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GeneralZodLives
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Ugh. I watched X-Men Crapocalypse last night. A few good moments with an insane amount of **** filler. Apocalypse was as ridiculous as I feared he'd be, and Mystique was as annoying as I knew she'd be. The best part in the whole movie was seeing how badass the original Horsemen looked and acted in the very beginning.
It was definitely a dud. Oscar wasn't utilized like he should of been. I liked the final fight with him at the end with everyone trying to take him down. I didn't mind the Phoenix at all, I'm just SO sick of Magneto in these films. He keeps being pigeonholed as the angry mutant after losing something and lashing out. We. ****ing. Get. It.
I remember seeing a review for it and they said "the X-Men can never have fun." It's always doom and gloom and nothing lighthearted, ever.
I remember seeing a review for it and they said "the X-Men can never have fun." It's always doom and gloom and nothing lighthearted, ever.
GeneralZodLives
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I liked everyone blasting away at him at the end too. It finally showed how powerful he was. I'm still irritated with how he looked. Seeing Oscar standing next to everyone and either being the same height or smaller was disappointing. The Horsemen were ok. Storm looked good, Archangel's wings were cool but he was basically a background character, Magneto got to stretch his powers more but I'm over the back-and-forth with the character. They never gave me a reason to believe Psylocke would be one of the chosen since she didn't do anything except stand around looking pissy except for the one fight with Beast that was meh. She looked the part, but I don't care if I ever see Munn again. Also, I still hate the design of the Sentinels. Seeing them at the end should have been a great moment, but I couldn't get excited about it because I think those things look stupid.
Munn was a big build up before the film's release, which amounted to nothing. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Apoc even power up Magneto? He did for the other Horseman and Xavier, but it seemed like he just taught Magneto how to control dirt
Hmm where have I seen that before...
It's a little scary how similar his freak outs are by comparison.
I care very little if Fox makes anymore films. I stuck it out for awhile, thinking they could right the ship. DOFP was alright, but doesn't last beyond the first viewing, for me anyway.
Logan is probably going to blow. Although, I'll gladly take another Hughverine figure for the shelf.
GeneralZodLives
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Munn was a big build up before the film's release, which amounted to nothing. Correct me if I'm wrong, but did Apoc even power up Magneto? He did for the other Horseman and Xavier, but it seemed like he just taught Magneto how to control dirt
I think Apocalypse showed him how to manipulate the Earth and Auschwitz was the area he could reasonably manage without being powered up. I assumed Apocalypse powered him up off-screen so his powers could affect the entire world. I could be wrong though. Another thing I don't remember if the film addressed was if the power up (beyond physical appearance changes) for each Horseman was permanent, or if when Apocalypse was defeated they lost their extra power.
I'd wager they are permanent, but then again I can't see them not using Cerebro again in a future film. I'd like to think he powered him up off screen since it doesn't make sense to me that he took such a huge jump in control in power with just a conversation.
I think I may end up selling my BTAS figures. I don't have room to buy more, and I lost interest some time ago to keep collecting them.
I wonder if he was there at the beginning of the development for this film.
I remember he had that sex scandal floating over his head and at that time.
And then he got cleared of those charges and resumed directing.
So I'm assuming there was a time when the movie was developing without him.
Would this have been a better movie if he had total control and nothing hindering him?
GeneralZodLives
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I think this X-men film was just like the rest of the new ones, regardless of who was involved. They hype it up and show a few things before it's released that make fans say, "Oh, ****!" then show a couple things that make fans shake their heads and cry "Why?". Then when the movie is released, it's kind of a mess with some kinda cool parts in it. Not bad enough to absolutely hate it, but not good enough to love it. Overall, it's just
The time period thing was a neat idea at first, but there really wasn't any point to it in this film except for the clothing--no matter how much they tried to play up the USA/Soviet propaganda. I guess it let them make a lame "3rd movie" joke after seeing ESB. So...yay? Also, I still don't get the excitement over Quicksilver in these films. I don't like the actor or how he looks and acts as the character, and he was a little too flippant when saying he thought he got everyone out of the house while Scott was breaking down. Maybe if he wasn't ****ing around so much in the house he could have saved everyone. Then they act like they're going to play out the "Magneto is my father" story but let it die. Ugh. The more I think about the movie, the more I realize I'm never going to watch it again.
GeneralZodLives
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I think they're screwing up with the big delays between releases. I love them and will keep collecting them, but I tend to forget about the line until a new batch pops up. They do take up a lot of room though if you have a decent amount--and that's without having the giant *** Batmobile.
I was all in with them a year ago, but with the amount of stuff I got coming out in the next few months and the Blitzway GB figures coming out, I can't hack staying with it.
I don't know about anyone else, but those Soldier Story GB figures look like gahbege IMO. Although having a civilian look is definitely interesting.
GeneralZodLives
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The animated Batman line isn't going anywhere and isn't limited so you could always get back into it later knowing you're not going to have a difficult time finding any.
The Soldier Story Ghostbusters figures are ok, but I'll stick with Blitzway. So much for Dave declaring them bootlegs.
I wouldn't mind having another set with them in civilian clothes, but I'll worry about that after I get the Blitzway set.
GeneralZodLives
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Oh for ****'s sake
The animated Batman line isn't going anywhere and isn't limited so you could always get back into it later knowing you're not going to have a difficult time finding any.
The Soldier Story Ghostbusters figures are ok, but I'll stick with Blitzway. So much for Dave declaring them bootlegs.
Yeah those figures will be around for years since they're incredibly mass produced. IDK, maybe if things lighten up after the holidays I'll get back into it.
Those GB figures are just OK to me, but Venkman looks like a mutant
Oh for ****'s sake
...the misses kinda wants this
GeneralZodLives
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Yeah those figures will be around for years since they're incredibly mass produced. IDK, maybe if things lighten up after the holidays I'll get back into it.
Those GB figures are just OK to me, but Venkman looks like a mutant
...the misses kinda wants this
Kotobukiya is doing something right because my wife likes it too.
She's a huge horror nut, and Child's Play is one of her top favorites, but Nightmare on Elm St. is her number one. She wants that She Freddy too.
GeneralZodLives
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My wife like the Freddy one too but doesn't really like the Girl Jason.
Oh for ****'s sake
this is odd but interesting. I like the original take on the character. I think the cut up face is better than the regular face
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