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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
I guess, there's Always hope for Wolverine?
I don't see how anyone who considers themselves a fan of the first two films or the comics could possibly find this film interesting. The writing is trite and god-awful. Every piece of character development that was established in the first two films was borough to an irrelevant and illogical end. McKellen's Magneto has been abandoned all restraint and comes off as a hackneyed and tired. Besides a completely convoluted plot, actors seem to be bored and look as though they were just passing through for a quick paycheck (which, in fact, most of them were). I guess when Pepper Dennis is canceled after its first season, R.R. will wish Mystique wasn't so quickly written off. Anyway, fun surprises involve an ice-man transformation and limited Beast action. I wonder why they didn't stick to the Dark Phoneix story? Maybe Avi Arad could've answered that if they hadn't fired his sorry ass. (Don't worry, he still gets to screw things up as he's contractually attached to a few more Marvel projects!) In closing, the big winner in all of this is Allan Cumming, who wisely chose to do a revival of 3 Penny Opera instead. See you on Broadway, kids.
Superman Returns (2006)
Simply put, this is NOT Superman
Golly. Let me just say that again: GOLLY. This was terrible. Not only did Brian Singer crap all over the X-Men franchise by skipping on the third installment, but he made this...I don't know, something. Personally, I detect the foul hand of producer John Peters in making this movie a total stinker. Both visually and thematically dark, and overhanging sense of depression pervades every cell of this film. Both derivative and slow, I really can't see anyone who is a fan of the first movies, Smallville, or even the comics enjoying this fracas. I mean, it seems like they decided to do Superman 1 with better effects. The best scene in the entire film--a hair-raising confrontation between Lois Lane her 6 yr. old son, and a child molester--Downs't even involve Superman. I still believe Singer is great director, but maybe he's done his thing with this genre and is ready to move on. I know I am.
Lightspeed (2006)
Should have been Called 'Python'
For starters,if I had to venture a guess, I think Stan Lee only created the characters, which are pretty good, in general. The director, while highly competent, can't save this terrible screenplay. For Pete's sake, this was written by the same scribe as Jack-O. Ecch! How do these guys get into the business? Anyway, this entire film would have been much better if the Python character became the superhero (He could have fought crime by night and then shed his snake skin the next day). A highly forgettable hero, poor sound, lame fights, a story line that depicts events that should have happened at night going on in the day, and the lack of any discernible city-scape work are too much for solid actors and nice make up to overcome. Better luck next time, folks.