Magneto + Pyro = Catapult? (Possible Spoilers)

Rating: 9/10 (25 May 2006)

It was a dark and stormy night at movies and while I awaited to watch X-3. Okay scratch watch, I was hoping for a view at the Clerks 2 trailer (which didn't appear) I was really skeptical of the idea that there should have even been a third flick in the series; especially one directed by the cop comedy champion of this decade, Bret Ratner! As my disappointment faded on the whole Clerks 2 thing I found myself engaged in what was the slowest X-men opening of all time.
Not that this was a bad thing but it definitely left me with the impression that the movie was definitely going to be at least as long as X-2. Then enter the plot line. (From here you go and watch the movie, cause I'm not telling you what happened, thought the title of my review might or might not give something rather humorous away!)
The first thing I noticed Bret definitely honored what Singer started with X-men back in 2000. While Bret does lend a lot of his own styling's to this, such as viciously witty one liners which was a trademark of the Rush Hour series, he definitely holds true to the characters. The acting doesn't seem forced or over acted, shy of Anna Paquin's performance which really disappointed me; and the major thing here is the, film as a whole, just plain works.
The special and visual effects help the story rather then hurt it, and the drama from the comics definitely takes a strong hold even over the really well scripted action sequences. For the most part the actors did a really good job with their characters.
Most fan-boys of the comics are probably crying foul as yet the movie does yet again deviate greatly from the comics, but the story as a whole is a great alternative to the stories I remembered reading. The important thing here is the characters are well carried over and work well with this story line, even if its not directly ripped from the comics.
It's fun to watch, it concludes? the series well, and it leaves you feeling like you marched into the battle field of mutants vs. humans and voyeuristically got into the minds of all the important players. Would I watch it again, most definitely back to back with the rest of the series as it is, while most will disagree, my favorite movie of the franchise.