[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by trebleshot

First X-Men sequel I've looked forward to since X2. I really liked First Class after I saw it, but I was so burned by X3 (and XMO:W, to a lesser extent) that it took a lot of convincing from my friends to even give it a chance.

X3 got so screwed over with script changes, Halle Berry demanding the lead so they cut Cyclops, changing directors in the middle of the film, etc. Poor Brett Ratner isn't the best director but he inherited a mess and couldn't hope to have made much out of it. A stronger director and producer could have gotten it done right from the start but they were on a deadline to get it finished. The guys that did the rewrites didn't know what they were doing and no one cared. It was a lot like a big budget video game title pushing for a Christmas deadline. Except, if things are broken in the game they can just patch it later. I'm most excited by the prospect that this will change a fair amount of the movie continuity and allow them to maybe do something else with it. I am still a little worried that it's going to be too busy. I mean, lately we have heard about them cutting a bunch of stuff so they've clearly had issues. Also, why is Professor X able to walk again after the events of First Class?