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Post by Enid on Jul 13, 2015 10:20:06 GMT
I thought it would be a good idea to talk about the X-Men movies, the old ones and all the new ones that will arrive in the next few years.
I was a huge X-Men fan when I was a little girl, I loved the cartoons and the first movies (until I saw The Last Stand, which was a huge disappointment), even though I have to admit the characters don't act like their counterparts in the comics or the cartoons.
Of the original trilogy, X2 is my favorite, but I think First Class and DOFP are better films overall, and I can't wait to see Apocalypse and Deadpool. I think they are going to be great. I'm on the fence about Gambit, is obvious that Channing Tatum is a big fan of the character and is really excited about the project, but I'm not sure he has enough charisma for the character.
Oh and X-Men Origins Wolverine sucks balls.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 10:23:00 GMT
Is it okay if I just post "SOPHIE" and don't vote until I've rewatched some of them?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 10:25:16 GMT
Ah, fuck it, I'll vote for x2 in the meantime.
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Post by Enid on Jul 13, 2015 10:28:04 GMT
Sorry, I'd have added a "Whichever movie Sophie is in", is there any way to add a new option?
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Post by Basil on Jul 13, 2015 10:31:10 GMT
I've never watched the cartoon series, but I've seen all the movies and I've read a few of the comics. I think X-Men 2, First Class and Days of Future Past were all outstanding movies, but my vote goes towards X-Men 2, because I love both Famke Janssen and Sir Ian McKellen, and I think they both had the most to work with in the second movie.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 11:42:53 GMT
Love the X-Men so much! They're my favorite comic/superheroes by far. I fell in love with them from watching the amazing animated series as a kid, and they're basically what got me into comics.
My vote goes to DoFP. X2 is a close, close 2nd though.
I'd rank them as follows;
DoFP>X2>X-Men>First Class>>The Wolverine>>>Wolverine Origins>>>>>Last Stand
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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2015 12:29:03 GMT
Sorry, I'd have added a "Whichever movie Sophie is in", is there any way to add a new option? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 13:22:38 GMT
Alright...who's the wise guy that voted for The Wolverine?  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 13:30:42 GMT
That was me, and it was sincere. I enjoy the X-Men films, especially the movies directed by Singer, but they are bloated with characters that don't really serve a purpose. I liked The Wolverine because, by focusing on just one character, I got a lot more out of it through attachment to Logan. I also loved the Japanese setting and the more organic action scenes like the sword fight in the third act. They got great Japanese actors for the supporting characters and it's probably Jackman's best performance in the series.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 13:38:42 GMT
That was me, and it was sincere. I enjoy the X-Men films, especially the movies directed by Singer, but they are bloated with characters that don't really serve a purpose. I liked The Wolverine because, by focusing on just one character, I got a lot more out of it through attachment to Logan. I also loved the Japanese setting and the more organic action scenes like the sword fight in the third act. They got great Japanese actors for the supporting characters and it's probably Jackman's best performance in the series. I really liked the first 2/3 of The Wolverine, but the ending was a train wreck. They totally ruined the Silver Samurai, the Viper was pretty weak as far as X-Men villains go too. There's so many better ones they should have used. The X-Men have a fantastic rogues gallery. I also love the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller story of Logan in Japan, and didn't think the movie did it justice at all. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2015 14:32:49 GMT
My favourite X-Men movie is First Class. Runner-up is X2. They are so much better than everything from the MCU (IMO).
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Post by Admin on Jul 13, 2015 14:57:49 GMT
I honestly don't like any of these films  |
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Post by Enid on Jul 13, 2015 17:45:01 GMT
Sorry, I'd have added a "Whichever movie Sophie is in", is there any way to add a new option? Oh well, guess it will stay like it is then Shitty quality trailer of X-Men Apocalypse here DELETED |
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Post by lordcarson on Jul 13, 2015 18:44:36 GMT
i want this now
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Post by Enid on Jul 15, 2015 9:50:51 GMT
Love the X-Men so much! They're my favorite comic/superheroes by far. I fell in love with them from watching the amazing animated series as a kid, and they're basically what got me into comics. My vote goes to DoFP. X2 is a close, close 2nd though. I'd rank them as follows; DoFP>X2>X-Men>First Class>>The Wolverine>>>Wolverine Origins>>>>>Last Stand YAY!! Another fan! I admit I'm a fan via the cartoons and the films, I've read a few comics, but not many (I know, I know  on me). My personal ranking of the movies is this one: X2>DoFP>First Class>X-Men>The Wolverine>The Last Stand>Origins Wolverine X2 and DOFP are very close, but I prefer X2. Regarding the worst ones, the Last Stand is shit, yes, but nothing can be worse than Origins Wolverine, not only did they destroy Deadpool, they told the same story we had already seen in X2 (except X2 did it a thousand times better). The Last Stand ruined the Phoenix saga and the Cure story-lines by combining them when those stories deserved their own movie, but at least it was a new X-Men story. I do have to admit though, that I was excited when I heard First Class was going to be a reboot. I love the movies, but I'd like to see more of the original personality the characters have. Xavier, Magneto and Wolverine are ok, but the rest of the characters have a new personality (Iceman and Rogue for example) or are used as plot points and barely have any personality at all (Jean is just there to created conflict between Wolverine and Cyclops, and Wolverine is more of a team leader than Scott. And Kitty was just used to create conflict between Rogue and Iceman). I wanted to see if a reboot would mean a new version of the characters closer to their comics counterparts, but DoFP was an awesome movie so another part of me is glad they did a film with the old casting and the new one. |
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Post by Enid on Jul 16, 2015 18:00:20 GMT
A few pics from the movie:       Things I noted: Mystique's and Quicksilver's armor looks like the one Jennifer Lawrence wore on The Hunger Games. Apocalypse looks smaller than I thought he would be. I love Storm's mohawk  |
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Post by Admin on Jul 16, 2015 18:49:17 GMT
Lawrence's hair looks like when Bridget Jones' scarf fell off and it was windy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 19:15:06 GMT
This too.
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Post by Enid on Jul 16, 2015 20:42:05 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 21:54:58 GMT
It is a bit funny that they describe the kid from Tree of Life and Mud who's playing Cyclops as "this bad boy". I have trouble buying that. Or maybe I'm just jealous given his love interest in the movie... ( Yeah, I know, I'm pretty one-note these days  ) |
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