ironymaiden

C and i joined the line party at about 8pm. we were expecting to wait outside until about 11 or 11:30, but they cancelled the last showing of MI: III and let us in around 10pm. really cool, except for the part where C had run home to bring us a blanket and spent a lot of time on the bus for no reason. he's been good about it. i <3 him. there was a guy in a suit who took a picture of the line and told us how much he loved us for waiting. okay, he didn't tell, he proclaimed. i know exactly how he feels.

trailers: new Superman (the first one that caused me to consider buying a ticket), new Pirates of the Carribean, My Super Ex-girlfriend, Nacho Libre and... Snakes on a Plane!

non-spoilery response: wheeeeeeeee. the movie was filled with mutant goodness and flying cars. watch all the credits. i do not follow the comics. YMMV.
it was tremendously fun, but i had no idea why the X-folks stood up to Magneto other than Magneto=bad. there was no plan, no rationale. i missed Nightcrawler, and i was disappointed about the dismissive handling of Cyclops and Rogue. i have a soft spot for the Beast and would have liked more of him. (Buffy fans will enjoy seeing Calisto-i had mistaken her for Kendra, but she was actually Caridad. and there's a bit that is totally swiped from season two...)
interesting to me that they might connect the mutants to the Holocaust, but not to the queer or deaf communities. this is a straight-up adventure, without a great deal of emotional punch for the "cure."
a rockin' good time, but not true to the comics, i'm told. i admit that the Spider-man franchise is more my speed, but X3 is definitely better than a guilty pleasure and i might catch it again when it hits the Crest.