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<blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 318860" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 22px">X-Men: The Last Stand </span></strong>(2006)</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0265%2F2769%2F4934%2Fproducts%2Fx_men_three_ver9_xxlg_530x%402x.jpg%3Fv%3D1571762571&f=1&nofb=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 405px" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I remember queueing to see this in the cinema on opening weekend, looking at the giant cutouts in the lobby full of anticipation and excitement. I left feeling disappointed and a little deflated.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">I did find lots to enjoy in the film. As [USER=40536]@Jock Ewing Fan[/USER] said there was an expanded role for Ian McKellen, which is always a good thing. Kitty Pryde is probably my favourite X-Man, so I was thrilled to see her play a more substantial part, and I thought Ellen Page (as was) was a great fit in the role. It was nice to see two more original X-Men - Beast and Angel on screen (with Hank appropriately recast with Frasier for this instalment). There were cameos galore, and nods to familiar tropes and scenarios from the comics: the Danger Room (complete with Sentinels); the Fastball Special; Hank's "Oh my stars and garters" exclamation.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Initially, my disappointment stemmed from the fact that this wasn't in any way a faithful representation of The Phoenix Saga. I hadn't expected it to be a line-for-line translation, but neither had I expected it to stray quite so far from the mother ship.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">But there were other concerns. This film's biggest enemy was Superman. James Marsden may have managed to leave Metropolis long enough to shoot some Cyclops scenes, but he's the least of the losses anyway. The timing meant that the director, composer <u>and</u> writers of the previous instalment were all tied up with <em>Superman Returns</em>. And it really does show in the film. When the DVD came out, I remember watching the audio commentary and finding Brett Ratner just too much. Every scene was like the Best. Thing. Ever. I felt the tone was constantly self-congratulatory which was incredibly off-putting to me. I'm not sure how accurate an assessment that was. I've just looked back at a couple of interviews of Brett's regarding the film and found him fine, so perhaps there were crossed wires, or perhaps I was still bitter about the film having a different auteur.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">It's many years since I last watched this film - probably around a decade and perhaps longer. My lingering memory is the feeling that it lacked the subtlety of the first two films. I found it noisy, busy and a bit more cartoony, with Charles's death-by-CGI a low point for me.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">The good news is that this time round - going in with extremely low expectations - the film is better than I remember. In fact the first 45 minutes or so really impressed me. The de-ageing technology used for Charles and Eric wowed me when I first watched. I thought it might have dated badly but it still looks very nice indeed.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Neither was it as noisy as I feared, though the final battle remains the least satisfying of the three films for me as there's just too much going on. And John Powell's score was better than I remembered. I have it on CD and so might have to revisit it soon.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">There were some lovely moments. Ororo's eulogy at Charles's funeral was a standout for me this time round. It was good to see her given this kind of material as Storm seems to have ended up being overshadowed by other characters in all three films and both Halle and Ororo deserve better (though perhaps there's something to be said for "less is more" since she's remained consistently watchable for me).</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">Joss Whedon's X-Men run was way after I'd stopped reading regularly (and to say I didn't care for Whedon's MCU films is an understatement) but the plot about the mutant cure evidently came from that run and I have to say it's perfect for this world. Clearly it builds on the allegory for civil rights that pervades the fabric of the X-Men as a concept.</p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>continued...</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Spells & Karma, post: 318860, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]X-Men: The Last Stand [/SIZE][/B](2006) [IMG width="405px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.shopify.com%2Fs%2Ffiles%2F1%2F0265%2F2769%2F4934%2Fproducts%2Fx_men_three_ver9_xxlg_530x%402x.jpg%3Fv%3D1571762571&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] I remember queueing to see this in the cinema on opening weekend, looking at the giant cutouts in the lobby full of anticipation and excitement. I left feeling disappointed and a little deflated. I did find lots to enjoy in the film. As [USER=40536]@Jock Ewing Fan[/USER] said there was an expanded role for Ian McKellen, which is always a good thing. Kitty Pryde is probably my favourite X-Man, so I was thrilled to see her play a more substantial part, and I thought Ellen Page (as was) was a great fit in the role. It was nice to see two more original X-Men - Beast and Angel on screen (with Hank appropriately recast with Frasier for this instalment). There were cameos galore, and nods to familiar tropes and scenarios from the comics: the Danger Room (complete with Sentinels); the Fastball Special; Hank's "Oh my stars and garters" exclamation. Initially, my disappointment stemmed from the fact that this wasn't in any way a faithful representation of The Phoenix Saga. I hadn't expected it to be a line-for-line translation, but neither had I expected it to stray quite so far from the mother ship. But there were other concerns. This film's biggest enemy was Superman. James Marsden may have managed to leave Metropolis long enough to shoot some Cyclops scenes, but he's the least of the losses anyway. The timing meant that the director, composer [U]and[/U] writers of the previous instalment were all tied up with [I]Superman Returns[/I]. And it really does show in the film. When the DVD came out, I remember watching the audio commentary and finding Brett Ratner just too much. Every scene was like the Best. Thing. Ever. I felt the tone was constantly self-congratulatory which was incredibly off-putting to me. I'm not sure how accurate an assessment that was. I've just looked back at a couple of interviews of Brett's regarding the film and found him fine, so perhaps there were crossed wires, or perhaps I was still bitter about the film having a different auteur. It's many years since I last watched this film - probably around a decade and perhaps longer. My lingering memory is the feeling that it lacked the subtlety of the first two films. I found it noisy, busy and a bit more cartoony, with Charles's death-by-CGI a low point for me. The good news is that this time round - going in with extremely low expectations - the film is better than I remember. In fact the first 45 minutes or so really impressed me. The de-ageing technology used for Charles and Eric wowed me when I first watched. I thought it might have dated badly but it still looks very nice indeed. Neither was it as noisy as I feared, though the final battle remains the least satisfying of the three films for me as there's just too much going on. And John Powell's score was better than I remembered. I have it on CD and so might have to revisit it soon. There were some lovely moments. Ororo's eulogy at Charles's funeral was a standout for me this time round. It was good to see her given this kind of material as Storm seems to have ended up being overshadowed by other characters in all three films and both Halle and Ororo deserve better (though perhaps there's something to be said for "less is more" since she's remained consistently watchable for me). Joss Whedon's X-Men run was way after I'd stopped reading regularly (and to say I didn't care for Whedon's MCU films is an understatement) but the plot about the mutant cure evidently came from that run and I have to say it's perfect for this world. Clearly it builds on the allegory for civil rights that pervades the fabric of the X-Men as a concept. [I]continued...[/I][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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