And they were not able to pull off X3, or Origins or Apocalypse. Fox's record is hit and miss at best. Not to mention DoFP is a short story that doesn't really need any build-up and Logan is pretty much it's own thing(and screw that movie, it treats the whole franchise as less worthy than a cannon fodder just so that Logan can have his dramatic moments).
Potential? POTENTIAL?! Everything has potential. What kind of argument is that?It feels so petty because this movie has the potential to give us the Cyclops/Jean moments we never got in the previous trilogy.
Yeah, tell that to Fox. They're the ones making this movie with almost zero build-up.Like it or not, this movie can't exist in a vacuum.
More Xavier/Magneto angst, Genosha, Mystique the greatest leader evah. All this in DPS story which has no previous build-up. Yep, 'not focused' is the right term.It's not focused like Logan.
I'm sorry, what? What relationship? They didn't even kiss. There was barely even flirtation! Raised the profile of X-Men?? What does that even mean?It builds off of what we saw in X-Men: Apocalypse, which established the Cyclops/Jean relationship and raised the profile of the X-Men.
My standards are pretty low with this movie, let me tell you that.It just feels like everyone is setting up standards they know cannot be reached
People complain about not getting future "Logans" and "Deadpools" even though they already have that, but I can't complain about something that has never happened, on the basis that I will get that in five to seven years at the latest?without redoing the entire trilogy from scratch and the X-Men are already going to the MCU so you're going to get your wish.
Just enjoy for what it is? Seriously?!In that case, why not just enjoy Dark Phoenix for what it is?
Why should I give enjoy something for [not really] doing the bare minimum? You are asking me to lower my already low standards.Even if you don't like Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique, can't you still enjoy the movie for the Scott/Jean moments we're likely to get?
God, I am so tired of getting accused of this crap. "Hey, I'd like if they try to be as faithful as possible and don't make pointless and stupid and inferior changes" "Oh, so you want panel-by-panel adaptation? Don't you understand that it's not possible?" "NO, what? I did not say tha... ugh."The XCU is it's own thing. It's never been a straight adaptation of the comics. It takes themes and elements from the comics to tell its own stories, and fans should engage it with that in mind. IMO, it's best to approach it as an AU and judge it in those terms.
That's not an achievement. Why, why are people setting such low standards?!Personally, I'll be satisfied with Dark Phoenix as long as it's better than X3,
The bare minimum. Actually, no. I'm pretty sure the movie will fail at this.captures the right thematic notes from the comics, and successfully shows the general public why Scott and Jean's relationship is such a core element of the X-Men mythos. Movie audiences have never gotten the case for why Jean chooses Scott over Logan, and it's up to this film to present that case.
Two words. Infinity War. Other two words. Civil War.*The 90s cartoon came pretty close, and it took an entire season! A straight adaptation to film would take a trilogy of movies at a minimum.