Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20161222013026/@comment-25692211-20170225224026

Marvelfan94 wrote: And speaking of Apocalypse, I also wanna make a thread about how to improve that story. I'm (probably) not going to write a story for it or anything like that, I just want to share my thoughts on where I think the film went wrong and how they ought to have handled it. Do you have any wishes/ideas about how improve the story?. Oh, dear MF94. I thought you'd never ask! I actually wasn't thinking about you asking, but I do have quite a few ideas for improvements on that movie. Some of these ideas may contradict each other, but here are just a few of them.

1. Recast Psylocke Probably the least important one on my list, but I was really disappointed with Psylocke's casting in this. Olivia Munn is a terrible actress in pretty much anything I've seen her in, including this, and even when she only has three lines she still takes me straight out of the movie with her lifeless delivery. It pains me to say this, but she's actually worse in the role than Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman.

Personally, I'd have cast either Gemma Arterton (to keep her British like the comics) or maybe Ginnifer Goodwin to keep her dark-haired. 2. Make Psylocke and Angel members of the X-Men I get why Apocalypse wanted Psylocke, but why is the guy with angel wings considered "one of the most powerful mutants" on the planet? I think they should have had both characters join the team in the fight, which brings me to my next idea...

3. Change the Four Horsemen lineup Specifically, my ideal lineup would be to keep Magneto and Storm, but instead of Angel and Psylocke, have Charles on the team like Singer originally intended, and also add either Jean or Wolverine to the lineup. Maybe to enhance Logan, Apocalypse would make his healing power so strong they can't even break his skin or something (I'm rushing this, so sorry if it sounds stupid)

4. Stop making Mystique the new Wolverine Okay, I get it. JLaw is popular and a good actress. But that doesn't automatically make Raven an interesting character that's worth taking focus off the other characters for. Most of the stuff she does in this would have been far more engaging if it was another character doing it. A specific example would be my next idea.

5. Let Quicksilver be the one who redeems Magneto, not Mystique When Raven gives Magneto the whole "the X-Men are your family" speech, it has almost no substance to it when it's being said by the character who shot him in the neck the last time they saw each other. Quicksilver should have been the one to give him that speech, because he's planning to tell Magneto they're related, but ultimately decides against it. Hell, if you want, just have him tell Magneto the truth. That would give a nice bookend to Erik's arc in this because a loved one in danger caused him to join Apocalypse, so what better motive to get him to betray Apocalypse too?

But just like Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad, the only reason Quicksilver doesn't do this is because Jennifer Lawrence is a more popular actor than Evan Peters. If you want more detail on my opinion of Flagg's role in SS, just ask.

6. Give an explanation for why Stryker has Wolverine again What was the point of making a whole film dedicated to wiping out continuity errors if it's direct sequel is just going to make even more blatant errors? The end of DOFP showed Mystique disguised as Stryker while she took Wolverine away, so maybe you could explain just how the hell Stryker took command of him again.

7. Don't kill Angel Jesus Christ, why do these films insist on s**ting all over one of this one character. Hell, he was one of the founding members of the comic book team!

Well, that's seven of my ideas. I probably have more, but you can start another thread for that if you want. :)

Marvelfan94 wrote: P.S. What is it with movie trilogies and their (near)complete inability to stick the landing, anyway?. Well, I'm just wondering if you've read the reviews for Logan yet. Turns out Jean Grey was wrong.