The Witching Well

Posted By Ardellis on May 31, 2006

Saw X3 last night with friends from the MoS, and I have to say that it’s better than X2 was. (Of course, this is the hardcore Nightcrawler fangirl talking, so I had automatic issues with X2 that I doubt I’ll ever get past.) I still have problems with Storm. Let’s face it, the movie Storm isn’t anywhere near as well-drawn a character as the one in the comics — hell, she’s a different woman entirely, and one who’s a lot less interesting. Kelsey Grammar’s Hank McCoy wasn’t half bad. And we got a couple of glimpses of Jamie Madrox/Multiple Man, which is nice. I also liked it that we see more of Peter and Kitty, though they didn’t do enough with either and they had plot reasons for it, yes, but they kept putting them in the same room and having them basically not even acknowledge one another’s existence. And Warren? He was really there just to have pretty wings and be sad. Which is a shame.

So, basically: The special effects were great. Patrick Stewart, Sir Ian McKellen, and Hugh Jackman all nailed their characters (as they always have). The story could have used some tweaking, but was generally a fun romp. It could have been more, but what it was wasn’t half bad.

And if you see it, stay til the end of the credits. There’s a whole scene there. One of potential import. So, stay and watch it.

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