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UPDATED: More on What Brett Ratner Thinks of "Comic Book Geeks"

The X-Men: The Last Stand director admits he never read the comics and claims that he saved the X-Men movie franchise.
If you're a loyal CBM reader, then you were probably shocked and angered by director Brett Ratner's recent statements about how "comic book geeks" have no life and nothing better to do. Well, get ready for more, because, love him or hate him, Ratner's outspoken about his place in X-Men history.

Ratner, while promoting a DVD he made about his own "legacy" of filmmaking, said:







"You can't make these people happy. I'm kind of the Anti-Christ to these comic book geeks. Every single person that wrote shit went to see that movie multiple times because a movie doesn't gross $200 something million unless people go to see it more than once. Every single person who said, 'I'm never seeing that movie,' they were the first ones there.

"You know what it is. That's their whole life, they have nothing more to do than to worry. What are they concerned about? It's out of the filmmaker's hands. A film is a collaborative effort. How's a person sitting at home going to worry about how a movie is going to turn out to be? I just know one thing: Mine outgrossed the other two by far. Mine was the [X-Men movie] that made the most narrative sense. And I'm not knocking [Bryan Singer's] movie but he just does a certain thing; Bryan uses his brain and I use my eye and my instincts more. It's a whole different approach to making a movie. I'm not saying my movie wasn't smart; I just wasn't intellectualizing it. I was just looking at it as pure entertainment value which is what it was.

"When I was a kid and used to watch that cartoon it was just fun. It wasn't a deeper meaning for me when I watched the cartoon as a kid. I didn't read the comic books but it doesn't matter, the cartoon is the same f*cking thing.

The most ridiculous statement I've read is -- and of course I looked at the Internet after the movie came out -- that I buried the franchise. If I buried the franchise how the f*ck did they make a Wolverine? I mean, that's ridiculous. And they're making three other f*cking X-Men movies. Mine kept the franchise alive!"

Well, CBM fans, what do you think? Did Brett Ratner save the X-Men franchise? Please allow me to step aside before you start hurtling projectiles...


RATNER UPDATE 1: Has Brett Ratner been listening in to our little thread about him here at CBM? I don't know, but Ratner Tweeted this today:

ATTN COMIC BOOK FANS: THERE ARE 3 SIDES TO EVERY STORY. YOUR SIDE, MY SIDE, AND THE TRUTH. AND NO ONE IS LYING.

RATNER UPDATE 2: More from Brett on Twitter:

I will direct Youngblood which [Michael Ryan] didnt ask me about either. i was a comic book geek since i was 6 years old just not X-MEN.
7 Yes
23 No
Brent Sprecher
9/10/2009
Star Pulse

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202 Comments

God, just shut up already, jerk!
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 11:40 AM
RATNER!

KISS IT lol!!! ; D
LEEE777 - 9/10/2009, 11:42 AM
WOW!! SOMEONE IS FULL OF HIMSELF. LOL
fadawn - 9/10/2009, 11:49 AM
Shouldn't this bloated ignoramus be making another Rush Hour flick that no one cares about? As for the future of the franchise, there's a reason why all the "new" projects are PREquels...Brett.
JohnnyKrypton - 9/10/2009, 11:50 AM
I actually still had high hopes going to see the movie...but was disappointed. I didn't HATE X3...was just very disappointed.

OF COURSE it made the most money. After two good films, where the sequel was better than the first, everyone was probably thinking X3 would be better than X2! He sold a bunch of tickets based on the work that the first two movies accomplished. But oh well. I really doubt he'll ever be allowed on an X-Movie again.
Bamf7 - 9/10/2009, 11:50 AM
Actually they made Wolverine to keep the X-men rights in their possession. What an arrogant [frick]er.
WeaponX - 9/10/2009, 11:52 AM
Looks like someone is bitter about how fans reacted. How exactly did his movie make more sense than the other two?
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 11:52 AM
Man, I was a little annoyed after reading the last article, but this guy is a major squa-dousch! I followed the source link and the guy just talks about himself like he's the be all and end all. It's funny that they even mention that Russel Simmons asked him why he was hosting a DVD filmography about himself.
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 11:52 AM
Johnny Krypton -

I think he is, actually. Haha
Bamf7 - 9/10/2009, 11:52 AM
Great pic Brent! His ass-ness is written all over his smug face!
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 11:54 AM
This dude just does not know when to shut up. What a fool! He basically says.." Well, yknow, Singer's movies had brains and mine..eh, didn't..but...hey at least it looked great!"

Another sucker of Satan's pecker. He best wipe of Bay's mess before he gets to work.
Rorschach01 - 9/10/2009, 11:55 AM
@Bamf

Ha! Then at least he's running his own franchise into the ground...
JohnnyKrypton - 9/10/2009, 11:56 AM
I would rather someone use their brain and just their eye while making a movie. We already have Bay for that.
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 11:57 AM
ok, i know we are all entitled to our own apponion on here... but i think its fair to assume that we can all agree this guy is a d*ck. boycotts dont work often, but this site has proven itself to be a very strong source for cbm fans.. lets try it out lol... we have him his big head by seeing his movies, lets deflate it
fotc - 9/10/2009, 11:57 AM
Well he's got ballz lol, but i take it he never wants to make a SUPERHERO movie again? ; D

Atleast i don't blame him for BORIGINS lol!

BAYS the man!!! : D
LEEE777 - 9/10/2009, 11:58 AM
I laughed when i seen the title!!!!
Spock - 9/10/2009, 11:58 AM
Like the pic @ Brent lol!
LEEE777 - 9/10/2009, 12:00 PM
The Rat should let it go and accept his movie was not that great. It wasnt the worst movie I've seen but it was not the best in the X-Men series. I still fail to see where his movie made more sense then the other two.

Its true that some of the things that he had in his movie actually happened in the books but there really was no need to kill off some of the characters like Scott.
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 12:00 PM
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 12:01 PM
he didn't keep the franchise alive, he jsut barely avoided killing it off. and without us GEEKS, he'd have nothing to brag about
fotc - 9/10/2009, 12:04 PM
wow this guy is a jack-ass! just wait when his next shit movie comes out and no one goes to see it. The only reason people went and saw X-3 is it was a x-men movie,people like x-men, people don't like RATner.
potatosacker71 - 9/10/2009, 12:06 PM
[frick] him
Torque - 9/10/2009, 12:06 PM
It is obvious he doesn't know comics. He may have some good movies, but not when it comes to comics. All I can say is what a dickhead!
animeex - 9/10/2009, 12:06 PM
@ bamf

you hit it right on the head! there were two very successful movies already in place, of course this one made the most money. and let me add to your brilliance by saying that profits of a movie do not mean a movie is good!

ghost rider proved that
CorndogBurglar - 9/10/2009, 12:06 PM
The way I see it is that since I paid the money to see the movie I have a right to voice my opinion if he cant accept that then the Rat bastard can f#@% off.
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 12:08 PM
He admits to his own wrong doing, non intellectual. And he thinks that's good lol! And since when movies earnings determine quality? Plllease!!!

BTW, I only payed to see it once...there're billions of people out there you dumb ass...
Inohaku - 9/10/2009, 12:08 PM
There's another clue about how this guy got into the biz if you follow the source link: Mickey Rourke used to crash at his house! Obviously, he's got some sort of Hollywood connection...
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 12:10 PM
You know what... i'll let you guys in on a little secret. The first time i ever saw X-3 was when i bought the trilogy for 35$ at Wal-Mart. That was it. Naturally i liked it concidering the small price i paid for it. But it's exactly how he described it. X1 and X2 was very very smart. The last one was litterally a michael bay film. No thought, just action. Now i don't know how he ever got his film making degree but last i heard a story was a story. Whether it's a comic, a play, a film or a book. IT NEEDS DEPTH!!! Ratner just admitted his didn't have any!!! And now he's saying that it's because X3 did so great that Wolverine got his own??? Riiiiiiiiight, cause it's because Superman 3 was so great that we had the fourth one right? Or better yet, Batman and Robin was sooooo FANTASTIC that they made Batman Begins!!! Yeah, that makes a shitload of sense. Now, had the first two x-films been brainless pieces of Rat-shit, no one would have even gone to see your sorry excuse for a film. You're riding on someone else's accomplishment and even calling it you're own!!! Dude, not only should you appologise, you could also say a HUGE "THANK YOU" to Singer as well as ALL US CBFANS that paid you for the shit you spoon fed us!!!
Shaman - 9/10/2009, 12:13 PM
Yes, we are all jobless, friendless nobodies and our only family is good ol' Ma letting us stay in the loft rent free. We have nothing in our lives to worry about other than comics! What a prick!

I don't think he sunk the franchise, I don't think he made any more "mistakes" than most film makers of this genre. I do think he made a bad film! Simple as that. It doesn't even look good. The FX in X2 have aged better than X3, there was a serious lack of development both character and story wise and the action scenes were handled poorly!

Get over it you sad waste of flesh and bone you made a bad movie that only grossed off the success of it's predecessor (there are more than 200million people on the planet). I have much more important things going on in my life than the dribble spewing from your retarded mouth! Things I'm willing to bet that are far more serious than anything you've had to deal with you condescending f*ck-wit!

You may go now. I'm done with you.
Howlett04 - 9/10/2009, 12:14 PM
haha this guy is a mutant himself, though of a degenerate nature.

You know, if I were only an eye, I would say he's an incredible moviemaker - BUT WAIT, I'M NOT JUST AN EYE!

I did NOT go to see it in the theatre, mostly because of the reviews - I waited until it came out on dvd and rented it. Where as I did see X2 in the theatre, and bought X1 and X2 at $20.00 each. Then I bought this dvd when it was $7.50 at Walmart lol.

Like I said before, the movie (X3) did incredibly well because X2 got extremely great reviews and after having two sequels in a trilogy that are great movies most anybody is gonna go see the third, no matter what, out of curiosity and expectation. It probably would've done pretty well no matter who made it, thanks to Singer's previous efforts.

To those of you who were defending his earlier statements, what do you think now??
48and2 - 9/10/2009, 12:15 PM
Douche.
LexLuthor - 9/10/2009, 12:18 PM
I only saw it once, and I haven't seen it since then. In fact, I do my best to pretend it just doesn't exist.
It's been awhile since someone pissed me off this much, actually. I think it'd be pretty awesome if some extremist murdered him. I wouldn't do it, but I wouldn't mind if someone else would. ^_^
Phoenix9109 - 9/10/2009, 12:18 PM
I looked up the origin of the name "Ratner".

Slavic: device used to introduce a stream of water into the body for medical or hygienic reasons, or the stream of water itself.

Modern English: Douchebag.
ElBicho - 9/10/2009, 12:20 PM
Wow, I think the Webster company just decided to publish a picture of him next to the entry for the phrase "douche bag".

As some one said there is a reason why the next xmen movies are planned to be prequels... and if he takes a look at the film he made he might find out why that was. Deep down, he knows he [frick]ed up,he just misplacing that pent up rage and directing it at the audience instead of himself.

Secondly, what xmen cartoon was on when he was a kid? I know of only the 90's one, and the failed late 80's pilot, were there other cartoons?
thwhtGuardian - 9/10/2009, 12:21 PM
ah yeah, you guys already basically said what I did, well I second and third it. The guy is a victim of his own hubris.
48and2 - 9/10/2009, 12:22 PM
Phoenix9109 - I am for hire ;)


**Notice to all law enforcement that may be looking at this. I am NOT a hitman, just a joker!**
Howlett04 - 9/10/2009, 12:23 PM
Elbico you beat me to it
thwhtGuardian - 9/10/2009, 12:23 PM
LOOK, BRETT, YEAH PEOPLE SAW IT..2 COOL MOVIES AND YOUR BASICALLY GETTING HIT WITH THE MOMENTUM OF WHAT SINGER STARTED,SO YA THEYRE GONNA WATCH IT.PEOPLE CATCH ON LATER THAT IT WASNT PERFECT, IT WAS OK.YOU DID NOT SAVE THE FRANCHISE, IT WOULD BE THERE STILL EVEN IF YOU DIDNT DIRECT X MEN, WOLVERINE, THAT MOVIE WAS GOING TO BE MADE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER REGARDLESS, XMEN IS NOT LIKE THE DAM CARTOON YOU RETARD, READ THE BOOKS AND DO YOUR HOMEWORK..JUGGERNAUGT WASNT A MUTANT.YEAH YOU PUT SCENES FROM COMICS DIRECTLY INTO THE MOVIE BUT YOU WERE INCONSISTENT WITH ALL THE CHARACTERS,WE CARE ABOUT IT BECAUSE ITS WHAT WE LOVE..STAY AWAY FROM SUPERHERO MOVIES,(OR AT LEAST THE COOL WELL KNOWN CHARACTERS)
GUNSMITH - 9/10/2009, 12:23 PM
"That's their whole life, they have nothing more to do than to worry": Bryan Singer, Kevin Smith, Sam Raimi is a "Comic Book Geeks"? were not all just living with our parents thank you knower of all stereotypes.

"Mine was the [X-Men movie] that made the most narrative sense" What because you took a large chunk from Astonishing X-Men and New X-mens Finale? And I wonder if hes getting confused with a movies good/bad narrative with having it in a non linear format?

"I didn't read the comic books but it doesn't matter, the cartoon is the same f*cking thing" I wonder what he said about the books when he was approached to make X3?

"Mine kept the franchise alive!": Just because you made a dumb but "financially" sucessfull movie doesnt mean you are the next hitchcock. And when the hell was the franchise dying between X2 & X3?? Stop the presses weve been making films wrong for years.
The guy who directed the rush hour films and red dragon has the secret everyone bow down to him!

God this man is an idiot (and he knows hes in the wrong otherwise why would he be getting to angry?)
JaySchluffy - 9/10/2009, 12:25 PM
No worries he will probly be strangled and smashed by giant thighs while directing Youngblood lol. Karma's a bitch.
48and2 - 9/10/2009, 12:27 PM
if this franchise was still alive wouldn't we already have X4 and probably X5?? and not prequels?? i'm sorry, but i don't think of Wolverine as being in the same franchise. yeah its a spin off, but they could have done that at any point, its not like X3 made that happen.
CorndogBurglar - 9/10/2009, 12:29 PM
Man, he's seriously making me nauseous! Clown shoes! F-ing clown shoes!
Bijous - 9/10/2009, 12:30 PM
@ bijous

LOL clown shoes indeed, lol
CorndogBurglar - 9/10/2009, 12:31 PM
I will also add if he watched the cartoon when he is younger, how & in the hell did u get some of the chara lives mixed up. Ex. Rogue & Wolverine & Iceman. Uhh that didnt' happen.
Spock - 9/10/2009, 12:34 PM
Hey Brett don't be pissed that most of us don't like the way you screwed up Juggernaut or Rogue or tried to make narrative sense by what.. bringing in the Pheonix and killing Xavier. Yea great job buddy. You had two other movies to work off of, and that's all you could come up with. I love how this guy basically just wants to put us down for his shitty ass movie. Now that fans know how you feel about them they def wont go see your shit, and will prob tell all thier friends not to go see you shit. Karma's a bitch aint it Brett. At least Singer didn't go around talking shit he basically said oh well I tried and kept it moving.
StrangemannX09 - 9/10/2009, 12:38 PM
what this man doesn't realize is that most people in the movie business listen and read what bloggers and fans have to say (for the most part). And everything this man says is pretty much destroying his own career. I mean the only reason X3 made so much money is because (as mentioned earlier) is because of the success of the first two movies. Alot of people knock Singer with the Rush Hour 3? Absolutely horrible. Conceided much? He belongs on Tool Academy but he definitely wouldn't graduate because he's a complete a$$.
fivebees - 9/10/2009, 12:39 PM
Good point Corndogburgler!!!

FOTC- I'm with ya man!!! HEY BRENT!!! Why don't ya start a poll on here to know if Comic Book fans should boycott every Ratner film that he will do from now on?!?!?!!? I vote [frick] YEAH!!!

Strangemen- The only thing Singer ever did wrong was Superman Returns. His X-films were STELLAR!!!
Shaman - 9/10/2009, 12:41 PM
teabag - 9/10/2009, 12:43 PM
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I told you guys this idiot was a jackass. Now he also thinks that he is important? I'd say that Rat-turd is IMPOTENT. He just did the movie to get a check. He even admits that he can't read. No wonder this movie was crap.
necrosage2005 - 9/10/2009, 12:44 PM
plus look at all the movies coming lately. Mostly comic-book based. Hollywood apparently ran out of ideas because they are turning to projects that have already been written for years with comics. Ratner will be out of a job before too long and will be kicking himself right in the nuts.
fivebees - 9/10/2009, 12:44 PM
Singer basically set up X3 for any director and it could have been worth the hype but unfortunately Ratner could not deliver. And I agree he is blaming us for his movie. The only problem I have with Singer was that he left to make Superman Returns. In an interview he talked about filming X-3 and X-4 back to back like Lord of the Rings. This was before he left to make Superman. Its just too bad because it would have been epic.
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 12:44 PM
My 9$ makes sure he's alive. Once his films start grossing like 20mill instead of 100mill execs will start to notice and def not want his ass anymore.
StrangemannX09 - 9/10/2009, 12:48 PM
This guy is a Douche.... And he can go EAT ASS for all i care

I feel like shoving this Johnny Walker bottle up where the sun don't shine
thegreek - 9/10/2009, 12:49 PM
Shaman @ yea that's what I meant was typing to fast for my own good.
StrangemannX09 - 9/10/2009, 12:49 PM
He is one of the biggest DOUCHEBAGS I have ever seen!!!
soccerjoshc - 9/10/2009, 12:49 PM
Front Page yahoo news.

COMIC FANS OUTRAGED. PLACE BAN ON RATNER FILMS
StrangemannX09 - 9/10/2009, 12:52 PM
Ratner has made the worst X-Men movie of the history. He think that X-Men aren't deeper and this explain all: the best deeper comic-book of the world it's deeper for the director. Good.

Ratner is only full of it.
Cyke89 - 9/10/2009, 12:52 PM
Even McG can admit he made mistakes with Terminator but this dumbass is still sour about how we reacted to his film.
ironknight27 - 9/10/2009, 12:56 PM
"I didn't read the comic books but it doesn't matter, the cartoon is the same f*cking thing."

What a total douche, in an interview he said he's read every single X-Men comic book twice.
MaxG93 - 9/10/2009, 12:57 PM
This felcher has insulted the wrong ppl.
undeadpool - 9/10/2009, 12:57 PM
Ratner can die of Gonnerhea and rot in hell!!!! You ruined the effin franchise, you twit!! If you think you saved the franchise, then slap on a hockey helmet, a McDonald's bib to catch your drool and go ride that "special" short bus!!
You claim that you paved the way for Wolverine? How the hell can they follow this up when you kill half of the cast!!? They are probably following suit with what everyone else is doing by re-inventing it!
Give me a break!! I'm down with Strangeman...... I'm banning this retard's(sorry ppl if u find that offensive) movies from now on!!!!
CBMInsider420 - 9/10/2009, 1:08 PM
I forgot to mention, Rattner, take your left hand, stick your thumb up. Now, place that thumb on a chair, turn yourself around, then squarely shove it up your ass and ride it!!! GO F%*K YOURSELF!!! Thats what this CBG has to think of you!
CBMInsider420 - 9/10/2009, 1:21 PM
SILENCE! I KILL YOU!


I kill till your dead! Thats worse.
THEHAWK - 9/10/2009, 1:21 PM
Brett Ratner said: "Bryan uses his brain and I use my eye and my instincts more."

Sooo... what? You don't use your brain? God, what piece of [frick].
BmanHall - 9/10/2009, 1:24 PM
He just the same as said, "No brain attached to his film!" IT SHOWS! It looks like a bad cartoon not a comic book movie with fleshed out characters and dramatic, set-up action scenes...just a lot of mindless bang and crash! Like a couple of other directors I know of who's names rhyme with "BRAY" (as in jackass) and Yuck-be (as in McG). But even, like you said, @Ironknight, McG at least admitted that he made mistakes with Terminator.

Brat didn't save the X-men Franchise...he buried it's future so deep that the movie companies are only looking backwards at the the franchise.

Even Wolverween Snorigins was better than X3, in my mind. Ratturd, please just close your pie-hole!
DDD - 9/10/2009, 1:26 PM
Raimi admitted his mistakes and didn't Schumaker as well??? Hell, even Singer admitted his mistake with Superman Returns, didn't he???
Shaman - 9/10/2009, 1:32 PM
would anyone mind if I shot this guy in the head? with a cross bow?
davidzuck - 9/10/2009, 1:32 PM
I see he hasn't stopped crying.
Bandrews1 - 9/10/2009, 1:34 PM
OMG! somebody shoot this guy all ready. The only thing that could make this asshole even more obnoxious is if he starts to talk in the third person.
He's the [frick]ing comic book anti-christ!
Spilox - 9/10/2009, 1:39 PM
Jacka$$!!!
TheCritic17 - 9/10/2009, 1:42 PM
i just gave the Punisher a call but he has been very busy lately
undeadpool - 9/10/2009, 1:45 PM
CBMInsider, join the club. I boycotted this idiot's work a long time ago. Shortly after X3 as I recall.

None of his insipid little points are valid in any way.
For instance:

1)The existence of a bad Wolverine movie does not mean the franchise isn't buried. The fact that there will probably never be an X4 is, though.

2)His movie outgrossed the first two because of the momentum of the first two, not because it was any good.

3)NARRATIVE SENSE? Is he trying to say that the plot of his movie made more sense than Singer's did? Really?Hardly. Actually that is the one thing Singer is known for is being a great story teller. Sure his plot made sense, but MORE sense than Singer's? That is a specious argument at the very least.

4) The comics and the cartoon from the '90's is the same? No actually they are nothing alike which is whay I never liked that cartoon. There's nothing more to say about that because it's just not true.

Ratner's defensiveness and the way he keeps belittling us only reflects the fact that he knows his film was bad, and he knows that we know and that makes him angry.

Moreover he has this horrid Hollywood ego trip going on that basically says that no matter what trash they make, we should just shut up and be happy.
Also he seems to think that we have no right or reason to complain when the movie is bad. That we have no right to judge.

But that's what being a film fan is. What could ever be wrong about us simply telling how we feel about it? Going by this idiot's crap criteria a movie fan, doing so makes us losers. Absolute nonsense.





DarthMulder - 9/10/2009, 1:54 PM
Brett- you must have came out of your mother's ass to be the piece of shit you are, go get f**ked scumbag!!!!
ASSASSIN666 - 9/10/2009, 1:56 PM
he dnt know shit
flames809 - 9/10/2009, 1:57 PM
@ flames809: Oh... He knows shit alright.
BmanHall - 9/10/2009, 2:06 PM
Skatner
undeadpool - 9/10/2009, 2:12 PM
if he's never read the comics, then how does he know the cartoon is the same?? thats like saying everything is the same because it has the name X-Men
CorndogBurglar - 9/10/2009, 2:14 PM
Wow. And I thought Obama had a god complex.
TheGuillotine - 9/10/2009, 2:15 PM
I mean did he really think his movie was that good????? Like many have said, I had High hopes that they would fix the mistakes not make more. How can he say that comic book geeks cant be please? Did he miss the Hulk or Iron man??? I think XM2 was better than XM3 just for the NightCrawler Opening. But then that went down hill.I give him one thing, it did make allot of money, reason being most people wanted it to be good. But we all Know just because a Movie makes allot of money doesn't mean that it's any damn good. X3 was SHIT! Angle was a BITCH, Cyclops was a BITCH, NightCrawler was out and there was no Gambit. Iceman didnt even slide through the air on Ice! No Sententials! the danger room you couldnt even see. And every Mutant in the movie besides the Xmen, look like homeless people. WTF was that? Well the Xmen in those outfits look like bums as well. Also if the Xmen movies were good or bad, a Wolverine would have been made regardless. Last but not least, Why no mask for Logan in either movie? They could have just placed one on a mantel or something just for show, but nothing at all? same goes for Deadpool. I can say that the Wolverine mask would take some work to pull off, but its damn possible. Now for Deadpool, there is no excuse! His mask is simple and looks good.
CrashTest - 9/10/2009, 2:15 PM
i would get banned if i said the things i want to say about him
besides calling him and @$$ hole
tyko450 - 9/10/2009, 2:19 PM
well, his comments a couple of days ago didnt bother me all that much but after reading this arrogant [foo foo]s comments i can safely say that id like to punch him square in his fat face! he is talking outof his ass!!! just because a movie does well at the box office doesnt mean it was great!!! cant this asshole see that his movie wasnt just hated by us "geeks" but critics and regular audience members as well for [frick] sake!!!

[frick] YOU BRETT RATNER!

How this asshole was ever involved with an excellent show like Prison Break i dont know!!!
joshw24 - 9/10/2009, 2:20 PM
wow he went from arrogant to delusional in only a few paragraphs. Saved the franchise my ass he doomed it to unecessary prequals and ultimately a reboot that shouldnt have been. Hell, they probably would have made an X-4 if he hadnt mangled to story so bad, so we got Wolverine instead.

I'm telling ya... it takes A LOT of cajones to take one of the most sucessful comic books ever, chock filled with more beloved characters than most comicbook companies have in their entrie roster, and a multitude of fantastic stories to make out of it and ruin it all in one movie, THEN go off and tell everyone you are the savior of the series. Wow, just wow.

Brett... get over yourself. Singer left in a hurry and Fox grabbed the first available director... you. I remember the chaos during those times when we openly wondered if another X-men movie was going to get made because of Singers dumb-a$$. You f!@#ed up. If you have so much invested in your ego and dont want to admit your mistakes, then just do the world a favor and shut up already. Stop trying to pull the Pariah BS. Not everyone lives the charmed life you do. Not everyone can make terrible movies and music videos and still somehow manage to get more projects. That pact you made with the devil... I'm sure hes coming for you soon.
Shadowelfz - 9/10/2009, 2:24 PM
Here you go Brett, this is what the critics thought of your shit heap of a film!!!

New York Daily News - Ratner is unable to maintain the emotional intensity that has made this series so deeply epic.

The Onion (A.V. Club) - Following two superior entries, Ratner's slick placeholder of a sequel lacks that crucial X-factor called inspiration.

Washington Post - Ratner makes a hash of the story and characters his predecessor brought to such complex, sympathetic life, delivering a pumped-up exercise in mayhem, carnage and blunt-force trauma.

LA Weekly - Long before the movie's climax, in which Magneto (Ian McKellen) turns smashed-up automobiles into fiery projectiles to be hurled at his enemies, those in the audience will know what it means to behold a flaming hunk of junk.

Rolling Stone - Last stand? My ass. Billed as the climax of a trilogy, the third and weakest chapter in the X-Men series is a blatant attempt to prove there is still life in the franchise.
joshw24 - 9/10/2009, 2:28 PM
dipshit
superdog - 9/10/2009, 2:28 PM
what a dick. xmen 3 sucked so much
farmboy - 9/10/2009, 2:42 PM
WOOOOO! My GOD what a fool!!! Unbelieveable! Of course this idiot watched the 90s 'toon! That's why X3 was so f--ked up!!! His mentality is "hey anything goes and it's my film, so I'll do what I want and you'll just accept it because blah blah blah..." How can he take credit for the antipation that Singer's films produced? THAT is the sole reason for the box office of X3! As I recall, it had a sharp drop off after the first two weeks of release!!

CrashTest - I've been saying that about Wolvie's mask for years! Hopefully with Wolverine 2!

I'm putting out an APB for TheMyth!
JonF - 9/10/2009, 2:44 PM
This is dangerous. He is actually pissing me off, again. I wonder if he's ever had anyone diarrhea in his eyeball.

I think things like X3 happen when you surround yourself with too many "yes men", people that no matter what say you're brilliant. He needs some more critical friends or friends in general.
Betty - 9/10/2009, 2:59 PM
I can say this. After reading these articles I won't be watching another comic book movie that dude directs. I don't go see his non comic movies anyway so that doesn't affect me. But the guy is an ass, and very rude to fans!

Also...
If his movie was so great than why hasn't he been asked back to direct another! hmmmmmm
whiteassmatt - 9/10/2009, 3:05 PM
Yes he needs some Constructive Criticism, in his camp BAD! I agree with you Betty, I think he had way to many "yes men".

Joshw24, you beat me to the case. I was just about to post reviews from critics, good shit my man.

If anyone see Brett, Slap him for me, or slap yourself for not slapping him. NO, no violence wont solve it. Better yet, Scream at him "this is what you did to the X-men", before Shiting on an X-Men comic and throwing it at him. Dont forget your video Cam, if I dont beat you to it.
CrashTest - 9/10/2009, 3:11 PM
Hey Fatner!, Suck It.

NEVER WILL I GET WITHIN 1000 YARDS OF A THEATER THAT HAS A MOVIE PLAYING THAT YOU HAD A N Y T H I N G TO DO WITH!!!!!!!

Not even if you were the Gaffer, which is close to what you are anyway. Its just spelled a little different.

Not even if you went to high school with the Assistant Sound Editors 2nd cousin twice removed.

Dickhead.
Skyh00k - 9/10/2009, 3:19 PM
"That's their whole life, they have nothing more to do than to worry."

Yeah, I'm worried about him making anymore movies.
BLANK - 9/10/2009, 3:32 PM
the only reason they made a wolverine wasnt because of you! it was because of bryan singer who actually made hugh jackman wolverine thank you very much
ratner u ruined the xmen saga your not its savior. i want to make a movie that will cancel xmen 3 and be in a different timeline where bishop comes back and prevents any of that from happening
--bryan
bryanvman - 9/10/2009, 3:32 PM
Wow, this guy's attacking the main fanbase of a movie he's made...........doesn't strike me as very smart.

But I suppose he said himself that he doesn't use his brains :P

Hopefully if X-Men continues into a 4th film, Bryan Singer will come back :) I don't wanna see this guy make another comic book movie....
Runefyst - 9/10/2009, 3:45 PM
All I know is that he and I are done profesionally....[frick]in ass.
bubastis237 - 9/10/2009, 3:59 PM
well he can go suck on mickey rourke's big cock lol
gambitfreak - 9/10/2009, 4:06 PM
I'm sure most of you guys already know these numbers, but I figured they oughtta be on this thread.

Rotten Tomatoes

Xmen 80%; 143 reviews; 115 good 28 bad; average 6.9 out of 10

X2 88%; 219 reviews; 192 good 27 bad; average 7.4 out of 10

X3 56%; 222 reviews; 125 good 97 bad; average 5.9 out of 10

considered the benchmark by most, since it is comprised of "professional critics" (an occupation I find slightly humerous)...

IMDB

Xmen 7.4/10; 109,401 votes

X2 7.8/10; 101,949 votes

X3 7.0/10; 98,114 votes

I'm actually surprised it has such a high score on IMDB
48and2 - 9/10/2009, 4:29 PM
You guys have said it all, nothing left to say.
spideysweb - 9/10/2009, 4:33 PM
I now want to murder him... MURDER HIM!!!
TheMyth - 9/10/2009, 4:38 PM
This is just too funny!!
Hallosw2045 - 9/10/2009, 4:56 PM
@Myth AFTER U MURDER HIM....I'LL KICK HIS ASS!!!
Kes - 9/10/2009, 4:57 PM
@ skyhook

"Not even if you were the Gaffer, which is close to what you are anyway. Its just spelled a little different."

LMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAOLMAO!!!!!!!!!! funniest thing i've seen all day, wait...make that all week. too funny, my friend, lol


CorndogBurglar - 9/10/2009, 5:15 PM
I want to tear of his head and $hit down his neck!
shibazz - 9/10/2009, 5:28 PM
Hey guys, head to...

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=9954

...to decide who you want to play Captain Britain!!
joshw24 - 9/10/2009, 5:46 PM
Really? U saved it? Really? Cocky much?
IronMarvel - 9/10/2009, 5:48 PM
Well...wow! I can't really think of much to say about this. What a dick! Ratner is taking delusions to a whole new level, I give him that...
Kyos - 9/10/2009, 6:15 PM
um i dont really want to sound like an overreacting offended geek by lashing out with comments about how much i hate him for saying that, cause that will only make me as much a geek as he said...

he's such a douche!!!

damn. oh well, he is
Duhdaduh - 9/10/2009, 6:22 PM
This is Ratners legacy.
Number21 - 9/10/2009, 6:24 PM
So this guy didn't use his brain? Or learned how to read?
Wow. Ratner is just so stupid. And he calls us this? Well I'm not seeing his movies anymore.
I'd also like to add that even if you weren't a comic book fan, you'd still wouldn't like X3
SuperFlyinPwrs - 9/10/2009, 6:29 PM
Brett is a [frick]ing ass That's their whole life, they have nothing more to do than to worry if this guy is gonna talk like this they should not let him direct another movie how would he disrespect the whole audience like that "When I was a kid and used to watch that cartoon it was just fun. It wasn't a deeper meaning for me so he doesnt care about anything with no audience lets see what he's gonna do lets put him on the streets im not gonna see another movie or buy a dvd lets see him lose the fans lets see what he will do then and im glad i didnt go see that movie hahha
Weiner123 - 9/10/2009, 6:35 PM
Wow......what an ass clown.....
groundrunner15 - 9/10/2009, 6:37 PM
SuperFlyinPwrs right on ha when i saw it i didnt know what the hell i was watching he didnt introduce a bunch of characters juggie or the multiple man there was no plot the only thing he could do with his hands and mind is stick them up his [frick]ing ass.
Weiner123 - 9/10/2009, 6:39 PM
"You can't make these people happy." Hmm. Apparently, he's never heard of the two films that came before his.
slimybug - 9/10/2009, 6:39 PM
hhahahahahah
Weiner123 - 9/10/2009, 6:43 PM
I didn't read the comic books but it doesn't matter, the cartoon is the same f*cking thing.

Its like saying he had to do a book report at school but couldnt be arsed and just watched the movie instead.
Ghola - 9/10/2009, 7:18 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself. You all covered everything, so all I can say now is- What an idiot.
comicguy - 9/10/2009, 7:24 PM
Brett Ratner is a fartface
Fartman - 9/10/2009, 7:37 PM
I prefer X-3 over Superman Returns Gay AND BORING.
I prefer epic movie Michael Bay over pretencius movie Singer.

Good point of Rattner: You can´t make these people happy.
OSCURO - 9/10/2009, 7:57 PM
Somebody please off Ratturd and then have him resurrected and off him again! Ple-e-e-ease!!!
DDD - 9/10/2009, 8:36 PM
I agree with you all, Brett needs to be abnned from any comic based film for several life times...but I do need to ask - what about Zak Penn, I mean he wrote the crap that Brett directed and it seems we have all forgotten that!! We should not forget, especially as he is slated to direct the Avengers and he has ALREADY made a public statement trying to protect himself if the Avengers is also bad!!!!!!
scribe - 9/10/2009, 9:00 PM
Wow this guy is an ass
JHowlett - 9/10/2009, 9:30 PM
Stupid quote of the day... "The Comic is the same as the cartoon" WTF? What an idiot this guy bashes the whole fan base of his movies? That's it I'm bootlegging the next one if he makes another one.
JHowlett - 9/10/2009, 9:38 PM
Can we just re-boot x-men the way they did batman and superman? In this case though, just pretend that the third movie never happened. We'll keep all the same actors and actresses. We could just brush it off as an alternate reality where self rightous pompous a!@#$%^ get to trash the incredible work someone else did.
deudaemon - 9/10/2009, 10:06 PM
Truth hurts don't it, kiddos?

Seriously, if you're offended, you need to get out more often.
Odysseus - 9/10/2009, 10:06 PM
I just read Brett Rattner killed himself
AvengersBig4 - 9/10/2009, 10:09 PM
jhowlett im doing the same
Weiner123 - 9/10/2009, 10:10 PM
Isn't it time for this self aggrandizing talentless blithering twat to OD at some ‘tween star’s party while trying to get under some 16 year old piece of skank ass jailbait’s skirt yet?

Please Rat put us out of your misery.

He didn’t read the comics and tried for no deeper themes and basically tried to make a pretty live action cartoon. And he wonders why we dislike him. Here guys, I know the script, plot and direction are shit, but look at the pretty pictures… My God he’s a condescending little piss ant. I [frick]ing truly hate this [frick]er.
nerosday - 9/10/2009, 11:06 PM
Quite being an ass, Odysseus. If you hold so much contempt for comic book fans than why bother coming on this site... unless you like insulting people for the sheer amusement of it.
Shadowelfz - 9/10/2009, 11:22 PM

[foo foo] is the edit for c*nt here? Lol, oh great Galactus how did you come up with that one?
nerosday - 9/10/2009, 11:23 PM
@ Shadow Odysseus is a closeted comic geek living in shame at his lifestyle. He hates himself and therefore marches in step with his persecutors.

Odysseus embrace your true nature... don't be like Tom Cruise.

You think Rat will read these posts and see you stood up for him. You think he'll want to be your buddy. Call you out to Hollywood and hang with him, go to the cool clubs, nail some hot chicks... You'll be everything you've ever wanted to be... you'll be just like "The Rat." And then in the morning you'll wake up beside the now dead hooker that Rat was with last night, and the cops will be banging on the door saying that they got a tip from a very douchey sounding anonymous tipster that there is a stupid [frick]ing coked up geek that just killed a hooker at Lohan’s party last night and they’d better get over there quick. Yep, ass raping, sloppy seconds skank whores, jail, and dead hookers are all friends like “the Rat” are good for, bro.

Rethink your life, son.

He'll learn one day Shadowelvz. I just pray its not too late for the boy.
nerosday - 9/10/2009, 11:27 PM
VOTE FOR RATNER AS BIGGEST DOUCHE OF THE UNIVERSE!

Spilox - 9/10/2009, 11:39 PM
He's telling the truth he has more money and more fame than anyone up here and you guys who say anything negative about movies other than it was good or bad are nerds get off the couch people and stop making the comic book world look bad. I am not a nerd but i like comic books. follow suite
Justin Anthony - 9/11/2009, 12:06 AM
Justin we're nerds here, you're a nerd just for reading the site, sir. And this site was set up to be a place for nerds and fan boys and fans in general to discuss this stuff. Don't like it? Get the [frick] out. He made a bad movie and for once someone told him so. It hurt his ego and now he is being a pouty douchey little bitch.

This is a hobby for us, same as sports and collectors all over the world. This is a site devoted to this hobby of comicbook movies. It’s a safe place to discuss our opinions on the subject. Why the [frick] are you even here if you don't get that?

He insulted a mass of people because they critiqued his movie poorly. It is the same that has been said of nearly all his films.

We are off the couch most of the time, we have lives, jobs, families, friends, and just like most people we have a hobby. This happens to be it. Think of all the people doing fantasy football and baseball drafts, in political tb's, and blogs, if we're “on the couch, “ so to speak so are they, what about the people who live on twitter reading about what other assholes are doing? Come on man.


nerosday - 9/11/2009, 12:28 AM
And sometimes fame and wealth fall to the undeserving. In Rat's case I say a trained chimp could serve as a better film maker than him given his previous work.
nerosday - 9/11/2009, 12:35 AM
I mean my God he is making a DVD about his film Legacy?

This Legacy:
Cop House
Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra
New York, I Love You (2009)
Blue Blood (2008) (TV)
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
"Prison Break" (1 episode, 2005)
Untitled David Diamond/David Weissman Project (2005) (TV)
After the Sunset (2004)
Red Dragon (2002)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
The Family Man (2000)
Mariah #1's (1999) (V) (video "Heartbreaker")
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999) (V) (video "Beautiful Stranger")
Partners (1999) (TV)
"Making the Video" (1999) TV series (unknown episodes)
Rush Hour (1998)
Money Talks (1997)
Whatever Happened to Mason Reese (1990)

Wow: Kubrick, Scorsese, Coppola, Kurosawa, Wells, You guys don't have shit on The Rat. Pompous ass.
nerosday - 9/11/2009, 12:46 AM
"I didn't read the comic books..."

And it SHOWED, you self-obsessed jack off!

You said it to us, Rat-Feck-Nerd, so I say it right back to you, for every comic book fan who knows the difference:

[frick] YOU, BRET RAT-TURD.
bropous - 9/11/2009, 12:49 AM
UPDATE: Has Brett Ratner been listening in to our little thread about him here at CBM? I don't know, but Ratner Tweeted this today:

@BrettRatner: ATTN COMIC BOOK FANS: THERE ARE 3 SIDES TO EVERY STORY. YOUR SIDE, MY SIDE, AND THE TRUTH. AND NO ONE IS LYING.
Brent Sprecher - 9/11/2009, 12:52 AM
Just saw the update...

So, Rat-turd does care (or, at least, know about) what CBM fans think about him! So, what "lie" is he referring to? The one about how everything in X3 is straight out of comic books? The one about how he read every X-Men comic twice? The one where he said he never read any X-Men comics and his knowledge comes from the cartoon?
Bijous - 9/11/2009, 12:55 AM
Bret Rat-Turd jacks off to photos of himself.

FECK OFF Rat Turd.

You absolutely, sincerely deserve to have your little self-pooched arse beaten to a pulp for this crap.

Sorry, Brent, but this little sack of shite REALLY ticked me off mouthing off like this.

I hope you catch the clap from a Bangkok ladyboy, Rat-Turd.
bropous - 9/11/2009, 12:56 AM
I can't even imagine what kind of delusional drivel his DVD is going to be!
Bijous - 9/11/2009, 12:57 AM
Oh, and Rat-Turd, X-Men 3 is the ONLY work of yours I have EVER seen, and it is mediocre at BEST.

I want to punch your lights out so much, you pompous little feckwit.
bropous - 9/11/2009, 12:58 AM
Zak Penn should share part of the blame for X3, he wrote a crap screenplay that was in turn made into a crap movie, and I worry what he'll do with Avengers. I mean the only good comic movie he's been associated with was the last Hulk and that was nearly entirely rewritten by Ed Norton. Why does he still have any pull at Marvel left? FF, Elektra, X3 all his.
nerosday - 9/11/2009, 1:05 AM
How do I post photos? I have a good one of Brett Ratner and an ugly Rangoon Ladyboy.
bropous - 9/11/2009, 1:12 AM
teabag - 9/11/2009, 1:13 AM
Bret Rat Turd

Enjoy, Rat-Turd!

[Thanks, nero, I had just figured that out.]
bropous - 9/11/2009, 1:20 AM
@ bropous go to any pic site that has an enbed link like photobucket and youtube copy the enbed code and paste it into your comment. The pic will appear when the comment posts.

As to more complicated methods hit up Tyler he had to walk me through how.
nerosday - 9/11/2009, 1:27 AM
ratners a cum guzzlin', cock chuggin' retard with absolutley no penis. Bless him
wards - 9/11/2009, 1:58 AM
Wards your giving us cum guzzlin', cock chuggin' retards with absolutley no penis a bad name..:P
teabag - 9/11/2009, 3:00 AM
I usually try to see both sides of an argument, but Ratner seems determined to ascend to the highest peaks of douche-baggery. His interview seems as though he needs to psyche himself and his accomplishments up. He claims that he doesn't care what "comic book geeks" think and that we have nothing else to do, yet he spends all of this energy and time attempting to damn us and placate us in the same breath. His "3 sides" tweet seems as though he's feeling the heat of cbm fans and he's beginning to realize that many of us are fans of several genres of movies, beyond comic book movies. In his arrogance and self-absorption, Ratner may have alienated people who might have paid to see his other movies. Mr. Ratner needs to remember two things: 1.) His success is determined by the "geeks" who go to see his films. 2.) All forms of public masturbation are illegal, including mental. No one is more pathetic than the fool who has to "stroke" his ego in the public eye.
loki668 - 9/11/2009, 3:44 AM
Brent, I do believe CBM has gotten under Brett Ratner's skin! If he is so aloof and non-caring about what comic fans think then why even bother to say anything at all! What he is doing is very dangerous to a director's career. Does he think he's isolated or something?

His arrogance shows in his movies and is leaking out of his orifice here on CBM. That is so unprofessional and childish! I hope Hollywood flush's this Rat-turd down the swirly-hole! Moviegoers and comic fans deserve better!
DDD - 9/11/2009, 4:19 AM
Oh my god this guy is shooting himself in the foot by going on, and on, AND ON. He is angry that his film was crtically "meh" status compared to X1 & X2 so hes trying to make it seem like hes god just because it made money (due to the sucess of the first two films).
JaySchluffy - 9/11/2009, 4:43 AM
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