Xmen The Last Stand

[T.r.u.m.p.y]

Going to see the movie tonight,
please please use the spoiler thingy if u are posting a spoiler,
i think i just read something i didn't want to know ....

[ch@nce]

haven't seen it as yet but i'm not really in a rush to do so...... don't kno why but i've lost interest.

[michiganman]

it wasn't a bad movie but it seemed rushed

[Jalan]

Just wondering, if Magneto can easily kill Wolverine because of his adamantium skeleton, can he DESTROY Colossus in a heartbeat?

I'll reluctantly put this in spoiler tags even though the statute of limitations regarding spoiling old news is pretty much passed with it:

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Magneto actually attempted this in the comics during the conclusion of the "Fatal Attractions" storyline. He ended up ripping the adamantium out of Wolverine and left him in a near-death state.

BUT, the key thing here is that the adamantium bonded to his skeletal structure isn't his mutant power... his healing factor, heightened senses and bone claws, however, are (though the fact that he started out with bone claws is only relevant in regard to the comics, unless they touch on it in the Wolverine film whenever that sees the light of day).

After the Magneto removed the adamantium from his body, Wolverine's healing factor went into overdrive as it tried to save his life. He ended up recovering but after the fact, he discovered that he had lost a lot of his other abilities (the heightened senses, for example).

It gets more or less convoluted to an annoying degree beyond that (like the revelation that the adamantium was poisoning Wolverine's system and keeping him from fully using his healing factor). To make an already long story even longer, the adamantium was eventually placed back within him by Apocalypse when he was part of one of the many incarnations of Apocalypse's Four Horsemen team (namely Death) during part of "The Twelve" storyline in the comics.

As a sidenote, when Magneto ripped the adamantium out of Wolverine, Professor X was insanely pissed. So much so that he ended up erasing Magneto's mind entirely and putting the poor bastard in a coma. This eventually helped lead into the "Onslaught Saga" event which crossed over into numerous Marvel comics during the summer of 1996.

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As for the film, I liked it. There were things that didn't make sense (such as Juggernaut being depicted as a mutant when he is clearly not) from a comic book fan/geek's point of view but once you get beyond that, it was enjoyable enough. It was also worth it to see Famke Janssen decked out as Phoenix. I envy the wardrobe person who must've helped her into that red bodice.

I'm hoping for a better turnout at the box office when Superman finally returns to the big screen near the end of this month though.

[ironman405]

it is the best movie of the x MEN series

[aarkkando]

I think it was a good movie worth a watch in the theateres.

[mr. nails]

lol, all of u are on crack. this movie was complete dog shit. i mean, w0w. i thought the first one was bad enough and it couldn't get any worse. the 2nd one, mind u, was pretty good. i enjoyed it, but this one was just complete and utter waste of time and should just been one of those movies that goes straight to dvd or better yet the tnt network channel...

[gamer4eva]

Juggernaut was the best man well along with wolverine.....but even in the cartoons Juggernaut and Wolverine always dis it out.

[lafur]

I didnt see it but this is a grate movie!

[jaz84]

I saw it tonight, I thought it was entertaining, but it also rang hollow.

The writers built up a lot of potentially interesting situations which they never bothered to realize, or which they did realize, but, with dull resolutions. The whole Ice/Fireman conflict had one of the most anti-climactic duels I've ever seen. Oh, and where the heck was Rogue? She had, atmost, 5 minutes of on screen dialogue, which also lead to a love trianle not being a love triangle at all. This movie needed atleast 30, or 40 minutes more, or they could have dropped the more useless plot devices/subplots.

X3 suffers from what I like to call "Transformers The Movie Syndrom". Basically, it feels like an excuse to kill of old characters, and make room for the shinny new ones. I'm glad Cyclops is gone, since he has'nt been doing much since x1, but then they had to go and kill/cure characters that did'nt need to be killed/cured.

Though, the kick ass fight scenes, Kelsey Grammar, and Juggernauts ridiculously great one liner did manage to save the day. Also, I think Kitty Prydes character was pretty cool, I hope she becomes bigger role in the next installment(assuming there is one). Oh well, better luck on the next one.

Edit: Did anyone else think the opening scene was great? The one with Magneto, Prof X, and Jean.