5. Various Army People X-Men: The Last Stand
The army arent the smartest bunch of cookies in X-Men: The Last Stand, and I suppose I could get behind that. After all, half the point of these films is showing Magneto to be a very clever bloke, and having him outwit Americas finest might be a good way of proving that. However, they couldve at least made it a challenge for him theres a difference between playing chess against a worthy opponent and watching that opponent put a bucket on his head and charge into walls, which is precisely what the army does throughout, becoming most apparent in two scenarios in the buildup to the films climax. Firstly, they decide to send almost everything they have to a forest location under the mistaken idea that thats where The Brotherhood of Mutants is hiding out. Of course, that turns out not to be the case theyre halfway to San Francisco and that entire camp is actually one man, James Madrox aka Multiple Man. Honestly, I dont know why the army was so shocked to find out they got gazumped in this way. After all, its not as if Madrox wasnt known to them hes right there in the moving prison with Magneto. Surely, then, theyd be aware of his strategic use, and would be prepared to actually scout the so-called camp beforehand and call it off the attack when they figure out its just one man flouncing in the forests. But the biscuit must go to whoever led the reinforcements at the Battle of Alcatraz, who mustve surely known there was no point firing anything at Phoenix. After all, they definitely knew what she was capable of until his resignation, they had Hank McCoy informing them. She wasnt even attacking, and Logan seemed to be in the middle of defusing the situation. But no, they fire their weapons, and Phoenix goes mental, destroying everyone and everything, entirely because one guy couldnt resist his itchy trigger finger. Good job, mate.