the whole x-men united shpeel

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MacGuffin

#30
May 03, 2003, 11:26:09 AM
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As told by Ricky Jay:
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#31
May 03, 2003, 11:28:28 AM
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As told by Ricky Jay:
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sweet.

Sleuth

#32
May 03, 2003, 12:02:53 PM
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yeah and how about colossus?  Everyone was cheering as soon as he turned steel
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Sleuth

#33
May 03, 2003, 12:10:04 PM
Quote from: i/oWhat was up with that time stopping nonsene? Did I miss something?
It's ridiculous and I guess that's kind of why they are good.

TIME didn't stop, everyone's mind did because Professor X can do that.  He can control just about anyone however he wants
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i/o

#34
May 03, 2003, 12:49:19 PM
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TIME didn't stop, everyone's mind did because Professor X can do that.  He can control just about anyone however he wants

Really? I must have missed that.  That just makes the movie seem more ridiculous to me.
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Sleuth

#35
May 03, 2003, 01:29:28 PM
How so?  You have to suspend your belief that Patrick Stewart does not in fact pilot a ship from the future while meeting hostile aliens, but in this movie he is one of the most powerful minds ever
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i/o

#36
May 03, 2003, 02:04:41 PM
I don't know. I'm not a follower of the comics or anything, I just think that these super hero movies just invent things just because they can. There's explanation for it for a person that doesn't follow apparently.
For example:
There's the scene in the ship before they go into the dam. They somehow have the blue prints to the buliding. Why? I don't know. It's just because.
And then Brian Cox's character creates some thing to put on the professors head so that he can't use his mind powers, and we're just supposed to say "oh that makes sense".
Okay whatever...my point is that these movies don't find it important to tell people why this is this way. But I suppose most people enjoy them because there's not much to think about.


On a different note, I was quite suprised to see how much killing there was. If I'm not mistaken the first movie didn't have as much killing of minor characters.
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Bud_Clay

#37
May 04, 2003, 03:39:00 AM
Quote from: GhostboyMaybe they're trying to make it sound patriotic. Look what 'subtle' pro-America messages did for Anger Management's box office!

There was nothing patriotic about this film. In fact I'm a little surprised so many people that go to my theatre enjoyed the film. I guess people suddenly block out any hidden messages they might have otherwise received once they see mutants in the film. Great movie anyway.. very enjoyable

Sleuth

#38
May 04, 2003, 10:13:26 AM
Quote from: Bill Maplewood
Quote from: GhostboyMaybe they're trying to make it sound patriotic. Look what 'subtle' pro-America messages did for Anger Management's box office!

There was nothing patriotic about this film. In fact I'm a little surprised so many people that go to my theatre enjoyed the film. I guess people suddenly block out any hidden messages they might have otherwise received once they see mutants in the film. Great movie anyway.. very enjoyable

Yes, people definitely blocked out any sort of message at my theater.  I could tell this because everyone was cheering whenever a mutant killed a human.  Also, at the end, when Patrick Stewart says the thing about evolution and whatnot, people were already leaving.   :?
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Ghostboy

#39
May 04, 2003, 12:33:18 PM
I loved the movie's politics. I don't want to make X2 sound like a serious statement about acceptance...but, well, it kinda is. But it's enough fun that most people won't pay any attention to that, as Bill Maplewood said.

Banky

#40
May 04, 2003, 07:41:48 PM
im not trying to give anything away but the "thing" in the water should have burst out right as the credits come up

Film Student

#41
May 04, 2003, 10:54:50 PM
Quote from: BankyEdwardsim not trying to give anything away but the "thing" in the water should have burst out right as the credits come up

*JUICY SPOILER THAT MADE P SAD*

Naw, its better to let all the uninitiated wonder until the next movie. I hope the Phoenix looks cool (sorry to everyone who hasn't seen the movie, but this IS an X-men thread... just for extra punishment, I'll go ahead and tell you: JEAN GREY DIES.)

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Ghostboy

#42
May 05, 2003, 12:29:51 AM
Well, now that we're venturing into SPOILER territory...

I'm really glad the ending with Dark Phoenix wasn't more overt. It's just a hint of what's to come. People who aren't familiar with the comics will see it as a sign that she's coming back to life, which of course she is...but they have no idea what she's coming back AS. Of course, if you know the history, you'll have seen it coming from the very beginning, since they drop clues pretty regularly throughout.  I can't wait for the next one! If they manage to work the Sentinels in too, it'll be even more incredible.

Wow, I almost sound like a fanboy!

Pubrick

#43
May 05, 2003, 03:01:30 AM
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Quote from: BankyEdwardsim not trying to give anything away but the "thing" in the water should have burst out right as the credits come up

Naw, its better to let all the uninitiated wonder until the next movie. I hope the Phoenix looks cool (sorry to everyone who hasn't seen the movie, but this IS an X-men thread... just for extra punishment, I'll go ahead and tell you: JEAN GREY DIES.)

:twisted:
even so, u should put a spoiler thing.

man that's fucked up. was it obvious? she was hot.
under the paving stones.

Film Student

#44
May 05, 2003, 03:57:39 AM
I'm sorry.   Yes she is hot.  Until she dies.
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