Paging David Hayter...

Rating: 6/10 (20 October 2006)

I have seen this film twice now on DVD. I was not interested in seeing this in the theater, as it received poor reviews (both in print and by word-of-mouth), and I need to save my money for more quality cinema. I found this movie to be satisfactory as an adaptation of a single comic book issue to the big screen, but it did not in any way stack up to the previous two movies. I feel that this has much to do with the absence of Bryan Singer (haven't seen the new Superman yet, as Superman is my least favorite hero of all time). It also has to do with the absence of quality scripting that the first movies featured. I am not alone here. Many people here on IMDb have commented on the low quality one-liners (Cyclops: "We all don't heal as fast as you"...Picard, before his death, to Phoenix: "Don't let your powers control you") and general lack of love for the characters shown in the dialogue. What is missing is David Hayter! He wrote the screenplay for the first X-men movie and co-wrote the second movie. To fans of the Metal Gear Solid video game series, he is the voice of Solid Snake and Big Boss. He is one of the finest non-Hollywood voice actors in video games today. For whatever reason, he did not script this movie, and I could certainly tell. If this is truly the final movie in a trilogy, and they are going to do prequels from now on, this is a shame. David Hayter should have been onboard for the finale, as should have Bryan Singer. Heck, David Hayter should have had some role as a mutant in this third movie as well. His rough as gravel voice would have been a welcome addition to the cast. You know, Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid video game series seems to be a better director than many in Hollywood today. I cannot wait for the long-anticipated Metal Gear Solid movie to come. I am hoping that David Hayter will get his due either playing Solid Snake or at least doing a voice-over. I have heard that Hideo Kojima wants Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. So be it, but with David Hayter's voice-over! Oh well, I shall continue to dream. I will dream the Uwe Boll does not get to direct it either!