X-Men: Apocalypse coming May 2016 - Page 4

*chrisdude* · 03-31-2015, 06:08 PM

X2 was just boring, in my opinion. I've never been able to wrap my head around everyone loving it. I don't find the story compelling, at all. They spend the whole movie searching, and trying to figure out the Cerebro plan, but it never feels exciting or interesting. Definitely my least favorite. I wouldn't even say I like the movie.

Days of Future Past and First Class are a couple of my favorite movies of all. I want X-Men: Apocalypse way more than Age of Ultron, or Batman v Superman.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 03-31-2015, 06:27 PM

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Too much Mystique, no Rogue (not that Anna Paquin is any good in the role anyway), not enough of the original Sentinels, not enough of Dinklage, NOT ENOUGH BISHOP AND BLINK... Are they ever even going to release the so-called "Rogue Cut?" I haven't heard anything on that in MONTHS.

Blink was awesome. The CGI and choreography of her fight scenes were mesmerizing. I barely noticed Bishop. He got three seconds of screen time.

That's why I can't wait for the Rogue Cut! I'm really hoping for their to be a substantial addition to the future sequences. I also wanna see Quicksilver's li'l sister. It was a cute scene in the preview. I think I read that Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) did some ADR for it back in January, so they're putting some halfway decent work into it I guess. I've heard through the rumor mill that John Ottman, the composer, is putting together an expanded (maybe even complete!) score for the film to release, so maybe they're waiting for both the extended cut and the score to be mastered fully so that they can be released at the same time. I'm expecting a summer release date.

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I'd personally place it... as second worst. It's a very small movie with very small set pieces and really nothing on the page but Singer's own agenda.

I liked the ~20 minutes in X2 where Mystique, Magneto, and the X-Men team up to save Xavier. That was about it. Even X3 was better.

I really liked this little moment:

It showed Mystique was more than just a emotionless killing machine X1 had made her out to be.

I expect Apocalypse to be tolerable at best, honestly. There are characters being cast left and right, like Jubilee and Nightcrawler, but I sense that the movie will be little more than more Magneto, more Mystique, and more Wolverine. Same old same old. I'd love to see myself be wrong though.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-01-2015, 01:06 AM

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I'm gonna guess you're a huge Nightcrawler fan and that's why you didn't like X2? 'Cause it was the best of the trilogy... Brian Cox was an AMAZING villain.

Nightcrawler and Stryker, both where badly adapted. And the movie's story wasn't all that either.

*Andrew NDB* · 04-01-2015, 01:12 AM

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X2 was just boring, in my opinion. I've never been able to wrap my head around everyone loving it.

I agree. The only thing I can say I legitimately enjoyed was Kelly Hu... and without even knowing a thing about the character or ever having read more than a few X-Men comics at the shop, that they utterly butchered her and sold her short.

*Candy Kappa* · 04-01-2015, 01:22 AM

Oh yeah. "Lady Deathstrike' was in it. Well, in X2's defense, she was brainwashed throughout the movie, and was slightly more recognizable then Callisto in X3. Who looked nothing or acted nothing alike Callisto should be.

*chrisdude* · 04-01-2015, 09:20 AM

While we're on the topic of butchered characters, my favorite X-Man is Iceman...

~~Sumac~~ · 04-01-2015, 09:54 AM

Never understood what people see in X-Men movies.
The only movie from franchise that I liked was First Class. It was genuinly interesting and entertaining. All others were a borefest with boring characters doing some boring stuff. And lots of CGI.

Singer has an uncanny talent to turn awesome plot and interesting characters into mildly interesting awkward soulless show. Since he is behind new X-Men movie, my expectations are low.

*CyberCubed* · 04-01-2015, 11:33 AM

The X-men movies introduced the world to the modern era of comic book movies and most of them are generally considered to be good excluding X3 and the first Wolverine film.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 04-01-2015, 12:29 PM

Actually, given a choice between Origins Wolverine and The Wolverine, I prefer the first.

The final third of The Wolverine is just so BAD and nonsensical... at least Origins maintained its feel and level of quality throughout the entire film, for better or worse.

*Andrew NDB* · 04-01-2015, 12:36 PM

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Actually, given a choice between Origins Wolverine and The Wolverine, I prefer the first.

There's a few nuggets of goodness in Origins Wolverine, but it's just... so... cheesy.

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The final third of The Wolverine is just so BAD and nonsensical... at least Origins maintained its feel and level of quality throughout the entire film, for better or worse.

There was definitely some crap there but it didn't entirely poison the movie for me.

I think Fox might as well replace Bryan Singer with this man. At this point, they're really just about the same...

If nothing else, it would make the X-Men movies more entertaining.

*CyberCubed* · 04-01-2015, 02:45 PM

Andrew have you ever enjoyed any comic book movie ever made?

*Leo656* · 04-01-2015, 03:36 PM

More like, does he like anything?

All good, all good. I like knowing that as long as he's around, nobody can claim with a straight face that I'm the most cynical and jaded poster in this place.

*Andrew NDB* · 04-01-2015, 04:18 PM

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Andrew have you ever enjoyed any comic book movie ever made?

Of course. Oodles. What, because I don't like crap comic book movies I must not like any at all?

I like...

Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
The Crow
The Crow: Salvation
Blade
Blade 2
X-Men: First Class
Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass 2
Wanted
Iron Man
Thor
Captain America
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
30 Days of Night
A History of Violence
Sin City
Oldboy
Timecop
Man of Steel

*Autbot_Benz* · 04-01-2015, 05:18 PM

Looks like Ben Hardy is going to play Angel/Archangel

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 04-01-2015, 05:34 PM

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Of course. Oodles. What, because I don't like crap comic book movies I must not like any at all?

I like...

Batman
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
The Crow
The Crow: Salvation
Blade
Blade 2
X-Men: First Class
Kick-Ass
Kick-Ass 2
Wanted
Iron Man
Thor
Captain America
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers
Guardians of the Galaxy
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
30 Days of Night
A History of Violence
Sin City
Oldboy
Timecop
Man of Steel

Wait a sec... are you calling Ghost Rider a crap comic book movie!?

*Redeemer* · 04-01-2015, 05:43 PM

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Wait a sec... are you calling Ghost Rider a crap comic book movie!?

I can't believe he has Batman and Batman Returns on that list. it must be nostalgia

*Andrew NDB* · 04-01-2015, 09:10 PM

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I can't believe he has Batman and Batman Returns on that list. it must be nostalgia

They're solid movies that launched a whole era in Batman, and actually brought things a little closer to the very original Batman comics, and slew off the shackles of the 60s stuff.

You know what's not on my list? Even one of the Reeve Superman movies. Though part 2 wasn't *terrible*. And the first Fantastic 4 movie is sort of OK in a guilty pleasure way.

And oh... I completely forgot Road to Perdition. Awesome.

*Andrew NDB* · 04-01-2015, 09:17 PM

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Wait a sec... are you calling Ghost Rider a crap comic book movie!?

You know, I actually didn't *hate* the first one. I just didn't like it very much either... didn't seem like Ghost Rider was badass enough.

~~Sumac~~ · 04-02-2015, 08:15 AM

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Actually, given a choice between Origins Wolverine and The Wolverine, I prefer the first.

Haven't watched Wolverine, yet, but last time I watched W: Origins, I enjoyed it. It's B comic book movie in all its glory, but quite solid and failry entertaining, if you don't take it seriously.
At least it was a bit more fun, then X-Men trilogy.
Or maybe I just was in a good mood.

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 04-02-2015, 08:18 AM

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You know, I actually didn't *hate* the first one. I just didn't like it very much either... didn't seem like Ghost Rider was badass enough.

From what I've seen of it, it was more forgettable than terrible... but the character doesn't appeal to me, so that particular fight doesn't have my dog in it. I've found that my own tastes are quite eclectic and don't usually match up with other people, so I'm not gonna judge you...

Well, unless you said you liked Batman & Robin. I think I'm allowed to judge you if you call that a great CBM.

03-31-2015, 06:08 PM	#61
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	X2 was just boring, in my opinion. I've never been able to wrap my head around everyone loving it. I don't find the story compelling, at all. They spend the whole movie searching, and trying to figure out the Cerebro plan, but it never feels exciting or interesting. Definitely my least favorite. I wouldn't even say I like the movie. Days of Future Past and First Class are a couple of my favorite movies of all. I want X-Men: Apocalypse way more than Age of Ultron, or Batman v Superman. __________________ PSN/Miiverse: MikeFarber

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Oh yeah. "Lady Deathstrike' was in it. Well, in X2's defense, she was brainwashed throughout the movie, and was slightly more recognizable then Callisto in X3. Who looked nothing or acted nothing alike Callisto should be. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

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CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Actually, given a choice between Origins Wolverine and The Wolverine, I prefer the first. The final third of The Wolverine is just so BAD and nonsensical... at least Origins maintained its feel and level of quality throughout the entire film, for better or worse. __________________ *ALL THEIR DAYS ARE NUMBERED*

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Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	More like, does he like anything? All good, all good. I like knowing that as long as he's around, nobody can claim with a straight face that I'm the most cynical and jaded poster in this place. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

04-01-2015, 05:18 PM	#74
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 8,279	Looks like Ben Hardy is going to play Angel/Archangel __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

04-01-2015, 09:20 AM	#66
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	While we're on the topic of butchered characters, my favorite X-Man is Iceman...

04-01-2015, 09:54 AM	#67
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	Never understood what people see in X-Men movies. The only movie from franchise that I liked was First Class. It was genuinly interesting and entertaining. All others were a borefest with boring characters doing some boring stuff. And lots of CGI. Singer has an uncanny talent to turn awesome plot and interesting characters into mildly interesting awkward soulless show. Since he is behind new X-Men movie, my expectations are low.

04-01-2015, 11:33 AM	#68
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,036	The X-men movies introduced the world to the modern era of comic book movies and most of them are generally considered to be good excluding X3 and the first Wolverine film.

04-01-2015, 02:45 PM	#71
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,036	Andrew have you ever enjoyed any comic book movie ever made?