X-plosive...as in bomb

Don't you hate people who say they're busy yet have time to blog? Well, I am busy, but not too busy to fit in a quick post. That's coz I watched X-Men: The Last Stand the other day and of course, I have to throw in my two cents. I'm possibly the last person on Earth to watch it, but here it goes. Some spoilers ahead, so be forewarned. The good? Can you say fastball special? Some funny moments, like Wolverine kicking a regenerating mutant in the...uh, sensitive spot, after failing to disable him by slicing off hands and arms and saying, "Grow a new one of that" or something of that sort. Bobby turning into Iceman, literally. And the action - yes, all the action. I love a good explosion and Brett Ratner did not stop at the singular. The bad? Ugh. No plot to speak of. Two love triangles? What is Hollywood's obsession with that shape? Rogue! Why did you do that to Rogue, you bastards! And where the heck was Nightcrawler? The endless parade of unnamed characters. Deaths; so many deaths! The ugly? Man, that had to be Famke Janssen (am I spelling her name right?) as the Phoenix. I was never a huge fan of her as Jean Grey anyhow (no chemistry with James Marsden, the obvious age difference between the two, the red hair straight out of a bottle) and I couldn't believe how much I despised her as the Phoenix. Everytime she activated her power, I thought I was going to be sick. Granted, I'm thinking the power was supposed to make her look all hideous, but did she have to be so very, very gross, with the veins and whatnot? Oh, here's one major "What the heck?" I had - if the Phoenix is supposed to be this all-powerful, no-one-can-beat-her mutant, why was Wolverine able to kill her so easily? When is everyone going to realize that Wolverine has a pretty crummy power? Take away the claws and what? He heals fast; yeah, it's cool, helps make him semi-immortal, but not terribly flashy. I thought that power was incorporated well into that final scene with Jean Grey, but otherwise, I was sitting there thinking, "Just coz he was the major character in the other films does not justify him getting to be a major character in this one." All in all, not half as good as X2. I love X2. I love any film where with every rewatching, you gain something new to think about, some new thought to chew on. I love that sort of subtle film-making. Once the action gets old, you gotta have that. Life can't all be action.

Final thought: It's in the quiet that you can hear your thoughts.