I mostly agree, although "went to shit" is a little more harsh than I'd describe it. I just thought all the plane stuff felt so tense and novel, then everything in the house was pretty much retreading Craven's "Scream" climax. Not enough to ruin an overall excellent movie, but disappointing given how strong everything…

You're right that they were really marginalized in later seasons. They still left a strong impression on me from earlier seasons, though. The thing I agree with you most about is how Tory got way too much attention that could have been better spent on other characters.

Hahaha, "stoned on painkillers".

I wouldn't consider Garak and Damar part of a "rogues gallery". I think of them more as anti-heroes. Ultimately, they're very sympathetic characters. They both work with the villains at certain points, but that's more out of self-preservation than evil intentions. By the end of DS9, they've been very heroic and become…

Nice list.

I remember reading an interview between "Spider-Man 2" and 3 in which he said he's really excited to presumably finally get to play The Lizard in part 3. Such a shame that this fine actor never got his chance, with both Sandman and Venom being bungled (which I blame on writing, not those who played the roles) instead.…

"Chameleon would be more a side villain because he couldn't reallt have a big battle scene."

I just don't understand why the studio had to mess with Raimi so much after "Spider-Man 2". After making such a successful and far-better-than-average superhero movie (understandably the gold standard in many opinions…I'd rank it right behind "X2"), he should have been REWARDED by being given more creative freedom and…

Yeah, Stryker is one of my favourite comic book movie villains, even though he's basically just some fat old guy with no powers because his personality, dialogue, and Brian Cox's performance are so entertaining.

How could it not be somber, though? Isn't Wolverine by definition an angry character haunted by a dark past? I'm generally in favour of having a lighter tone for comic book movies. I believe humour is definitely necessary in most cases, to prevent monotonous non-stop dourness. "The Wolverine" is a rare case where I…

I would give even more credit to that movie than most people here, ranking it just below "X2" and "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (albeit a distant third).

John Goodman is one of those guys who you can generally be sure is a good addition to any movie. I'm not sure who he'd play in an X-Men story, though. The Blob?

You're right. That's really my only complaint about the first Avengers movie. People say the beginning drags too much with setting everything up. I didn't mind that. I liked it. The big city fight is when I got restless. There were some entertaining moments like the confrontation with Hulk and Loki and Iron Man's big…

Yeah, I would have liked to see more done not just with Sy, but his character as well. Bishop was so pivotal to the "Days of Future Past" storyline on the animated series, it's disappointing that he's such a non entity in the movie. And yes, Sy is a damn fine actor. I enjoyed his "Intouchables" performance too. The…

I recently watched the first X-Men crossover episodes of the animated 1990s Spider-Man series. In them, there's tension between Wolverine and Spider-Man due to a misunderstanding and the damn good cliffhanger to part one is them JUST starting to fight. In part 2, they clear things up and agree on working together.

It was seriously my first thought when I read that. Took me awhile to figure out who they were referencing. Elizabeth Perkins? John Goodman? Rick Moranis? Huh?

Halle Berry was a burden on the whole series. Even in "X2", where she's less unbearable (thank God she'd given up on trying that accent, knowing it was beyond her range) there are some cringeworthy Storm moments.

I think "The Wolverine" could have been the best X-men movie of all if it hadn't fallen apart so spectacularly in its third act. The stuff with Silver Samurai and that Snake Lady (I forget her name) was like "Batman & Robin" level campy/stupid. A huge disappointment after being preceded by so much more effective,…

I agree. The movie really picks up once time travel starts. I found those future parts quite dull, aside from the initial shock of Sentinels being so scary vicious and dangerous. I really didn't expect that after what comedic, bumbling, and incompetent dopes they'd been in the animated series (my only previous…

Thank you. Still my favourite comic book movie. I'm surprised by how many people rank "First Class" above it, even though the younger mutants in it are pretty underdeveloped.