X-Men: The Last Stand

From that director of Rush Hour comes an even more absurd plot... and Chris Tucker as Jackie Chan's police partner and buddy is pretty damn absurd.

I think this one is about some kind of mutant registration program that the X-Men and their supposed enemies, led by Magneto (Ian McKellen) join forced to fight again.

Actually, now that I've read the plot spoilers on Wikipedia, I seem to have no idea what it's about.

What I do know is that Kelsey Grammer looks totally ridic as Beast. If this were a cartoon, Grammer would be a great choice, since he sounds all bookish and the like. Unfortunantely, this is live-action, and Kelsey is an old man in a blue fur suit.

I also know that Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) goes all Phoenix on us for this one. That's a definite plus, since we all know that the pinnacle of children's television in the 90s was The Phoenix Saga on Fox Kids's X-Men animated series.

Sounds cool, right? Here's the kicker... Brett Ratner is a hack. I'm pretty confident that this movie will suck, but Superman Returns and its promises of greatness will be just a few short weeks away. If X-Men is that bad, I'll be able to wash out the taste of cinematic ass pretty shortly.

Also notice how prominently Wolverine/Hugh Jackman is featured in this movie's promotional materials. Word on "the street" is that a Wolverine solo film is in the works. That'll probably blow too.

I'm actually going to see this one soon, so stay tuned people for a real review!