And weighing a fucking ton.

I said it somewhere else here, but unless he holds a universal distrust of politicians, it's hard to see Magneto wanting to kill the most progressive president regarding civil rights up to that time.

That's my thinking. It's a lot of background for the story, and it happens to double as a really effective marketing campaign. I'm okay with it.

I feel like it's just a blanket name. But maybe I'm wrong.

I'm really biased because I think Magneto/Erik Lensherr is one of the best characters in fiction, but I tend to think the Holocaust as a plot device is okay because the lasting lessons from the real-life Holocaust are present in his story. His character went through some of the worst hell a human being has ever gone…

That's a fair point about TDK.

Kind of like for "The Dark Knight," I remember Comcast released a series of fake Gotham News Network segments available OnDemand that kind of filled in the gap between "Batman Begins" and "TDK," in addition to really the first major viral marketing campaign for a big blockbuster like this. "TDK" in turn relied on the…

What confuses me, though, is that the method of time travel in DOFP isn't even necessarily "time travel" as we've come to think of it. The person's consciousness switches with his or her consciousness at an earlier point in time, so it's really just "switching minds" rather than a more straightforward "time travel." …

Yes, and that's exactly what Xavier experienced in the first "X-Men" film when he tried to read Logan's mind. His attempt to read his mind turned up almost nothing.

As early as May 2011 they were throwing the "Magneto controlled the magic bullet" idea around: http://screenrant.com/xmen-…. So, while they're cashing in on the 50th anniversary (a little bit tasteless to say the least), they've been toying with this concept for a little while now.

Oh never mind, found it! User error.

If we're talking about tough-luck, then Henry and Catherine from "A Farewell to Arms" (I prefer Borzage's film version) must qualify.

Even Buford Tannen was 100% an asshole.

I always get such a kick out of the fact that Tom Wilson, by all accounts, is one of the nicest people in the world.

"it's mildly exciting to see him back doing something other than voice work. "

We're not Blockbuster…we're Block-*blister*!

Nah…this still doesn't look very good.

Why does Michael Keaton look like he rolled out of bed to act in this movie?

I don't know. Bubba Gump restaurants show Forrest Gump on a constant loop. My girlfriend's brother worked at the San Francisco location for years and he can't watch that movie anymore.

GUM FOR DAYS!