The early X-Men 3 reviews are starting to roll in... they're actually a little better than I was expecting. At first everything looked like it would be disasterous, with mumblings of lack of proper budget... a rushed shooting schedule... and don't even get me started about the director fiasco.

Then some images and trailers started to come out, and optimism began to spring forth anew once again. Perhaps X-Men 3 wouldn't suck as baddly as we all feared it would. Well... it looks like that is indeed the case.

Here are what some critics are saying in their X-Men 3 reviews:<blockquote>"X-Men: The Last Stand" is a comic book movie that crams in a stunning number of characters while still managing to map out significant emotional underpinnings."
Cole Smithey, COLESMITHEY.COM

"At least Ratner knows how to handle both action and drama on screen, even if subtlety and substance fall by the wayside."
Rich Cline, SHADOWS ON THE WALL

"A thrilling third chapter that delves deeper thematically while expanding the universe of franchise characters. Thus far, it's simply the most X-citing film of 2006."
David Foucher, EDGE BOSTON

"The stunts are non-stop and we marvel at them all. Yet the heart of this third film about the mutant Marvel comic characters is overtaken by splashy effects."
Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE</blockquote>As fo this moment, X-Men 3 is carrying a 63% on Rotten Tomatoes (Which is by the way 41% HIGHER than Da Vinci Code has... who on earth would have thought that a month ago?)

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