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Wick-Quoting #47: X-Men: First Class
Published July 1, 2011	film review Leave a Comment
Tags: 8, 8.3, film, hollywood, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, magneto, marvel, michael fassbender, million, movie, mrwickedproductions, mwp, mystique, picture, professor xavier, review, star wars, star wars: episode III, wick-quoting, wolverine, x-men, x-men: first class
"Let's just say I'm Frankenstein's monster. I'm looking for my creator."
I must say, the trailer for X-Men: First Class was "eh" and my attitude towards it was "eh." But it is spectacular; even if you are not into Marvel comics, it will still entertain. Why is X-Men: First Class so much better than the recent superhero movies that are coming out nowadays? It is because the movie focuses a lot more on character development along with its flashy graphics and story development.
The first group of X-Men
The film is a prequel to the X-Men trilogy, centering on the early days of Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Professor Xavier (James McAvoy). Both characters interact with each other very well, one being more funny while the other more bad ass. Who knew Professor Xavier had a sense of humor? And there were a couple of interesting cameos, including Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine.
He has hair!
The main thing I don't like about the movie is Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) – she is very annoying as a character. She is Professor X's little (adopted) sister, yet she has romantic feelings for him? After he rejects her, she moves on to another guy, then after that, she sides with the group who attacked her teammates? I guess her personality matches with her ability – a person with multiple faces.
Call me Magneto
The movie reminds me quite a lot of Star Wars: Episode III, (when Anakin turns into Darth Vader) cause you know what happens to the characters (who ends up on which side) but you don't know how it all happens. Like Star Wars: Episode III, X-Men: First Class can be considered a nice success, making over $320 million so far. However, unlike Episode III, First Class is a movie worth watching.
Quoted by MWP
Wick-Quoting #14: June 2010
Published June 23, 2010	film news Leave a Comment
Tags: 3d, blackbeard, comic, daredevil, disney, dr. strange, film, fourth, holden, hollywood, j. d. salinger, jack sparrow, johnny depp, jonah hex, keira knightley, lion king, marvel, minor, mrwickedproductions, nala, nn, on stranger tides, orlando bloom, picture, pirates of the caribbean, superhero, the catcher in the rye
Minor Comics
Marvel/Disney is going to start showing brief 10 min films of minor superheroes before feature films. One of these characters include Dr. Strange, who frankly, I've never heard of. Dr. Strange is actually going to be made into a feature length film and is going to be Marvel/Disney's first collaboration film. It's really difficult to say whether it'll turn out to be a success or not. I mean look at Jonah Hex. Based on a western comic book hero that I've never heard of, it's doing absolutely terrible – its production budge was 47 million while the domestic total so far is a bit over 6 million only. But then again, look at Daredevil. A minor Marvel superhero, the film made about 100 million. But no matter what, superhero films will constantly be made in Hollywood.
http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/102752-marvel-to-introduce-characters-in-short-films
What's his power?
The new Pirates of the Caribbean film is going to be based on the novel, "On Stranger Tides," which is about Blackbeard and the journey for the fountain of youth. Apparently, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley will not be in the new Pirates, but I it's not a big loss, considering Johnny Depp will continue to star in the film. Depp's character, Captain Jack Sparrow, is the one who made Pirates what it is today after all. Hopefully the fourth installment of this franchise will be much better than the fourth film of another franchise that we all know.
http://www.latinoreview.com/news/plot-description-revealed-for-pirates-4-suprises-include-pirates-ships-and-arrrghs-10264
How will they be able to top the previous film? The answer's all in this box.
The Catcher in the Rye, a very popular novel by Salinger, is catching the attention of a couple of filmmakers. Some production companies want to turn the book into a movie, despite the author's negative views on Hollywood. Being a novel about a boy's internal struggle on life, it's going to be really difficult to portray Holden's character on the big screen. Some things are better left alone.
http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=32688
Now this is one cover of the book that I've never seen
Seriously, where is the craze of 3D coming from. Making new movies with 3D is fine, but doing a re-release of a previous classic? Releasing Lion King in 3D will probably get on some people's nerves, but it's the smart thing to do for filmmakers. Obviously because it will make money. However, I doubt that the 3D change will improve the storytelling experience. Instead of playing $10 to see this in the future, just do yourself a favor and watch the original version.
Let's see how this turns out..