Don't understand some of the reviews

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

I'm a 51-year-old-Mom who has never read an X-Men comic book. Knowing that I liked the Rings trilogy, Spiderman, etc., my daughter suggested the X-Men series. I loved the first two, so much so that I saw The Last Stand on opening day. In a nutshell - I LOVED IT. I'm sure that if I was a comic book geek (sorry, a comic book die-hard), I would find plenty to criticize. I've read some of their negative comments and must admit that I watched the first and second installments this weekend to gain some insight into their discontent. While these are awesome movies that do take plenty of time to develop the characters and the plot lines, I had no problem being able to get up from time to time to take a break to attend to nature, etc. (just as I did in the movie theater when I first saw them). However, when it comes down to hold onto your seat, non-stop action, there is no comparison between the first two and #3. OK, as a former post so pointedly points out - when they are on the bridge, it is daytime and then several scenes later it appears to switch to nighttime - silly me, I thought it had to do with the power of darkness! Guess that's what happens when you just enjoy the movies for what they are - a lot of fun. I'll be going back to the theater soon to watch #3 again.