Jandy's Meanderings - Latest Comments in May 2007 Reading/Watching Recap

Re: May 2007 Reading/Watching Recap

Django — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:52:12 -0000

It could also be said of course, that it was his accidental hitting of MJ that broke the spell that the darkside was weaving over him.

I haven't asked people out on the street ,but I got the general impression on the internet that many people seemed to think X Men 2 was better than the original. Myself, I thought throwing more money at the screen didn't necessarily equal better and that the film is too busy setting up the next film to concentrate on making the last hour as good as it could have been. The first one just had more heart, character and general energy and punch to it for me. I don't think any of the films particularly follow much of the comic book storylines anyway, other than a few of the "Phoenix" plotpoints.

Re: May 2007 Reading/Watching Recap

Jandy — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:11:52 -0000

It was interesting that even in his "darkest" moments all his energy was directed toward MJ. Also, did most people like X2 better than X-Men? I liked first one a lot more, but then, maybe people who'd read the comics got more out of the second one than I did (since I haven't read the comics).

Re: May 2007 Reading/Watching Recap

Django — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:11:16 -0000

I'm glad you enjoyed Taxi Driver, Unforgiven and The Great Escape so much.

I greately enjoyed Spider Man 3 myself. I'd heard a lot of mixed reviews beforehand but it turned out to be more enjoyable and satisfying in terms of characters, storylines and action than a lot of the other recent blockbusters. I think the point of Peter's evil side was that Peter can't ever be too dark and always has some sort of moral or emotional anchor even in his darkest moments. It's okay having a different opinion or preference to others of course and movies, books, music etc are essentially a matter of taste. I have a similarily minority opinion in greatly preferring the first X Men to the second.