We went to see the new X-Men movie today. Well, more so than the other two, it was this X-Men Geeks dream. I mean, there were some characters killed off that should not have been(and some I were glad they finally killed off). I'd like to say who, but it would be a spoiler. But there were some scenes taken from issues I remember from back in the '81 that were classic scenes. I mean you have to cut them some slack for trying to compact 25 years of issues into two hours.
I didn't like Famke Jensen as Jean Grey/Phoenix-she was useless playing an Omega-Level mutant who spent most of her time staring into space and crunchy looking. There were a couple of good Storm moments, Kitty Pryde moments, and Wolverine moments. Beast was cool too.
There was storyline that sort alluded to the misguided conservative attitude towards homosexuality. The "right" side develops a cure drug for mutants, and there is a political clash because "there is nothing wrong with mutants, and they don't need to be cured". I could be reading into it, but I remember the same speeches in the comic with Polaris standing on the steps of the capitol building saying "no one should be discrimnated against for being a mutant, homosexual, or different race..." Gag. I started to lose interest in X-Men around then because it was kind of boring. Who wants to hear super heroes whine about politics? Get back to fighting Sleazoids!
Anyway, I thought the message of "it's natural, and doesn't need a cure" made me think of contraception. Is fertility something that needs to be cured? Sorry, you will hear me rant about this a lot as I hear more and more comments about number 6.
Update: The Decent Films review.
