Tim's Anime Boston 2006 Report

Part 3: Sunday


Okay, well...I didn't actually go on Sunday. As I've mentioned, by this point I've already seen pretty much everything that I wanted to see, so I wouldn't have done much while I was there. Plus, the convention was ending around 4:00pm, which means by the time I got there I would've only been there for a couple hours, which in comparison to the previous two days would've zoomed by too quickly. In addition, the Red Sox were playing an afternoon game, which meant parking would've been more of a hassle than usual...and I wasn't looking forward to paying upwards of another 30 bucks to park. Plus, I hadn't had any other real plans besides 1) stop by the gaming room and pick up another free figure or two, and 2) attempt to subtly promote my comic some more. Except, like I mentioned, Sym broke. I did think of a sneaky, underhanded way to promote, but I'll keep that secret in case I attempt it for ConnectiCon. Which I'm pretty sure I'll be going to...it's mid-July, when I get my bona-fide vacation. Stay tuned for that!

One last costume I forgot to mention for Saturday...I did see a symbiote-costume Spider-Man. And now I'm kicking myself for not having gotten a picture. In fact, I'm kicking myself for not having taken any pictures...I am not a shutterbug. Oh well.

But, Sunday wasn't a total wash. Well, okay, a partial wash, since I did clean my car of any bird poop and tree spunk that has been accumulating.

Plus, I saw X-Men 3: The Last Stand. I guess on my own personal scale, I'd give it a 4 out of 5. One the one hand, it was everything I have come to expect from the X-Men franchise. I didn't particularly miss the absense of Singer, but then again, if I were more of a movie critic/student, I'm sure I could spot the differences. I was pleased by the effects and the more liberal use of mutant powers (which I guess is one of those differences, since Singer focuses more on characters). And something I've realized...these movies are awfully violent - from all the stabbing and slashing Wolverine does to the rather gruesome way Jean/Phoenix deals out punishment at the end.

They say this is the last X-Men movie, that it's only going to be a trilogy. On the one hand, I think that's bunk. But on the other hand, typically any more than a trilogy and the quality declines rapidly. Though they've done such a good job with this franchise that I can't imagine that happening...unless they go for one of the more outlandish storylines. I've also heard that while there may be no more X-Men films, they may do a Wolverine film. Which is disappointing, because let's face it - haven't they all felt like Wolverine films?

Next stop: St Louis, for the Comic Genesis Cookout! *squeee*
posted by Tim at 2:22 AM