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Directed by: Bryan Singer Starring: Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen I'm a fan of X-Men, from the comics to the cartoon. This right here is certainly not a bad X-Men movie, be it from production to special effects to acting. A lot of the details, such as Mystique's look, are improved nicely from the first movie. Fans of the first movie are pretty much guaranteed to like this. That said, messing with cerebro/incapacitating Xavier was done in the first film, killing all mutants/humans is a bit too grand a scheme to believe seeing it happen, and Stryker just isn't a character I care about as the lead villain. I hope X-3 features a some bigger fight scenes and a more compelling plot. Chances are it won't ever be on par with the Spiderman series, but it's competant enough to merit additional sequels. RATING: 3.5 PROS: Good action flick with the X-Men you know and love CONS: Too many plot overlaps from the first; not enough mutant-on-mutant action ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290334/
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# ? Jul 1, 2004 15:35 |
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# ? Mar 29, 2024 13:59 |
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I thought this was really great, even better than the first X-Men movie. There was a lot of great action (the opening sequence for example), and it had a pretty good sense of humor, usually poking fun at itself. Jackman and Mckellen were the only really interesting characters though, almost everyone else is just there to help them or stand in their way, but that isn't too terrible in an ensemble type movie like this.
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# ? Jul 1, 2004 16:58 |