perfidy

Antisocial contrarian that I am, I went with the wife to see the X-Men sequel this weekend, hoping all the fanboys, gamers, and backwards-hat mofos would be engrossed in the Matrix.

Everything really worth saying has already been said by Jacob Levy. I shall only add that it was wonderful to see another Marvel comic book movie succeed at balancing reverence for the material with the demands of the Hollywood script. It was just great, especially the human touches-- each character in the rather large cast was well-drawn, and acted with depth, panache, and a sense of fun. No Gnostic parables, just modern allegory, tight uniforms, and a whole lotta Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and fighting with knives.