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Previously on X-Men: X-Men Origins: Wolverine
On this episode of Previously on X-Men, Eric and Hilary re-watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine. A movie that was meant to lead to a whole bunch of solo X-Men films. This did not happen.
We talk about the 2007-2008 Writer’s Strike and it’s affect on the film, the new cast, the new prequel timeline, whether Wolverine’s first adventure will be his last and all the things the movie does right (ha!) and the things the movie does wrong (so many). Weirdly, it’s our longest episode yet.
Previously on X-Men: X-Men: The Last Stand
On this episode of Previously on X-Men, we go through the trilogy ending film, X-Men: The Last Stand! At the time, it was one of the biggest movies with a huge box office return. But, things soured quickly.
Eric and Hilary talk about the things that work and a lot of things that don’t. They try to find closure in this initial trilogy and discuss time healing all wounds. What went wrong with this film and is it worth watching anymore?
Previously On X-Men: X2: X-Men United
On this episode of Previously On X-Men, Eric and Hilary talk about the 2003 sequel, X2: X-Men United!
Eric talks about how stupid excited he was for the movie, how important it was, his favorite scenes, moments, cameos, hints to the future and how his life is just about sitting around for new X-Men movies. Hilary likes the movie too.
Three Nice Things: Fantastic Four (2015)
In this episode of Three Nice Things, Eric, Julia and Crystal come up with a few positive things to say about the 2015 Fantastic Four film. Again, it’s not always easy, but it’s our jobs.