an enthusiastic but not too descriptive review of X-Men: The Last Stand
I answered shadiehawke's question about the movie in my comments to a previous entry, but then I figured if I bothered to go to the 12:15 showing last night, at least I could get credit for blogging a write-up :)
After wandererjen's birthday dinner (which she prepared for 12 and was fab), she and her brotha, Unk and I, Unk's oldest brotha, lil brotha and SIL went to the show.
Movie was fab. Not totally what I expected, and of course the three girls were trying to get the 4 boys to tell us the story of "2" while we were standing in line, to jog our memories. I wanted them to act it out, but. . .
It doesn't disappoint, as sequels often do (can you say Karate Kid III?). The effects are AMAZING, although Unk wanted The Phoenix to be more fiery. He finally decided she wasn't because they wanted us to see her facial expressions. (I should add here that I have no knowledge of the X-Men other than the first 2 movies. So while it didn't disappoint me, it did disappoint some true fans. My sympathies, wyldanthem)
Let's see what I can say without spoilers:
There was a surprising amount of killing. Yes, killing. Of characters you didn't think would be killed. I felt like I was watching the last 3 episodes of Alias again.
There is a Phoenix/Wolverine moment that (ha!) totally looked like a Harlequin cover.
When you figure out who "the furball" is, you'll be surprised. I shouldn't have told Unk who he was -- it bothered him :)
Remember the kid who makes fire (hung out with the kid who freezes stuff)? He's a punk, and you want to punch him in the face.
The beginning is pretty cool, and you almost think Patrick Stewart got a face lift, the makeup is so good. Ian's isn't that great. (thanks to alrescate for pointing me in the direction of this article)
Rebecca Romign has on pink toenail polish. That's all I'm saying.
It was good, I had no problem staying awake, and despite the title, they (of course) left the door open a crack for another one :)
Oh, and the comic book dorks in the audience weren't disappointed when we saw Stan Lee in the first 10 minutes of the movie. Why do I know who Stan Lee is and why he's a big deal? He was explained to me at one of the previous comic book movies, and when he came on screen in this one, half the audience cheered and the other half yelled STAN LEE! LOL
Now, pass the coffee.
After wandererjen's birthday dinner (which she prepared for 12 and was fab), she and her brotha, Unk and I, Unk's oldest brotha, lil brotha and SIL went to the show.
Movie was fab. Not totally what I expected, and of course the three girls were trying to get the 4 boys to tell us the story of "2" while we were standing in line, to jog our memories. I wanted them to act it out, but. . .
It doesn't disappoint, as sequels often do (can you say Karate Kid III?). The effects are AMAZING, although Unk wanted The Phoenix to be more fiery. He finally decided she wasn't because they wanted us to see her facial expressions. (I should add here that I have no knowledge of the X-Men other than the first 2 movies. So while it didn't disappoint me, it did disappoint some true fans. My sympathies, wyldanthem)
Let's see what I can say without spoilers:
There was a surprising amount of killing. Yes, killing. Of characters you didn't think would be killed. I felt like I was watching the last 3 episodes of Alias again.
There is a Phoenix/Wolverine moment that (ha!) totally looked like a Harlequin cover.
When you figure out who "the furball" is, you'll be surprised. I shouldn't have told Unk who he was -- it bothered him :)
Remember the kid who makes fire (hung out with the kid who freezes stuff)? He's a punk, and you want to punch him in the face.
The beginning is pretty cool, and you almost think Patrick Stewart got a face lift, the makeup is so good. Ian's isn't that great. (thanks to alrescate for pointing me in the direction of this article)
Rebecca Romign has on pink toenail polish. That's all I'm saying.
It was good, I had no problem staying awake, and despite the title, they (of course) left the door open a crack for another one :)
Oh, and the comic book dorks in the audience weren't disappointed when we saw Stan Lee in the first 10 minutes of the movie. Why do I know who Stan Lee is and why he's a big deal? He was explained to me at one of the previous comic book movies, and when he came on screen in this one, half the audience cheered and the other half yelled STAN LEE! LOL
Now, pass the coffee.