Movie Mondays!


As movies based on comic properties go, X-Men 3 is nothing special. If you’ve read the comic you’ll be pleased to see Juggernaut, The Beast and Angel all realized on the big screen but if you’re not familiar with the characters you may wind up being a bit lost. Certainly X-Men 3 doesn’t go off the rails as badly as the Batman movies of the 90s did but, some of the shine is off the apple so to speak. The newness of seeing the X-Men on film isn’t there and the story is passable at best. There’s enough action in the film to keep you watching but afterward you may find yourself somewhat unsatisfied. The performances, effects and pacing all make X-Men 3 a yeoman’s effort but in the final analysis it’s a bit of a lackluster film. Worth a watch but don’t ramp up your expectations because if you do you’ll wind up disappointed.

I’m repurposing content by taking my NetFlix reviews and posting them here on the blog. If I could figure out a way to do it, I’d post some kind of link for people to connect and make me their friend on the service. Unfortunately, it isn’t altogether clear how one would do that - so if you know a way, pass it along. In the meantime, I’ve got steady content for at least a year.