Go see X-Men: The Last Stand.
I was rather ambivalent about it given the lacklustre previews prior to its release, but I heard some good things and read a couple of good reviews and decided to check it out yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised.
You can tell it's a different director, but it's not a shift like what happened with the Batman movies. While they say that this is the last X-Men movie, they do leave enough of an opening for another one if they decide to do it.
That said, I was rather surprised at who dies and who didn't. Add to that the permanent mutant cure that gets used rather liberally on many of our favourite muties and you have a landscape that is rather altered from the previous two movies. It's rather jarring, but I'm personally glad that they decided to do what they did as it kept the series from falling into a rut. That said, I hate Halle Berry. She's a great actress and looks like Storm should look, but she can't pull off the character at all. Yarg.
I was also rather upset at the lack of Sentinels. There is one, technically, in the movie, but it's barely seen and is also technically not there.
So, go see X-Men: The Last Stand. It's a fun movie that definately does some neat things with the franchise and has a lot of great little moments (and big fights)that are a hoot to watch.
And it has Juggernaut. The scene in Alcatraz with him and Kitty Pryde is worth the price of admission. Moreso if you've seen this. (Warning: That link may contain some salty language, but man, is it funny).
Oh, and stay until the end of the credits. It's worth it, if only for the sounds of a thousand foreheads being slapped in incredulity.
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