Dark Phoenix: The X-Men Franchises Last Stand With 20th Century Fox

As a long time fan of the 20th Century Fox Marvel franchise of the X-Men movies. From the beginning, the first thing you heard in 2000 was Mutant. Ever since there has been deep character development, extremely wonderful special effects, a few dude tear moments and a bit of cheesiness. Over all, from Logan to Days of Futures Past, we've been given quality. Now that Disney has purchased Fox and is set to bring the heroic mutant team and all that is tagged in their universe along with the MCU proper. Fox's final project before the acquisition is Dark Phoenix, the next and last installment after X-Men First Class, Days of Futures Past, and Apocalypse.

The embargo for this is set to lift at midnight of the 5th of June, a day before world wide release and the early critic reviews were not so good. Though I went into a press screening with this being where the bar is set, I came out with a lot of enjoyment from the film. First, I was set to believe, and the trailers game me nothing else to go with, that this was going to be a carbon copy of The Last Stand. The film that was the reason for retooling the franchise in the first place. From Magneto fighting in and with a Subway car, to Phoenix looking as if she would kill a member of her team, I was going in with some pretty low expectations. What we got was a villain, lead by Jessica Chastain, that reminded me of the Skrulls in Captain Marvel but done with extreme superiority. The way these alien forces moved and fought felt like a World War Z set to Mutants film.

The overall dilemma given to the X-Men was Charles Xaivier's (James McAvoy) ego. This was a unique way to go, never really been done before but when you have the most powerful being in the universe to deal with, the under toned messaging just felt out of place. My overall impression was that this director was going in hard with something to prove and what he wanted to do was out do all of the previous films in the action and suspense department. I'll admit, in a lot of ways, this was done brilliantly and in others it was piss poor. Being in a world where mutants are hated by people and having military sent to take them get put into situations where they are being taken out by a greater threat and witness the mutants take them on with more ease totally owning the situation like true superior heroes.

I would call this similar to The Last Stand in a lot of ways but done right. I was worried about the alien invasion aspect but even that was done better than most alien invader movies. It was very cloak and daggerish and stayed hidden for the most part. Made for a better story and I like this film better than a lot in the franchise and would rank it as such. X-Men because that film was a huge mystery and super fun suprise in the theater, X2 because it was done even better but the original still set the foundation, Days of Futures Past because we got to see Wolverine interact with members of the teams from both versions of the timeline, Dark Phoenix because it was better than expected and took risks than none of the others did (redeeming the Last Stand) and First Class.

Apocalypse is better than Last Stand but I'm not itching to see any of them again. The former before the ladder if I had nothing else to watch but the films in my top 5 I can watch over and over. By the way, speaking of taking chances and trying to surpass previous films, Nightcrawler. He has a moment that reminded me of the opening of X2 and boy did he do us justice.

I do not know if this was because we know that Disney was going to take over the franchise and reboot it or because it was a press release but we saw no after credit scene. Also, if you're asking about the end credit scene from Apocalypse and wondering about this movie, don't hold your breath. What you saw in the trailers is what you're going to get and it was still a thrill ride that got me pumped. I'll admit, if I didn't know that this was the last time these particular X-Men would be on the screen I would have been more excited. I celebrate how good it was but I kept myself from going bonkers because the whole time it loomed overhead that these guys, more than likely won't come back, so I kept it cool. A few cliffhangers left out there, somethings that made me roll my eyes, like the simi-batphone. . .come on.

You'll have fun. Go see it. Its got more good and exciting things in this one than in any most of the films out this year. I believe people are just ready to see what the MCU is going to do with these characters and that feeling was with me before the movie started, disappeared as I watched but slowly returned as I walked out of the theater.


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The Orville All The World Is Birthday Cake Was A Step Backwards

The story starts off with a planet that has primitive technology has no it was supposed to be 1995 or. And it came from a simple first contact episode 2 a more backwards thinking civilization then some of the other planets and I'm including that planet that voted on life and death scenarios like American idol.

to imprison People based on when they were born was not entertaining at all. And with people hating the Orville and not enough people warming up to it quick enough for it to continue forward this show cannot afford a miscalculation and writing like this. This show has done better and can be better. Right now this is considered the weakest and worst episode I've seen.

The best part of it was introducing the new head of security character but that was pretty much it everything else could have been left behind. I don't know if this was supposed to be a lesson about the content of character near Martin Luther King Day but that was barely caught if that was even the point. And I'm feeling as though I'm grasping at straws to make it connect.

I just did not see the logic in the story telling. I mean come on you're smart enough to want to reach out but dumb enough to not think aliens would think differently? I mean what was the point? If the natives would have been hostile from the get go or it would have been a trap for a higher purpose it would have worked but it was a step backwards.

Let's just say that the people of this planet that was introduced to the Orville were lucky they did not meet the Krill first or me because I would have wiped them out. Leave no Man behind. that's the model that they would have been introduced to messing around with me. I look forward to seeing the next episode and hopefully getting back on track

Good Things Coming in Threes: John Wick, Bad Boys & Ghostbusters

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Bad Boys III begins filming Will Smith and Martin Lawrence were spotted causing traffic in ATL. Nothing new to report just expressing happiness that the movie is officially on the way. I think that an opportunity to capitalize on the franchise was missed. It could have been what Fast and The Furious became eventually, if they would have produced the films back to back. Jason Reitman to Direct New ‘Ghostbusters’ Movie Set in Original Universe Ghostbusters Extreme??? Will this be the hell on earth we were promised by Dan? I'm hoping for a Ghostbusters Extreme situation to play out.
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Spider-Man Trailer Is Mysterio pretending to be a good guy? I believe is. Hydroman/Sandman? Probably not, just an illusion most likely. I'm wondering if Mysterio has found the alien technology from the Avengers movie just like Vulture or was one of his customers. Real magic? Could he be a failed wizard from Dr. Strange? Evidence Far From Home Take Place before Infinity War (bus). Maybe it is I'm now fifty fifty
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Deadpool will soon be back home at marvel studios. What do you think the chances are of them keeping Ryan Reynolds and continuing the franchise considering its success or will they ditch it altogether? Just started watching and love the show keep up the good work.

The Orville Season 2 Episode 1 Recap of Ja'loja

Okay so the whole episode starts off on Bortus's need to be seen peeing by his friends and family. Lets just get that out of the way. then, we see that Captain Mercer and Kelly are still at odds with The Break-Up having the captain confessed that he is still in love with her and Kelly never actually admitting she was not even though she's seeing a new guy. The whole creeper vibe where Mercer is doing a flyby and gets caught was hilarious and yes sometimes we do that.

I don't know why but I feel like lieutenant Alara and the captain need to just hook up or become a thing it seems that even though there's a huge and I mean huge age difference those two characters seem to have a lot in common. At the least it would make Kelly go crazy.

Dr. Finn and Isaac the Android are going to hook up and it's going to be really nasty. I can only imagine what kind of computerized algorithms he's going to give her with all kinds of freaky pleasure.

Gordon has John helped him try to ask a new character out and at first it seems like he might have a chance but I noticed something that I kind of picked up on from the beginning she was a little interested in the captain which is going to be a cool dynamic but I'm still holding out hope about a Laura and the captain hooking up maybe season 3.

Isaac helping the doctor with her son getting into trouble and confessing her love for him which totally flew over his head was funny. I cannot wait to see that whole dynamic play out.

My theories Gordon is gay and he will probably hook up with the character Dan who has a bad taste of poetry. I also see Isaac programming himself to feel and fall in love. Hopeful that elara hooks up with the captain and it becomes a big disaster. And Kelly's new boyfriend is too perfect he might be a psychopath.

And if Gordon is not gay at the very least he should hook up with that simulation woman he talked to her at the bar. She seemed pretty cool.

Lethal Weapon TV Series Will You TURN ON THE TV

Are you looking forward to Fox's Lethal Weapon? Article by Lily Mascos

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While we're attempting to juggle our dual excitement for the upcoming Fox TV series reboot Lethal Weapon and Shane Black's new movie The Nice Guys, a simple statement on behalf of Black regarding Lethal Weapon 5 is making us drop everything.

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Shane Black, the writer and director of Iron Man 3, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,and Monster Squad, also happens to be the man responsible for the Lethal Weapon franchise. After writing the screenplay for the originalLethal Weapon in 1987, the sequels took off and the entire franchise achieved tremendous success.

Although there hasn't been another sequel since Lethal Weapon 4 in 1998, the franchise is anything but forgotten. In our era of reboots, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh will live on in Fox's new TV showLethal Weapon, which will air in fall 2016 on Wednesdays at 10pm EST.

Read more about Fox's Lethal Weapon remake here. In the meantime, take a quick look at the official trailer:

Lethal Weapon's fans were busy debating whether or not they were dying with excitement over the idea of a revival or dying with horror at the thought of re-casting Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Either way, no one was even thinking about a Lethal Weapon 5 starring the original cast — that is, until Black started talking.

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Fans were devastated in 2009 when news broke there would be no more sequels due to Mel Gibson's lack of interest. However, in podcast 272 of the Nerdist's The Writer's Room With Ben Blacker, Shane Black reveals he harbors no hard feelings against Gibson, who was going through some personal drama at the time:

"Mel Gibson didn’t know if he wanted to do ['Lethal Weapon 5'] or not. There was negotiations and some things were happening with Mel. I don’t believe anybody should be held accountable for anything they say while drunk. If you say it sober, that’s one thing, but if you’re drunk, I mean, I would say the most heinous things to you."

Shane Black originally met up with Nerdist to promote his latest movieThe Nice Guys, featuring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. It didn't take long for the conversation to switch gears and focus on his history with the Lethal Weapon franchise. That's when Black finally revealed his idea for the plot of Lethal Weapon 5, which he had written back when there was still a possibility for yet another sequel.

"I wrote a 62-page treatment with my friend Chuck for 'Lethal Weapon 5' that would’ve been, I think, a very good movie. It was interesting. It was essentially an older Riggs and Murtagh in New York City during the worst blizzard in east coast history, fighting a team of expert Blackwater guys from Afghanistan, that’s smuggling antiquities. And we had a young character that actually counter-pointed them."

It shouldn't come to any shock that the Christmas-obsessed Black chose a blizzard as part of his setting. However, the director also pointed out he wouldn't have given in to an expected and standard passing of the torch of Lethal Weapon's main cast, as most franchises tend to do:

"But I didn’t wanna do what people do when they’re trying to transition which is, they sorta put the two older guys in the movie, but really it’s about their son! And he’s gonna take over and we’re gonna do a spinoff. Fuck that: If they’re gonna be in the movie, they’re gonna be in the movie — I don’t care how old they are."

Mel Gibson (left)/Danny Glover (right)

Mel Gibson, 60, and Danny Glover, 69, may have grown a few white hairs since the last sequel, but there's no doubt they could do it if they chose to. In fact, the difference in age would make for an interesting spin to the usual "I'm too old for this shit!" Unfortunately, the revelation of this sequel in no way indicates that it could ever come to life.

We might as well focus on what we do have on the moment, which is the recently released The Nice Guys. Get ready to be psyched: