10 Things Fans Don't Want To Accept About Fox's X-Men Movies
Was Hugh Jackman REALLY the perfect Logan?
After Disney acquired 20th Century Fox, the rights to the X-Men franchise returned to Marvel Studios. Following the release of critical and commercial flops Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants, the plan now is to reboot these characters, though there's no word on when that's going to happen. However, the current era of stories have definitely reached their end.
Over the years, it's fair to say that fans have found themselves divided: some love the X-Men movies and others hate them. For every argument that they're not remotely comic accurate, there are plenty of people who believe that the likes of X-Men and Logan are deeper than anything Marvel has delivered.
Good points can be found on both sides, but there are definitely some things those who believe these are the greatest comic book movies ever made need to accept. Similarly, those who do nothing but hate on this iteration of the X-Men on the big screen may also have to come to terms with the fact that when it comes to a few of their arguments, they're actually way off base!
From the core series of X-Men movies to spinoffs like Deadpool and Logan, it's time to come to terms with the fact that they're not as good - or bad - as you might think...
10. Logan, An Epic Masterpiece? Not Quite.
When Hugh Jackman hit the stage at Comic-Con to announce his final Wolverine movie, he teased the project with three simple words: "Old Man Logan." While James Mangold's 2017 release certainly portrayed an older version of the character, it failed to do justice to Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's comic book in every conceivable way.
Even taking that to one side, what was it about Logan that has some hailing it like some sort of comic book movie masterpiece? Sure, it was shot beautifully and there were some stellar performances, but Wolverine went out like a chump after battling a cloned version of himself. His death may have been emotional, but what a way to go.
The reveal that Professor X had killed the rest of the X-Men felt forced, and nothing about this desolate world felt earned. Even if you believe Wolverine got a fitting ending, his old teammates did not, and Logan completely invalidated X-Men: Days of Future Past's poignant ending.
So, yes, while some will argue that Logan is an epic masterpiece, the truth is that it's just a good movie, nothing more, nothing less.