tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post1719516196153271057..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The Last Stand--Until New Contracts Are SignedComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-46991258476348988662013-09-07T03:11:08.903-04:002013-09-07T03:11:08.903-04:00I think Ian Mckellan as an aging Magneto sending a...I think Ian Mckellan as an aging Magneto sending armored cars flying around and suspension bridges tearing apart is worth it right there. And his speeches. The way Mckellan painted that character, with his tragic history and desperate ruthless single-minded pursuit of an ultimately unatainable goal was pretty powerful. But it seemed to me like he pretty much carried the movie. <br />I realize that usually the villain is the most interesting character (Shakespeare, Milton, and the Greek playwrights knew that, I would guess), but I spent the movie waiting for Magneto to show up on screen again.<br />It's not a bad movie at all, though, and for a comic-book movie, pretty good. Well worth watching. I thought the latest X-men movie The New Class, was even better.<br />I love how they use famous established actors like Kevin Bacon as villians in these films. Might be a throwback to an infamous superhero T.V. show I heard about somewhere from the 60's. M.P.<br />P.S. What is it with this robot test now? Shouldn't the characters at least resemble letters? I swear it's getting worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com