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Written by Joe DiRosa
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Thought
I would make a quick entry here as I am amping up about the new X-Men
movie next weekend. I know this is the Davinci Code weekend and I am
kind of excited to finally see it being they were allowed to film in
several exclusive locations but I've been waiting for the X-Men movies
for over 20 years.. I always wondered why they didn't bring them to
film earlier given the amount of already produced story lines and the
simple amount of content Stan Lee has produced over the last century..
I was always a big fan of cartoons and the X-Men, Hall of Heroes, and
the Amazing Spiderman cartoons from my youth while not in depth story
telling had such wonderfull characters to work with..
The first
two movies seemed to lack the epic battles one would imagine when
bringing the comics to the screen. Obviously they felt compelled to
tell the back story and give some history on the X-men and how they
came together which is really what the first two movies were about..
What makes the X-Men great is the detail and the simple amount of
amazing characters to work with and while they have slowly introduced
more and more into the storylines throughout the series this is the
first one where it really feels like they are staging the wars that are
such a part of the comics. Leaving out so many of the characters in
favor of a more fluid story line was possibly necessary but I think
many fans who have had X-Men on film in there imaginations probably
envisioned something a bit more epic in the frist two movies., Anyway
I'm excited although the reviews are mixed I think the inclusion of
some real favorites including Beast, Phoenix and Juggernaut will make
for a great and exciting film. I am really disappointed that they are
calling this the last in the series as they finally have most of the
characters introduced and a part of the concept and storyline.
Casting
is the obvious concern because of the talent and cost of keeping that
talent but the comics have tons of exciting storylines that could and
should be explored.. Wouldn't you be excited to see the X-Men take on
Galaxus with a special appearance by the Silver Surfer.. Think how far
the X Universe goes..
The X-Men is about the battle
between good and evil and X3 is the movie where the battle begins.. The
back story is finally revealed to those people who weren't familiar and
now it's time for some action!!
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