X3: Bomb or not?

[BMM]

The Last Stand is a disappointment, but one would be hardpressed to say that it didn't make money.

 

[Ben Urich]

And X1, and X2, and Spiderman(one of the worst movies I've ever suffered through in theatres, another abhorrent piece of **** that mainstream audiences can't stop praising)...

Are you kidding me?

 

[The Dark Defender]

Are you kidding me?

Same reaction I get when people praise those obscenely bad wastes of film, yet bash vastly superior movies (which most movies are) into oblivion.

 

[Ben Urich]

Same reaction I get when people praise those obscenely bad wastes of film, yet bash vastly superior movies (which most movies are) into oblivion.

Fair enough.
It's just rare to see X3 rated above the first two films. Or Spider-Man, for that matter.

 

[Horrorfan]

I personally think X3 is the best of the trilogy and I love the other two. People say it doesnt have heart, but I think the end scene with wolverine and jean, and the confrontation between pheonix and professer are the most wrenching, powerful scenes in the trilogy. the relationship with magneto and professor x is better than ever. every piece of action is reacting to the cure. You don't need monologues to react to everything. I also think characters were equally underused in singers movies (sabretooth, colossus, storm, cyclops, toad, etc).


But I personally also think the first spiderman was very generic and bland. Its lucky I managed to catch the second on tv, purely by luck, or I would have had no interest in SM3.

 

[livrule]

X3 has done well ... very well.

The movie was short, sharp and to the point. I'm pleased its numbers are good because to honest .... it deserves it.

From day one the rabid fanboys and fat ginger critics ripped this movie to shreads .... Those same geeks also found the time to tell us how Superman would be the movie of the decade ....

All I know is X3 was a damn entertaining movie ....

Superman ?? ..... Tepid, dull remake.

 

[thealiasman2000]

Why should how much money a movie made dtermine its quality?

Movies are work of art. They should be judged by their content, NOT by how much money they made.

"X-Men: The Last Stand" was a crappy movie. Wether it made a lot of money or not is another argument entirely.

But if you disagree, try talking about themovie's quality, and come up with a better reason that "it made a lot of money".

 

[Immortalfire]

And X1, and X2, and Spiderman(one of the worst movies I've ever suffered through in theatres, another abhorrent piece of **** that mainstream audiences can't stop praising)...

http://piv.pivpiv.dk/

 

[thealiasman2000]

Thanks for pointing the blindly obvious, Immortalfire.

 

[Horrorfan]

X3 has done well ... very well.

The movie was short, sharp and to the point. I'm pleased its numbers are good because to honest .... it deserves it.

From day one the rabid fanboys and fat ginger critics ripped this movie to shreads .... Those same geeks also found the time to tell us how Superman would be the movie of the decade ....

All I know is X3 was a damn entertaining movie ....

Superman ?? ..... Tepid, dull remake.

Exactly. Most of the haters decided to jump on ain't it crap's hate bandwagon for x3, and looked silly when it did so well, and I'm glad.

 

[Aiden]

I personally think X3 is the best of the trilogy and I love the other two. People say it doesnt have heart, but I think the end scene with wolverine and jean, and the confrontation between pheonix and professer are the most wrenching, powerful scenes in the trilogy. the relationship with magneto and professor x is better than ever. every piece of action is reacting to the cure. You don't need monologues to react to everything. I also think characters were equally underused in singers movies (sabretooth, colossus, storm, cyclops, toad, etc).


But I personally also think the first spiderman was very generic and bland. Its lucky I managed to catch the second on tv, purely by luck, or I would have had no interest in SM3.

Yeah. I think X3 had some great set-pieces etc. Jean v Xavier was one of the best in the trilogy

 

[kane9321]

x3 was a straight hit

 

[Chaos Bringer]

loved X3. Maybe my fav of the trilogy as well.
I feel like I've posted as a broken record here but X3 works amazingly well as a third installment of the XFilms. As a translation to the comics it failed horribly, but so did 1 & 2 if not moreso...
Hate 3 cuz it wasn't the comic XMen? Darn skippy it wasn't, it was a movie and a great popcorn muncher at that too.

All the XFilms suck it to be honest. So do most Marvel Films. Not everything can be Sin City although it should be. Faithful is where it's at.

PS-Superman Returns wasn't all that at all.

 

[hitmanyr2k]

You know the summer of '06 must be truly bad when X3 is probably my most liked film so far. The movie entertained me and all but it was forgettable entertainment. Bring on 2007!!

 

[FaT_tONle]

People mostly bash X3 cause it sh:tted on their favorite characters... Cyke, Jean as Pheonix, Angel, ROgue, etc, and the run-time... but as most would agree... it's a darn good marvel movie worthy of its numbers... I think Supes is a bit overrated... I find it average at best... but going back to X3... it did have more emotion and action... just a little rushed... haters should show it some respect at least

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Wolverine walking towards Jean, constantly healing himself; one of the best scenes in any comic movie. And I carry the same opinion as most, better than x1 but not x2.

 

[livrule]

Why should how much money a movie made dtermine its quality?

Movies are work of art. They should be judged by their content, NOT by how much money they made.

"X-Men: The Last Stand" was a crappy movie. Wether it made a lot of money or not is another argument entirely.

But if you disagree, try talking about themovie's quality, and come up with a better reason that "it made a lot of money".

Nope agree ...

But .... When I pay for my ticket I want to be entertained.

X3 never let me down.

I'm pleased it made money and did well because it is NOT a bad movie .... and it managed to rise above the internet/fanboy hatred.

Everyone I talk to really enjoyed it.

But go online and its just *****ing about everything from the lack of Phoenix fire to Logans haircut.

 

[FaT_tONle]

But go online and its just *****ing about everything from the lack of Phoenix fire to Logans haircut.

Cause we need something to ***** about with the amount these movies are analyzed... it'll never end... but what can you do

 

[Horrorfan]

. Not everything can be Sin City although it should be. Faithful is where it's at.
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I think sin city sucked ass, personally. I never read or cared about the comis though.

 

[Darthphere]

I think sin city sucked ass, personally. I never read or cared about the comis though.

This says a lot about your taste.

 

[Horrorfan]

This says a lot about your taste.

Yes I agree. It says I don't like shallow films with poor dialogue, hammy acting and a disjointed screenplay thats one big effects *********ion with no real story or anyone to care about, made by a hugely overrated director.

 

[Octoberist]

X3, while I didn't like it, made alot of money. I didn't like it because how it neglects certain characters (Cyclops...poor guy..and Mystique). The neglection didn't do anything to help the movie emotionally at all: I felt either it was the studio's doing or a way to give the new characters more screentime.

 

[The Dark Defender]

http://piv.pivpiv.dk/

Strong counter, has about as much depth as the films you're defending.

If I liked Power Ranger villains, paper thin plots, horrendous dialogue like "You're the one who's out Gobby! Out of your mind!" Pointless puppy love stories that go in circles, visuals that are horribly even by the standards of poorly contructed video games...then I'd love Spider Man.

If I loved paper thin characters, watered down bad-ass wannabes that get the **** kicked out of them everytime they get into a fight, wasted potential all over the place, and direction that's about as sharp as a square, vomiting on terrific source material and turning them into bad movies(to be VERY generous)and horrid adaptions...then I'd love Singer's films.

Of course, if you love these things, then just maybe...

http://piv.pivpiv.dk/

Personally, I prefer films that make it a point to make me give a **** about what's happening on screen.

 

[The Dark Defender]

Yes I agree. It says I don't like shallow films with poor dialogue, hammy acting and a disjointed screenplay thats one big effects *********ion with no real story or anyone to care about, made by a hugely overrated director.

There were 3 stories, 2 of them were very unique. That Yellow Bastard was a bit one-dimensional and generic, but still better than most comic book films.
They spent quite a bit of time developing the missions of Marv, Dwight, and Hartigan, as well as building the primary villains of all 3 stories into disgusting piece of **** that eventually got what they had coming to them.
The effects did the best job of bringing the comic book look and feel to the screen, but the film doesn't rely solely on them.
Each character has their distinct personality(something that Singer isn't able to comprehend), even ones that have little screen time or dialogue.

Sin City blows away every comic book movie ever made for me, and I knew nothing of the books prior to the films.
As for Rodriguez direction, he does a hell of a job of putting things onscreen for much less money than they appear in little time.

 

[xwolverine2]

http://piv.pivpiv.dk/

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ROTFL!!