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No spoilers beyond those which the trailer will spoil for you, I don't think.
Oh, X-Men movie franchise. You're sort of squirming gutshot on the floor now, aren't you. All the know-how and make-do, as William S. Burroughs said, has gone out of you. Also you seem to have Halle Berry glued to your face.
Many others have already said it, albeit with varying degrees of understanding of/love for the source material and good spelling, but, yeah. Not so good. Everyone who can act either gets written into stupid corners, killed off, or forced to share every scene with Halle Berry, who will NOT SHUT UP OR GO AWAY. I want to hire someone to lock her in a port-a-potty for the duration of the shooting of the next movie.
A few cute scenes do not a movie make. There were a few great effects shots, and a lot of poor ones. A few fun things, and many unfun things. Makeup was generally pretty good, except for that of Beast, but admittedly he's hard. Big Chris (from Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) was well-cast and pretty okay when he wasn't being asked to say overtly dumb things that make baby Everything Sentient cry. Writing of both dialog and plot were sorely lacking. Hugh Jackman tried really hard, but he couldn't help but come off as sort of in touch with his feelings, which is just unfortunate.
Enh. Wasted opportunity, in many ways. Character development, knowing nods to the fans, and even in-character actions in general were missing. I am full of sadness. I miss Singer. He wasn't perfect, but he did his job, by gum, and he at least cared.
Oh, X-Men movie franchise. You're sort of squirming gutshot on the floor now, aren't you. All the know-how and make-do, as William S. Burroughs said, has gone out of you. Also you seem to have Halle Berry glued to your face.
Many others have already said it, albeit with varying degrees of understanding of/love for the source material and good spelling, but, yeah. Not so good. Everyone who can act either gets written into stupid corners, killed off, or forced to share every scene with Halle Berry, who will NOT SHUT UP OR GO AWAY. I want to hire someone to lock her in a port-a-potty for the duration of the shooting of the next movie.
A few cute scenes do not a movie make. There were a few great effects shots, and a lot of poor ones. A few fun things, and many unfun things. Makeup was generally pretty good, except for that of Beast, but admittedly he's hard. Big Chris (from Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels) was well-cast and pretty okay when he wasn't being asked to say overtly dumb things that make baby Everything Sentient cry. Writing of both dialog and plot were sorely lacking. Hugh Jackman tried really hard, but he couldn't help but come off as sort of in touch with his feelings, which is just unfortunate.
Enh. Wasted opportunity, in many ways. Character development, knowing nods to the fans, and even in-character actions in general were missing. I am full of sadness. I miss Singer. He wasn't perfect, but he did his job, by gum, and he at least cared.
