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Friday, May 26, 2006

My X-3 Review

WARNING: THIS BLOG POST MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS OF THE RECENTLY RELEASED X-3. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT AND CARE ABOUT KEEPING YOURSELF IN SUSPENSE OF THE FINAL OUTCOME OF THE X-MEN THIS TIME AROUND, PLEASE DO NOT READ. THANK YOU.

Today I got an email from Jessica asking me whether or not I enjoyed the latest X-men movie when I went to see it last night at the midnight premiere. I actually started writing this as an email back to her, but then decided I would hate to have to repeat myself a million times over explaining why I did not think this was a very good movie. So here is the actual would-be response email:

Dear Jessie Poo,

You asked about X-3. This is what I have to say: "Barf." Just kidding... there's more. Anyways, there were a few problems with X-3... problem uno is that I was soooooo tired so I had to drink a Mountain Dew to keep me awake and then about an hour later I was literally SHAKING from all that sugar and caffeine so late at night. The second problem was that they killed off a way hot guy too early in the film which made me sad, of course. The third and biggest problem was that I felt no emotional connection to any of the characters, old or new. The new director of this film (I don't know who directed it, but Bryan Singer did the first two.) didn't do a very good job with clearly defining the plot or the characters. It was kind of just a bunch of random stuff that when put all together was a shadowy form of a movie. A lot of people we SHOULD care about die but for some reason I hardly felt bad. Instead, it was more like, wow. Ok. So they're dead. Again (in the case of Jean Grey...). Next. I wasn't emotionally involved, I didn't care, and the only thing that really made me feel slightly sad was when Mystique got de-mutanized or that hot guy Scott Summers died! (Ahhhh, he has the most beautiful blue eyes, and they finally took advantage of them for an X-men movie, even if they did kill him off right afterward.) I might go see it again, but probably not until I've convinced myself I was wrong and should give it a second chance. But I have always been a stubborn being. We'll see.

Love,
Alfalfa... er, Brookie Poo

3 Comments:

  • Yes, yes, it was sad how you didn't emotionally connect with the characters. And how the movie was kind of random in some places. And how Nightcrawler wasn't in it at all.
    But how could any of that matter when Beast kicks major butt? (Literally)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:05 AM  

  • Ok, so I have now seen X-3 and I just want you to be prepared for rebuttal after I post my thoughts and reaction of the film. And rest assured, I have yet to disappoint the fact that we never ever feel the same about movies. (except kate and leopold)

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:29 AM  

  • you can not base your opinion of that movie on Beast. The beast was a minor role. Sure he kicked butt. BUT it was for like 2 seconds and it wasn't all that spectacular since EVERYONE was fighting. AND it did not take away from fact that the movie generally did not live up to the great potential that we know it can (refer to X men 1&2 for confirmation). that is all

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:37 PM  

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