

'A red comet means one thing, boy,' Osha says. Beneath a red comet looming in the sky, Bran, Hodor and Osha retrace the steps he took in his dream and discuss the falling star's portent. Bran is distracted, however, by a dream he had of walking through the Godswood in his direwolf's body.

'It must be odd for you,' he tells her, 'to be the disappointing child.'As the oldest Stark at Winterfell, Bran assumes the responsibility of ruling the family seat, listening to the many requests of his bannermen as Masester Luwin advises him. Tyrion rebukes her for allowing Joffrey to execute Lord Ned Stark and then losing his daughter Arya Stark.

His sister and queen regent, Cersei Baratheon, is furious and orders the council members from the room so she can talk to her brother. Sansa manages to save the man's life by suggesting Joffrey take him on as a court fool, but then the festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Tyrion Lannister.After greeting his newly crowned nephew, the dwarf heads straight to a meeting of the Small Council, where he presents a scroll declaring him acting Hand of the King in the absence of his father, Lord Tywin Lannister. Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane makes short work of his opponent, but when the next fighter, Ser Dontos Hollard, takes to the field drunk, Joffrey demands that he be drowned in wine. WeissDirected by Alan TaylorKing Joffrey Baratheon celebrates his nameday in King's Landing by ordering his knights to fight to the death for his entertainment. Oh, and if you go, stay after the credits.Written by David Benioff and D.B. Don't let people scare you away from spending your money on this movie. Ignore the syndicated critics and the negativity surrounding this movie. He better either get his own movie, or make an appearance in a later Marvel movie. My only real complaint of the movie is that Gambit (my favorite X-Men character) did not have as much screen time as I'd hoped. I know you agree with me because after all, I know everyone is dying to see Apocalypse as the bad guy. And I am really hoping that all of this work brings it together for a possible X-Men 4. I am actually looking forward to seeing how they handle the Magneto origins movie that's being made. The movie is as good as the first X-Men movie, and better than X-Men United and X-Men: The Last Stand. The 1:45 time goes by quickly enough to feel like maybe the movie could have - and should have - been closer to 2:00. The story did seem a little rushed and choppy at times, however. I will admit that some dialogue seems forced from the minor cast, but the main characters - Wolverine, Sabretooth, etc. The story has everything anyone could want: family, a little romance, love, comedy, revenge and plenty of action.

The movie was made for the average movie-goer and a little for the ultra hardcore X-Men comic book reader. However, to enjoy the movie, one must suspend knowledge of the comic book material. The movie works well as a prequel of the events of the X-Men movies. It is worth the price of admission and the 2 hours of screen time.
