Nerdy vs. Girly: X-Men 3
The girly nerd has been anticipating the release of X-Men 3 for months. Despite the second one being a slight lt down in comparison to the first, and the fact that neither delve deep into the whole X-Men story, I still thought they’d done a pretty good job thus far. The boy and I were there Friday without delay. Of course the nerd and the girly-girl were in conflict again, but this time it was more out of disappointment.
I won’t spoil the movie but for anyone who felt one and two were a disappointment; you won’t be terribly surprised by this one. The acting hasn’t changed, nothing special there; the action scenes were about on point with the first two as well. But for those who are well versed in X-Men through the comic books, you will be thoroughly annoyed at the attempt to include integral parts of the X-men story without enough explanation, leaving holes and questions into how things came about. There are some discrepancies as well between the last two stories and this one that leave holes as well. Mind you, I didn’t follow the comic book as much as I know the story more from the cartoon. So if I can say there are holes just from the cartoon…well I think that speaks for itself.
Overall, it’s not a bad movie for people who don’t really know the ‘real’ story. It’s probably best for kids, being that the comic books are such throwbacks. But for true fan of the X-Men, especially you comic book fans, be prepared for a very, very loose visualization of what is now more famously known as the X-Men.
