X Men 3

Movies are subjective. Obviously, what one calls a piece of crap, another loves. Movies such as Hostel, where in his own words, director Eli Roth said he wanted to “make the sickest, most disturbing film I can.” And there are many folks out there -but mostly men in their early 20s, who like films like Hostel, Underworld, Saw II and other films of the horror genre, because they feed into their secret fantasy of seeing people get killed in the most goriest sort of way. Plus these films have a tendency to be very misogynist, with women seen as only as subjects to torture and ogle at as objects of boys fucked up views of sexuality. This is why -despite what will be a bad script and pedantic direction from Brett Ratner - X Men 3 might actually be a success. Less we forget why Singer left this franchise, and it was mostly because Fox wanted more action, less story. Singer is a story orientated director, while Ratner -based on the two Rush Hour films and Red Dragon -just thinks violence, explosions and a plot (with Velveeta Cheesy dialogue) thinner than Lara Flynn Boyle is what makes a movie. I have no faith in this film what so ever, and after being a huge fan of comic books and the first two films, I’m sorry to say this rushed production -which was done by Fox because they were pissed at Singer’s defection - will smack of it. Still, it will be sad to realize, that the film will open big (but I’m thinking it will not be previewed by the critics before its release; just a feeling) but even the most idiotic film goer will eventually see its not worth jacking off to. As for quantity over quality, well, lets be realistic. The horror genre -much like the fantasy genre - will always be over looked by any major awards group (with the exception of Lord of the Rings, duh!). Besides, as it was pointed out by Panterarocks, the people behind Underworld spent 80% of their budget on visual effects. So, its what you have, or as Shakespeare wrote, “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” But, as cynical as I can be, there will be an Underworld 3, if only because if there is one thing certain in this world, is dumb, despicable, sick, women-hating films with their Easter Peep (full of nothing but air) type movies will make money and straight guys, full of masturbation fantasies of killing, will line up and see them.