Lost Video Island

Hobbes · Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:55 am Post subject:

okay, my opinions can now be completely eplained by that article. Thanks E.

I watched Revenge of the Sith a couple days ago, and that was a much better finale than this one was, despite the many facts that make everyone think it's a failure...
the difference is, this one was so close, had so much potential from the last films, and actually had some good acting.

yet they still managed to screw it up...

I feel bad for being so negative about this movie, because it really makes it seem that much worse, but I just can't be satisfied leaving it like that... someone has to pay. (so might as well be anyone who actually thought this movie was well-done, huh?

) I'm sorry guys, but my rant on this one just hasn't fizzled out yet. I still care, for what it's worth

Enchirito · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:12 am Post subject:

yeah... i also just can't let this one go for a few reasons:
1. the amount of potential it had going in.
2. the damage it did to the xmen movie franchise is pretty much irreparable.

..and so i must continue my quest for vengence.
Everyone listen to this great X3 review from an awesome podcast called Geekdrome!
http://revision3.com/geekdrome/2006-06-05/
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Hobbes · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:25 am Post subject:

the fact that they killed everyone, and used so many storylines, also makes it impossible for there to even BE another to fix the wrongs made here

That is, unless they want to admit how bad this one was, and there's no way they will ever do that.

Aislynn · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 8:31 am Post subject:

Did you guys read the comics, BTW? I'm just curious because I know that I would've had a reaction much more like the two of you if my main introduction to X-Men was through the movies. I started reading them practically from birth.

So I've been through every lame-o plot twist and jaw-droppingly foolish storyline they've come up with over the past *mumblemumble* years.

I DO agree with you both, in case that's not obvious. I just found myself able to forgive the bad stuff and enjoy the rest.

There were so many little "shout-out's" to the comics that I kept going, "No way! The fastball special!" or whatever. It tickled the long-time comic fangirl side of me, what can I say? Nothing cooler than to see these familiar things on the Big Screen!

And dang, I've been through the death of EVERYBODY already. Death is very rarely 100% fatal in a comic book.

I have no doubt that they could do a fourth movie and talk their way around the death of Scott, Prof X and Jean without missing a beat. I suspect that's why we never really "saw" Scott's death. It was mainly just heavily implied after that one little disintergrating bit. She could've put him back together without much of a problem, you know?

Anyway, it doesn't bother me a bit to hear what y'all didn't like about it. I enjoy talking it over (or so you've probably guessed by now, huh?

) and I like hearing all the different points of view!

Hobbes · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:01 am Post subject:

You guessed it

this would be my first "real" introduction to it, aside from a bit of the tv show I saw when I was little, and just the common knowledge of it, since Xmen is kinda a societal allegory now.

There were some things they did right, but those were things I would consider nealy impossible to do wrong. What they did right was provide a visually exciting and good-looking tribute to the comics, including tons of characters and throwbacks to the comics, like you said, which were supposed to make it cool for the fans fo the comics.
However, I think they were being shortsighted with this, and were more worried about including as much as they could to please fans so they wouldn't have to face cries of "WHERE'S GAMBIT!!?!

"

rather than have a good story that actually had point or feeling to it

. Every death in it was completely unfeeling and pathetic, as mere seconds after them a new scene started. It never once slowed down to take in anything, just rushed through to show us more of [ah-nold] Juggernaut's bulging muscles[/ah-nold], or whoever else they stuck in.
That's the problem with far too many movies nowadays, they just don't get it, all flash and No Substance. As a comic book tribute, yeah it's good, as it should be, but as a movie? No, I'd say that was a very bad movie.

Enchirito · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:06 am Post subject:

Aislynn · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 2:48 am Post subject:

MovieGuy · Advanced Vidder Joined: 09 May 2005 Posts: 9022

On DVD October 3rd

I don't know. The normal cover is too bright. The "Collector's Edition" is the same DVD packaged with a book. and the third is the set of all tthree.

Aislynn · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:50 am Post subject:

WOO-HOOOOO!!!!

Hobbes · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:21 am Post subject:

*sigh*

Aislynn · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:31 am Post subject:

Did you just *sigh* my woo-hoo?

Hobbes · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 2:55 am Post subject:

I dunno what I *sigh*ed

All I know is I get a *sigh* when I think of this movie.
*sigh*...

Enchirito · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:46 am Post subject:

wow, when a movie's tag line is 'Adrenaline-Fuled Fun!' you know you're in for a treat.

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Aislynn · Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:12 am Post subject:

I still stand by my woo-hoo.

(It's well established that I have sucky taste in, well, practically everything. Why break my perfect record now?

)