Michael Fassbender

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pearlyqueen said:
However you - and other members - have every right to call out any bullsh*t as you see fit and nobody should take you to task for it.
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I’m not taking anyone to task about anything, and obviously everyone has the right to comment on things as they see fit. I love Michael too, and have defended him on social media when he’s been unfairly maligned. It’s just that in this thread, where I go to get news about Michael and to share in excitement about new projects and just general appreciation of him, I wish that’s what the majority of the posts were. But that’s my issue. No one is obligated to change the way they engage in order to fulfill the way I wish the thread would go. My behavior is the only behavior I have any control over, so I will continue to try to engage with other posters in a positive manner, because I really do believe the majority of us have more in common than we do separating us. And I do enjoy sharing in the excitement of following such a talented man.
 
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Hackensack said:
Now that we're actually getting movie news about Michael again, I would like to thank all of those who kept posting the various racing and other occasional pictures. It's been a long drought; it's nice to see him with new acting projects.
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Here here. Those pics and snippets have been great.

I am so happy, though, that Michael appears to be getting back into acting again. Every time a film was released starring an actor in a role that would have suited Michael, I was a bit miffed. I can’t wait to see Michael tackling an intense, meaty role again.
 
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JaneWT said:
Here here. Those pics and snippets have been great.

I am so happy, though, that Michael appears to be getting back into acting again. Every time a film was released starring an actor in a role that would have suited Michael, I was a bit miffed. I can’t wait to see Michael tackling an intense, meaty role again.
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I did the same - although one of the trailers I saw and thought Michael would have been perfect was The Aftermath. So when that movie flopped, I was glad he wasn't in it!
 
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I'm happy to hear about a new project,and the role really suits him well. But I'm cautiously optimistic until we learn more about it.

Bit late on the DP topic,I know..:P
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Does anyone have any opinions on Dark Phoenix? It’s Michael’s first screen role in years and we’re unlikely to see him again for another year at the very least - seems weird that there’s no discussion happening.

I read some reviews only after I saw it, and whilst I think a few of them were rather harsh, I agree that the film felt pretty flat. I don’t buy the argument that this X-MEN instalment was simply meant to be quieter and more character-driven - if it was supposed to be more emotional, then * SPOILER ALERT, FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH * why did Professor X react to Raven’s death like someone who’d just found out that there was a red sock in with his white wash? It didn’t quite gel for me, but I really liked a lot of it.
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A faithful adaptation of the DP saga shouldn't be a low-scale film,but since it couldn't be done in one film,I was fine with a film that feels "smaller" and that is focused on Jean with a more straightforward plot. My issue,as I predicted,is that Jean,Scott,Storm,Nightcrawler were barely introduced in Apocalypse,so there was no connection with those characters. Inevitably,everything falls a bit flat or feels forced when the conflicts seem unearned and rushed (because the film is also very short).
Probably it wouldn't make a great difference overall,but I wonder why Kinberg cut other 30 minutes,that apparently made for a better version,with some more fleshed-out dynamics between chatacters.
As a person who is not really invested in the comics,the film was overall perfectly enjoyable ,even with those problems.
I liked a lot the space mission,that embodies very well the X-Men team spirit,and the train final action scenes. It's unfair that this film has been treated as a farewell and compared to Endgame when in reality it wasn't planned as a proper conclusion for this series of X-Men films. It wasn't even planned as a single film because apparently Fox changed idea at the last minute (surely because of the merger plans) and Kinberg had to rewrite the film. It really feels as an episodic story. When they changed again the release date,I thought it was a good date,but in retrospect February would have been much better.

I thoroughly enjoyed the two action scenes, and seeing Michael up there was like..well...I felt like a nomad who’d at last found an oasis after days of walking through the desert; he looked sooo good and elevated the film every time he appeared. His body language and voice are so pleasing to the senses.

Although I’m not a fan of superhero films, I really loved Michael’s Magneto and the depth he brought to that role. I would have paid twice the cost of the ticket just to see his scenes. It’s a shame that the series has ended on a bit of a downer, but hopefully Michael will have more time to work on other roles, now that he seems to be easing back into acting, and - although I think it will be a good long while before Disney touches the X-Men - good luck to the person who’s cast as the future Magneto.
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I've really loved Michael’s Magneto too. And I'm glad to see that;independently of the films,both Michael and James have always received a lot of love for their performances.
I agree with the general feeling that his Magneto has been overall "wasted",but at least he had First Class that was a bit like a Magneto origin film.
In reference to that interview with McAvoy,I think their dynamics still work well in DOFP,even if they don't share a lot of screentime. It's in the other two movies that their relationship doesn't evolve,hence the same flip flop of allegiances and the same interactions. So yes,in this sense James was right.

In DP he didn’t really have any interesting scenes in terms of character development (the last ones were those with his family in Apocalypse,imo),but I totally agree with you that simply his screen presence elevated his scenes (he looked great too).
This bit is from the NYT review is spot on:
By contrast — and bless us every one — Fassbender pulls a Hamlet for his thin role. Stalking about in mood-enhancing black, he wraps himself in a brooding heaviness that serves both his character and a series that always insists to thine own self be true. Every time he’s onscreen, you want to keep watching that movie.
With charisma, craft and technique — with a flick of the wrist, a turn of the head, a perfectly timed pause, an uncanny gaze — Fassbender builds a dimensional character out of the super-slim pickings.
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