X-Men: First Class is better than Captain America: The First Avenger and Green Lantern, though that bar was pretty low. It is the also best X-Men movie, although that bar was also pretty low. That's probably the secret to enjoying this summer's batch of super-hero movies: set the bar so low you can stand on it.

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I just saw X2 again. It's worse the second time than the first. My major argument is still that it just isn't a very good movie: pacing is slow, characters are 2D, climax is drawn-out and unfulfilling. Once they get past the new special effects (which all seem to be in the first 45 minutes), there's not much left. And the ending? I finally saw it with some non-fanboys and they were completely lost and frustrated by the ending -- not to mention much of the rest of the action. (Jean can destroy missles but not lift the jet from inside? Sure, there may be a comic explination, Foster, but they left it off-screen.) X2 is just disappointing.
The one bit of good news from the second viewing: Franklin Richards.

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Yep, it sucked. It was better than the 1st, but it is not nearly as good as most of my friends claim (tasteless punks).
Now I have to try to stay skeptical about the Matrix Reloaded. Is that even possible? I know, I'll just think about baseball. That always seems to work.

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X-Men 2: is it going to suck? It has to be better than the last one. (Although, who didn't like Wolverine's ''You're a Dick,'' line? Anytime anyone gets addressed as a Dick, my ears are sure to perk up. Wait, no, that came out wrong. Nevermind.) Call me a pessimist, but nothing ever lives up to the hype, including movies, sex, and potato chips.

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