London, and yes you're right it's been out since Wednesday in here as wellAvistew said:Where are you from? It's been out since the 1st of June here (France).
Finally 15 posts in I find someone to agree with. I enjoyed both origins and last stand. No they certainly weren't epic by any means, but both belong on my bluray wall.370999 said:Agreed. It was flawed but still enjoyable for me.jovack22 said:Everybody is too harsh on the last stand.
It was fine for what it was.
True, it wasn't my favourite, but it's not a terrible abomination.
I saw this film today and while I didn't enjoy it as much as Bob did, it is deinetely a very good film.
Because it's Hollywood in the Obama era. Black guys have to either die or be embarrased and black chicks are always being fucked by some douchey white guy, it's the law apparentley because fuck Obama. It's okay though, because the audience is rejecting this bullshit.coconut_buyer said:I enjoyed the film, but something really bugged me in the second act...
Why did they kill the black guy?
I know it was necessary to kill one of the new recruits to move the plot forward but why did it need to be the only black character in the film? Not only that, but the other racial minority, Angel, sides with the bad guys in the same scene. In the end this leaves us with a cast of beautiful white people as our protagonists.
Its the year 2011, do movies really need to keep doing this? I really wished Bob brought this up, It would have made the review a lot more interesting.
hahahaha me tooThincrust said:Arkvoodle said:I am remarkably shocked by how well this film apparently turned out.
And a little bit disappointed; I was all set to hate this.
I agree completely.
Both Darwin and Angel Salvadore are two very newcomer characters to the x-universe. In fact Darwin existed for a time just a flashback character during the Gabriel Summers/Vulcan arc. Their addition here I found pretty throwaway. Moira, Beast, Banshee, and freaking Havok (who is my main peeve about this movie, why the heck is Scott Summer's younger brother alive and into his late teens in the 60's, is he going to become Scott's father or what?) have much more history for them to remain alive. Their characters just happen to be white. Remember Storm? Yeah, ultrapowerful mutant that isn't just Black, she's originally from a Muslim country. And she's a staple of the good guys.coconut_buyer said:I enjoyed the film, but something really bugged me in the second act...
Why did they kill the black guy?
I know it was necessary to kill one of the new recruits to move the plot forward but why did it need to be the only black character in the film? Not only that, but the other racial minority, Angel, sides with the bad guys in the same scene. In the end this leaves us with a cast of beautiful white people as our protagonists.
Its the year 2011, do movies really need to keep doing this? I really wished Bob brought this up, It would have made the review a lot more interesting.
I realize these characters don't have a lot to work with but why not expand on them anyways. Besides, the movies don't need to mirror the comics exactly. Better yet, why not switch ethnicities with someone from the main cast. Why couldn't Havoc or Banshee be black and Darwin be white? Their race doesn't have any impact on the story so it shouldn't really matter.shiajun said:Both Darwin and Angel Salvadore are two very newcomer characters to the x-universe. In fact Darwin existed for a time just a flashback character during the Gabriel Summers/Vulcan arc. Their addition here I found pretty throwaway. Moira, Beast, Banshee, and freaking Havok (who is my main peeve about this movie, why the heck is Scott Summer's younger brother alive and into his late teens in the 60's, is he going to become Scott's father or what?) have much more history for them to remain alive. Their characters just happen to be white. Remember Storm? Yeah, ultrapowerful mutant that isn't just Black, she's originally from a Muslim country. And she's a staple of the good guys.coconut_buyer said:I enjoyed the film, but something really bugged me in the second act...
Why did they kill the black guy?
I know it was necessary to kill one of the new recruits to move the plot forward but why did it need to be the only black character in the film? Not only that, but the other racial minority, Angel, sides with the bad guys in the same scene. In the end this leaves us with a cast of beautiful white people as our protagonists.
Its the year 2011, do movies really need to keep doing this? I really wished Bob brought this up, It would have made the review a lot more interesting.
Um, no I don't. And 'kind of' knowing what is going to happen is vastly different than 'knowing what happens because you've shown me all the cool shit that's in the movie'.Optimystic said:Um, it's a prequel. You kind of know what's going to happen, no huge twists or revelations there. The journey is the point, not the destination.Smokescreen said:I couldn't even manage that.Random Argument Man said:You're not the only one. I thought it was of a "So bad it's good" movie.Roggen Bread said:Am I the only one who actually liked Origins: Wolverine?
My problem with this film, which I haven't even seen, is that THE TRAILERS GIVE FUCKING EVERYTHING AWAY.
Jesus. I don't even need to see the goddamn film because the trailers have told me all I need to know!
/grumbles more
//will still probably see this because, if it's good, it's good
///but GODDAMNIT