Hmph.
I totally missed House's finale last night because I was studying for my Political Science midterm, but it was moved to Friday instead of today. How aggravating.
On the plus side, I tuned in to FX just as they showed the never before seen clips from X3, which really made me want to go see it. Here they are, described in fangirl glory:
There was one scene that I really liked. Scott was looking very hot in a leather jacket and had stubble (yummy!), and Logan confronted him. Apparently, Scott missed a class, a class that Logan covered for him because the Professor asked him to. Logan implies that Scott can't go on like this forever, that maybe it's time "we" move on from Jean's death, but Scott just shoots him this really dirty look. Honestly, I can see where the guy is coming from. Scott lost his finacée. Why the hell is Logan trying to act like his pain is the same? Anyway, Scott zings Logan, saying he can't just leave his connections behind, unlike some people.
The Professor and Ororo enter a room, where Hank McCoy is waiting, all furry and blue unlike the cameo we saw of him in X2. Hank and Ororo compliment each other on their hair, heh, and then Logan comes in. Logan, being Logan, comments on Hank's beast state, and there's an immediate WTF reaction from the oh so polite Hank. Anyway, Hank is here to inform them of a "cure" to being a mutant, which makes Ororo really mad. She goes off on a rant about how being a mutant is not a disease, it can't be cured, it shouldn't be, but the Professor gets a distant look in his eyes and says it's being announced right now.
Downstairs, the kiddies are watching the news, and when information about the cure is released the camera zooms in on Rogue, who looks shocked. Back upstairs, Ororo demands what kind of coward would accept such a "cure," to which Hank politely reminds her that not all mutants have powers/abilities they can control or even hide. "You don't shed on the sofa," he says, and Ororo apologizes. Just then, Rogue rushes in, and asks if it's true that there's a cure. Ororo jumps up and denies it, "There's no cure, because there's nothing wrong with you."
There's a scene where a line of mutants stretch out from a building, obviously waiting for the "cure." At the sides, there are groups of people - mutants, I'm assuming - holding signs that say 'No to the Cure' and stuff like that. A female reporter says into the camera says that the news of a cure is creating mixed reactions; "Some people are lining up, eager for the cure, but others are offended by the notion that..." Blah blah blah. Inside the building, the head honcho guy behind the cure calls forward the first mutant who will be injected - a blond guy wearing a trenchcoat.
It's Warren! Eee! ::hearts:: Warren is very nervous about this, but allows himself to be strapped down (shirtless!), because the head honcho dude is his dad. However, he gets really nervous and anxious when the doctor approaches with the injection, and busts out of the binds, muscles flexing, wings spreading. Really cool scene. Warren's dad pleads with him, saying this is what "we" want, but Warren shakes his head and says it's "what you want." With that, he runs for the giant window walls, busts through, and swoops down over the line of mutants, scattering them slightly, and flies away into the horizon. Awesome!
I'm happy with that scene, because Warren was always one of the ones who was fairly happy with his mutation. When he lost his wings, he joined Apocalypse to get the ability to fly back. Flying under his own power, it's a joy to Warren, and he would never give that up. I'm very pleased to see that here.
In a large warehouse thingie, some schmuck is trying to sell the cure to a huge gathering of mutants. Toad is crawling up the wall behind him - he survived the lightning bolt? Magneto interrupts him, however, and tells the gathered mutants that this is only the first step towards mutant extermination. He speechifies, with John standing just behind him, and then steps down, only to be stopped by an asian mutant who challenges him verbally. John, with this nifty contraption winding from his arm and into his palm that you can barely see, creates a spark and turns it into a fireball, telling the punk to back off. John asks if they know who they're talking to, and the asian mutant dude spikes up his face. Some tattooed mutants approach, and a girl asks Magneto why he has no markings if he's so proud to be a mutant. Magneto reveals the numbers the Nazis tattooed into his arm, and says that he was marked once, and didn't enjoy it much. Magneto asks what the girl can do; she superspeeds around and then comes back to stand in front of him. He smiles, "You've got talent."
And then it kind of descends into a series of scenes. Logan, I think, saying that Magneto has an army. Magneto saying that mutants don't need a cure, they are the cure - to a whole group of people. Magneto, at a bridge (Brooklyn bridge?), removing cars out of the way of his army as people scream and run. Jean, dressed in a red outfit and obviously the Phoenix now, walking by Magneto's side. Logan telling Bobby that people might die, this isn't a game, and it could be "her" (Rogue?) - is Bobby ready for that? Bobby replies that they aren't kids anymore.
Kitty, running away from Juggernaut. Kitty, diving to grab Juggernaut's legs, phasing them both through the floor, and then rising in front of Juggernaut, who is very stuck. Bobby, whirling around to embrace Kitty, who lets a missile phase through both of them. Rogue, crouching down with Colossus, who places a hand on her head and shares his power, both of their skins turning into metal. Storm, lighting flashing around her, whirling to knock some dude down, kick-ass style. Beast, leaping down from a high perch, growling. Scott, without his visor or glasses, pure beam of energy coming out from his eyes.
And that's all I can remember, though I'm sure there were more.
Really amazingly done, really looking forward to it. I just hope they do justice to Scott/Jean, and don't just paste them on there as an afterthought like in X2. Logan or no Logan, they can't just ignore the fact that Scott and Jean were engaged. Don't get me wrong, Hugh is really hot, but I don't need a Wolverine Stu. I just need Wolverine. And the other X-Men in equal measures.
On the plus side, I tuned in to FX just as they showed the never before seen clips from X3, which really made me want to go see it. Here they are, described in fangirl glory:
There was one scene that I really liked. Scott was looking very hot in a leather jacket and had stubble (yummy!), and Logan confronted him. Apparently, Scott missed a class, a class that Logan covered for him because the Professor asked him to. Logan implies that Scott can't go on like this forever, that maybe it's time "we" move on from Jean's death, but Scott just shoots him this really dirty look. Honestly, I can see where the guy is coming from. Scott lost his finacée. Why the hell is Logan trying to act like his pain is the same? Anyway, Scott zings Logan, saying he can't just leave his connections behind, unlike some people.
The Professor and Ororo enter a room, where Hank McCoy is waiting, all furry and blue unlike the cameo we saw of him in X2. Hank and Ororo compliment each other on their hair, heh, and then Logan comes in. Logan, being Logan, comments on Hank's beast state, and there's an immediate WTF reaction from the oh so polite Hank. Anyway, Hank is here to inform them of a "cure" to being a mutant, which makes Ororo really mad. She goes off on a rant about how being a mutant is not a disease, it can't be cured, it shouldn't be, but the Professor gets a distant look in his eyes and says it's being announced right now.
Downstairs, the kiddies are watching the news, and when information about the cure is released the camera zooms in on Rogue, who looks shocked. Back upstairs, Ororo demands what kind of coward would accept such a "cure," to which Hank politely reminds her that not all mutants have powers/abilities they can control or even hide. "You don't shed on the sofa," he says, and Ororo apologizes. Just then, Rogue rushes in, and asks if it's true that there's a cure. Ororo jumps up and denies it, "There's no cure, because there's nothing wrong with you."
There's a scene where a line of mutants stretch out from a building, obviously waiting for the "cure." At the sides, there are groups of people - mutants, I'm assuming - holding signs that say 'No to the Cure' and stuff like that. A female reporter says into the camera says that the news of a cure is creating mixed reactions; "Some people are lining up, eager for the cure, but others are offended by the notion that..." Blah blah blah. Inside the building, the head honcho guy behind the cure calls forward the first mutant who will be injected - a blond guy wearing a trenchcoat.
It's Warren! Eee! ::hearts:: Warren is very nervous about this, but allows himself to be strapped down (shirtless!), because the head honcho dude is his dad. However, he gets really nervous and anxious when the doctor approaches with the injection, and busts out of the binds, muscles flexing, wings spreading. Really cool scene. Warren's dad pleads with him, saying this is what "we" want, but Warren shakes his head and says it's "what you want." With that, he runs for the giant window walls, busts through, and swoops down over the line of mutants, scattering them slightly, and flies away into the horizon. Awesome!
I'm happy with that scene, because Warren was always one of the ones who was fairly happy with his mutation. When he lost his wings, he joined Apocalypse to get the ability to fly back. Flying under his own power, it's a joy to Warren, and he would never give that up. I'm very pleased to see that here.
In a large warehouse thingie, some schmuck is trying to sell the cure to a huge gathering of mutants. Toad is crawling up the wall behind him - he survived the lightning bolt? Magneto interrupts him, however, and tells the gathered mutants that this is only the first step towards mutant extermination. He speechifies, with John standing just behind him, and then steps down, only to be stopped by an asian mutant who challenges him verbally. John, with this nifty contraption winding from his arm and into his palm that you can barely see, creates a spark and turns it into a fireball, telling the punk to back off. John asks if they know who they're talking to, and the asian mutant dude spikes up his face. Some tattooed mutants approach, and a girl asks Magneto why he has no markings if he's so proud to be a mutant. Magneto reveals the numbers the Nazis tattooed into his arm, and says that he was marked once, and didn't enjoy it much. Magneto asks what the girl can do; she superspeeds around and then comes back to stand in front of him. He smiles, "You've got talent."
And then it kind of descends into a series of scenes. Logan, I think, saying that Magneto has an army. Magneto saying that mutants don't need a cure, they are the cure - to a whole group of people. Magneto, at a bridge (Brooklyn bridge?), removing cars out of the way of his army as people scream and run. Jean, dressed in a red outfit and obviously the Phoenix now, walking by Magneto's side. Logan telling Bobby that people might die, this isn't a game, and it could be "her" (Rogue?) - is Bobby ready for that? Bobby replies that they aren't kids anymore.
Kitty, running away from Juggernaut. Kitty, diving to grab Juggernaut's legs, phasing them both through the floor, and then rising in front of Juggernaut, who is very stuck. Bobby, whirling around to embrace Kitty, who lets a missile phase through both of them. Rogue, crouching down with Colossus, who places a hand on her head and shares his power, both of their skins turning into metal. Storm, lighting flashing around her, whirling to knock some dude down, kick-ass style. Beast, leaping down from a high perch, growling. Scott, without his visor or glasses, pure beam of energy coming out from his eyes.
And that's all I can remember, though I'm sure there were more.
Really amazingly done, really looking forward to it. I just hope they do justice to Scott/Jean, and don't just paste them on there as an afterthought like in X2. Logan or no Logan, they can't just ignore the fact that Scott and Jean were engaged. Don't get me wrong, Hugh is really hot, but I don't need a Wolverine Stu. I just need Wolverine. And the other X-Men in equal measures.