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X-Files: I Want To Believe - 20th Century Fox - Rated PG-13
The best thing I can say about X-Files: I Want To Believe is it takes its time. I mean it is slow! It plods along until something happens then takes its time till the next thing happens. There's not much supernatural in the film. It's almost like an overlong episode of CSI. Until you get to the end which is just plain stupid. X-Files: I want to receive - a refund. 2 Stars Out of 5
X2: X-Men United
X2: X-Men United has a great opening sequence that will blow you away and is a bigger, better movie than the first. New characters add a greater dimension, and especially entertaining is Alan Cummings as Nitecrawler, but the whole cast is outstanding. This has great special effects, with a great story that will keep you involved, and, in an indirect way, may teach a lesson about intolerance. I liked this better than the original, and want to see it again.
4 Stars Out of 5
X Men: The Last Stand
Impressive special effects and a story that seems to wind down the series, highlight the 155 million dollar X Men The Last Stand. This third film in the trilogy spends some time with the back story of several characters, and brings several of them to an apparent end. This film excels in excess, with jaw dropping special effects, and with Ian McKellen as Magneto turning in the most interesting performance. This is an intelligent, thoughtful, provoking movie that will both satisfy fans of the series, and cause them to beg for more. And here's a heads up: When you watch this, don't leave the theater until the end of the credits or you will miss a scene that will change your perception of the whole film. I really liked this movie. It is a lot of fun! 4 Stars Out of 5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 20th Century Fox - Rated PG-13
X-Men Origins: Wolverine has a hokey opening and never really gets much better. From cheap looking special effects to an unfocused, meandering plot, this less than thrilling, dreary film isn't near the fun of any of the X-Men films. Some may enjoy that Hugh Jackman shows a lot of skin, but chiseled flesh doesn't make up for a movie that's just plain boring, and dare I say it…silly. For example, there is a character that burns holes in buildings with beams that shine out of his eyes. But the beams are stopped cold by a little pair of sunglasses. Part of the Wolverine legend is he can't remember his past…after this movie, neither will we. 2 Stars Out of 5
XXX
This is a fun popcorn movie. It has loads of action. It is also peppered with a lot of semi-lame dialogue and an unbelievable plot. But that doesn't matter. Vin Diesel proves that he is the future of action movies, and he does it with his own style. (I also got to meet one of the co-stars, while in California this summer, Chris Gann who played T.J. He asked me to give him a good review...Chris, you done good!)
3 Stars Out of 5
XXX: State of the Union
XXX: State of the Union may go down in history as one of the stupidest movies ever made. Stupid dialogue, stupid wooden acting, stupid plot, stupid stunts…You need a lobotomy in order to believe this movie. Ice Cube scowls his way though it, looking like he's really mad at himself for taking the part. He got paid to be in it…I sat through it and just lost brain cells…
1 ½ Stars Out of 5
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X-Files: I Want To Believe - 20th Century Fox - Rated PG-13
The best thing I can say about X-Files: I Want To Believe is it takes its time. I mean it is slow! It plods along until something happens then takes its time till the next thing happens. There's not much supernatural in the film. It's almost like an overlong episode of CSI. Until you get to the end which is just plain stupid. X-Files: I want to receive - a refund. 2 Stars Out of 5
X2: X-Men United
X2: X-Men United has a great opening sequence that will blow you away and is a bigger, better movie than the first. New characters add a greater dimension, and especially entertaining is Alan Cummings as Nitecrawler, but the whole cast is outstanding. This has great special effects, with a great story that will keep you involved, and, in an indirect way, may teach a lesson about intolerance. I liked this better than the original, and want to see it again.
4 Stars Out of 5
X Men: The Last Stand
Impressive special effects and a story that seems to wind down the series, highlight the 155 million dollar X Men The Last Stand. This third film in the trilogy spends some time with the back story of several characters, and brings several of them to an apparent end. This film excels in excess, with jaw dropping special effects, and with Ian McKellen as Magneto turning in the most interesting performance. This is an intelligent, thoughtful, provoking movie that will both satisfy fans of the series, and cause them to beg for more. And here's a heads up: When you watch this, don't leave the theater until the end of the credits or you will miss a scene that will change your perception of the whole film. I really liked this movie. It is a lot of fun! 4 Stars Out of 5
X-Men Origins: Wolverine - 20th Century Fox - Rated PG-13
X-Men Origins: Wolverine has a hokey opening and never really gets much better. From cheap looking special effects to an unfocused, meandering plot, this less than thrilling, dreary film isn't near the fun of any of the X-Men films. Some may enjoy that Hugh Jackman shows a lot of skin, but chiseled flesh doesn't make up for a movie that's just plain boring, and dare I say it…silly. For example, there is a character that burns holes in buildings with beams that shine out of his eyes. But the beams are stopped cold by a little pair of sunglasses. Part of the Wolverine legend is he can't remember his past…after this movie, neither will we. 2 Stars Out of 5
XXX
This is a fun popcorn movie. It has loads of action. It is also peppered with a lot of semi-lame dialogue and an unbelievable plot. But that doesn't matter. Vin Diesel proves that he is the future of action movies, and he does it with his own style. (I also got to meet one of the co-stars, while in California this summer, Chris Gann who played T.J. He asked me to give him a good review...Chris, you done good!)
3 Stars Out of 5
XXX: State of the Union
XXX: State of the Union may go down in history as one of the stupidest movies ever made. Stupid dialogue, stupid wooden acting, stupid plot, stupid stunts…You need a lobotomy in order to believe this movie. Ice Cube scowls his way though it, looking like he's really mad at himself for taking the part. He got paid to be in it…I sat through it and just lost brain cells…
1 ½ Stars Out of 5
