X3 Review
I was prepared to be disappointed, but I wasn't.The fanboys at aintitcool either loved it or hated it, ...and the haters sounded more convincing that the lovers.
For me, it's probably the best X-Men movie, or a close tie with X1. For me, X2 sucked.
It's true that this movie was rushed, and the lack of attention to detail is evident in this film. The most noticable mistake is the instant daylight to darkness scene. The Golden Gate bridge is moved to connect San Francisco to Alcatraz so all of Magneto's followers can attack the prison to retrieve the source of the "cure". When the bridge is placed on the ground, it is a bright sunny day. Seconds later it is dark as night.
The dialog is not quite there, the humor feels a bit stunted, the new faces are too numerous and too temporary, and the film suffers from the same "twiddling of thumbs" problem that afflicted the first two X-men movies (this is where mutants with incredible powers stand and watch while they could be helping their mates or joining the fight).
And yes, there are parts that don't make sense.
For example, we all know that Magneto could just manipulate Wolverine and spin him like a shredder into his pals, but this never occurs to him. Jean could just kick everyone's ass by dropping a building on them, but rarely does much of anything.
Ok, so those are my problems with the movie, and I should note that except for the sloppiness, all the other X-men films had the same problems.
What I liked:
The quick pace is a welcome change from the dirge that was X2.
Kitty Pride is maddeningly hot, but I still take Rogue in that fight.
There is actual emotion in this film, unlike the others. The death scenes (and they are numerous) are well done (especially the final one).
The fight scenes are really cool.
I like what they did with Beast (except the horrible facial makeup).
I love how they set up the next movies, which I assume will be made.
And I hope that Fox decides to treat this franchise with a bit more respect than they did this time around. As the weekend box office numbers show, the sky is the limit.
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