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Rating: 3/10 (11 June 2006)

Lots of deviation from the orig. plots by Stan Lee and company at Marvel. The phoenix concept was actually better than the "space nonsense" of the the comic books, but could have still been better. The real kicker is killing off primary characters from years of comic success. That just seemed foolish. Prof X is an integral part of the comic success, and with or w/o Patrick Stewart, he should not have been taken out! Mamed to make way for another actor, but not killed off. What a jerk for coming up with that.
Cyclops is another. How completely stupid to kill him off. Hey, just get someone else to play the character if the current isn't working out.
Obviously, the "cure" won't last forever, and the big bucks will fall all over themselves to get another one started. The "Sentinel" sequence was a preview of things to come, I am sure. Nightcrawler must have chosen to go underground like a worm, or they simply forgot him this time. This seemed pretty dumb after the character development was started in 2.
Juggernaught was suppose to Prof X's brother, and virtually unstoppable. Instead, he was laughable. Rouge was suppose to save the day by a little laying of hands to bring down the invincible Juggernaught, but she was twisted into getting rid of her power, so that lost out.
All in all, there was little for-thought put into this movie. I was very disappointed as a fan of the comic and Marvel in general. There is so much that could have been done, yet so little was. Hopefully, it will all be a dream movie and be redone with more original thinking.
last, if your looking for a mindless action flick, this is a good one. If you have never liked the comic or don't read comics, then this will be a good 1 1/2 hour yarn. If you are a fan, go see it and be upset after. Then post a comment here!