X-Men: Days of Future Past

[sgt.null]

saw the movie with Julie, we both loved it.

hashi - I remember Toad and Havok from the Vietnam team of mutants. who else was on it?

[Hashi Lebwohl]

One guy looked like Spike but the guy who induces nausea and vomiting....*shrug* no idea. I couldn't clearly tell if his ability was merely "induce nausea/vomiting" or "induce disease"--a quick glance wasn't enough. Very useful disabling power, though--you can't do much when you are losing your lunch.

[sgt.null]

One guy looked like Spike but the guy who induces nausea and vomiting....*shrug* no idea. I couldn't clearly tell if his ability was merely "induce nausea/vomiting" or "induce disease"--a quick glance wasn't enough. Very useful disabling power, though--you can't do much when you are losing your lunch.

Infectious Lass of the Substitute Legion has the disease power. when used proper it can be very powerful.

[Hashi Lebwohl]

There was a Wild Cards character named The Whisperer whose ace ability was that he was a carrier for every disease. He earned that super identity because the diseases didn't make him sick but they did leave him with a perpetual runny nose and sore throat. Anyway, if the Mafia (or Kien's Vietnamese-based criminal organization) wanted you dead they would hire the Whisperer and all he had to do was get on the elevator with you--no weapons necessary. A minute or two of breathing the same air he was exhaling and you would be dead, sometimes in a matter of days but most often within a week.

[sgt.null]

loved the Wildcards books.

[Hashi Lebwohl]

That series has/had a small but very dedicated fan base.

Upon reflection, the subtext of DoFP is this: group A attacks group B so group B goes overboard in its response, to the point where everyone suffers. If I were to apply this to current events--which I am clearly doing--then the message is that our response against the terror attacks of 2001 have now become a problem which threatens everyone. I doubt that is what Mr. Singer was trying to say but only Mr. Singer can confirm or deny this.

[Obi-Wan Nihilo]

Well, I saw it finally. Excellent movie that seems to have set the franchise on solid if uncharted ground. It is hard to imagine better actors in the young/old Professor X / Magneto roles. Fassbender on particular was outstanding, as it was left to him to find a way to be sympathetic and yet still a monster. McAvoy has the most difficult task, and is truly the linchpin of the movie, as he has to sell Professor X's inner struggle to make the plot plausible. Yet one still senses that Stewart and his moral authority is the real anchor here despite minimal screen time. Jackman's wolverine is, as always, hobbled by decency, but it is J Law who feels like an intractable enigma. Still all in all very well done film and a credit to Singer's X-Men legacy. Would that he had never taken the Superman detour.

And yet one is virtually forced to perceive that the franchise as a whole is considerably less compelling than the avengers series marvel has going. The teaser at the end just seemed pointless.

[Obi-Wan Nihilo]

Well, I saw it finally. Excellent movie that seems to have set the franchise on solid if uncharted ground. It is hard to imagine better actors in the young/old Professor X / Magneto roles. Fassbender on particular was outstanding, as it was left to him to find a way to be sympathetic and yet still a monster. McAvoy has the most difficult task, and is truly the linchpin of the movie, as he has to sell Professor X's inner struggle to make the plot plausible. Yet one still senses that Stewart and his moral authority is the real anchor here despite minimal screen time. Jackman's wolverine is, as always, hobbled by decency, but it is J Law who feels like an intractable enigma. Still all in all very well done film and a credit to Singer's X-Men legacy. Would that he had never taken the Superman detour.

And yet one is virtually forced to perceive that the franchise as a whole is considerably less compelling than the avengers series marvel has going. The teaser at the end just seemed pointless.

[Hashi Lebwohl]

The X-Men franchise had to realign itself in this manner to compete with Marvel Studios and their "one person in charge of the overall plot" system. At the end of DoFP, we know nothing of what has happened since 1973 so the plot writers are free to create a new, cohesive history that is free of any contradictions or mistakes

Of course, as I noted earlier this makes Mr. Singer the first director ever to retcon himself, as far as I know.

[Ananda]

We saw this last night since you guys praised it. Barely watchable for us. I am not into the cartoons, though, so maybe I'd be more favourably inclined toward it if I were.

Captain Picard is as sexy as ever, even if he's old now.

[Morning]

He already looked old in Lifeforce (1983) which prompted me to think, when I watched again last month, that there might be more to the Borg thing than I previously assumed...

[Obi-Wan Nihilo]

His basic appearance hasn't changed since Excalibur. That was 33 years ago. Are we certain that he is mortal?

[Fist and Faith]

Finally watched this the other day. I was reluctant, having loved the 2-part comic so much, and been aware of at least a couple big changes. But I really liked it! Quicksilver was awesome! Magneto taking the stadium was excellent, as was his manner of taking over the Sentinels. The effects can do a lot for a movie anyway, and those two had some great work done for them. Blink was also a lot of fun.