absolutangel64

The new X-Men should be rented, and not watched in a theater.

Because you’d much rather have the bad taste fill your mouth while you’re in the comforts of your own home, instead of having it invade while you’re in a crowded theater, with no place to run.

And I’m saying this as someone who loves the X-Men. As far as comic movies are concerned, I liked the X-Men franchise the best even though the screenwriters had manipulated the comic book story lines for mainstream consumption. It was still satisfying, nerd-fare.

But then…BRETT RATNER took over for Brian Singer…but I like Brett Ratner. Even though he’s whoring himself to Lindsay Lohan, he directed both Rush Hour movies–which starred my sweet-tooth Jackie Chan—and therefore Ratner is good in my book.

Until he did this mockery of a comic series I loved. Not enough character development, too monotonous in certain scenes, no focus on the characters the fans really wanted to see again for the last time. It left me unsatisfied—there was much to be desired…and, ultimately I left the theater quite depressed.

I know the point of the movie was to bring to the forefront that this was going to be the final X-Men film…but I don’t think so many loose ends needed to be tied up to usher in impending doom. Did all those things really have to happen? Did all that misery have to be written in? And did all those useless side-bar characters have to be introduced?

I can’t help be feel robbed…

So now I must go and find my X-2 DVD so I can erase the pain X-Men 3 left behind.