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good gravy!

edmcbride — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:56:32 -0800

X3 Trailer released! The first X3 trailer has been released, due to everyone downloading this, it may take awhile. Looks like its gonna be a good one!

By: drpynchon

drpynchon — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:05:19 -0800

I can't wait to enjoy this fine film with a delicious cup of Pepsi Blue.

By: FormlessOne

FormlessOne — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:06:15 -0800

Yeah. Because nothing says "energetic, highly intelligent acrobatic mutant" like...Kelsey Grammar?

By: ed

ed — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:07:48 -0800

Trailerfilter.

By: banished

banished — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:09:38 -0800

Also these choices if you are having trouble getting the above trailer to load.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:09:43 -0800

FormlessOne, close but let me amend your statement, Yeah. Because nothing says "~~energetic, highly~~ intelligent ~~acrobatic~~ mutant" like...Kelsey Grammar? And thanks for the warning about the embedded video, always appreciate that.

By: kosher_jenny

kosher_jenny — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:11:56 -0800

Wow, and I thought the prosthetics on the Thing in the Fantastic Four movie were bad. Poor Hank.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:19:15 -0800

Yes! It's a New Movie! Wheeeeee!

By: boo_radley

boo_radley — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:24:31 -0800

I understand Beast likes to relax with a nice pinot grigio from the Wine Library.

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:24:38 -0800

yeah fuckers, BEST OF THE WEB! BEST OF THE FUCKING WEB

By: fleetmouse

fleetmouse — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:26:52 -0800

By: eatitlive

eatitlive — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:29:01 -0800

Totally unrelated: X10 Ads Archive

By: furtive

furtive — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:35:56 -0800

Look ma, trailer trash.

By: Effigy2000

Effigy2000 — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:37:44 -0800

Look, a trailer might not be 'best of the web', but I appreciate the fact that this was brought to my attention. So with that said, I shall burst forth a mighty; Squeal! A very manly squeal, mind you... *cough*

By: aaronscool

aaronscool — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:40:21 -0800

I'm not sure about X3. It could turn out but so far the movie history odds are against. 1. Bryan Singer not on board 2. Went into production without a completed script 3. Seems to be trying too much (Angel, Beast, Fenix)

By: foozleface

foozleface — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:42:34 -0800

What's an X3? Why should I care? No video here at work, so count this as half snark, half honest question.

By: oxala

oxala — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:45:55 -0800

Any chance of telling me what the fuck X3 is in the actual post? I had to click the link and endure loading the laggy, shitty trailer just to see the title. Yeah the odds are against. 1) It's a franchise movie. 1b) It's a comic book adaptation. 2) This is the 3rd movie. 3) X men is fucking abominable shit. Great marketing opportunity! Would succumb to again! A+++++

By: tweak

tweak — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:48:20 -0800

This is going to be a terrible movie for but one reason: Ratner.

By: metaculpa

metaculpa — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:50:18 -0800

2. Went into production without a completed script That doesn't seem like a good idea.

By: oxala

oxala — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:51:08 -0800

2. Went into production That doesn't seem like a good idea.

By: longsleeves

longsleeves — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:54:42 -0800

I for one fear and cringe before marginalized middle-class persons who gain superpowers and proceed to display them before the world at large. Thank you for saving our sorry planet once again, O X-ers!

By: squirrel

squirrel — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:55:23 -0800

Movies like this are why Hollywood MUST die. On the other hand, America does need a stiff dose of apocalyptic zero-sum, us-and-them, violence-solves-all bullshit to help nurse our self-righteous xenophobia along. Think of it as a metaphor for the the "War On Terror"; root for the English speakers.

By: spinifex23

spinifex23 — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:56:17 -0800

They kept Storm, yet ditched Nightcrawler. *seethe*. That is all. Carry on.

By: my sock puppet account

my sock puppet account — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:58:46 -0800

Great, a trailer for the much anticipated Brett Ratner movie. wtf? I hope it's as good as After the Sunset.

By: Gator

Gator — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:59:04 -0800

I can't get the trailer to load. That said: They kept Storm, yet ditched Nightcrawler. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

By: grabbingsand

grabbingsand — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:28:21 -0800

Any direct links to the .mov files? (I say this, knowing I could probably sniff around the source code ....)

By: homunculus

homunculus — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:33:37 -0800

They exchanged Nightcrawler for Kelsey Grammar? There is no hope.

By: flarbuse

flarbuse — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:35:44 -0800

Looks like its gonna be a good one! I have found there to be very little correlation between the quality of movie preview (especially action movie preview) and the quality of the movie itself.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:35:56 -0800

For those upset that the post wasn't descriptive enough, I'm certainly glad there aren't any descriptive tags attached to it. That would certainly be a problem.

By: unixrat

unixrat — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:45:09 -0800

I don't get it - do we like the MPAA on Mondays now? Let me know when the three-minute RIAA love is, 'cause the wife wants a Carrie Underwood CD for Christmas and I'd like to be able to buy it with a clear conscience.

By: TwelveTwo

TwelveTwo — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:51:26 -0800

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By: Ber

Ber — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:55:43 -0800

I liked the first one, loved the 2nd, and dread the third. Ratner is going to screw the pooch on this one so badly. This should be the best of the bunch, the Dark Phoenix story. Instead we're going to get a piece of schlock that will make the Fantastic Four look like Schindler's List. Comic book movies can be great (Spiderman, X-2, Batman Begins) in the right hands. But a hack like Ratner is not going to get us there.

By: TwelveTwo

TwelveTwo — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:58:03 -0800

GHjakghae, I put it in the wrong thread. *tags it for delete*

By: notmydesk

notmydesk — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 18:58:53 -0800

And after Kelsey Grammer as Beast, we'll still have Spider-Man 3 to look forward to, starring Thomas Hayden Church *choke* as Sandman, and Topher Grace *gag* as Venom.

By: craniac

craniac — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:07:49 -0800

This is going to be a terrible movie for but one reason: Shatner.

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:09:26 -0800

Any direct links so I don't have to install goddamn iTunes? (P.S. oh man screw the mpaa and also this is going to suck and merf merf merf)

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:10:56 -0800

Here.

By: philcliff

philcliff — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:16:51 -0800

I thought you were talking about the triple x three trailer. Oh well.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:17:31 -0800

#1 was amazing; #2 was very good; I will see #3, albeit with slightly lowered expectations. Never a fanboy of X-Men, but Logan is who I want to be when I grow up. With Jean Grey as my SO.

By: oddman

oddman — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:20:05 -0800

I waited for that to load like a good MeFi citizen. I wouldn't want my comments to be perceived as uninformed. That movie looks horrid. This FPP is teh lame. Ed what would happen if we all posted every freaking trailer that was released? What discussion did you hope to spawn? Some lame debate about bad costumes or favorite mutants left out of the script? Is that really Metafilter? Tagged for deletion.

By: nola

nola — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:29:51 -0800

bitch , bitch , bitch ,bitch, bitch. is it monday here at metabitch or what?

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:35:56 -0800

The direct link I posted is way too big: here is a smaller one.

By: Optimus Chyme

Optimus Chyme — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:39:53 -0800

this is my last post in this thread good lord try this instead

By: May Kasahara

May Kasahara — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 19:49:00 -0800

Totally unrelated: X10 Ads Archive You know, when I first saw the X3 in the FPP, I thought of the X10 first, and not the X-Men. </you know you've been online too long when...>

By: Protocols of the Elders of Awesome

Protocols of the Elders of Awesome — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:04:41 -0800

Hurray!

By: fraxil

fraxil — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:13:29 -0800

Thanks for the link...I am very excited to seeing this movie.

By: parallax7d

parallax7d — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:15:33 -0800

By: Mr Bluesky

Mr Bluesky — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:18:30 -0800

Yeah Beatches...now were talking MeFI liven up to its real potential! So i don't wanna get punked by edmc, take this..booyashaka..now whose pimpin!! huh..huh!!

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:38:36 -0800

I thought you were talking about the triple x three trailer. Oh well. That would be: 3x^3

By: fenriq

fenriq — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:56:18 -0800

Upon finally viewing it I can say, in an informed voice, that the trailer sucked and did not elicit any desire to see the movie. I would, however, like to see some mutant on mutant porn, say Storm on Jean Grey. bashos_frog, if it starred Ice Cube again then would it be 3X to the Ice Cubed?

By: Atreides

Atreides — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:59:19 -0800

Eh. I appreciate the heads up. No worse than the video game consoles, computer hardware, browswer, etc...etc...links. Kelsey Grammar could actually pull off a decent Hank. One of the requisites for the character is an intelligent and witty personality, something Grammar has formed into his niche area. I'll reserve my judgement on the movie until it comes out. Ratner doesn't exactly inspire me, but he does have two films to sit down, watch, and mimic, mimic, mimic. The Dark Phoenix storyline is a great one, but if I recall, it gets kind of weird later on, involving space aliens, etc...etc. Still good, but weird. I'll have to look into my book collection.

By: xthlc

xthlc — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:06:57 -0800

*yawn* It looks completely generic. Perhaps the movie's good, but the trailer's about as exciting as a monster truck commercial.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:07:16 -0800

Too bad they have a lame director and bad casting, but oh well. At least we can look forward to a Superman movie where he teleports and has gadgets instead of super strength. Oh and his suit is alive, and he can't fly, and Lex Luthor is an alien spy from Supermans unexploded homeworld. Actualy, superman can fly in the new superman movie (and he wears a blue and red suit). I wonder how much of that will change between now and the film's release date. It's in post-production now. The plot: Plot Outline: After a long visit to the planet Kypton, the Man Of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane. (more) (view trailer)

By: Dillenger69

Dillenger69 — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:13:47 -0800

Oh lordy I don't want to install iTunes ... why do they force it on us? luckily ... there's still a standalone install for quicktime 7 It's just not easy to find.

By: First Post

First Post — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:17:20 -0800

I thought it was about the video game. I haven't checked it out yet, but "X2: The Threat" was a lot of fun...

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:27:20 -0800

Note to Brett Ratner: eat a dick

By: smoothie

smoothie — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:34:06 -0800

How about you all chill out and wait for the movie to come out first? Bunch of primitive fucking haters. Get a life.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:49:37 -0800

How about you all chill out and wait for the movie to come out first? Bunch of primitive fucking haters. Get a life. posted by smoothie at 11:34 PM CST on December 5 [!] Fanboi. There is virtually no chance this movie will even be watchable.

By: 235w103

235w103 — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:51:21 -0800

...wow. Phoenix is wearin' some hootchie shorts. God knows how this one will be; I liked the first and loved the second. Only time may tell. But...doesn't Beast look a bit like the Oompa Loompa guy from the new Willy Wonka?

By: The Cardinal

The Cardinal — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:44:09 -0800

I am hoping that this movie is deserving of my money. Otherwise I will be sad.

By: salmacis

salmacis — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 00:49:05 -0800

OK, so it's a movie trailer. Am I supposed to have heard of 'X3'? Someone please enlighten me!

By: invisible ink

invisible ink — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:36:35 -0800

I am quite oblivious as to when trailers are released and whatnot, so I appreciated this link. Thanks.

By: tommyc

tommyc — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:44:26 -0800

Here's an iCal cal(endar) of all the latest movie releases (scroll down to Entertainment). There's also a DVD link there, so you'll know what to buy as soon as it comes out (still waiting for a Paypal auto-transact function, Apple.)

By: suni

suni — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:48:07 -0800

i wish this was a monster truck commercial

By: lodurr

lodurr — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 03:57:39 -0800

Man, you guys are so cool. I want to be just like you. Cuz, you know, it's cool to bitch about stuff.

By: dydecker

dydecker — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:10:36 -0800

wow an idiotic Hollywood movie directed by Brett Ratner. Thanx for the link, metafilter.

By: O9scar

O9scar — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:39:49 -0800

For anyone that is still unclear, X3 is the cryptically-titled third installment in the X-men movie series.

By: If I Had An Anus

If I Had An Anus — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:14:17 -0800

What? No trailer trash snarks yet?

By: TunnelArmr

TunnelArmr — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:22:41 -0800

What, no Gambit?

By: poppo

poppo — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:32:38 -0800

I for one think this has been a constructive meaningful thread.

By: juiceCake

juiceCake — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:33:56 -0800

wow an idiotic Hollywood movie directed by Brett Ratner. Thanx for the link, metafilter. posted by dydecker at 7:10 AM EST on December 6 [!] There's a link to iTunes news today as well. Please post same in said thread. Thank you.

By: like_neon

like_neon — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 12:46:42 -0800

Well see, even though I'd tend to agree with the cries of "trailer trash!" I have learned much in reading this thread without even having to open Quicktime over Windows (UGHUGH) so this alone makes it worth it to me. 1) No Nightcrawler - booooo! 2) Kelsey Grammer as Beast - wtf... the voice I can imagine, but in the actual getup... not so much. 3) Dark Phoenix - yay 3) No Gambit - boohoohoo. Rogue and Ice guy from X2 was wrong, Gambit + Rogue = <3 4 evar! And I am the only one feeling love for fleetmouse for the Sideshow Bob hair on Beast?

By: mikrophon

mikrophon — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:12:33 -0800

I am the judge of what's interesting on the internet! No, I am the judge of what's interesting on the internet! The only thing more interesting than a link to a movie trailer is a bunch of prigs discussing why it's not an appropriate FPP.

By: weirdoactor

weirdoactor — Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:02:07 -0800

After a long visit to the planet Krypton, the Man Of Steel returns to earth to become the peoples savior once again and reclaim the love of Lois Lane Hmmm. I'm pretty sure that in the Superman mythology, Krypton blew up.