V: We actually saw this in the theater and I enjoyed it. I really liked James McAvoy already, so I thought he was a good pick. His (Xavier's) dominance was just kind of assumed though, and not really developed. So that could have used a little help. The Magnito character was interesting - a pretty big swing between likeable and super-evil though. You might not want to be seeing how many degrees away from Kevin Bacon you are after seeing this - just stay away. So, it's a comic book movie, and was entertaining as such. It's interesting thinking about the difference between X and Magnito, their backgrounds, their philosophies and their choices. We were excited to see our "About a Boy" boy all grown up. It was fun. 3 stars.
M: A rare full cost, in the theater experience (for my friends b-day). It probably helped to see this in the theater, since the special effects give it a boost. I thought there were a lot of characters with very little depth, and a lot of cheesy lines. Xavier, Magnito, and the blue girl were the only really compelling characters. But it was pretty good. 3 stars
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We just saw all-grown-up-"about a boy" in something. I think he turned out quite nice - don't you? joey didn't believe me but it was totally him. i think hugh grant's mentoring went a long way. good job that guy.
I enjoyed most of the new X-men, but I was really bugged by the lingerie in the casino scene. Totally gratuitous. And then the pretty FBI agent sees what's going on," whips off her outer clothes and, voila! she has kinky lingerie on, too. (Always prepared, those FBI agents.) Grrr.
Ha! That's true, I did find that interesting that the FBI agent had on such slinky stuff under her work clothes - maybe she had incredible foresight and knew that she might encounter a group of hardly-dressed women entering the club that she could join up with? Probably not. And it really didn't fit her personality. And she looked too much like Dr. Gray - it was confusing. I almost thought she was going to become her somehow.
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