flick flops(pilot episowd)

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X-ing out X-men
What exactly is wrong with X-men 3?

Wiping the rotund beads of perspiration off my forehead, I enthusiastically enterMcDo Carpark in all its cool ambiance. I was summoned by a friend to the rendezvous, with the only thing in my mind was to put into action my high-profile plans on how to penetrate the heavily-guarded Frozen Throne. Eventually after my plans horribly failed(due to a sudden collapse in my monetary fund), I ended up in a seat inside one of SM's movie theaters and watch X-men 3: The Last Stand, so might as well enjoy the flick- with or without my once plump wallet.

So, was the final installment of the famed trilogy worth my while?

Uhh, let's go to the whole nook and cranny first(a tough question such as this requires a lot of analysis and discussion you know).

First of all, take a look on where we left off.

Professor Charles Xavier and friends just survived being swallowed by raging waters thanks to Jean Grey's sacrifice. Afterwards, they proceed to the White House for a little chat with the president regarding mutant acceptance(of all issues to tackle). After a few months, the mutant acceptance is all but cemented in the US society with Hank McCoy aka the Beast landing a place in the Department of Mutant Affairs(like duh). Things start to get tasty when the depatment informs Beast that a "cure" for all mutants has been discovered, in the form of a young boy with the ability to rub off all abilities of any mutant who got near him. Trouble arises when the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants(lead by the distinctively dressed Magneto) heard of the cure and decided to kill the boy. What's worse is that Jean Grey, who was found alive at the expense of her lover Scott Summers(SPOILER WARNING!SPOILER WARNING!) developed a second personality intent on destroying everyone who opposes her. With the guys back in Prof X's academy believing that their mutant state is no "disease"(except for one..hint hint), the fate of both mankind and mutantkind now lies in the hands of Logan aka Wolverine and friends against an old enemy and a new yet quite surprising adversary.

Though I only watched the ending of the first two X-men flicks, getting a feel in the story of this one is fairly easy(this could either be a compliment or not) as the ensuing scenes are conspiciously predictable; after all this is a superhero movie. The big flaw however, is the conflict of the storyline and the characters. With too many names having a choke hold on the plot, several characters were "killed" to make room for the new story. Take Mystique for example. The shapeshifting mutant played a significant role in X-men 2, so I figured she will have an equally important impact in "The Last Stand." Unfortunately, she was permanently removed from the storyline shortly after the movie began. The inclusion of new characters, most notably Angel, did not do any justice to this character catastrpohe. In fact, they really did not make any impact the same way Mystique made in X2. The biggest plot problem was Prof X's role , which was drastically cut off(oh no, no more spoilers). The founder of the X-men should've had a longer role than what he had in the flick, eventhough I knew that he'll die anyway in this one(no need for spoilers on something so predictable). AT least he should've been given a much meaningful death(more hints).

"The Last Stand" did score high in special effects. The costumes and mutant appearances are as cool as I can remember(check out Colossus). The fight scenes are also a must-see, eventhough there were not much in the flick. (There's also a scene after the ending credits, which may give us the idea of quite possibly a part four)

While the eye candy was present, X-men 3 failed considerably in the storytelling department thanks to role cutoffs and predictable plots. In fairness to part 3 however, this one is definitely better than parts 1 and 2(since 3 is the only movie among the three that I got to see form start to finish).

So, let's go back to the question we have't answered yet.

Was X-men 3 worth my while?

hmmm..

Let's just say that I didn't have to implement my high-profile plans on how to penetrate the heavily-guarded Frozen Throne just to watch it fail again and again for two hour's time.