With the cinematic history of the X-Men It’s not surprising that some quotes from their movie appearances have aged poorly. From the beginning of Fox’s X-Men movie timeline, there have been marketing highs and lows for the franchise. Iconic though the Marvel characters may be, and as much of an impact as their movies had on the superhero genre in the early 00s, the franchise has always been a victim of its own inconsistency.
For all the merits of Fox’s X-Men movies, there are also many other aspects that haven’t aged particularly well. Over the course of the franchise, there have been many quotes that stand out in hindsight as particularly poor or otherwise ridiculous. For a variety of reasons, there are many examples of lines that simply haven’t held up well over time, leading to these 10 X-Men movie quotes that have aged poorly.
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“Because he was one of us.”
Magneto, X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
2014s X-Men: Days of Future Past Continues to stand out as one of Fox’s best movies X-Men franchise, with many strong qualities that mark it as a solid adaptation of its beloved source material. However, that’s not to say the movie doesn’t have weak points, especially in terms of moments that make little sense or serve as unexplored plot threads. One such moment comes when Magneto explains why he tried to save John F. Kennedy from assassination, explaining to Charles Xavier that JFK is “one of us“.
Acknowledging that a former US president was a mutant with superhuman abilities was a bold choice, to say the least. But, how This idea was never further explored And ultimately amounting to a strange reference to an important historical figure, it seems different in hindsight. Looking over Days of Future PastThe quote simply seems a strange and absolutely pointless inclusion.
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“Learning…”
Apocalypse, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Of all the actors who make up X-Men: ApocalypseHis character, Oscar Isaac is among the most respected. Unfortunately, his turn as the eponymous villain fell far below his usual high standard, and instead was criticized as one of the movie’s worst missteps. Shortly after being introduced to the modern world, Apocalypse is asked what he is doing when he approaches a television. He answers with one word – “Learn…” – which was one of the most ridiculous quotes from the movie.
The delivery of the line, combined with the context of the scene itself, makes it a particularly silly moment. It’s so ridiculous that it just gets funnier with every revisionWith Apocalypse’s slow and raspy explanation now seems especially hilarious in hindsight. As such, it’s a quote that has aged poorly, if only because it seems even more unintentionally funny years later than it did upon release.
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“That looks like the creature that ate Fred Dukes.”
Wolverine, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine has long been considered one of the worst X-Men movies, not least due to its handling of beloved characters such as Deadpool and Gambit. One of the film’s worst quotes, however, concerns its approach to another poorly handled character, Fred Dukes – AKA The Blob. Years after working with Dukes, Wolverine reconnects with him, only to be shocked by his weight gain, announcing: “This looks like the creature that ate Fred Dukes.“
This line is inherently mean-spirited, because it embarrasses a character whose mutation is traditionally directly related to his weight. It is not a light joke between old friends, but rather It was Logan who deliberately mocked the Dukes’ weight immediately after being told that his former colleague was sensitive about his appearance.. In that sense, the quote simply feels like a targeted attack on Dukes, and has aged incredibly poorly as a result.
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“Berto! Use!”
Sam Guthrie, The New Mutants (2020)
2020s The New Mutants is the most overlooked movie at Fox’s X-Men franchise, despite boasting a talented young cast of rising stars. Taking a different approach to a Marvel mutant movie and exploring a different set of characters didn’t pay off The New Mutantswhich was met with critical panning and box office failure. There is also a point where one male mutant tells another to “Nut up“, which is a quote that is instantly faintly old.
With that phrase comes an air of toxic masculinity that the movie does nothing to dispel. The implication that masculinity and courage are directly connected in some way is a decidedly outdated ideaAnd seems out of place in a movie released in 2020 about a group of young people. Considering that the phrase has long since left the common language and it comes with negative connotations, it has not aged well at all.
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“Charles always wanted to build bridges.”
Magneto, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
When it comes to memorable scenes in the original X-Men trilogy, The Omega’s Assault on Alcatraz ranks high. Although X-Men: The Last Stand Not widely loved, the scene itself features some solid action and entertaining set pieces. It also contains a quote that seems more absurd as the years go by: When lifting the Golden Gate Bridge, Magneto says that “Charles always wanted to build bridges.“
The fact that Magneto says this line right after destroying one of the world’s most famous bridges is pretty ridiculous. When he moves the bridge to allow the mutants to access Alcatraz, he can be described as recycling the bridge at best, but he certainly isn’t building it. What’s more, the delivery of the line at such an awe-inspiring moment just hurts. The last standAnd it simply makes it seem like a much less serious story than it otherwise seems to imply.
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“What do they call you? Wheels?”
Wolverine, X-Men (2000)
Fox’s first X-Men Movie was released in 2000, which means that social consciousness looked very different at that time. Although some topics are considered off-limits for lighthearted comedy today, such jokes were appropriate at the time. A prime example comes when Wolverine first meets Professor Xavier, and responds to the X-Men’s code names by asking “What do they call you? wheels?“Before shopping in harm’s way at the wheelchair-using telepath.
While the line itself is more of an examination of the ridiculousness of some superhero names, the delivery makes it decidedly more malicious. There is very little sensitivity in the quoteWhich instead makes it seem like an unnecessary attack on wheelchair users. If this scene had been set in a more recent movie, it would have seemingly been handled very differently, demonstrating how poorly it has aged since it was originally released.
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“At least we can all agree, the third one is the worst.”
Jean Grey, X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: ApocalypseFor all its ’80s charm, has a wealth of issues. Chief among them is its writing, which is wildly inconsistent and disappointingly uninspired. as well as the apocalypse”Learn…“, there is a short exchange about Star Wars Among young X-Men after exiting a movie theater, which sees Jean Gray uttering the words: “At least we can all agree, the third one is the worst“.
This line is a fairly transparent nod to the poor reception of the third X-Men movie, The last stand. however, like X-Men: Apocalypse Serving as the third – and worst – movie of the prequel trilogy, The Knowledge Line seems to be an all too self-aware acknowledgment of its own issues.. What’s more, the quotes got even worse after the release of the sequel, Dark PhoenixWhich got even worse reviews, contradicting the quote by making the fourth movie even worse than the third.
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“Which would you prefer, yellow spandex?”
Cyclops, X-Men (2000)
2000s X-Men was a landmark title in superhero cinema, marking the genre’s rise to box office glory. His adaptation of the comic book characters was not entirely faithful, however, especially when it came to their costumes. The cast of 2000s X-Men They are all dressed in black leather uniforms in the movie, rather than the more colorful attire they traditionally don in the comics and The animated series. After Logan comments on the uniform, Cyclops responds: “What would you prefer, yellow spandex?“, referring to Wolverine’s traditional costume.
After 24 years X-Mens release, Hugh Jackman reprized the role as part of Deadpool & Wolverines cast, finally donning a more comically-accurate costume. The response to Wolverine’s yellow suit was overwhelmingly positiveAnd while it wasn’t spandex, it was much more faithful to the comics than X-Men’s black leather. As it turned out that audiences actually preferred rush accuracy over simple uniformity, the quote didn’t get old.
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“I’m the juggernaut, b***h!”
Juggernaut, X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Fox’s initial trilogy of X-Men Movies have seen a lot of mutants brought to life in live-action, albeit with mixed results. Although some were better off than others, there are a select few who stand out as particularly poor. Vinnie Jones’ Juggernaut ranks high among them, as the execution of the character left much to be desired. His most famous quote – “I’m the juggernaut, b***h!” – has since come to embody the movie’s poor handling of this character.
The fact that the line has become infamous in the years since The last stands report is a good indicator of how bad a quote is. Thanks to Jones’ hammy acting, The last stands waste of an important X-Men character, and the ridiculous context the scene establishes for the line uttered, It is essentially synonymous with the movie’s failures. As a result, Juggernaut’s most famous movie quote was older than the film itself.
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“Do you know what happens to a toad when it’s struck by lightning?”
Storm, X-Men (2000)
For all the many things the first X-Men The movie got it right, it also got a number of things wrong. His handling of the character of Storm was divisive, mainly because she was not written to be a particularly strong or interesting character in her first appearance. One line, spoken by Halle Berry during the final act of the film, seems to be the legacy of her time in the role of Storm. While fighting Toad, Storm asks: “Do you know what happens to a toad when it is struck by lightning?” in an unintentionally hilarious and now infamous exchange.
The answer – “The same thing that happens to everything else” – only makes the quote seem even worse. Over the years that have followed, the line has come to be regarded as one of the worst quotes in superhero movie history. As a result, it’s probably the worst-old quote in all of Fox X-Men Movies.
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X-Men is the first film in the long-running superhero franchise centered on the iconic Marvel team. Wolverine and Professor X take center stage as they and the other X-Men attempt to stop Erik Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) after he has a violent response to the proposed Mutant Registration Act. Hugh Jackman stars as Wolverine, alongside Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Jacob Marsden and Anna Paquin.
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X2: X-Men United is the follow-up film to Fox’s 2000 X-Men starring Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The film features the introduction of Colonel William Stryker (Brian Cox) when he kidnaps Charles Xavier, who leads the X-Men to team up with Magneto. Most of the cast from the original film returned for the sequel, along with the introduction of Alan Cumming’s Nightcrawler.
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X-Men 3: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand is the third and final installment in Bryan Singer’s original X-Men trilogy. It adapts Marvel’s famous “Dark Phoenix” storyline, with Famke Janssen’s Jean Gray embracing her supernatural power to unleash chaos on mutantkind. Fox’s 2006 superhero movie brings back franchise mainstays such as Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, Patrick Stewart’s Professor X, and Ian McKellen’s Magneto, and it introduces major mutant characters such as Kelsey Grammer’s Beast, Ben Foster’s Angel, and Vinnie Jones’ Juggernaut.
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Following Bryan Singer’s X-Men trilogy, Hugh Jackman returns as the titular clawed mutant in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The 2009 superhero movie explores Logan’s origins with a look back at Weapon X, the experiment that coated his skeleton with adamantium. It’s the first appearance of Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, aka Deadpool, and it precedes James Mangold’s The Wolverine and Logan, which retroactively make Origins the first installment in a solo trilogy for Jackman’s iconic Marvel hero.
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Based on the 1982 comic event “Wolverine,” The Wolverine takes place after X-Men: The Last Stand and follows Logan on a journey to Japan at the behest of a former acquaintance. Living in isolation after the world-changing events of the previous movie and haunted by the death of the woman he loved, Logan is found and asked to travel to Japan to meet with a man named Ichiro, whom he saved during the Second World War. world war At the end of his life, Ichiro offers Logan a chance to rid himself of his healing abilities to finally die by taking them for himself. However, Logan soon learns that Ichiro’s intentions for immortality are far less honorable than he expected, leading him to struggle to face off with a former ally.
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Logan sees the titular hero, aka Wolverine, in his twilight years as his healing factor began to leave him, and he began to age more rapidly. Set several years in the future, Logan finds himself caring for an ailing Professor Xavier, whose mind has begun to succumb to dementia, making him an incredibly dangerous mutant who can accidentally cause widespread destruction. But when busy Logan is asked to meet with a woman who requests he transport a young girl to a mutant haven known as Eden, he learns that she may have his DNA and that the fate of mutantkind may rest in her hands.
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X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga in the 1960s. Before mutants appeared to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young people discovering their powers. Before they were archenemies, they were close friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new) to prevent nuclear Armageddon. In the process, a rift between them opened, beginning the eternal war between Magneto’s brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.
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Based on the epic Marvel comic event and following the events of X-Men: The Last Stand and The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past is an action superhero film that sees Logan sent back in time to attempt to avoid a cataclysmic unhappiness In the future, the last surviving members of the human and mutant races are facing the end of days as the Sentinel threat has nearly wiped everything out of existence. Out of options and out of time, Professor Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) agree to send Logan back in time to prevent the assassination of a man that leads to the end of the world.
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The third installment of the X-Men prequel films, and the ninth film in the overall X-Men movie franchise, X-Men: Apocalypse once again sees Professor Xavier and Magneto on opposite sides of a catastrophic conflict. Since he rose from the dead, the ancient mutant Apocalypse wants to wipe out all of humanity, and recruits four mutants including Magneto to help him in his quest, leading Xavier and his young team of X-Men to try to stop them. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender reprise their roles as Professor Xavier and Magneto, with a larger ensemble cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Olivia Munn and Oscar Isaac.
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In this continuation of the rebooted X-Men movie series, Jean Gray begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now, the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world.
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The X-Men spinoff was the final installment before the franchise moved to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Five young mutants, only discovering their abilities while being held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save themselves.