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[JDSN]

Eh, I dont mind as long as the replacement is decent, First Class was forgettable and badly paced.

 

[LiquidSolid]

Isn't Secret Service mediocre? I think I read the first issue and I don't remember anything about it.

Hopefully Bryan Singer doesn't dial down the comic book feel of the movie like he always does.

It's Mark Millar, of course it was mediocre.

Anyway, I'm okay with Singer doing this. People are bringing up Superman Returns but I think one of the big problems with that is how much he idolised the Donner films, to the point where he basically tried to remake them. I don't think the same thing exists with him and the X-Men and while the first two films weren't the greatest, at least with this one, there'll be no fucking Wolverine to take up 99% of the screen time.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Fuck yes. We don't need another shitty b-movie from Vaughn.

 

[Jokergrin]

X2 is overrated

 

[Dan]

I couldn't care less about the X-Men franchise anymore. It's been dead to me after X2's peak. First Class was a boring mess outside of Fassbender.

Oooh boy, can't wait for another shitty Mark Millar movie too!

 

[Hindle]

This is the 3rd Xmen film, forget all the others. Singer has returned.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

This is the 3rd Xmen film, forget all the others. Singer has returned.

Yes and no. If he can't bring in Dougherty and his normal writing team (which he won't), then I'm a little bummed. Fox wants this shit shooting in the next couple months. Singer is basically a director for hire more than what he did on the first two films.


Still better than having Vaughn direct it though.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

This isn't blowing their wad. Blowing their wad would be to give us a proper Dark Phoenix movie.

oh come on its one of the bigger stories in xmen history, like AoA, Fall of mutants, and the Phoenix/Dark Saga. I know phoenix saga is this big stand out but Xmen were known for more than just that awesome crossover , they have many so yeah i think it is pretty big and hope its good, i cant help but think people would be discouraged about the franchise is a story like this ends up coming out like shit. That would be like...Sony doing Kravens Last Hunt and it being done horribly..Id want spidey out of Sony's hands.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

oh come on its one of the bigger stories in xmen history, like AoA, Fall of mutants, and the Phoenix/Dark Saga. I know phoenix saga is this big stand out but Xmen were known for more than just that awesome crossover , they have many so yeah i think it is pretty big and hope its good, i cant help but think people would be discouraged about the franchise is a story like this ends up coming out like shit. That would be like...Sony doing Kravens Last Hunt and it being done horribly..Id want spidey out of Sony's hands.

Phoenix would have been better if only because this story is only coming now after Fox has totally borked the franchise and we don't have the main X-men for the story.

 

[Supermanisdead]

I wonder how close it will get to the actual Days of the Future Past, considering they are going in with none of the actual X-Men from that event.

 

[.la1n]

I love Vaughn. Layer Cake, Stardust, and Kick-Ass were all fantastic films but I never really enjoyed First Class, perhaps it was the rushed post production I don't know. Singer coming back is fine by me. Let Vaughn go do new crazy things, he's good at it.

 

[v1oz]

Actually bringing back Bryan Singer is the worst possible decision they could make after the disasters of the X-men movie and the Superman Returns flick. What really bothers me is the films take liberties with the X-men universe fiction and completely change the time lines. And then these clowns decide to bring back a director who admitted himself that he's never read an X-men comic in his life.

I never liked how in the films they've sidelined Cyclops, made him completely stupid and useless even though he's the most senior. The whole Jean Grey & Cyclops thing is also barely touched on. Never liked how they toned down Wolverine's character, he's far more brutally hardcore in the comics and a complete ANTIHERO. And Storm never really does anything even though she is very experienced and one of the most powerful X-men.

Character-wise and story wise the comic books are far superior to the movies.

 

[speedline]

I would scoop him up to direct justice league if I were Warner Bros.

 

[The Mana Legend]

I liked First Class at first, but my GOD does it not hold up during subsequent viewings. Other than Prof X and Magneto, the characters/story/special effects are so fucking bad.

 

[Freshmaker]

Bring Singer back. X2 is one of the best and I am one of the few people that find Superman Returns to be brilliant.

Superman died for your sins.

I would scoop him up to direct justice league if I were Warner Bros.

Bruce Timm and no producer interference. Otherwise, I expect Justice League to turn out like Green Lantern.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

I would scoop him up to direct justice league if I were Warner Bros.

Vaughn couldn't make an X-men film that fleshed out more than two characters, and you want him on Justice League?

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

X2 is overrated

Too many people like it, or those that do like it too much?

Spoiler

Overrated is a stupid fucking word.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Phoenix would have been better if only because this story is only coming now after Fox has totally borked the franchise and we don't have the main X-men for the story.

Exactly. Days of Future past will be a shell of what it could have been with the new crew.

 

[Akahige]

Good news, First Class was embarrassingly bad in every scene without Fassbender and/or McAvoy.

 

[Weenerz]

Singer ruined Superman, Singer will ruin this new X-Men movie.

 

[AgentChris]

Sup.

 

[bengraven]

He's gone. He's gone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U6XUWQB6sg

He's gone.

 

[.GqueB.]

First Class was mainly fuck awful so handing it to Singer is works for me.

I thought I was the only person that felt this way. It wasn't the directors fault entirely but still. Characters I could give two shits about, crappy action, cheesy costumes, god-awful special effects. It all felt so amateur.

 

[dcdobson]

X2's still the best one in the series, so I couldn't be more for this.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

First Class was mainly fuck awful so handing it to Singer is works for me.

Same. I don't get the hate for Singer or the love for First Class. Yes, it's a shock that First Class didn't end up being a complete turd (Fantastic Four sized) considering how quickly it was filmed. But the story sucked, it just didn't work for me at all. The only characters they spent any time putting depth behind were Professor X and Magneto, and even those weren't done particularly well. Character deaths don't have impact when they've only been in like two scenes...

X2 was better than First Class for me, so I'm okay with Singer taking the reins.

 

[Femmeworth]

Why Singer would want to work with Fox again is beyond me.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Cool.

 

[shira]

First Class was mainly fuck awful so handing it to Singer is works for me.

First Class was really boring.

The Charles/Magneto stuff was pretty good.
The teenage stuff was horrible.
Kinda wish they just did a Magneto movie with Mystique and Charles.

 

[PinkCrayon]

First Class was hot garbage. Maybe Singer can bring back the glory of X2.

 

[RobotNinjaHornets]

Booo. The old X-Mens were balls.

 

[Recon]

First Class was hot garbage. Maybe Singer can bring back the glory of X2.

Booo. The old X-Mens were balls.

Lol. I didnt think the Xmen films were so polarizing.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Why Singer would want to work with Fox again is beyond me.

http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491463

 

[Mairu]

I hope Singer comes back to direct.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

X2 >>>> First Class. I'm okay with this if Singer is back. I feared at first they were gonna say Brett Ratner

X1 > X2 > First Class

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Oh we doing rankings? Cool.

X2 >> X1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First Class > X3 >>>>>>>>>>>>> blowing an aids-infested bleedy dick >>>> Wolverine.

 

[Recon]

I maintain that Wolverine was better than X3. There was no disappointment factor involved.

 

[Technosteve]

wait people hated first class? I thought Fassbender was excellent

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

wait people hated first class? I thought Fassbender was excellent

Fassbender and McAvoy were great. Now think about all the characters that weren't Xavier and Erik that took up the other two thirds of screen time.

 

[Hero_of_the_Day]

wait people hated first class? I thought Fassbender was excellent

He was. Movie should have been 100% about him and Charles. Just about everything else was mediocre at best.

EDIT: Damn you and your mad typing skills Sculli.

 

[Femmeworth]

http://neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=491463

Oh my.

 

[StriKeVillain]

Fassbender and McAvoy were great. Now think about all the characters that weren't Xavier and Erik that took up the other two thirds of screen time.

*shudders*

Why'd you have to go and do that!?

 

[Nizz]

X2 >>>> First Class. I'm okay with this if Singer is back. I feared at first they were gonna say Brett Ratner

My heart actually dropped when I saw one of the potential director's names started with a B. :0

hopefully bret ratner takes the helm. at least he knows what he is doing.

You crazy....

 

[AgentChris]

Oh we doing rankings? Cool.

X2 >> X1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First Class > X3 >>>>>>>>>>>>> blowing an aids-infested bleedy dick >>>> Wolverine.

Whoa, Wolverine was that bad? I never seen it.

 

[Epcott]

Enjoyed the fist X-Men to a certain degree, but loved X2. Singer seems to love the X-Men property, so this is good news to me.

Anyone but Brett... he took X-Men into Schumacher Batman levels of low.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Wrong thread fuck sake.

 

[SpudBud]

I wish they would just reboot the franchise at this point. I want another movie with mutants I care about in it.

I'm not interested in seeing this story done but with the first class cast. Even if Brian Singer ends up directing.

 

[Femmeworth]

I wish they would just reboot the franchise at this point. I want another movie with mutants I care about in it.

I'm not interested in seeing this story done but with the first class cast. Even if Brian Singer ends up directing.

First Class was a reboot, I think.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

First Class was a reboot, I think.

It was a prequel. I can't in good faith call it a reboot when it directly lifts X1's intro and has Jackman cameo as Wolverine.

 

[The Mana Legend]

Enjoyed the fist X-Men to a certain degree, but loved X2. Singer seems to love the X-Men property, so this is good news to me.

Anyone but Brett... he took X-Men into Schumacher Batman levels of low.

Holy shit, people really overreact about Brett Ratner. X3 sucked, but it in no way is as terrible as fucking Batman & Robin.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Oh we doing rankings? Cool.

X2 >> X1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> First Class > X3 >>>>>>>>>>>>> blowing an aids-infested bleedy dick >>>> Wolverine.

That's about right, but I'd put a few more ">" between First Class and X3.

edit: And yeah, Ratner can't really take all the blame for X3. It was going to suck no matter what at that point. If anything he should be commended for making it not incredibly terrible.