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Sing it loud, sing it proud: X-Men 3.
I've seen some reactions from this morning, before I went to work. I haven't seen any others. But in the main, everyone seems to have hated the movie--and this without clicking on cut-tags.
So, I'm gonna say this: I went into the movie, cranky and critical, sure it was going to suck because Bryan Singer wasn't part of the project.
I came out of the movie going, "Bryan who?" Because, in all honesty, it blew me away with how good it was. I have no idea what movie he would've made, but I'm not sure I'd've liked it as much. That said, here are 101 random gleeful things that occured to me...
WARNING: There be spoilers here.
101 Gleeful comments on X-Men: The Last Stand
1. I was right. I've been saying for years that Jean should be more powerful, and the Professor must have done something. HAH.
2. *snickers* Oh, it's the Will/Elizabeth Love Theme for the ultimate Logan stalks towards Jean bit at the end. That's like having the Sam/Jack theme play over Carson/Elizabeth, or something, people.
3. How much did Kitty rock? So. Much. "Mr. Xavier, Einstein pwns you." Not to mention the awkward "Bobby, you're very cute, but you're DATING MY FRIEND" moment. And, well, I'm hoping she notices Pete's lickableness.
4. The bit in the Morlock church? OMG It's BSG doing politics again. Although Mags sounds better than Roslin and Baltar--and how much awesome would there be if Mags had been Mom's running mate? OMG. No contest!
5. I am firmly convinced that Mystique and Erik are sharing a bungalow, bickering, and every afternoon she kicks him out to go play chess with his ghostly friend.
6. Am I the only one who got the vibe from Rogue that she was an unwed pregnant teen?
7. Jean taking people apart on the MOLECULAR LEVEL. So much rock. No words can express how much I loved this.
8. Colossus. Looked cool, was hot, didn't mind him not being Russian.
9. Halle ptui Berry was, well, not bad. She wasn't Storm, but as long as I just call her 'Halle' it works, because that's the character she was playing.
10. Speaking of, the Callisto/Halle throw-down bitchfights? HALLE. You didn't rip her heart out!
11. Did I mention Jean's telekinesis taking people apart on the molecular level?
12. Scott. Angsty, cranky, covered in stubble just wanting it to stop. And it did. Oh, how pretty were my OTP when they kissed by the lake?
13. I'm not a huge Logan fan. I hate Logan/Jean. BUT OMG. I think that was one of the hottest almost-porn scenes EVER. Even the ripping his skin open and it growing back.
14. Which brings me to the CGI. A lot of it was very subtle and nicely done. No, really, it was. From Hank's hand to Logan's ever-growing skin, it was lovely.
15. I love that they didn't hold back with Jean. It wasn't just some random thing, it was a primal force full of rage and anger and, just, so little humanity.
16. How cool were the soldiers with their pea-shooters of plastic? So cool. *cackles*
17. Bobby iced up! I squeed!
18. Logan really does think of Rogue as a kid. HAH.
19. The Storm and Logan interaction was nice. It was evidence of something that was respect and possibly even friendship. Them crying together at the Greys? Kinda kooky, but I'm down with it.
20. Molecular. Level.
21. Moira = hot. Can we have one, please?
22. the effects of the tk storm on Jean are quite nicely done. She looks ragged and horrible, and like she should actually be dead (which she was, until Scott blasted at her with his optical thingers).
23. When Rogue was watching Bobby and kitty, I cackled and said, "There will now be angsty Rogues on Sages."
24. Beast's reaction to Leach. It was better than a hundred thousand words could have been, the body language was just beautiful.
25. Speaking of Leach, I guess this is what happens when you're really an Ancient who de-ascended and screwed your brain over. Poor Sam, no more scary kid to play chess with.
26. Spike. Killing in that personal way. Seriously, if a scary man wants to hug you? RUN THE OTHER WAY.
27. Kitty pwned Juggernaut. In a not-stupid way, even. Also? How cool was it to watch her use that power offensively?
28. Seriously THAT is my Kitty. Thinking on her feet, saving innocents, and kicking ass.
29. Did I mention the part where Chuck and Mags were totally sexing 20 years in the past? Yeah. Thought not.
30. So, oddly, were Logan and Scott. Possibly in angst over Jean.
31. The church scene was oddly reminiscent of Kurt being found. But with politics and committees. I wonder if they would have called themselves the Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying ORganisms Into Society...
32. Fastball special, bitches.
33. How hot was Mystique when she killed the guard? More than Jean, she's the one full of a righteous anger, I think. Just not... as easily shown. Nor is she stupid enough to just rampantly kill people.
34. Kitty ice-skating. And crying about the Prof. Awww. When he comes back, bitch, he's gonna kick you back down to the minor leagues.
35. Blowing up your parents house is just NOT the way to show you love them, Jeannie.
36. Much like Terry in the latest X-Factor, my ability to believe X-Men will stay dead? Kinda not there. I was WAITING for that ending, damnit.
37. As much as I love comic continuity, I love what they did with it here. Especially Rogue. That? That was brilliant.
38. And Mystique, too.
39. Arclight, the drag queen kicked amusing ass.
40. Mini!Jean was cute and evil. Seriously, kids like that? Should be shot. But still. She was cute.
41. Mini!Warren was, well... Less cute, and more pathetic and angsty, and adult!Warren was still rather teen angst, although, um, hello, Abs.
42. Jean threatening Mags with the needles was also brilliant. "I don't give a fuck about your war. Wanna play?"
43. Phoenix: Endsong being in the flip opener was the worst foreshadowing EVER. Although I did yell "Hi, Endsong!" a lot. In fact, I'm probably the only one who yelled at Logan, "You need to kill her, Logan! Again and again!" when they were in medlab.
44. Which makes me want Greg Pak so I can hit him then hug him. Shut up, this totally does have to do with the movie!
45. Molecules are the building blocks of life... One wonders what she could have done if she'd gone the way of creation--although, maybe that's where she got the clothing.
46. JAMIE. omg. JAMIE. He made me glee and giggle and clap happily. And he was cute, too.
47. Ah, Bill Duke. Apollo shot you and now you're running America as Bolivar fuckin' Trask. Too cool, man, too FUCKING' cool.
48. I loved the protest lines, I loved the not-so-subtle Mutants=not!white politics. This was, in fact, where I liked Halle. When she pontificating about how being a mutant wasn't a disease. THAT was almost Storm. Almost.
49. There were a lot of elements in this movie, and I'm really impressed at how well they all worked together. Bravo, I say. Especially considering it's not very long.
50. MY OTP STILL LIVES. Ok, so they're both dead, but they are now buried next to each other (well, one assumes Scott is... sort of there. In spirit).
51. Mags actually plays chess with Scott and Jean. As ghosts, of course.
52. Jean's powers = electromagnetic influence, among other things. I like that.
53. The f'n Golden Gate Bridge thing was just, just. omg. Erik. Talk about grandstanding and showing off! But it was rather beautiful and fucking fabulous, and it made a gorgeous visual.
54. If Hans Zimmer or Klaus Badelt scored this movie, I will laugh my ass off.
55. Warren saving his dad was obviously going to happen, but I like that there wasn't some touching reunion scene, that he just caught him and they moved ON.
56. Logan not stopping Rogue.
57. Although, honestly, how much will it suck if she starts having sex and then the cure wears off? Suddenly, she's back to vibrators and lube.
58. I'm hoping someone caught the medlab stuff and it's now on the internet. "Mutants Gone Wild!"
59. Danger Room. Fabulous. Teamwork. Also fabulous, despite Halle being an annoying bitch. Logan is the kind of wild card you need, baby. So shut the frak up about how he's not a team player.
60. I love that their Kitty is so very non-angsty and no-nonsense about her powers. I was expecting something along the lines of Rogue's whininess, and she... wasn't. She was just very calm and matter-of-fact, and how much do I love her tackling Juggy into the floor?
61. Dude. 60!?!
62. All of those people living in the woods. I'm just sad we didn't get to see more of it--like when they all got sick of pissing in the bushes, for instance.
63. The immediate deference to Mags' concentration camp tattoo--definitely a messiah thing, man.
64. We get Mandy Voght next time, ya?
65. This movie felt far more balanced than the previous two in terms of characters, and what we got to see of them. We got small moments with a lot of people and big moments with a few, and lots of stuff in-between that just really worked for me.
66. Bobby and Sinjun. Nice argument in the picket lines, and I'm very PROUD of Bobby for walking away from that fight. Because, dude, NOT the place for it.
67. Now, in the middle of a pitched battle? Totally the place for it. Not to mention, very pretty to watch as Sinjun kicked his ass until Bobby kinda went *snap*. Oh, BOBBY.
68. Hank being in charge of mutant affairs. That's from the cartoon, ya?
69. Warren refusing treatment (yay! You won't be Death!), and breaking through the window to fly away was, well, it was kinda cool. Not to mention a great symbol for the mutants to use in their campaign against the 'cure'.
70. Which, I'd like to point out, is kind of my way of saying there's lots of room her to fill in fic and backstory and bits and pieces,and I LOVE THIS.
71. Jean in tank top and boy shorts. Be still my heart. Not to mention, smashing through doors and disintegrating things, yay.
72. Scott on his motorcycle was a beautiful thing. Scott at the lake, screaming, was also pretty.
73. Scott and Jean kissing? Hot like a hot thing. There should have been porn.
74. Jean suppressing Scott's eyes? zomg. YES.
75. I'm sad that we didn't get more of the Greys, though I liked what there was--how would you react to your daughter being a psychic brat with scary potential? Not well.
76. The sentinel head was cool. So was the danger room sequence (yes, this is trice), especially the bit where Rogue stole Piotr's powers for ten seconds, and Kitty phased Bobby. And Storm was worried about teamwork? Bah.
77. Speaking of not!Storm, she electrocuted Callisto. Not quite as cool as ripping out her heart, but still nifty. No hesitation, either.
78. So, Chuckles is now in Legion. HAHAHAH.
79. Or maybe just a clone body. Hello, Shi'Ar tech.
80. The sense of a larger universe is one I really liked--it's one of the things that draws me to BSG and SG-1 and Farscape and the comics themselves: you've got this rich tapestry with so many places to go, and so many people who live to play with. Ensemble casts are rockin', man.
81. This movie could easily stand on its own--the backstory is given integral hints here and there, and even as a sequel, it works because they're not too overdone. This may only make sense to me, though. It also feels like part of a larger story, which is perfect.
82. I vote Sean and--
83. DEADMAN WADE. I can't be the only one who spotted the guy Logan kept cutting on and yelled (mentally) "DEAD MAN WADE!" and then remembered stuff like, from AoA, with whatserface carving her initials in his chest with her knife.
84. Er, anyway. I vote we get Sean in the next movie. And more Jamie. I do not, however, want Gambit. But could we have Longshot and a teenage Pete Wisdom? *pauses* Yes. That is a scary, SCARY thought.
85. Oh, Callisto, how they Mary sue'd you. Not that we minded, nope. And, you were kinda hot in a skanky way. We can see how Piotr could boink you.
86. Speaking of weirdos, Kwannon was in this, but she never actually seemed to do a damned thing.
87. Telekinetically reducing men to their component atoms. I'm fond of this. Yes. And fond of them for frelling doing it, when they COULD have stopped just short.
88. Logan's body count, btw, grows ever higher.
89. Which reminds me that the Marauder Wannabes were so CUTE chasing him through the woods.
90. So were the Special Ops guys... Who didn't understand the meaning of "silence"... Dude. They can probably hear you, they're more PARANOID than you, and you're STILL talkin'. Tsk, tsk.
91. "Hold the line!" gave me flonqin' chills. So did the sheer obstinacy of SIX PEOPLE standing in front of a ravening horde.
92. I liked this battle (on Alcatraz) better than a lot I've seen. Yes, it was chaotic, but I also still got a feeling for what was going on, instead of wondering which end was up, and was that someone's elbow or a truck?
93. Logan's last cigar, and trying to light it. BWAH.
94. The movie wasn't all-Logan, all-The-Time, and, as mentioned, had a much more ensemble feel to it. YAY.
95. Jean went home to see her parents. Did she atomize them, too? That would give good angst.
96. All of the random crap that tended to float when Jean was around--brilliant, plus, indicative of her state of control, which feeds right back into Chuckles' comment to her about control when she was wee.
97. Now that I'm thinking about it, the entire scene with Jean and the study, and ripping the house to shreds was fabulous. I love that there were no overly dramatic hand-motions, and no huge angsty speeches. They just kind of stood there, and brains took over and things went flying.
98. She has infinite power, but finite control. Sadly, there were no broccolis eaten.
99. Unstoppable force meets tiny man, tiny man goes flying. Logan? Next time, JUMP.
100. They laid down some nice unfinished threads for a sequel. Yay.
101. All of the pretty. Damn, that movie had a lot.
What I didn't like:
1. No sense of time--sometimes, they seemed to be at least a year later than the last movie, other times, two days. The second movie also had this problem (or, y'know, it took Logan HOW LONG to reach Alkali Lake? Scott only took about three hours...)
2. A little too black and white, though they tried.
3. A little too cutesy and happy, at the end. Would've liked to see more fall-out. Also, who the hell let Mags go?
4. Mags leaving Mystique behind. While I understand they were trying to make a point, I still... That was something that grated, as it turned him into what he was once fighting against--he's now more Nazi than the Nazis.
5. Logan being the only one able to get through to Jean--but then, Scott wasn't sensible when he went up, and Chuckles tried. And, well, we never saw that she and Storm were teh bestest Buds.
6. A frozen fountain will explode from the force of the pump, unless you've turned said pump off.
Complaints I'm sure to hear:
1. There wasn't enough Scott.
Damn right there wasn't. But there wasn't enough Scott in the first OR the second movie, so you'll excuse me if I don't count this as a flaw against only ONE of the movies. Unfortunately, Logan is the one they all want to see, so we're stuck with him, boring as that fucking is.
But what Scott there was? Was damned fine. Scruffy, angsty, angry, full of love... YES. Give me that Scott, damnit. Also, he rode his motorcycle. *happy*
2. They killed Chuck!
Yes. Did you happen to watch the end?
Also, he's an X-Man. They never stay dead.
3. That wasn't Callisto/Arclight/blahblah/etc.
Nope. But for what they needed, and for the amount of cameo time they had, it was still damned NICE to see more of other Marvel people than justStorm Halle.
4. That wasn't Juggernaut! He's not a mutant!
So? This isn't the comicsverse.
5. Colossus wasn't Russian!
Nobody's Russian, these days. Didn't you get the memo?
6. OMG it wasn't a cosmic entity!
Damn straight it wasn't. And there's a lot less gravitas in it simply being part of Jean. I like the simplicity of it, m'self. Not to mention, all of that heavy continuity would've bogged it down.
So, I'm gonna say this: I went into the movie, cranky and critical, sure it was going to suck because Bryan Singer wasn't part of the project.
I came out of the movie going, "Bryan who?" Because, in all honesty, it blew me away with how good it was. I have no idea what movie he would've made, but I'm not sure I'd've liked it as much. That said, here are 101 random gleeful things that occured to me...
WARNING: There be spoilers here.
101 Gleeful comments on X-Men: The Last Stand
1. I was right. I've been saying for years that Jean should be more powerful, and the Professor must have done something. HAH.
2. *snickers* Oh, it's the Will/Elizabeth Love Theme for the ultimate Logan stalks towards Jean bit at the end. That's like having the Sam/Jack theme play over Carson/Elizabeth, or something, people.
3. How much did Kitty rock? So. Much. "Mr. Xavier, Einstein pwns you." Not to mention the awkward "Bobby, you're very cute, but you're DATING MY FRIEND" moment. And, well, I'm hoping she notices Pete's lickableness.
4. The bit in the Morlock church? OMG It's BSG doing politics again. Although Mags sounds better than Roslin and Baltar--and how much awesome would there be if Mags had been Mom's running mate? OMG. No contest!
5. I am firmly convinced that Mystique and Erik are sharing a bungalow, bickering, and every afternoon she kicks him out to go play chess with his ghostly friend.
6. Am I the only one who got the vibe from Rogue that she was an unwed pregnant teen?
7. Jean taking people apart on the MOLECULAR LEVEL. So much rock. No words can express how much I loved this.
8. Colossus. Looked cool, was hot, didn't mind him not being Russian.
9. Halle ptui Berry was, well, not bad. She wasn't Storm, but as long as I just call her 'Halle' it works, because that's the character she was playing.
10. Speaking of, the Callisto/Halle throw-down bitchfights? HALLE. You didn't rip her heart out!
11. Did I mention Jean's telekinesis taking people apart on the molecular level?
12. Scott. Angsty, cranky, covered in stubble just wanting it to stop. And it did. Oh, how pretty were my OTP when they kissed by the lake?
13. I'm not a huge Logan fan. I hate Logan/Jean. BUT OMG. I think that was one of the hottest almost-porn scenes EVER. Even the ripping his skin open and it growing back.
14. Which brings me to the CGI. A lot of it was very subtle and nicely done. No, really, it was. From Hank's hand to Logan's ever-growing skin, it was lovely.
15. I love that they didn't hold back with Jean. It wasn't just some random thing, it was a primal force full of rage and anger and, just, so little humanity.
16. How cool were the soldiers with their pea-shooters of plastic? So cool. *cackles*
17. Bobby iced up! I squeed!
18. Logan really does think of Rogue as a kid. HAH.
19. The Storm and Logan interaction was nice. It was evidence of something that was respect and possibly even friendship. Them crying together at the Greys? Kinda kooky, but I'm down with it.
20. Molecular. Level.
21. Moira = hot. Can we have one, please?
22. the effects of the tk storm on Jean are quite nicely done. She looks ragged and horrible, and like she should actually be dead (which she was, until Scott blasted at her with his optical thingers).
23. When Rogue was watching Bobby and kitty, I cackled and said, "There will now be angsty Rogues on Sages."
24. Beast's reaction to Leach. It was better than a hundred thousand words could have been, the body language was just beautiful.
25. Speaking of Leach, I guess this is what happens when you're really an Ancient who de-ascended and screwed your brain over. Poor Sam, no more scary kid to play chess with.
26. Spike. Killing in that personal way. Seriously, if a scary man wants to hug you? RUN THE OTHER WAY.
27. Kitty pwned Juggernaut. In a not-stupid way, even. Also? How cool was it to watch her use that power offensively?
28. Seriously THAT is my Kitty. Thinking on her feet, saving innocents, and kicking ass.
29. Did I mention the part where Chuck and Mags were totally sexing 20 years in the past? Yeah. Thought not.
30. So, oddly, were Logan and Scott. Possibly in angst over Jean.
31. The church scene was oddly reminiscent of Kurt being found. But with politics and committees. I wonder if they would have called themselves the Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying ORganisms Into Society...
32. Fastball special, bitches.
33. How hot was Mystique when she killed the guard? More than Jean, she's the one full of a righteous anger, I think. Just not... as easily shown. Nor is she stupid enough to just rampantly kill people.
34. Kitty ice-skating. And crying about the Prof. Awww. When he comes back, bitch, he's gonna kick you back down to the minor leagues.
35. Blowing up your parents house is just NOT the way to show you love them, Jeannie.
36. Much like Terry in the latest X-Factor, my ability to believe X-Men will stay dead? Kinda not there. I was WAITING for that ending, damnit.
37. As much as I love comic continuity, I love what they did with it here. Especially Rogue. That? That was brilliant.
38. And Mystique, too.
39. Arclight, the drag queen kicked amusing ass.
40. Mini!Jean was cute and evil. Seriously, kids like that? Should be shot. But still. She was cute.
41. Mini!Warren was, well... Less cute, and more pathetic and angsty, and adult!Warren was still rather teen angst, although, um, hello, Abs.
42. Jean threatening Mags with the needles was also brilliant. "I don't give a fuck about your war. Wanna play?"
43. Phoenix: Endsong being in the flip opener was the worst foreshadowing EVER. Although I did yell "Hi, Endsong!" a lot. In fact, I'm probably the only one who yelled at Logan, "You need to kill her, Logan! Again and again!" when they were in medlab.
44. Which makes me want Greg Pak so I can hit him then hug him. Shut up, this totally does have to do with the movie!
45. Molecules are the building blocks of life... One wonders what she could have done if she'd gone the way of creation--although, maybe that's where she got the clothing.
46. JAMIE. omg. JAMIE. He made me glee and giggle and clap happily. And he was cute, too.
47. Ah, Bill Duke. Apollo shot you and now you're running America as Bolivar fuckin' Trask. Too cool, man, too FUCKING' cool.
48. I loved the protest lines, I loved the not-so-subtle Mutants=not!white politics. This was, in fact, where I liked Halle. When she pontificating about how being a mutant wasn't a disease. THAT was almost Storm. Almost.
49. There were a lot of elements in this movie, and I'm really impressed at how well they all worked together. Bravo, I say. Especially considering it's not very long.
50. MY OTP STILL LIVES. Ok, so they're both dead, but they are now buried next to each other (well, one assumes Scott is... sort of there. In spirit).
51. Mags actually plays chess with Scott and Jean. As ghosts, of course.
52. Jean's powers = electromagnetic influence, among other things. I like that.
53. The f'n Golden Gate Bridge thing was just, just. omg. Erik. Talk about grandstanding and showing off! But it was rather beautiful and fucking fabulous, and it made a gorgeous visual.
54. If Hans Zimmer or Klaus Badelt scored this movie, I will laugh my ass off.
55. Warren saving his dad was obviously going to happen, but I like that there wasn't some touching reunion scene, that he just caught him and they moved ON.
56. Logan not stopping Rogue.
57. Although, honestly, how much will it suck if she starts having sex and then the cure wears off? Suddenly, she's back to vibrators and lube.
58. I'm hoping someone caught the medlab stuff and it's now on the internet. "Mutants Gone Wild!"
59. Danger Room. Fabulous. Teamwork. Also fabulous, despite Halle being an annoying bitch. Logan is the kind of wild card you need, baby. So shut the frak up about how he's not a team player.
60. I love that their Kitty is so very non-angsty and no-nonsense about her powers. I was expecting something along the lines of Rogue's whininess, and she... wasn't. She was just very calm and matter-of-fact, and how much do I love her tackling Juggy into the floor?
61. Dude. 60!?!
62. All of those people living in the woods. I'm just sad we didn't get to see more of it--like when they all got sick of pissing in the bushes, for instance.
63. The immediate deference to Mags' concentration camp tattoo--definitely a messiah thing, man.
64. We get Mandy Voght next time, ya?
65. This movie felt far more balanced than the previous two in terms of characters, and what we got to see of them. We got small moments with a lot of people and big moments with a few, and lots of stuff in-between that just really worked for me.
66. Bobby and Sinjun. Nice argument in the picket lines, and I'm very PROUD of Bobby for walking away from that fight. Because, dude, NOT the place for it.
67. Now, in the middle of a pitched battle? Totally the place for it. Not to mention, very pretty to watch as Sinjun kicked his ass until Bobby kinda went *snap*. Oh, BOBBY.
68. Hank being in charge of mutant affairs. That's from the cartoon, ya?
69. Warren refusing treatment (yay! You won't be Death!), and breaking through the window to fly away was, well, it was kinda cool. Not to mention a great symbol for the mutants to use in their campaign against the 'cure'.
70. Which, I'd like to point out, is kind of my way of saying there's lots of room her to fill in fic and backstory and bits and pieces,and I LOVE THIS.
71. Jean in tank top and boy shorts. Be still my heart. Not to mention, smashing through doors and disintegrating things, yay.
72. Scott on his motorcycle was a beautiful thing. Scott at the lake, screaming, was also pretty.
73. Scott and Jean kissing? Hot like a hot thing. There should have been porn.
74. Jean suppressing Scott's eyes? zomg. YES.
75. I'm sad that we didn't get more of the Greys, though I liked what there was--how would you react to your daughter being a psychic brat with scary potential? Not well.
76. The sentinel head was cool. So was the danger room sequence (yes, this is trice), especially the bit where Rogue stole Piotr's powers for ten seconds, and Kitty phased Bobby. And Storm was worried about teamwork? Bah.
77. Speaking of not!Storm, she electrocuted Callisto. Not quite as cool as ripping out her heart, but still nifty. No hesitation, either.
78. So, Chuckles is now in Legion. HAHAHAH.
79. Or maybe just a clone body. Hello, Shi'Ar tech.
80. The sense of a larger universe is one I really liked--it's one of the things that draws me to BSG and SG-1 and Farscape and the comics themselves: you've got this rich tapestry with so many places to go, and so many people who live to play with. Ensemble casts are rockin', man.
81. This movie could easily stand on its own--the backstory is given integral hints here and there, and even as a sequel, it works because they're not too overdone. This may only make sense to me, though. It also feels like part of a larger story, which is perfect.
82. I vote Sean and--
83. DEADMAN WADE. I can't be the only one who spotted the guy Logan kept cutting on and yelled (mentally) "DEAD MAN WADE!" and then remembered stuff like, from AoA, with whatserface carving her initials in his chest with her knife.
84. Er, anyway. I vote we get Sean in the next movie. And more Jamie. I do not, however, want Gambit. But could we have Longshot and a teenage Pete Wisdom? *pauses* Yes. That is a scary, SCARY thought.
85. Oh, Callisto, how they Mary sue'd you. Not that we minded, nope. And, you were kinda hot in a skanky way. We can see how Piotr could boink you.
86. Speaking of weirdos, Kwannon was in this, but she never actually seemed to do a damned thing.
87. Telekinetically reducing men to their component atoms. I'm fond of this. Yes. And fond of them for frelling doing it, when they COULD have stopped just short.
88. Logan's body count, btw, grows ever higher.
89. Which reminds me that the Marauder Wannabes were so CUTE chasing him through the woods.
90. So were the Special Ops guys... Who didn't understand the meaning of "silence"... Dude. They can probably hear you, they're more PARANOID than you, and you're STILL talkin'. Tsk, tsk.
91. "Hold the line!" gave me flonqin' chills. So did the sheer obstinacy of SIX PEOPLE standing in front of a ravening horde.
92. I liked this battle (on Alcatraz) better than a lot I've seen. Yes, it was chaotic, but I also still got a feeling for what was going on, instead of wondering which end was up, and was that someone's elbow or a truck?
93. Logan's last cigar, and trying to light it. BWAH.
94. The movie wasn't all-Logan, all-The-Time, and, as mentioned, had a much more ensemble feel to it. YAY.
95. Jean went home to see her parents. Did she atomize them, too? That would give good angst.
96. All of the random crap that tended to float when Jean was around--brilliant, plus, indicative of her state of control, which feeds right back into Chuckles' comment to her about control when she was wee.
97. Now that I'm thinking about it, the entire scene with Jean and the study, and ripping the house to shreds was fabulous. I love that there were no overly dramatic hand-motions, and no huge angsty speeches. They just kind of stood there, and brains took over and things went flying.
98. She has infinite power, but finite control. Sadly, there were no broccolis eaten.
99. Unstoppable force meets tiny man, tiny man goes flying. Logan? Next time, JUMP.
100. They laid down some nice unfinished threads for a sequel. Yay.
101. All of the pretty. Damn, that movie had a lot.
What I didn't like:
1. No sense of time--sometimes, they seemed to be at least a year later than the last movie, other times, two days. The second movie also had this problem (or, y'know, it took Logan HOW LONG to reach Alkali Lake? Scott only took about three hours...)
2. A little too black and white, though they tried.
3. A little too cutesy and happy, at the end. Would've liked to see more fall-out. Also, who the hell let Mags go?
4. Mags leaving Mystique behind. While I understand they were trying to make a point, I still... That was something that grated, as it turned him into what he was once fighting against--he's now more Nazi than the Nazis.
5. Logan being the only one able to get through to Jean--but then, Scott wasn't sensible when he went up, and Chuckles tried. And, well, we never saw that she and Storm were teh bestest Buds.
6. A frozen fountain will explode from the force of the pump, unless you've turned said pump off.
Complaints I'm sure to hear:
1. There wasn't enough Scott.
Damn right there wasn't. But there wasn't enough Scott in the first OR the second movie, so you'll excuse me if I don't count this as a flaw against only ONE of the movies. Unfortunately, Logan is the one they all want to see, so we're stuck with him, boring as that fucking is.
But what Scott there was? Was damned fine. Scruffy, angsty, angry, full of love... YES. Give me that Scott, damnit. Also, he rode his motorcycle. *happy*
2. They killed Chuck!
Yes. Did you happen to watch the end?
Also, he's an X-Man. They never stay dead.
3. That wasn't Callisto/Arclight/blahblah/etc.
Nope. But for what they needed, and for the amount of cameo time they had, it was still damned NICE to see more of other Marvel people than just
4. That wasn't Juggernaut! He's not a mutant!
So? This isn't the comicsverse.
5. Colossus wasn't Russian!
Nobody's Russian, these days. Didn't you get the memo?
6. OMG it wasn't a cosmic entity!
Damn straight it wasn't. And there's a lot less gravitas in it simply being part of Jean. I like the simplicity of it, m'self. Not to mention, all of that heavy continuity would've bogged it down.
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*bows down before you for the 101 Reasons* I'm so totally right there with you. Hell with all the people who supposedly trashed it -- I loved it, and so did pretty much all the other 300 or so people in the midnight showing with me. : )
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Once in the theater, and again by Moya and the Enterprise-E. :)
But yeah, I had people at E's work asking me about it today, and I told them to keep their minds out of 616-continuity and imagine that it had it's own universe.
Sadly, unless they REALLY hose things, no Cable.
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It was just a fun movie, whereas 1 and 2 were angsty movies.
Too drama.
This was pure action/adventure.
Much cooler.
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*loved the movie muchly*
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It also proves a point I forgot to make: if you're expecting the comic, don't even bother. Because this is a completely different universe, and, yes, they'll throw in cameos and little things that are from them, but they're not gonna do it whole-sale.
*dances with glee*
Hank and Kitty ruled.
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It was just a fun movie. I mean I was picking
I really thought Kelsey Grammar did an excellent job as Hank, and he was really cute and cuddly looking. I loved that his jacket didn't fit in the end. It was so adorable. :-)
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I thought we got a lot more character out of the characters in this film compared to the first two. I really loved it - best yet.
Excellent point on 26 btw. I didn't really think of it like that.
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*nods* The very fact that I didn't want to strangle Halle Berry every time she was on screen proves we got more, ah, play from them all.
*looks to see what 26 was* Ah! Yes. I just.. there was something wiggy about the way he started to hug her, and I'm like, dude, that's a personal quirk--serial killer in the making, or something similar. Er. I may think too much about this. *g*
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Storm was very cardboard in the other movies. There was some legitimate personality here. Not overwhelming amounts, but some. Still, Jean and even Kitty totally outshone her for the kickass female award.
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And, well, when you're faced with one woman who can telekinetically rip apart people to their component molecules, a girl who can phase people into the ground, or Halle Berry... well, she does lose.
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X-Men? Stay? Dead? I know all these words, but do not comprehend the putting them together in that way...
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And it's funny how I started playing out this idea for a fic in my head shortly after the movie ended.
3. A little too cutesy and happy, at the end. Would've liked to see more fall-out.
I thought that too. I had a hard time accepting that the president would be all, "It's okay, these guys are the GOOD mutants so lets all hold hands and rejoice!"
But there wasn't enough Scott in the first OR the second movie, so you'll excuse me if I don't count this as a flaw against only ONE of the movies.
So true. Did people forget about the hour and forty five minute middle of X2 that had no Scott at all?
Also, he's an X-Man. They never stay dead.
I said this to my husband as we walked out of the movie.
4. That wasn't Juggernaut! He's not a mutant!
When my husband started whispering this to me during the Leach scene, I just called him Comic Book Guy and he shut up.
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Being, unlike you, clearly, a Logan fangirl, I don't mind that the films have all been rather Wolverine-heavy. I will say though that I liked Scott here more than in the previous films. I've always accused him of being a whiny git - he even has a tendency to whine in the comics. Angsty!Scott though? Not bad at all. And Angsty!Scott on a bloody V-Rod? Only the sexiest bike Harley ever built. Stick a stubbly Scott on that bike and suddenly I have a whole lot more respect for him. Also, we finally got to see Scott/Jimmy Marsden's pretty blue eyes.
I wanna see it again!
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i told myself i was gonna stop lurking about the places i lurk 'cause it's a little bit creepy in that weird way, so i'm saying hi now. you crack me up and i love your writing, which is why i was lurking before, but now it's time to jump in with a big ass thanks!
why thanks? I'll tell you.
before, i liked the x-men well enough. ok, i thought it rocked (the movie i mean), and i liked the sequel. and then i stumbled upon you and your fic. which, hello! damn good shit. so now i've actually embraced the comics (yeah, that's right, i have a comic book store) and even branched out to the avengers because i just wanted more.
how does this have relevance to you? you very loudly advocate comics in general, which convinced me to give it a real shot and put up with the "comics?" looks from my family. so yay you and your good taste!
that's all.
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I'm all for lurking. It can be useful.
And I'm glad the list was inspirational. And that you are now reading comics. Mwahahahahah.
*wanders about, giggling madly* (I have been up far too long)