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"X-Men 3: The Last Stand" Trailer Out

Submitted by Beth_Gottfried

Edited by Beth_Gottfried

The latest installment of the X-Men series, The Last Stand will be released on May 26. For those you curious to see what exactly Brett Ratner has in store, be sure to check out the trailer.

In X-Men: The Last Stand, the final chapter in the X-Men motion picture trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human.



Egotastic weighs in on the trailer:

The story seems intense (though borrowing heavily from Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men). And they pretty much threw in every mutant character ever in the series, but there's just something missing. It's hard to pin-point, but I'd say it's that little bit extra that just makes you jump up and down with anticipation. I guess it just didn't pass the fanboy test.

I think it all boils down to the Ranter Factor. I must say, however, Kelsey Grammer as Beast looks amazing, and I'm fairly stoked to see Angel, too.



Personally, after watching the trailer, I'm a fan of the asian mutant with tons of spikes/needles darting fron his face. Kelsey Grammer as the Beast just looks like a knock-off Scrooge character a la Jim Carrey as Lemony Snicket.

Source: IMDB

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I_Poop_Too_Much

I_Poop_Too_Much

I'm lost
February 2004

MAR 09, 2006 12:41 PM

IRDistracted said:
MrHateYourself, you're completely right about there being more black actresses/actors out there for roles. I find myself saying that very often when I'm talking about black movies. I'll stop there, because I can rant about that for a while.



Tyler Perry for Storm! tongue

Drake

Drake

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

MAR 09, 2006 04:56 PM

JoshXXX said:

MethodicWays said:

Drake said:
Wait, what exactly did they borrow from Astonishing? I didn't pick up on that at all. If anything it's borrowing from Ultimate X-Men. Which seems reasonable to me?



The story about there being a cure for mutancy was the beginning of the latest Astonishing X-Men story written by Joss Whedon.

btw, if they were smart they would have had Joss write the script.



It was also a story arc for the X-Men cartoon 13 years ago... (season 1 episode 9, while we're on the subject of nerding it up)



Yeah, that story is so old! Too bad, rabid Joss Whedon fans! tongue

Drake

Drake

SUICIDEGIRL

I'm lost

MAR 09, 2006 04:58 PM

Hooraydiation said:

IRDistracted said:
MrHateYourself, you're completely right about there being more black actresses/actors out there for roles. I find myself saying that very often when I'm talking about black movies. I'll stop there, because I can rant about that for a while.

Also, about Gambit. He could charge anything - I think. He just carried around cards because they were portable and I think they also fit is character.

[Edited on Mar 09, 2006 by IRDistracted]


I've always said he'd be way more effective if he charged people's clothes.



In Ultimate X-Men he charged Wolverine's skeleton. HOLY SHIT!

Wren

Wren

SUICIDEGIRL

Minnesota, USA

MAR 09, 2006 05:09 PM

MrHateYourself said:
I always hear those two names tossed about, and Bassett is certainly a good actress, but you know....there's a part of me that also thinks there may be a black actress out there who's NOT Halle/Iman/Bassett. Call it intuition, but I'm positive that if casting directors went looking....somewhere, quite possibly even in California or Canadia, there's a black actress.....



My brother has been saying this ever since the first X-Men movie was announced. I told him Halle Barry was playing Storm and he said "WHAT THE FUCK. Can't they find some other black actress?" She really does seem to be a "stock" actress. Oh, we need an African-American woman? Get Halle Barry! Not that she's not talented, but Jesus. Someone else deserves a chance. I bet they could even find someone with a real accent.

Flux

Flux

SUICIDEGIRL

Georgia, USA

MAR 09, 2006 05:32 PM

MrHateYourself said:
Perhaps the girl from Pirates Of The Caribbean? She's already accustomed to playing unrealistic fantasy roles, having played a black sea captain treated as an equal by white male captains in the 1700s/1800s.



Don't be too sure.

Pirate utopias.

SomethingStupid

SomethingStupid

North Hollywood, CA
March 2004

MAR 09, 2006 05:50 PM

IRDistracted said:
Also, about Gambit. He could charge anything - I think. He just carried around cards because they were portable and I think they also fit is character.


I was going to say. I've seen him charge all sorts of things in various comics, and I barely ever read X-Men. I always assumed it was cards because he was from New Orleans and because they're small and portable. (It also reminds me of Ricky Jay's Cards as Weapons book) I like him more than Wolverine, anyway. You can't kill Wolverine. It's not any fun.

Hooraydiation

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA
October 2005

MAR 09, 2006 06:02 PM

TedKoppel said:

IRDistracted said:
Also, about Gambit. He could charge anything - I think. He just carried around cards because they were portable and I think they also fit is character.


I was going to say. I've seen him charge all sorts of things in various comics, and I barely ever read X-Men. I always assumed it was cards because he was from New Orleans and because they're small and portable. (It also reminds me of Ricky Jay's Cards as Weapons book) I like him more than Wolverine, anyway. You can't kill Wolverine. It's not any fun.


There're actually a bunch of ways to kill Wolverine. In an alternate future, he gets all his skin and stuff incinerated so only the skeleton is left. He probably wouldn't be able to recover from brain damage either, or so I heard.

I don't like Wolverine either, but I thought this was cool.
http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wolvhulk26bc.jpg

[Edited on Mar 09, 2006 by Hooraydiation]

SomethingStupid

SomethingStupid

North Hollywood, CA
March 2004

MAR 09, 2006 06:19 PM

Hooraydiation said:

TedKoppel said:

IRDistracted said:
Also, about Gambit. He could charge anything - I think. He just carried around cards because they were portable and I think they also fit is character.


I was going to say. I've seen him charge all sorts of things in various comics, and I barely ever read X-Men. I always assumed it was cards because he was from New Orleans and because they're small and portable. (It also reminds me of Ricky Jay's Cards as Weapons book) I like him more than Wolverine, anyway. You can't kill Wolverine. It's not any fun.


There're actually a bunch of ways to kill Wolverine. In an alternate future, he gets all his skin and stuff incinerated so only the skeleton is left. He probably wouldn't be able to recover from brain damage either, or so I heard.

I don't like Wolverine either, but I thought this was cool.
http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wolvhulk26bc.jpg

[Edited on Mar 09, 2006 by Hooraydiation]


Oh, hey, speaking of which, am I the only one who hates The Hulk in The Ultimates. Because man, I hated The Hulk in The Ultimates. He's horny and he runs around trying to fuck Betty? Jesus Christ.

Tangent. Anyway, _DG_ has an idea for killing Wolverine in her pics folder (Nightcrawler teleports a bowling ball into his skull) but it still seems like more work than is reasonable. The guy's had his skeleton ripped out twice and he's still alive. Stop that.

I did like Joss Whedon's take on the character, though, when Piotr and Kitty were fighting some giant monster while having angsty X-Men inner monologues. Having established a pattern, the book then cuts to Wolverine who is fighting and has only one thought on the entire page: "I really like beer." At that moment, I liked him.

Hooraydiation

Hooraydiation

Boston, MA
October 2005

MAR 09, 2006 06:45 PM

TedKoppel said:
Oh, hey, speaking of which, am I the only one who hates The Hulk in The Ultimates. Because man, I hated The Hulk in The Ultimates. He's horny and he runs around trying to fuck Betty? Jesus Christ.

Tangent. Anyway, _DG_ has an idea for killing Wolverine in her pics folder (Nightcrawler teleports a bowling ball into his skull) but it still seems like more work than is reasonable. The guy's had his skeleton ripped out twice and he's still alive. Stop that.

I did like Joss Whedon's take on the character, though, when Piotr and Kitty were fighting some giant monster while having angsty X-Men inner monologues. Having established a pattern, the book then cuts to Wolverine who is fighting and has only one thought on the entire page: "I really like beer." At that moment, I liked him.


Yeah, that was pretty bad. Hulk smash Freddie Prinze Junior! I think I like Ultimate Bruce Banner better, though.

Kitty Pryde could maybe phase his brain out too. Also, maybe Doctor Strange could turn him into a flower or someone could throw him into space. And he could be decapitated, couldn't he? I don't think he can regrow body parts with his healing factor. And if burning all his flesh off works, then I'm sure pulling it all off his skeleton would be enough to kill him too. And if I'm right about the brain damage, you could just drown or suffocate the guy.

JJ_R0x0rz

JJ_R0x0rz

I'm lost
October 2003

MAR 09, 2006 07:06 PM

moo

[Edited on Mar 09, 2006 by JJ_R0x0rZ]

JJ_R0x0rz

JJ_R0x0rz

I'm lost
October 2003

MAR 09, 2006 07:12 PM

JJ_R0x0rZ said:

J24U said:

JJ_R0x0rZ said:

They should call it Berserker Barrage biggrin



For that reference you get extra geek points for having played the arcade game!!!

Loved that game...




dude...I go to the arcade EVERY week...and its only 25 cents ^_^ 2d fighting FTW!!!

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

MAR 09, 2006 07:14 PM

JJ_R0x0rZ said:
dude...I go to the arcade EVERY week...and its only 25 cents ^_^ 2d fighting FTW!!!



I wanted to get that arcade game for my house once, too big though. We thought about a straight up trade with the guy for our Street Fighter 2 machine in the living room.

iretire

iretire

San Francisco, CA
December 2005

MAR 09, 2006 07:20 PM

i'm totallys toked about seeing phoenix rock it harder

J24U

J24U

Danvers, MA
February 2006

MAR 09, 2006 07:23 PM

gowt said:
i'm totallys toked about seeing phoenix rock it harder



Yeah, we're talking about a character who could pretty much level planets in the books, I wonder how much they will scale down here abilites for this film..if they do...

comicking

comicking

Rosemount, MN
May 2004

MAR 09, 2006 11:58 PM


TedKoppel said:

IRDistracted said:
Also, about Gambit. He could charge anything - I think. He just carried around cards because they were portable and I think they also fit is character.


I always assumed it was cards because he was from New Orleans and because they're small and portable.



While I do see a small analogy to New Orleans with the cards (very small, Las Vegas makes more sense for cards), I equate the Big Easy with beads. Necklaces full of plastic beads. Chargeable and small enough to port.


TedKoppel said:
Oh, hey, speaking of which, am I the only one who hates The Hulk in The Ultimates. Because man, I hated The Hulk in The Ultimates. He's horny and he runs around trying to fuck Betty? Jesus Christ.



A horny Hulk is hysterical. If I really read the Ultimate universe I'd buy more of a Hulk book. This was in the Wolverine/Hulk #1, and as it sounds Wolvie has no legs and while he can't regrow them (or could he..? Punisher rolled him over with a steamroller and he survived that) he can reattach them

TedKoppel said:
Tangent. Anyway, _DG_ has an idea for killing Wolverine in her pics folder (Nightcrawler teleports a bowling ball into his skull) but it still seems like more work than is reasonable.



I don't think Nightcrawler's power works that way. I don't recall him ever teleporting something else and not going with it (he'd have to teleport into Wolvie's skull along with the bowling ball, plus he's never been there before so he would be teleporting 'blind').

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