:
cascarrabias wrote:It was bad but not horrendous bad. Beast was my favorite part.

I don't know the Xmen comics well but I know enough to know they were being butchered right in front of my eyes.
That's what makes it so hard for me with the Marvel movies. I grew up on them. I remember when PSI Wars were required reading in the lunchroom.

Then you'll probably want to strangle someone after seeing it.

LameAim · Post by **LameAim** » Tue May 30, 2006 2:12 pm

cascarrabias wrote:
Cash Rulz wrote:
cascarrabias wrote:It was bad but not horrendous bad. Beast was my favorite part.

I don't know the Xmen comics well but I know enough to know they were being butchered right in front of my eyes.
That's what makes it so hard for me with the Marvel movies. I grew up on them. I remember when PSI Wars were required reading in the lunchroom.
Then you'll probably want to strangle someone after seeing it.

No joke. I've never seen a snuff film work on so many levels.

Mindbender Futurama · Post by **Mindbender Futurama** » Wed May 31, 2006 4:20 am

no, I say it's dope.

go ahead... dis it.

obviously not everyone shares the general opinion of

X-Men Make Box Office History With Their 'Last Stand'

Sequel earns $120.1 million, setting a Memorial Day weekend record.

StormShadow · Post by **StormShadow** » Wed May 31, 2006 4:25 am

Yeah, but the movie going public will see literally anything as long as it's shiny or pretty.

And plus, I doubt all of those sold tickets resulted in happy customers.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:05 am

Mindbender Futurama wrote:
X-Men Make Box Office History With Their 'Last Stand'

Sequel earns $120.1 million, setting a Memorial Day weekend record.

lol, you of all people should not go this route.

the top 5 best selling rap albums of the 90's:
Hammer don't hurt em
license to ill
big willie style
MMLP
Country Grammar

does the fact that each of these albums sold 8 million plus albums mean they are dope albums (other then maybe MMLP and License?)? no, not neccessarily the case.

the matrix sequels both made over 150 million dollars each. doesn't make them dope.

making alot of money doesn't neccessarily mean dope.

HomieDontPlayDat · Post by **HomieDontPlayDat** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:08 am

I thought it kinda sucked. Beast's fighting was the only dope thing about it, and even that only lasted for like 30 seconds.

HopeLess · Post by **HopeLess** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:09 am

Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Mindbender Futurama wrote:
X-Men Make Box Office History With Their 'Last Stand'

Sequel earns $120.1 million, setting a Memorial Day weekend record.
lol, you of all people should not go this route.

the top 5 best selling rap albums of the 90's:
Hammer don't hurt em
license to ill
big willie style
MMLP
Country Grammar

does the fact that each of these albums sold 8 million plus albums mean they are dope albums (other then maybe MMLP and License?)? no, not neccessarily the case.

the matrix sequels both made over 150 million dollars each. doesn't make them dope.

making alot of money doesn't neccessarily mean dope.

word up.

i still haven't seen this, but plan to soon...but after reading all the reviews and shit, I am pretty sure i am gonna be very sad and dissapointed.

I liked 1 and 2, and have enjoyed almost all of Marvel's comic adaptations so far...so this is going to suck.

eastvandemolition · Post by **eastvandemolition** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:11 am

Saw this yesterday.

The movie was extremely mediocre. While the action was well executed, and the special effects were great (what did you expect, though?) the script and the dialogue in particular was horrible. It yanked me out of the X-Men universe. I left the theatre unsatisfied.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:12 am

HopeLess wrote:
Gregg Popabitch wrote:
Mindbender Futurama wrote:
X-Men Make Box Office History With Their 'Last Stand'

Sequel earns $120.1 million, setting a Memorial Day weekend record.
lol, you of all people should not go this route.

the top 5 best selling rap albums of the 90's:
Hammer don't hurt em
license to ill
big willie style
MMLP
Country Grammar

does the fact that each of these albums sold 8 million plus albums mean they are dope albums (other then maybe MMLP and License?)? no, not neccessarily the case.

the matrix sequels both made over 150 million dollars each. doesn't make them dope.

making alot of money doesn't neccessarily mean dope.
word up.

i still haven't seen this, but plan to soon...but after reading all the reviews and shit, I am pretty sure i am gonna be very sad and dissapointed.

I liked 1 and 2, and have enjoyed almost all of Marvel's comic adaptations so far...so this is going to suck.

1 and 2 are great.

they can't end the series like that. hopefully, a 4th one comes out with a better team.

HopeLess · Post by **HopeLess** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:15 am

Gregg Popabitch wrote:1 and 2 are great.

they can't end the series like that. hopefully, a 4th one comes out with a better team.

agreed. there's so much they can do with the characters and story that it'd be a shame to leave it on this sort of a note.

i did read somewhere that they would decide on whether or not to continue the series on how much money this one made...so that's good to know i guess.

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Wed May 31, 2006 10:56 am

I thought it was ok. I left feeling like nothing sunstantial happened, while 3 main characters dies and two lost their powers. The movie could have easily been 2.5 hours and told a much better, more detailed story.

I would like to see Wolverine and Magneto origin movies, and then wait a few years to tell a true to the comic X-Men origin. There are so mnay good soties to tell, I would settle for feature length cartoons.

Who's sweaty underused dick do I have to suck to get a Secret Wars movie?

Jizzy · Post by **Jizzy** » Wed May 31, 2006 1:36 pm

I liked it. I dont think its anywhere a disaster, I've seen a lot worse. I must admit I was shocked about all the major characters getting killed off. I'm sure Cyclops could come back as we never see him die.

I agree with blastmaster lets get the origin movies started.

PS I wanted to kill Vinnie Jones everytime he opened his mouth!

an-also · Post by **an-also** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:42 pm

Gregg Popabitch wrote: 1 and 2 are great.

I personally hated the first one.

Gregg Popabitch1 · Post by **Gregg Popabitch1** » Wed May 31, 2006 2:50 pm

an-also wrote:
Gregg Popabitch wrote: 1 and 2 are great.
I personally hated the first one.

you know what?

first two times i saw it, i hated it too.

but it grew on me alot a year or two after i saw it again. and now i'll watch it everytime it's on.