DARK PHOENIX MOVIE REVIEW 2019 - Double Toasted

[@alberteaux]

Worst part is both Magneto and Mystique literally have nothing to do with the actual Dark Phoenix story, so having those two reluctant actors in it was pointless.

[@Luvie1980]

Especially mystique

[@archerpool]

Fassbender, reluctant? He’s been the best thing in these soft reboot films. I’ve not seen Dark Phoenix, but if he doesn’t seem to care, I reckon that’s because they gave him a shit plot, not because he doesn’t care.

[@authorrobjohnson3178]

They don't. It's always been about Cyclops, Wolverine, and Jean Grey. They always screw this story up.

[@alberteaux]

Anthony Zerangue Lmao “slinky nosed”! That’s hilarious, keep doing you Tony.

[@alberteaux]

Archerpool Well reluctant isn’t really a jab at him or JLaw - you’re right he is the best part, so him being reluctant to take part in a badly written/directed film that might reflect badly on him is perfectly understandable. I’m just pointing out that they were jammed into a storyline that could have been cleaner without them. (Haven’t seen the movie either, just going off this review, watching it tonight)

[@captaintalon4485]

First mistake was continuing to drag Jennifer Lawerence through this after Days of Future Past. She’s only using these movies as a paycheck and it’s showing hard!

[@SwimmingSince1997]

I mean I wouldn't say SHE'S the one using the film's for a paycheck because that just paints her as selfish. As much as she doesn't care to be in these films, she's still contractually obligated to do them. At that point, for her the paycheck is the only thing TO look forward to.

[@ShadowSonic2]

The problem is that the contract to have McAvoy and Fassbender also included her. They had to keep bringing Lawrence back otherwise they couldn't use Xavier and Magneto anymore.

[@agentofchaos7456]

I don’t think she is bad in the movie.

[@ChocolateEffigy]

Blame everyone else BUT her

[@125loopy]

I don't get why people think she's a great actress. She's especially bad in these movies. And whyyyy cast Sophie Turner??? She couldn't even keep her accent straight in the first movie. She was good on game of thrones because the story was good and there were other stronger actors. I'm so confused!

[@dustygozangas8191]

Why couldn't they have just stopped at Days of Future Past? It was a perfect ending for the series and unfucked everything up.

[@grobanworldnews4216]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@marka2033]

Sad but true. I loved Days of Future Past. To see a very important to comic book films franchise like X-Men go out like this is just really disheartening.

[@bobgray6498]

I loved that movie

[@frenchcoupon3391]

True

[@wilsonwijayaismyname]

Bryan Singer wants his paycheck

[@steveross2868]

"I'm here to kill you.......(long pause, smacks lips)....now I will begin" God, that killed me.

[@steveross2868]

@Anthony Zerangue ............Okay..........

[@ZoanBlade90]

@@steveross2868 I think he lost his mind for a minute there...

[@nikebox333]

Steve ross he thought he was gonna get a couple likes off that corny shit lmaoooooo

[@VEZOK54]

Anthony Zerangue The Hell are you on about?

[@anthonyaguilar8092]

I’m ashamed to share a name w this fucken lunatic

[@Mysterialic]

MCU needs to steer clear of Dark Phoenix at least for a few decades now. It's been done dirty twice by Fox.

[@thoarnejones6805]

Phoenix comes before Dark Phoenix you could make a trilogy of the whole story. Anything can work they gotta make it work. Regardless X-Men is about social issues, they aren't the Avengers. Dark Phoenix has nothing to do with the mutant struggle, nor have the writers made it fit that narrative.

[@MarciusWhithood]

It honestly should be something they LEAD UP TO. It's be amaziiiiing!! First phase would be just introducing X-Men characters then leads to reg. Phoenix and then phase 2 leads to dark Phoenix. Phase 3 would be...idk????😱😱😱😱😱

[@michaelstrong5383]

Even when Marvel Studios gets to that story, they would already set up all the characters including Jean Grey from the ground up. That way, it doesn't feel forced or rushed unlike both X-Men: The Last Stand and Dark Phoenix.

[@biguy617]

Syafiq Razip There are other stories to adapt. Brood, Sinister, Alpha Flight, Asteroid M,

[@lego4virgo]

I don't think Feige is ready to visit the X-Men just yet. The Feigie-ization of Marvel stories won't work as well here, so I think he's trying to come up with a different way to tackle this.

[@IAmKyndle]

I think X-Men needs to lie down and rest for a while in terms of movies. Fantastic Four is in desperate needs of redemption.

[@ariwl1]

They most likely will. Marvel's claimed they aren't planning on bringing in their own X-Men movies for like 4-5 years.

[@wolfie23288]

Yep

[@jasonw.4751]

I wish they would do a Naymor movie.

[@SlimKim3]

@@jasonw.4751 Namor was teased in endgame

[@SlimKim3]

@Aquaintence Buddy No he's for the ff

[@Peer165]

Yeah, looks like Deadpool's ganna have to do some more of that time traveling.

[@danieldunlap4077]

Thanks for making me smile this morning LOL

[@a.f.watcher8898]

Nah he’s steering clear of the X-Men, he’s the only one not getting shit canned lol.

[@spazarellapoet8735]

Peer165 the first dead pool was good the 2nd sucked y kill his gf? Y do the time traveling shit and still not save her or stop him from being deformed? He was a hero without mutating wade was bad ass they don't need to make any more dead pool movies.

[@Xander-86]

@@spazarellapoet8735 stfu

[@danwilliams1989]

Peer165 Or make his own Infinity Gauntlet and move all the mutants into the MCU.

[@RJ-Ramen]

Professor X has a direct line to the President and Mystique says "he sends his regards" at one point. Meanwhile she tried to kill a former President 20 years prior LMAO.

[@parkerboy795]

Technically, she tried to kill Trask when he was near the president.

[@RBZ-1]

and literally saved the pres (& cabinet) from magneto

[@claudewinters2091]

@@RBZ-1 somehow I don't think the US govt would be so forgiving ... Or any govt really.... But I guess everyone is now BFFs ??

[@RBZ-1]

@@claudewinters2091 well when they feel like they can use you, they'll usually play along until no longer needed

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

Anyone else notice how little everyone's aged in the past 30 years?

[@MarkQuick0411]

John Killion Mutant Genes 🧬 Babiii Lol

[@SimplyDastardly]

Especially Knowing that at the end of DOFP Charles is old, it makes it fucking weird!! Like by 1990 Erik and Charles have to be pushing what 60?? Jesus Christ I want to be a mutant lol

[@karimianos1591]

It's called a floating timeline.

[@CabezasDePescado]

fuck off

[@THIZZAVELI]

Everybody got some of wolverines ability.

[@hothotheat3000]

Shame because Fassbender is absolutely perfect casting as younger Erik. If only we had him in the MCU.

[@superjay14]

hothotheat3000 James Mcavoy I think did an amazing job as Young prof X.

[@mutalemwananshiku4098]

@@superjay14 with dark pheonix being set in 1992 he is essentialy now playing old professor x😂

[@superjay14]

Mutale Mwananshiku ahhh yes! I was not convinced with his baby face.

[@holycringe8445]

Quicksilver cool to. To me anyway. Only magneto and quicksilver the only good things they done.

[@surfersilver6610]

Fassbender...I see that character in Futurama somehow.

[@StunnafulPhotography]

X-Men movies ended with LOGAN back in 2017.

[@ramoncastanos6320]

That's true. The franchise was always about Wolverine since the begin, and Fox should have ended with Logan.

[@mikanah8916]

Anthony Zerangue uhhh. Explain

[@razedhunter8849]

@Anthony Zerangue looks like someone is triggered

[@matthewheywood8532]

Anthony Zerangue what????

[@TorontoFan]

Anthony Zerangue Wow, psychotic much?

[@Hunterese123]

I only see Logan as the end of the Fox X Men, that movie is a timeless classic, I watch it every month, still holds up, love that movie.

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

you must be depressed. that fuckin film is more depressing than Endgame.

[@MGBillionaire]

Every month?

[@RalphJr-xp3hp]

Miguel Weaver 🤠💯 yeehaw

[@BenReillySpydr1962]

I agree with this whole heartedly

[@MrKstate21]

It's the best superhero movie of all time

[@JustRicky]

A 200 plus million dollar budget just to get a 'rental' is a fail... Kevin Feige is going to have to be a real Phoenix and burn up X-Men and from its ashes come a new cast that loves their job, better cgi, better directors, better stories, fresh ideas, giving fans true excitement and creating a new generation of fans...

[@gauravpatil9652]

The Phoenix would spread across movies and it would a roller coaster ride hell even if they don't have phoenix but make Apocalypse as Thanos of X-Men it would be so amazing..

[@ruban8135]

*DISNEY, COME GET YOUR KIDS I ain't even gonna lie. That's Fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@isaiahkayode6526]

Should of said Marvel that would have been very poetic

[@CabezasDePescado]

that is bullshit

[@loco_logic]

Yooo that thumbnail has me **cackling** 😂😂

[@rdbull5890]

That thumbnail said it all!

[@eme.261]

Same here! It's dirty, but so damn true. 😄😄😁

[@reddragon0624]

I firmly believe that Fox should’ve built up to DOFP being the last foX-Men film instead of DARK PHOENIX. Spend a couple movies building up the young cast and them unite them with the original, throw in Deadpool and Domino and Cable, introduce X-23 as the new Wolverine. It could’ve been their ENDGAME. Have this franchise go out with a bang rather than the whimper we’re getting. But that would’ve required Fox having actual vision and ability to think long-term

[@bruceleeds7988]

Sony: hey guy's remember when we rushed through the dark phoenix saga 15 years ago? Let's do that all over again

[@swastiksahu1312]

@@bruceleeds7988 fox, not sony

[@fieryvengeance2795]

Logan Jericho I’m kinda glad it went out with a fizzle. So many years of suffering through fox crap that if it actually turned out good I would have been pissed they they only got it at the end.

[@iskoconquers]

Apparently there were supposed to be 4 movies for the Young Xmen planned by Matthew Vaughn

[@agentofchaos7456]

This wasn’t planned to be a grand finale.

[@anthonyaguilar8092]

they addressed it w one line 😂 when Scott says, “I guess we do space missions now”

[@enriquepinero707]

This review reminded me of exactly what I didn't like about the Fox X-men movie line. They always seemed unsure of either to play them as this inexperienced team of persecuted people with powers; or an established/experienced super hero team. They didn't set up this transition well at all and it would shift between this back and forth in between movies; seemed very jarring. I hope that when Disney decides to do it; aside from having them look like the comics (costume design wise; no more excuses for Wolverine to not have his costume), I hope we are introduced to them as a team that has a lot of experience and who does not care if they are accepted by the masses. Having the multiverse plot device could help in the regard; but I seriously don't want to start from 0 with the X-men. I want to start with them at their best.

[@TooCooFoYou]

Enrique Pinero Knowing how Disney let Marvel Studios show the consequences to the events of their films, I’m excited to see how Marvel Studios will take the intricacies of the X-Men.

[@tredagoat14]

True I agree bro honestly me being born in 1999 I lived through the Hugh Jackman Wolverine X-Men movies in the early-late 2000s but I just didn’t see any faith in Fox version with the X-Men I have faith in Marvel Studios giving us all the version of the X-Men we been wanting because I wasn’t and didn’t plan to see Dark Phoenix in my movie plans this summer I knew it would end on a low note so I consider Logan the end of this Fox X Men universe imo.🤷🏾‍♀️👎🏾

[@slibiz]

People forget these aren't adaptations from novels or stage plays, these are comics. Comic books have multiple variations of characters, realities, stories, etc. so the films don't have to stay true to one source either, they're their own comic book universe as well.

[@enriquepinero707]

@@slibiz I totally agree that they dont have to follow the comics; except that when they do; they blatantly try to do so in a weak manner within these movies. I mean, I was never a Cyclops fan; but his character in the movies is similar to a plank of wood. Storm(though played by a decent actress); was never really fleshed out either. Outside of the Professor X, Beast, Wolverine and a few others; most of the characters felt like weak cosplayers, pretending to be the characters; rather than actually being them. Compare this to the portrayal of any of the Avangers from the movies and you can see what I'm talking about.

[@dx180]

I'd like to see Gambit and Jubilee entered into the main cast and team as well, like the old 90s cartoon.

[@walterharris4681]

"...his mutant power is in his cornrows." 🤣

[@nickmesogianes4638]

I do enjoy the X-Men films regardless of the reputation it has. They are fun popcorn entertainment. But I do agree that Fox has butchered these characters enough and never truly gave us the proper story arcs we deserved

[@cyborgdiego3454]

I just like 4 of the movies and 1 of the TV shows of this universe tbh.

[@rogersmith3620]

This has not aged well after The Marvels ended up flopping harder than Dark Phoenix.

[@michaelstrong5383]

Marvel should work on finally making a good Fantastic Four movie first then they'll work on X-Men. I mean say whatever you want about this franchise, but I think F4 has it much MUCH worse.

[@rinzler8272]

Agreed

[@bruceleeds7988]

How can they they have already used both human torches

[@swastiksahu1312]

@@bruceleeds7988 Michael B Jordan is bad. Evans was good, but he was replaceable. No problem

[@MrBgeezyrepping33]

I think they should change it up and do a Dr. Doom movie.

[@Cyromantik]

They might as well do a parody at this point, make things deliberately ridiculous so they don't have to balance serious action and drama while also trying to be Guardians of the Galaxy.

[@DonMegaPLP]

We'll never get another Phoenix-based movie in our lifetime. Thanks a lot, Simon...

[@rasalpaul4574]

We will have another in 15 years.

[@Urmomsaredpanda]

Yeah I doubt Marvel will touch it now that it has this stink around it, but the good news is the X-Men have so many other great stories to adapt.

[@zeroskaterz92]

@Offworlder1 Singer made Apocalypse and it was shit. What are you on about? As if anything, they should've let Matthew Vaughn do his thing since First Class was his creation in the first place. His version ruined by Singer and Kingberg.

[@DonMegaPLP]

@@Urmomsaredpanda it may have less to do with how not great this movie is, and more to do with the fact that it's been done twice and teased in both X2 and Apocalypse. It's just too familiar at this point. Marvel is going to want to differentiate themselves from what's been established thus far.

[@ariwl1]

Even though it's one of my favorite stories, I'm frankly ok with that. It appears to have been screwed up twice now, and while I don't know how the current Dark Phoenix ends yet, if it's line with the original movies and comics you simply can't do it again so soon and expect audiences to not roll their eyes at it.

[@reginaldanderson9016]

Logan is the real sendoff to the X-MEN Saga, the way Hugh Jackman went out...Legendary.

[@reservedartist1141]

So, when does this movie take place ? after Logan or before....I just haven't been keeping up with these x-men movies

[@7thsonofbellstar934]

Dead

[@megamanxjac]

for the love of god, why didnt they just recast jenifer lawrence. She is playing mystique!!!! it should be realllllyyyyy easy to just have another actress take her role in the same movie. make up something as to why mystique is choosing a new default shape idk.

[@Kaefer1973]

From what I've seen she was never as good at it as Rebecca Romijn anyway even in First Class when she wasn't yet bored of it.

[@moses9647]

@@Kaefer1973 lol to be fair, Rebecca Romijn wasn't asked to act, she probably had three lines in all those movies. Jennifer Lawrence clearly didn't care about the character or the franchise tho. Her scenes are hard to watch... In hindsight they might have been better off having a silent Rebecca Romijn

[@Kaefer1973]

@@moses9647 Well she did act, and not bad, but more of a silent movie acting.

[@VersusSEED]

X-Men ended for me with Days of Future Past. Never watched the movies after that and sounds like I don't need to watch Dark Phoenix either. Maybe New Mutants will redeem Fox if that ever gets released.

[@erikwilliams1562]

VersusSEED same

[@rasalpaul4574]

Days of Our Future Past was a great ending for the franchise.

[@SynsaySama]

@Aquaintence Buddy Maybe because Logan IS a Wolverine movie....

[@michaelstrong5383]

Yeah, they should have stopped with Days of Future's Past. Even Logan was pretty much a standalone film.

[@tinamoul]

Honestly Days of Future Past wasn't that good, Fassbender carried that movie. First Class was it for me.

[@091696g]

First class Day of future past Logan Are my only xmen franchise i like.

[@speedyg2012]

X-Men 2?

[@091696g]

@@speedyg2012 nope

[@novadselir1068]

Solid list

[@CoinBox170]

Deadpool?

[@arkinyte13]

Good list.

[@justinchan6043]

I agree with you guys on both the dialogue and the lack of character development for the younger characters. I just wanted to add that, besides the relationship between Scott and Jean, another relationship that was left out of these movies, which was in the comics, was the friendship between Jean and Storm. I believe, before Jean died, the two had become best friends. We don't see any inkling of that in this movie, besides that one throw away line by Storm, when she told Scott that Jean wasn't the same person any longer. That just felt like another reason why this film felt rushed. And I also almost fell asleep several times in the second half of the film. Probably because, like the actors, I was already emotionally checked-out of the film at that point.

[@rogersmith3620]

Jean wasn't possessed. That is just a common misconception about the comics. Jean was suffering from PTSD. So Jean had more agency and development in the movie than it was given credit for. Also, Jean didn't die in the movie. She transformed into the Phoenix at the end of the film and is apparently going to appear in the upcoming Deadpool/Wolverine. She was also shown to be alive at the end of Days of Future Past.

[@techofpain97]

Damn that thumbnail got me

[@purefoldnz3070]

Yeah it was so much cringe. Using a Fortnite reference to review a movie?

[@JarfTaco]

Purefoldnz I'm pretty sure that it was a thing before fortnite Unless you were joking idk

[@LARKXHIN]

When Jean said "She was my friend...", did anyone else expect "And she betrayed them........SHE WAS MY FRIEND!"?

[@kaylapatterson4787]

LARKXHIN ayye Harry 🤣🤣🤣

[@tiredox3788]

It funny how they gave both Deadpool movies a low budget but yet them movies made more than the other X-Men movies.

[@luf4rall]

Deadpool movies were R Rated so there is a larger risk of investment

[@tiredox3788]

@@luf4rall You got to spend money to make money.

[@MarciusWhithood]

@@tiredox3788 all while being judicious with what said money is in which being invested.

[@spazarellapoet8735]

BYRON NOBLE people love parody films

[@spazarellapoet8735]

With the action sequences in dead pool both movies should have been 3D that would have been awesome. Any movie with crazy special effects should be shown in 3D to increase the movie experience.

[@gerriserenity2726]

These thumbnails are golden... 😂😂😂

[@Luvie1980]

Logan was the best film in the X-men franchise

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

I think first class is SLIGHTLY better

[@Luvie1980]

@@emmanuelmondesir1314 not really

[@emmanuelmondesir1314]

@@Luvie1980 its because first class was really focused on building a x-men team with proper suit and was also a time piece. Logan is great as a ending to the franchise but first class is the closest we ever got a an accurate and good movie adaptation of the first x-men comics.

[@mindfuless674]

First class was good except killing off Darwin who "CAN'T DIE" only evolve

[@fissilewhistle]

It was amazing, but it was too depressing for me. I’d watch First Class over it.

[@eme.261]

Once I saw 'Apocalypse,' I knew 'Dark Phoenix' had the potential of being a pile of shite. Sadly, it appears I was right. 😕😤

[@jamesmason7979]

The Phoenix Saga is something that requires build up and something that requires time to tell the story. It's not something that can be done in a film series. I'm not sure why Fox tired to do it twice!

[@surfersilver6610]

"It's not something that can be done in a film series." MCU Infinity Gauntlet/Stones story: Hold my 6 stoned gauntlet...for 10 years.

[@jamesmason7979]

@@surfersilver6610 That’s a film franchise. There are only four Avengers movies. Four and a half if we include Civil War. The MCU used several other series to built up the Infinity Gauntlet. That said, maybe things would've been different if they started building towards the Phoenix in the first movie. And they probably should've given the new cast one more movie before doing a Phoenix movie.

[@jeyrock5559]

If I'm correct, shouldn't Prof X and Magneto be around 60 by the 90's? Magneto was a young teenager while he was is the consecration camp. These guys don't age.

[@drebone1986]

27:49 Dark Phoenix will do that to you, just the review alone knocked them out 😂😂😂

[@CouchTfilms]

8:35 ironically, I think that's how Jean got the Pheonix in the 90s cartoon on Fox... a trip to space

[@Darkslayer289]

It was done better in that show.

[@TooCooFoYou]

That’s how Jean gets the Phoenix in comics, too.

[@mckelsupreme]

The brown alcohol helps numbs Professor X headaches from hearing everyone’s thoughts.

[@harley_yelrah9429]

I’m sorry but Sophie turner looks way older than the guy who plays cyclops it always bugged me

[@sheerri]

She's only a year older, but I think she's taller, which makes her look older than she actually is. Plus, the clothes they put her in and he just has a baby face. He could probably play a teenager until he's in his 30s.

[@madcat4301]

@Maximus Prime Bryan Singer told Famke to play Jean older. Singer later admitted he didn't understand the comics.

[@bruceleeds7988]

@Maximus Prime I agree

[@bruceleeds7988]

@@madcat4301 also true

[@jfilms6106]

@@sheerri Wtf how does height make you look older lmao? She's only 23 herself and could play younger roles.

[@victornecrofunk7061]

This could have been the Infinity War/Endgame of the Xmen movie franchise, and they dropped the ball BIG time.

[@webheadcamstudios1344]

Edgar Allan Flow I was thinking the same thing.

[@hamhockbeans]

You got to have the right director plain and simple.

[@MrClassicmetal]

Endgame was a crap movie. The worst Avengers film of the 4.

[@camraging641]

@@MrClassicmetal age of ultron is the worst that film had 50 stories going on at once characters acted of of character and the villain is the worst of the avengers series

[@hamhockbeans]

@@MrClassicmetal Over a billion disagree with you. Disney thanks you for funding it anyway.

[@krisj827]

The Xmen movies died with Logan as far as I'm concerned.

[@Cognizant1]

"They might as well have just played "Freebird." Lol. Goddamn, that was good. 😂

[@UnCreativeDeconstructionism]

Too bad the movie ticket aint free. Lmao

[@surfersilver6610]

Especially at the end when we finally see her, and the only time, in bird form.

[@platy9586]

what killed me is that everyone just acted like it was normal for a human character (albeit, a mutant) absorbed a whole ass solar flare, imploded, then came back to life just fine.

[@surfersilver6610]

You'd think HANK would be (written to be) ALL OVER THAT considering his expertise. If they had him analyzing her like Reed Richards from the FF4 would, it would make sense, and would've made the movie better since it fits the character. They could have played it like John Carpenter's 'The Thing', where Hank sees activity in her cells but can only see/examine to a point due to our limited technology but knows it's not good and then it creates an unease among everyone, then trust issues occur with Scott siding with Jean of course, Xavier in the middle and the rest split in factions. So many missed opportunities.

[@notchuckproductions5029]

Still, it's sad to see these X men movies end in a fizzle (Yes there is new mutants next year,but that doesn't count)

[@anaknangfilipina5846]

Not Chuck Productions Next year? I thought that New Mutants is about to be in theaters this year?

[@notchuckproductions5029]

@@anaknangfilipina5846 Nope,Disney recently pushed it to April 2020. 2 Years after it's original release date, and 4 years after it finished shooting

[@anaknangfilipina5846]

Not Chuck Productions Is it delayed since it could be a shitty movie?

[@notchuckproductions5029]

Anak NangFilipina I don’t know. I mean their was supposed reshoots like 2 years ago and they still haven’t got around to them. But I don’t know why even still do them becuse some of the actress in that film not have boobs and hips so it’s like,why even still do the reshoots if their going to look nothing like thier younger selfs. So I don’t know why Disney pushed it. And what’s werid is they didn’t even push it into like January or late August and early September when movies the studios don’t give a shit about come out,but April.

[@MugenTJ]

“Why did you make me do that?” - always someone else’s fault.

[@Sigismund697]

That trailer was so "Crawling in my skin" that I just couldn't

[@genericname34]

Jennifer Lawrence is so pretentious, she has thought she’s too good for this franchise and it’s fans since 2013

[@luf4rall]

2 of the movies are shitty and it's not her fault

[@reddragon0624]

Gwynbleidd her phoning it in surely didn’t help

[@genericname34]

Gwynbleidd the rest of the actors at least give half a shit; she refuses to put on the makeup, and saying she’s phoning it in is insulting to people like Adam Sandler who phone things in

[@matthewheywood8532]

Gwynbleidd she is to blame for a large part of their shittyness with her I don’t give a shit performances

[@jfilms6106]

She is a great actress.

[@amandaraydoesntcare2817]

All film writers have to do is to copy the cartoon. The cartoon actually did it right on the Dark Phoenix saga.

[@anubusx]

X-Men Apocalypse should of been set in the alternative present, when Wolverine woke up in DOFP. Apocalypse awoke due to being made aware the timeline being altered.

[@davantebarbain3216]

EXACTLY YES

[@zeroskaterz92]

I could buy that. It would be nice if the movie ends with Prof. X had to use his power and eliminated the Mutants and the story leads to Logan.

[@davantebarbain3216]

@@zeroskaterz92 I think Logan should've different instead of wiping mutants out it should've been that Logan is old and the school is attacked by the ravengers and wolverine takes some out but takes some damage with him getting old his healing is slower so he sees some students getting overrun by ravengers so he tries to help but he's shot by ravengers and as he's slowly healing they kill some of the students in front of him before passing out from his injurys he's devastated and leaves the xmen a 2 year period has gone by Logan continues on like it did but a few story tweaks like the funeral is for the students who were killed in the attack the lady who took Laura comes to see Logan but he tells her no then Charles and jean try to talk him into checking what the lady said is true Logan leaves saying no and becoming frustrated he tries to forget about what the lady says but ultimately goes to see her but she's murdered so now it's a a game if cat and mouse as Logan and Laura are on the run from the ravengers Logan leaves a message for the xmen so its a race between xmen and ravengers to get to logan,Laura,and the other kids everything goes the same but after each event such as the casino you see a team of 5 or 4 xmen members trying to track Logan and even a couple other teams such as x factor,gen x,x force and it eventually leaves up to a a final show down where the ravengers trap Logan, Laura ,and the other kids until a storm comes and distracts them suddenly the black bird and dove the original team with all the members from 1,2,3 movies jump down from the black bird the extra characters like deadpool,bishop,cable but anyway we have this age of ultron team pose but with all the xmen before they fight or during the slow no pose we hear to me my xmen and see the xmen fucking shit up Logan dies but now the touch has been to laure we end the movie but not before Lauren trying in he xmen suit the original xmen main teams from the first 3 movie remark about how much she's like Logan before ending

[@Redscape_]

This follows the First Class timeline right? Which took place in the 60s? It's now the 90s in Dark Phoenix. 30 years!!

[@k.delpino1124]

True. X-men kicked ass in the 90s(comic relaunch, animated series, Arcade game). I was expecting that same energy to make the movie great.

[@AsparagusVideo]

I'm just so tired... TIRED TIRED TIRED... of super hero movies having the main characters be all mopey and sad. "Who am I? WAHHHH! I never KNEW MY FATHER!!!!" Enough.

[@sahdirellis4901]

VHS hmmmm, sounds like Raimi's Spiderman! Yep, sounds about right

[@matthewheywood8532]

Well that is how it is on the comics usually

[@AsparagusVideo]

@@matthewheywood8532 We're talking about movies here.

[@sneakysneakyraccoon8538]

VHS which superhero movie are you referring to?

[@matthewheywood8532]

VHS well if based off the comics guess how the movies will be genius are you really this slow?

[@rashadjones]

"Boy, but that's my medicine."😂😂😂

[@GojiraRising]

My depression will only escalate if this makes more money than KOTM. Edit: Almost 2 Years, $200 Million, Reshoots, and this is the best they could give to the fans?smh

[@yamuna6154]

Jose Hernandez I said the same thing. If this shit makes more the KOTM I’m going apeshit.

[@tomimpala]

@@yamuna6154 Oh Godzilla lol, here's me thinking it's some art film.

[@GojiraRising]

@@yamuna6154 goin' full oozaru on them.

[@andim.8788]

Godzilla needs crush these fools

[@patrickdoss25]

I wish this movie focused on the struggle of both Charles and Erik trying to maintain peace between two mutant factions from going to war with each other because it would destroy the delicate peace they created with the humans. What if the film focused on mutants abusing their powers and fighting in the streets and causing damage and creating casualties because of their clashes. Now Charles and Erik have to team up and try and stop them before it’s too late and they could have differences on how they go about it.

[@anwarhall2405]

She clearly showed a mastery over the Phoenix Force in X-Men: Apocalypse. Why didn't this film just leave out the outer orbit space mission with the X-Jet and just move forward to include other plot points from the actual comics?

[@rogersmith3620]

That wasn't the Phoenix Force, dude.

[@Amber_xo_133]

at around 1h 14 mins) The subway train crashing through the wall behind Magneto is a real train on a hydraulic rig. It was supposed to stop a few feet further back but travelled further than intended, knocking down some ceiling tiles very close to Michael Fassbender. Fassbender, ever the professional, didn't even flinch and the shot made it into the finished film.

[@KingTimmahB]

Omg this had me dying. I forgot this movie was even coming out lol

[@Blaiyan]

X2 was great. But I got tired of black leather and the stories just can't contend with the '90s toon. That was my measuring stick. Didn't get into the 2nd trilogy.

[@krystianmoralesify]

In 1975, eight-year-old Jean Grey inadvertently uses her telekinesis to cause a car accident that kills her parents. Shortly afterwards, Professor Charles Xavier takes her to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, where he mentally blocks the accident from her memories and helps her hone her psychic abilities. In 1992, the X-Men respond to a distress signal from the space shuttle Endeavour, which is critically damaged by a solar flare. While the X-Men save all of the astronauts, Jean absorbs the solar flare in her body. Her psychic powers are greatly amplified as a result. At the same time, the mental block placed by Xavier is destroyed and she travels to Red Hook after discovering that her father is still alive. The X-Men attempt to take Jean home, but she accidentally kills Raven Darkhölme and several policemen before flying away. Jean travels to Erik Lehnsherr's island of mutant refugees to seek assistance in controlling her powers, but is turned away by Erik after she engages in combat with U.S. military forces tasked with her arrest. Jean meets Vuk, the leader of a shape-shifting alien race known as the D'Bari, who explains to her that she possesses the Phoenix Force, which wiped out the D'Baris' home planet years ago. Meanwhile, Hank McCoy, who feels betrayed by Xavier's manipulation of Jean's memories, allies with Erik and his mutant refugees to bring down Grey in New York City. The X-Men and Erik's faction battle each other before Erik confronts Jean, only to be overpowered by her new abilities. Xavier and Scott Summers stop Vuk from fully absorbing the Phoenix Force from Jean before both mutant factions are captured by the U.S. government and placed in a train towards a secret facility. The train is attacked by Vuk and her D'Bari forces. When the soldiers are overpowered by the shape-shifters, the mutants are freed from their restraints to combat the threat. Vuk once again attempts to drain Jean of the Phoenix Force, but Jean unleashes her full potential and kills Vuk before disappearing into outer space. In the aftermath of the incident, the school is renamed Jean Grey's School for Gifted Youngsters, with Hank as the new dean. In Paris, Erik reunites with Xavier to play a game of chess. As they start to play, a flaming Phoenix appears in the sky.

[@ParagonBourne]

Tyler Davis Yep.

[@maymay5600]

wait if magneto of all people in the comics turned her down, that shit means he can't trust her, to be fair as well he attack half of the army

[@loope9421]

Damn the plot is disappointing...All those years of build up and even TIME TRAVEL couldn’t fix the franchise.

[@krystianmoralesify]

Tyler Davis yep

[@krystianmoralesify]

Guadalupe Garcia yep

[@Qbertqueso]

The "L" in the thumbnail had me weak!

[@sampsonraysimon]

Quintin Smith I didn’t even notice until you had said that! 😂😂😂

[@VEGITAS4]

Dark Sansa, the mad queen.

[@prettysailormoon7290]

😂😂🤣

[@Devilsblood]

They should've gave the Jessica Chastain role to Emilia Clarke.

[@ardenaudreyarji]

The Lame Queen.

[@alexman378]

That’s because people watched GoT because it was GoT, let’s be real.

[@poposterous236]

8:02 those x-suits look pretty rough.

[@Theyungcity23]

Ikr. Glad they're comfortable because those look like pajamas

[@sirhighroller9036]

😄😄😄

[@wallywest2038]

Search up “X-Men Evolution Cyclops.” Uts the same suit but now they all have em

[@k.delpino1124]

@@wallywest2038 i was gonna say the New X-Men comics.

[@rjsuttles6983]

I read X-Men in the 70's, the movies would have been better if they had went in order of the comic books.

[@captainamericyang7532]

Just listened to the podcast, good ol spoilers😂 whoopssss

[@Mr.BondJamesBond]

Lol #PLEASEFORGIVEJAKE

[@GrecianWarlock]

I know this movie will be trash, but at this point I gotta finish this shit out. Mama ain't raise no quitter. Also, CYCLOPS POWERS ARE NOT LASERS! Its concussion blasts. His powers don't blow up buses and slice through walls.

[@kryten09]

The video title hooked me in, the commentary made me subscribe.

[@MGBillionaire]

The first disappointing finale of the 2019 summer starring Sophie Turner 🤣🤣🤣 ...

[@bobgray6498]

Poor Sophie. That's two disappointing finales in a row

[@kennethbryant5819]

Jessica Chastain needed to be the physical manifestation of White Phoenix of the crown. Aliens? WTF?

[@MarvloNott]

For me, X-men proper ended with Days of Future Past. The series then had a great conclusion with Logan and fun standalone films with Deadpool.

[@JudgementNutter]

So they went on a space mission right before fighting Apocalypse? Jean used the Phoenix Force to kill him in the last movie.

[@amybrown1823]

They forgot about that part of Apocalypse...

[@gundamnmechas8518]

Bruh that thumbnail killed me 😂👏🏾👏🏾

[@chand.4401]

"You want us to go up in space? You not gonna give us no helmets or nothin?!" I cant with Korey lol

[@romitch18]

15:11 "It's ME" says PLOT descending towards the grassy terrain with grace, and looming intent... lololololololol

[@emilyborquez8386]

The animated series has done the best job so far with the Dark Phoenix story

[@readthisifyouloveitballsde4939]

It is not single story though. It is a saga made up of multiple story arcs.

[@tipchuthawetchakhongkitiko2844]

Been waiting for this hahaha that headline really broke me 😂😂

[@gjin141]

I watched you guys review before seeing the movie, and when the guy with cornrows came on 🤐😂 and then all Magneto's eyerolls and Professor X's drinking 😂🥃 you guys spiced up the movie for me before I'd even started 😂

[@speedyg2012]

Marvel will hopefully do right by X-Men now.

[@Anthonycheesman2024]

I don't see them doing any better than x2 tbh

[@SpeedyDocDOCARMY]

I think they'll be introduced gradually while they build a new cast and chemistry. Like the build up to the first avengers. They might bring them in as cameos in other films first.

[@shinnyshin7792]

@@Anthonycheesman2024 X2 was alright, but honestly think it's way overrated. It had a few good moments, but it had a lot of bad shlock and weak writing. X2 was a "good" superhero movie before superhero movies got better, so there's a lot of nostalgia about it. That it's constantly held up as a gold standard is just kind of sad.

[@jman2856]

Disney Marvel would have never made the Deadpool films or Logan so I’m not counting on the MCU X-Men films to be more than just average or serviceable.

[@RJ-Ramen]

@@Anthonycheesman2024 I really like "parts" of X2 as an avid X-Men fan, but it is indeed a bit overrated. There's some weak writing in there and some even weaker character development too. The characterization is amazingly flat. Out of the entire cast, maybe three have enough personality to even qualify as characters: Professor X, Magneto, and Nightcrawler. Even Wolverine, who’s basically the star of the show, has essentially nothing going on upstairs. He has alf-baked fragments of an arc.

[@drewc981]

With your comments about this movie being rushed, if that's true (as I haven't seen it yet) I feel bad for Sophie Turner a little bit because it's the second project she's worked on where people are saying the same thing

[@atuls55]

But Sophie can't act. She's lucky to be there at all.

[@drewc981]

@@atuls55 of course she can act. 8 seasons of tv prove that

[@atuls55]

@@drewc981 It showed she really can't act but at least she wasn't the main character.

[@drewc981]

@@atuls55 disagree

[@Kaefer1973]

@@drewc981 I didn't know who you were talkiing about until I read the "can't act" description by "atuls55" after which I immediately knew who you were talking about. I guess that means I agree to him.

[@JaxBlade]

Just saw IT & for me it was another case of going in w/ 0-Low expectations & comin out like, well that wasn’t god awful, wasn’t a great film by any means but I wasn’t bored or angry through it like I thought I’d be. If it was on TV I’d watch a bit of it. Rental film imo. Honestly looking at some reviews it just seems Hyperbolic like usual & a few already had their torch and pitchforks ready for any film that’s not MCU Quality and I can think of MANY super hero films who deserve that score instead of this tbh, Again my opinion not a Great film at all but not a film that had me ripping my hair out from anger or getting anxiously bored.

[@jfilms6106]

Ikr not a bad movie but Marvel fanboys will claim the tone is too serious. It had some cool moments. I watch most movie critics for entertainment. You can't take them seriously.

[@JhoRPG]

Somebody call out on me on this, in the xmen cartoon, they went to space fully equipped. Iirc.

[@45darkrai]

First Class, DoFP, Deadpool and Logan the only noteworthy X-men movies(in my opinion).

[@andim.8788]

As well as x2

[@salaciouspancakes]

Deadpool 2, X-2

[@oolong2]

I waited until it came out on cable... Spoilers... I was glad when they killed Mystique. They turned her into a useless character after casting Jennifer Lawrence. Her only ability during the entire movie was to turn into Jennifer Lawrence... The first X-men movie did far better justice to that character than the reboot.

[@krystianmoralesify]

Kinberg initially said in May 2016 that he hoped Dark Phoenix would be the first in a new line of films focusing on the younger versions of the original X-Men characters.[23] After the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney was announced in December 2017, Disney CEO Bob Iger stated that any future X-Men films would be produced by Marvel Studios as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[84][85] In March 2019, Fox executive Emma Watts confirmed Dark Phoenix would be the last main installment in the Fox-produced X-Men series.[86] soooo recasting

[@redozmasoma]

Yeah this movie was not the best way to end the Fox Xmen movies but overall a lot of the movies were good and in my opinion the only ones that were meh for me were origins, the wolverine 2013, apocalypse and this one, yes i do like x3 but its that kind of movie I'd have fun at home with friends lol

[@Ghost-rb5tg]

They might as well play Free Bird lmao I subbed. 👍

[@drebone1986]

Yeah I'm waiting for the Mouse, these movies are hype then disappointment, if you don't want them to join Disney because of censorship then FOX should've done a more consistent X-Men franchise, also I didn't see any promos saying come see the finale. My main problem with these are the dialogue when there's no action, Disney knows how to talk, FOX doesn't gel well I'm sorry but not sorry

[@kalhas22]

They do owe us a decent Phoenix Saga!!! Done right done like the comic books! FOX and Simon Kinberg ruined this story twice like I just do not understand how this was able to reach any cinema. Read a comic book the original story was great for a reason.

[@Evelyn-pl3we]

First Class and Days of Future Past were the highlights of the series (and Logan, of course) for me.

[@Kaefer1973]

X2 was good for it's time, a bit dated by now but "in a historic context" it was also a highlight.

[@Evelyn-pl3we]

@@Kaefer1973 It's just sad that they used to be good quality or they had the opportunity to be GREAT, and they apparently got money hungry with the last two films.

[@chanelhenderson8460]

This movie was not that bad. Only thing I truly hated was Jessica Chastains character. She didn't need to be in this film. Magneto was still bomb though & also the best part of the film. His part on the train was bad ass

[@agentofchaos7456]

Her character was there to corrupt Jean into becoming the Dark Phoenix.

[@stevemclovin1566]

I can see mickey pulling out a keyblade and light saber in a meeting talking about this while saying. "oh boy, oh boy. Who's first."

[@thea-mansmoviereviews1442]

It was more dumb to make Mystique a hero and leader if the Xmen. That was the beginning of the stupidness

[@801leggy]

I have never seen any content from this channel. I hit the subscribe button in the first 30 seconds of the video 😂

[@wallacemusic160]

Thank God marvel is taking over. They are great at telling stories.

[@hamhockbeans]

Its called getting the right director.

[@hamhockbeans]

@harrythebarry Not nice laughing at DCEU.😂😂😂

[@salaciouspancakes]

@harrythebarry You're pathetic garbage.

[@iluvbbw6911]

X men it's marvel dumbass

[@ArvelleWhitaker]

by the time i get to phoenix... the exact moment koreys eyes watered up and he needed a drink....

[@shaunwatson6354]

I really enjoyed this review, told between you guys. Thank you for your work; SUBSCRIBED!

[@RaikenXion]

I have bipolar and im just up and down most of the time, i luv watching you guy's reviews of movies, how you just have a laugh it always cheers me up thanx :)

[@wallywest2038]

Did they forget that Jean Grey got the Pheonix Force at the end of Apocalypse

[@darcanjel7]

I don't care what anyone says! The Last Stand was my favorite X-Men movie. It wasn't all boring and brooding and it was the most like a comic book. And that's my opinion!

[@consciousgentile5141]

I agree. The first two x men movie werent half as fun

[@ejiroubas3920]

It's actually a very fun movie

[@E.R225]

Damn I must be 1 out of the 7 people in the world who wasn't bothered by X-Men Last Stand lol

[@speedyg2012]

Enjoy what you want my man not my favourite X-Men movie but I enjoyed it for what it was.

[@quinnzykir]

I loved the commentary on the dvd. I also enjoyed it

[@PDIDDYSWORLD]

I wasn't either, but they cudve did more as far as the fights. Wolverine shunt have been the one to kill her.

[@andim.8788]

U are

[@johndamenillusionist4342]

Last Stand was awesome...and the storyline between Logan and Jean was solid gold right to its amazing ending. Last Stand doesn't deserve half the sh*t it gets. And for what flaws it did have, those were perfectly corrected in Days of Future Past.

[@JonCom3dy]

18:45 Magneto’s eye roll is great lol