Magneto Sketch & X3 review

I've seen X3 twice now, first with the wife and then with my nephew (who, as he gets older, is becoming my defacto movie-buddy for all sci-fi/fantasy flicks).

When I saw it the first time, I thought it was pretty darn good. Hell, my wife even liked it. All that bisserwissing by the mouth-breathing mental 5-year-olds online had me conditioned to the point where I was expecting to see the superhero equivalent of Godfather III. Then I took my nephew to see it one week later... and I still liked it. More, even.

Now don't get me wrong. The movie was good when it could have been great. But in my opinion, all that was missing was about 20 -30 more minutes of character interaction -- especially for the Dark Phoenix storyline -- that could have addressed so many issues that the movie raised and then moved on from without a second glance, including:

1. Abortion clinic bombings
2. Terrorism
3. The War on Terrorism/Pre-emptive war
4. Class and Racism
5. Genocide
6. Etc, etc.

I mean, holy cow... I've never seen a move raise questions such as these in such an effortless manner... and then turn away from them so it can move on to the next (admittedly impressive) action sequence. All I can suppose is that they were in a rush to get the movie done or the director just didn't trust himself to address these things. Kind of a shame.

AND IN THE "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY" DEPARTMENT:
There is a scene during the movie in which Magneto (who admittedly is a terrorist) issues a recorded warning statement which other characters watch... on FOX NEWS. Give me a break! I half expected Bill O'Reilly to show up on the TV screen and tell everyone watching what a scumbag Magneto is.