How much do you really care about X3 being only 103 minutes?

[WorthyStevens]

candy? ...

WTF?

-TNC

You'll all see in good time.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

I've spoken to a representative at FOX today; none of this running-time information is confirmed at this time.

 

[Downhere]

I've spoken to a representative at FOX today; none of this running-time information is confirmed at this time.

Sounds good. There could still be hope. lol.

 

[KenK]

Sounds good. There could still be hope. lol.

But how off could they really be on the time, though, to hope the movie's actually ten to twenty minutes longer than it actually is?

 

[TNC9852002]

Yeah...I don't expect anything more (or less) than 7 minutes difference..

-TNC

 

[PikaZeroX]

As long as it's 103 BEFORE credits, then I'm fine.

 

[bluewolv]

That movie rocked.

Also, I think Terminator 3 gets a bad rap. It wasn't as memorable as T2 (hardly any action movies are) was it was far from the crapfest most people seem to make it out to be.

Now replace Terminator 3 with x-men the last stand...

 

[kytrigger]

Now replace Terminator 3 with x-men the last stand...

It's possible, but I'll reserve that judgement until I see X3.

 

[bluewolv]

But how off could they really be on the time, though, to hope the movie's actually ten to twenty minutes longer than it actually is?

exactly

 

[Pickle-El]

I've spoken to a representative at FOX today; none of this running-time information is confirmed at this time.

Just like that, huh?

 

[DroolingforGwen]

Cmon he bullsh:tted you... it's called the rounding up factor... 1:43 all of a sudden goes to 1:45... 103 min with credits suddenly goes to possibly without credits... it's just to keep the downers from getting down on this movie a little bit more... but it ain't the end of the world... expect a good movie with flaws... but what movie doesn't have flaws??? It will be good... but none of these movies have been great... when I think great I think LOTR, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Spiderman caliber... Xmen is right up there... but no quite... overall though... we will be getting a quality movie...

 

[Supreme Power]

Unfortunately, I must agree. But hey, at least we're getting an epic Superman Returns. For the past few years, it seems like every summer has had one excellent comic-book/superhero flick, and one mediocre or bad comic-book/superhero flick. It started in 2003 with X2 (the excellent one) and The Hulk (the mediocre one). Then in 2004 we got Spider-man 2 (the excellent one) and Catwoman (the terrible one). 2005 had Batman Begins (excellent) and Fantastic Four (mediocre). It's looking more and more like X3 will become the mediocre one, and I'm not just saying this b/c of the running time. It's a culmination of things that have happened, signs we've seen in the past.

I hope that is not the case.

 

[Supreme Power]

I've spoken to a representative at FOX today; none of this running-time information is confirmed at this time.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

Just like that, huh?

Just like that. E-mail is a powerful tool.

 

[TheVileOne]

rashomon is 88 minutes. waterworld is 176. which is the better film?

Return Of The King is 200 minutes. Dude Where's My car is 85. Which is the better film?

In other words your example sucks.

 

[tonytr1687]

I have my own theory on that excellent/mediocre superhero flick.

X2 (May 02, 2003) vs. Hulk (June 20, 2003)
Spider-Man 2 (June 30, 2004) vs. Catwoman (July 23, 2004)
Batman Begins (June 15, 2005) vs. Fantastic 4 (July 08, 2005)

There's another pattern. The 'excellent' superhero movies were released before the 'mediocre' superhero movies.

So...

X3 (May 26, 2006) vs. Superman Returns (June 30, 2006).

Really, all this talk of how 'poor' X3 is should happen after the movie is released. It's fine if you think it's going to suck, it's your opinion, but I'm going to disagree. There have been more and more signs that it'll be great.

I dont think it's gonna suck, I just think there's a good chance it'll turn out mediocre, or at the very best the quality of X1. And the thing is, X3 being of the same quality as X1 is a disappointment in my eyes. It should be at least as good as X2, if not better. And at this point, I'm not seeing it. X3 should be a Return of the King (fantastic conclusion to a trilogy), not a Terminator 3 (good but not great sequel).

 

[WorthyStevens]

I dont think it's gonna suck, I just think there's a good chance it'll turn out mediocre, or at the very best the quality of X1. And the thing is, X3 being of the same quality as X1 is a disappointment in my eyes. It should be at least as good as X2, if not better. And at this point, I'm not seeing it. X3 should be a Return of the King (fantastic conclusion to a trilogy), not a Terminator 3 (good but not great sequel).

I can see what you're saying, but remember X3 will have a much faster pace than X2, which will make up for it's shorter running time.

 

[HighVoltage]

The part that disappoints me the most is, that with this news, I truly doubt this movie will reach the level established by Spider-Man 2 and Batman Begins.

X3....really shouldve been the movie to step things up. A deep subplot about a cure for mutants, which any minority can relate to? Magneto gearing up for the epic war he's been talking about for the past two films, gathering up alot of mutants, some very well known and beloved? Angel and Beast finally appearing in the X-Films? Kitty and Colossus finally becoming X-Members after being bit players? And most importantly, the Dak Phoenix Saga, for the first time ever, in live action. All this wouldve made X-Men THE movie to beat, not just for comics, but for any movie this year, especially in the face of Superman returning to the big screen after twenty years.

But, the X-Men is not owned by Sony, who started developing spider-man 3's script since...well...when spider-man 2's premiere at the box office. It's not owned by Warner Brothers, who's gotten their heads out of their ass and is producing work like Singer's Superman, Nolan's Batman, V for Vendetta, and Joss Whedon on Wonder Woman. Nope, it was handed to Fox, a company known for half assing its movie's and wanting nothing more than a cheap buck. They never had faith in the X Flicks. Singer couldnt do beast or angel or a danger room because he never had the budget. For X2, all he got was 110 million bucks to make a movie about a dozen characters, 95% of them who have superpowers. Spider-Man 2, on the other hand, got 200 Million. For a movie where only two guys had superpowers. And now, the only reason they give a rats ass is because singer was smart enough to leave.

People wonder why fans have been giving this movie a hard time. You never heard people gripe about X2. Why? Because people had reason to have faith in that movie. We dont have that here. what we have here, is a movie that is looking more and more like another Fantastic Four, or Elektra. The sad part is, both of those movies couldve been on par with the spider-man films if fox cared. We dodged a bullet with X1 and X2, because we had Bryan Singer and Tom DeSanto. With X3, its like the fact that having Fox Studios as the backer has finally come to bite the X-Franchise in the ass.

I think of what X3 couldve been, and its just a shame. I think of what the franchise couldve been, and its just sad.

I like when Dc Heads are giving their opinion about something.

Well , now I`m going to Superman (ughh) Forums to say why that movie looks stupid, hey why Brandon Routh don`t looks as Christopher Reeve from first Superman movies?, hey, is true that Lex Luthor is the only one villian?, with a gang similar to Joker`s gang from Batman '60s Tv show? and his lines for this movie are ultracheesy?, Hey why that costume is so ridiculous?p

 

[tonytr1687]

I like when Dc Heads are giving their opinion about something.

Well , now I`m going to Superman (ughh) Forums to say why that movie looks stupid, hey why Brandon Routh don`t looks as Christopher Reeve from first Superman movies?, hey, is true that Lex Luthor is the only one villian?, with a gang similar to Joker`s gang from Batman '60s Tv show? and his lines for this movie are ultracheesy?, Hey why that costume is so ridiculous?p

I congratulate you on making yourself looking like an idiot. The Batman is here all the time and not one of your typical biased, DC fanatics and his post contained nothing that perpetuated any sort of venom toward Marvel and their films. But hey, at least we know who the Marvel fanatic is...

You just became exactly what you were (or thought you were) bashing. And I hate that. People like you are the reason we have these Marvel vs. DC forum wars. Not to mention all the stuff you just listed off about SR is ridiculous. Routh got into the business b/c ppl told him he looked like Reeve. Some of the best comic-book films of all time (Superman, Batman, Spider-man, Spider-man 2) had only one villian. And none of us have even seen the movie much less a full trailer, so we dont even know any of Lex's lines! And his gang looking like the Batman 60's series? Come on, you can do better than that....

 

[N_z0]

*ugh*

 

[LEX]

I've spoken to a representative at FOX today; none of this running-time information is confirmed at this time.

Thanks, Caliph. Good news.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

I really don't think that the 'Spiderman' movies, nor Batman Begins set any bars...

I will give the 'Spiderman' movies credit. Like I anticipate Singer to do with Superman Returns, Raimi took a character I have absolutley no interest in with Spiderman, and put out 2 movies that I enjoy very much. But I don't think they are as good as the 'X-Men' movies. Those are both amazing movies, that captured the 'X-Men' near perfect, in my eyes.

And Batman Begins is highly over-rated. Good? Yes. But I've never even watched it since I bought it on DVD. And unlike characters such as Spiderman or Superman, I DO have an interest in Batman, he's one of my favorite superheroes. I hate the quadrilogy that we got between Burton and Schumacher. And while Batman Begins was a definate upgrade, I still didn't like many of the aspects they used with the Batman character. There were many times when watching that movie that I didn't feel like I was watching a Batman film at all.

As far as I'm concerned, the 'X-Men' movies are still the standard for comic book movies. And from everything that I've actually seen (not uninformed speculation), this movie looks to carry the standard, and even outdo it. When I say what I'm about to say, it's not a knock on Singer in any way. I wouldn't have him handle the 'X-Men' movies in any other way. But with X-Men 3, I think I am getting the X-Men movie I have always wanted. There are just too many elements being incorporated into this movie for this to be a bad movie.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Batman Begins isn't overrated. Its given the credit it deserves but hey thats just my opinion. It is really up there in terms of comic book films.

 

[HighVoltage]

Now replace Terminator 3 with x-men the last stand...

Kitty Pryde is the Perfect Girl for John Connor.

 

[Pickle-El]

Just like that. E-mail is a powerful tool.

Oh, I thought you just talked to A1ant.

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