Review: X-Men 3: The Last Stand

[caitri]

This movie was full of Whedony goodness. Seriously. It was Serenity good and that is saying a lot. Also, Ian McKellan is making the hellabucks this weekend.

I LOVE:

*the Whedony bits

*final confirmation that Dark Phoenix and Dark Willow are the same

*THE THIRTY SECOND CODA AFTER THE CREDITS ROLL. KEEP YOUR ASS IN THE SEAT AND WATCH IT. Seriously, I yelled it out when people started leaving, and those who stayed were deeply happy. More people should read Whedonesque.

*all the X-history

*Magneto in general. Seriously, I would so be on his side if I was a mutant. The only reason he ever loses is because Hugh Jackman is So. Very. Pretty.

*the metaphors for everything

I am so on an X-high right now. I so wanna go see this again. PLEASE RESPOND WHEN YOU SEE THIS MOVIE SO I CAN GEEK NAUSEATINGLY!!!!!! :D

Also: JESS, I expect a full Balticon report at the end of the weekend. Do tell what Neil was saying in the bar!

Comments

[100wordspermin.livejournal.com]

I actually didn't like it that much, which was weird because I watched X2 about 8 times (and three of those in the theatre).

Somehow, half the cast dying just put a damper on the whole thing for me. And Hank wasn't really right, and they screwed Rogue AGAIN, and all Jean did was stand around with floaty hair and disintegrate people (which was very disturbing, btw).

Not trying to poke holes in the balloon of your X-high; I just wasn't what I'd hoped it would be.

[caitri.livejournal.com]

I wish they'd done the Phoenix effect.

I honestly was unmoved by the deaths. Let's face it: it's X-Men. Every single character has died at least once at this point. They'll get cloned, beamed up by aliens, or otherwise resurrected. So I'm pretty unconcerned about who is going to be in X4.