I'm the Juggernaut, BITCH

[angelophile]

Went to a late showing of X3 and just got back. Have to say it was thoroughly enjoyable. Yes, the dialogue was pure comic book and in parts veered towards the incredibly cheesy, but I think they managed just the right blend of fanwankery (the Fastball Special, Danger Room sequence, Iceman using his iced up form etc etc) with accessability.

I will now happily snug my nose at the movie snobs who claimed the hiring of Brett Ratner would destroy the fanchise. On the contrary, he made a movie that was pure comic book, more pure than most adaptations. It was just thoroughly enjoyable. Lowbrow? Sure, but who cares? It was fine popcorn escapism.

I think I may be the only person on the planet who adored Vinnie Jones as Juggernaut though. I think the casting of a pure British thug opposite an English Professor X was genius and he made me smile every time he appeared. Great stuff.

Comments

[shadow-weaver.livejournal.com]

Tee hee hee. I'm kinda surprized they didn't make any comment between Xavier and Marco tho.

[angelophile.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Vinnie did say in interviews there was a relationship but it didn't really get touched on in the movie. Maybe it was cut so as not to confuse things. Might be in deleted scenes.

[darcblayde.livejournal.com]

Hear hear...
Loved the Film...loved Juggy...loved it all...th level of cheese was spot-on...

[entershan.livejournal.com]

I completely disagree. I thought the casting of Vinnie Jones was superb, but I didn't like the portrayal of Juggernaut at all. He could've easily been replaced by The Blob or any other strong guy and he would've served the purpose. Magneto should've at least fixed Jugg's hideous helmet. I call him Jugger-not.