Leah and I had a marathon of the X-Men movies.
The Illusionist
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84
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Mysterious. Loved the main
character. Jessica Biel can act! Sepia visuals were stunning, and set just
the right atmosphere.
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X-Men
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88
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OK,
Batman was darker, and more stylized.
But I can't say it was better.
Certainly this was more true to the characters. It whets my appetite for more. Oh, and I was wrong: Hugh Jackman and
Wolverine were the center of the movie for good reason.
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X-Men 2: X-Men
United (aka X2)
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90
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What a fun, intense story! We get Nightcrawler! We give Phoenix a reason to arise. We get some of Logan’s mysterious past, but
not all of it. And we see just how
dangerous mutants can really be. Loved
it.
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X-Men 3: The Last Stand
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85
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Excellent movie for traditional comic book
story and action. Characters sometimes
acted out-of-character, though.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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88
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Very fun, and since I didn’t know most of the story ahead of time, I
got to be surprised. “The best X-Men
movie?” Not quite. But very good.
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X-Men: First Class
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86
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A worthy entry in the genre. I liked the Xavier/Lehnsherr
relationship. Kevin Bacon made a good
villain. Mystique as a teenager –
loved it. Consistency with the comics
must be sacrificed. A couple of cameos
made me smile – even laugh!
Rating: Remember this – I am “easy” when it comes to the X-Men. Always will be.
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Amazing Spiderman
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73
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Hey, this is pretty good. I
know Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are NOT teenagers, but in a couple of
scenes they could be. Garfield sold
the “I am a teenager with super powers” early Spidey. I’m forgiving some of the plot holes
because I liked the ending. And I’ve
upgraded the rating after a re-viewing because the two leads are so much
better than their predecessors. If
only they could have had the Green Goblin story from Spiderman.
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