Xavier gets killed off. Knowing what he's up against he needlessly sacrafices his life. But it's ok because he can make the "OMG" transfer scene at the end:roll:
Dude. His scene was kickin'. No one saw it coming and after that moment, the Phoenix became
very threatening. I kept thinking anyone could die (except Wolverine, Lord of the Franchise). The body count of Jean, Cyke, and Prof is really quite impressive.
Not only that, but it's not a needless sacrifice. He's trying to shut her down to
save the world. She's trying to kill him before hand. He tries and tries, and fails. Just before she destroys him he works out a way to
save himself. So how, exactly, did he sacrifice himself?
Kitty was the metaphor for Senior/Freshmen connection in High School and a waste. She did nothing. Her parts in the movie were nothing more than to showcase her powers.
Oh yeah. Because in Singer's films Storm had a deep character. Cyclops too. And Jean. And oh, that's right, only Wolverine had a character. And Iceman. And Pyro. And Magneto. The other two films were just showcases for special effects too, the difference was that Kitty had an exciting sequence that was relevant to the outcome of the plot.
Iceman Vs. Pyro :rockon: Iceman was probably the greatest thing about this movie.
When I saw this, I howled, imagining how Ice would've been geeking out to it!
Beast was good too and well casted. But too much was left open. Did he want to be cured? What about the dynamic with Wolverine?
Meh, for a secondary character I thought they did plenty for him. And he got a bit more than Nightcrawler in X2. Speaking of which, David Hyde Pierce should've been cast as Nightcrawler. And the end of the film should've revolved around an important dinner party and a misunderstood discretion. :twisted:
Man, I was so waiting for Beast to yell, "People of Seattle! Listen to ME!" :lol:
Pheonix? **** THAT!! It was terrible. She's a GODESS but she joins The Brotherhood. Oh wait, it's cool, she's in love with Hugh Jackman. The Audience will dig it. :roll:
I thought - no problem with Phoenix. Unlike the UXM version, this Phoenix had gravity to her. She seemed genuinely capable of killing everyone. Because she killed Professor X - with her mind. Unlike Cassandra Nova and Onslaught, I was actually scared of Phoenix. Yes, she's not the dark cosmic goddess, but she's got the same level of relevant threat (when you consider there's no alien civilisations in the X movies). The thing that annoyed me was the ending.
I agree, it was bollocks. She can't vaporise Wolverine and dies. Whatever.
Here's what they should've done - they get Leech next to Phoenix (I don't care how, and it's somewhat irrelevant). With Leech next to Phoenix, her powers (and thus, the evil alternate personality) are turned off. With that being the case, Jean is Jean once more. And Wolverine walks up to her. He's going to kill her so it doesn't happen again. Jean asks for the cure instead. No cure samples are left - they're all gone. So, she'll just stay next to Leech until they make more. The doctor's dead. Jean begs for her life, and Wolverine kills the woman he loves. Not Phoenix. Jean. I think that's a heart-wrenching, brutal ending to a particularly brutal film. I think it would work really well. Regardless, Leech shutting down the Phoenix was
so obvious I'm amazed it didn't happen. Everyone who saw it expected that to happen, and what we were given was less. The ending was balls.
But then, that seems to be how the X franchise works...
Mystique had a touching sequence? More like Cop Out.
How so? It showed a lot about her - she loved her powers, very proud of them, and she sacrificed herself for Magneto. That shows a lot. Then Magneto spurns her. That shows a lot. It was a very effective scene. And another staple X character is gone - the body count rises.
Juggernaut - No complaints :rockon:
He's the Juggernaut, *****!
Magneto was also great as expected.
Yup.
And Finally Cyclops did get screwed. I firmly believe the Third Film would have showcased him more than the previous two if Singer had taken the franchise further. It wouldn't have been all about Wolverine but would have focused a lot more on the other characters had Singer been involved.
I think if Singer had been on X3, more Cyclops would've definately been the case.
There wouldn't have been Superman Returns for James Marsden to be in after all...
That said, I'm not saying X3 is a fantastic film. I don't own it on dvd or whatever. I think though, with it's large body count, ensemble cast, and gang warfare climax sequence it's the best of the three. The first is dull and boring, laden with exposition and a nonsense plot. The second is very forgettable, having only the wonderful Brian Cox as it's high point, and while the film does build nicely, it doesn't pay off its own story. And Jean dies stupidly. I didn't believe they couldn't save her from the tidal wave thing. X3 was, for me, the best of the three, but still not great. It still had a bloody stupid ending.
But best of the three.
