This Movie Did Not live up to its predecessors

Rating: 1/10 (9 June 2006)

Any true X-men fan--and I mean that as one inclined to stick to the canon created in the comic world--will not like this movie. The writers proved an utter lack of character understanding. Case in point: At the death of the Professor Logan would NOT cry. He would tear it up. It's his nature to lash out when he is in pain. He would not bawl like a baby the instant he knew Chuck was gone. Furthermore Phoenix being a 'multiple personality' really got under my skin. There was no mention of the Shii'ar Empire either. This movie really enjoyed breaking with Canon. Other impossibilities included Jugernaught surviving being phased into a solid concrete floor--even the X-men have a certain proclivity to follow the laws of Physics people! The needles that contained the cure in them would have had to have metal tips in order to penetrate the skin. The Phoenix itself survived off of Solar energy so killing Scott would never have happened in a million years since he is a food source for that particular entity. Xavier would never in a million years leave his school to Storm--her name is Storm for a reason--she's unpredictable and not always in control of her powers. He'd never give up on Scott--since he rescued Scott from an orphanage at a young age and loves him like a son he'd not just abandon him. The moving of the bridge was done purely for the spectacle of the thing--because it would have been much easier for Magnus to summon a metal platform and fly them all over than moving the bridge itself. The number of plot holes, character misrepresentation, and lack of respect for Canon was completely astounding. I admit that I'm glad I didn't pay to see this movie. If I had, I would have demanded my money back for such a poor performance. While I know younger audience members loved the show it was mainly due to their lack of respect for the comic versions of the Xmen and their obsession with SFX that lead to them loving the movie. Hence, their ignorance made them prime candidates to enjoy the film. My advice...watch it at least once so you have your own opinions to stick with...but if you're a devoted fan know that you won't love it. I truly hope they make an X4 and pretend X3 never existed.