History YMMV / DarkPhoenix

* EvilIsSexy: Jean Grey is already beautiful, but once she's possessed by the Dark Phoenix, she looks stunning.

* NewerThanTheyThink: The shift from the unique costumes teased at the end of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' to the traditional black-and-yellow X jackets in Dark Phoenix is, technically, keeping in line with the comics. Creator/JimLee's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/03/8e/l/038e5f21a5f3a2f49e78a78f9a6069e0.jpg iconic 90s Uncanny outfits]] were replaced by Creator/GrantMorrison's [[http://www.marvel-world.com/contents/encyclopedie/evenements/e/e-comme-extinction/e-comme-extinction_1.jpg New X-Men uniforms]]. The Watsonian justification for that was that the Xavier School had become a public center for mutant activity, much like the X-Men are now publicly hailed as heroes in Dark Phoenix. The Doylist reasons however was because Morrison wanted his characters to look like the movie versions to better attract new readers[[note]]''New X-Men'' rolled out in 2000, a year after the first film[[/note]].

* NewerThanTheyThink: The shift from the unique costumes teased at the end of ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' to the traditional black-and-yellow X jackets in Dark Phoenix is straight out of the comics. Creator/JimLee's [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/03/8e/5f/038e5f21a5f3a2f49e78a78f9a6069e0.jpg iconic 90s Uncanny outfits]] were replaced by Creator/GrantMorrison's [[http://www.marvel-world.com/contents/encyclopedie/evenements/e/e-comme-extinction/e-comme-extinction_1.jpg New X-Men uniforms]] when the Xavier School had become a public center for mutant activity, much like the X-Men are now publicly hailed as heroes in Dark Phoenix.

** At the end of the second trailer, Charles, Erik, Scott, Kurt, Ororo, Hank, Selene and Red Lotus are imprisoned with power-draining collars in an armed train. Suddenly, a screeching noise are heard at their carriage's door, with Erik nonchalantly declaring that Jean's arrived. The four guards then ready their guns, aiming towards the dreadful sounds... and then that door is ripped off. What we then see is the entire train being levitated, with it's outside components tearing off, caused by none other than a flaming Jean.

** At the end of the second trailer, Charles, Erik, Scott, Kurt, Ororo, Hank, Selene and Red Lotus are imprisoned with power-draining collars in an armed train. Suddenly, bangs are heard at their carriage's door, with Erik nonchalantly declaring that Jean's arrived. The four guards then ready their guns, aiming towards the dreadful sounds... and then that door is ripped off. What we then see is the entire train being levitated, with it's outside components tearing off, caused by none other than a flaming Jean.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments: Jean with the power and aid of the Phoenix Force managing to absorb an ''entire solar flare'' saving her teammates in the process.

** Jean in a disturbing CallBack to ''Last Stand'' this time attempting to kill Erik by squeezing his skull with his own helmet.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: While there are some who are happy to see the X-Men wear yellow outfits, others have mocked this, believing that the individual costumes seen in ''Apocalypse'' were better. As a result, the latter group are holding out hope for the yellow suits to only be worn in the space mission that unlocks the Phoenix, and the ''Apocalypse'' suits to be used for the rest of the movie. It should be noted that those outfits are pretty obviously [[OlderThanTheyThink based on]] the ''ComicBook/NewXMen'', so they actually ''have'' some degree of comics accuracy.

** Reshoots and delays for ''Dark Phoenix'' occurred shortly after Disney announced its plans to acquire Fox's assets. This led many fans to believe that the reshoots and delays are a result of this impending buyout, possibly to tie the film in with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse in some way. This was not helped at all by an AprilFoolsDay story reported by [=JoBlo=] ''that this would be the case'', which went over more than a few heads. In all likelihood, Fox's earlier apprehension toward working with Marvel Studios with regards to the ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' property would likely indicate that no such plan is in place, and that Fox's iteration of the ''X-Men'' franchise [[ContinuitySnarl already has enough continuity issues]] to integrate it into the MCU.

* TheFireflyEffect: A case that doesn't involve ExecutiveMeddling so much as bad timing on Fox's end. While the film was originally planned to be the start of a potential trilogy, the news that Disney would move to buy Fox in 2017 put those plans into doubt. As a result, quite a few Marvel fans have indicated that they're less invested in the franchise with the possibility of a reboot on the way.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The first trailer makes excellent Think Up Anger and The Filthy Souls' cover of "The End" from Music/TheDoors, hammering home that this movie represents the EndOfAnAge for the franchise. In a sizzle reel that leaked out beforehand, it was the original song, edited in a way that was even more haunting in its presentation.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The first trailer makes excellent use of a cover of "The End" from Music/TheDoors, hammering home that this movie represents the EndOfAnAge for the franchise. In a sizzle reel that leaked out beforehand, it was the original song, edited in a way that was even more haunting in its presentation.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks:
** Many fans see adapting the Dark Phoenix Saga to be redundant, as the storyline was partially adapted in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand''. [[TruerToTheText While it plans to be a more faithful adaptation]] than the divisive ''The Last Stand'', these fans find the move to be lazy, feeling the creators at Fox used the time-travel plot of ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' as an excuse to retread too much familiar ground, much like ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness''.
** This is also a common reaction to director Simon Kinberg's implication that the movie is going to be "grounded" and '''not''' emphasize the cosmic nature of the story (even if aliens will be involved), as ''The Last Stand'' already did a "grounded" take on the story and it was widely considered a disappointment for that reason (among others).
** Fans groan at the prospect of Mystique and Magneto in this story, since they might have roles as prominent as in the previous films of the ''First Class'' series. Where it overlaps with TheyChangedItNowItSucks is because they did not appear in the original storyline. This has only worsened when the first trailer showed more dialogue from the typical Erik/Charles/Raven than the titular character.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: A number of fans have lamented the fact that the costumes shown at the very end of ''X-Men: Apocalypse'' won't be appearing here.

* WTHCastingAgency: This movie takes place in the 90s, yet with the exception of Daniel Cudmore, none of the 2000s X-Men actors return, which puts into question when exactly is "the not too distant future". However, it's pretty clear that the ''First Class'' timeline is an AlternateTimeline at this point, so the characters looking different is more acceptable this way.

* NightmareFuel: The shot of Jean Grey bringing down a helicopter and using herpowers to seemingly use the still swinging blades to mow down some soldiers all with a look of utter dispassion on her face.

* TheFireflyEffect: A case that doesn't involve ExecutiveMeddling so much as bad timing on Fox's end. While the film was originally planned to be the start of a potential trilogy, the news that Disney would move to buy Fox in 2017 put those plans into doubt. [[WordOfGod Remarks]] from Disney CEO Bob Iger [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 heavily imply]] that the ''X-Men'' franchise will almost certainly get a full-scale ContinuityReboot to fit in with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. (Iger specifically said that Creator/KevinFeige would have control over the Marvel properties post-merger instead of longtime ''X-Men'' producer Simon Kinberg, and he outright stated that he doesn't expect there to be two separate Marvel Universes under his supervision.) As a result, quite a few Marvel fans have indicated that they're less invested in the franchise with a likely reboot on the way.

* TheFireflyEffect: A case that doesn't involve ExecutiveMeddling so much as bad timing on Fox's end. While the film was originally planned to be the start of a potential trilogy, the news that Disney would move to buy Fox in 2017 put those plans into doubt. [[WordOfGod Remarks]] from Disney CEO Bob Iger [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 heavily imply]] that the ''X-Men'' franchise will almost certainly get a full-scale ContinuityReboot to fit in with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. (Iger specifically said that Creator/KevinFeige would have control over the Marvel properties post-merger instead of longtime ''X-Men'' producer Simon Kinberg, and he outright stated that he doesn't expect there to be two separate Marvel Universes under his supervision.) As a result, quite a few Marvel fans have indicated that they're less invested in the franchise with a likely reboot on the way.

* TheFireflyEffect: While the film was originally planned to be the start of a potential trilogy, the news that Disney would move to buy Fox in 2017 put those plans into doubt. [[WordOfGod Remarks]] from Disney CEO Bob Iger and Creator/MarvelStudios head Creator/KevinFeige [[https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/20/disney-ceo-marvel-kevin-feige-taking-over-x-men-franchise/ heavily imply]] that Marvel Studios have plans for the ''X-Men'' that will almost certainly involve a full-scale ContinuityReboot to fit in with the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. (Iger later was more explicit in suggesting that [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bob-iger-disneys-streaming-service-james-gunn-star-wars-slowdown-1145493 he doesn't see there being two separate Marvel Universes in Disney's future.]]) As a result, quite a few Marvel fans have suggested that they're less invested in the franchise with a likely reboot on the way.

* SnarkBait: The film's release getting pushed back several months just ''one day'' after the release of the first trailer announcing the original date, on top of the similar issues with ''Film/TheNewMutants'', has led to a lot of joking about how Fox just has no idea what they're doing with this franchise anymore.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: After ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' was widely considered an inferior adaptation of the Dark Phoenix Saga, this film intends to be a more faithful take.

* AuthorsSavingThrow:
** After it was revealed that the film would be "grounded", fans took issue, pointing to ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' as the failed attempt at grounding the cosmic ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga''. When the concept art of the famous space shuttle scene was released to the press, fans loved it.
** Simon Kinberg acknowledged that one of the main problems with the [[Film/XMenApocalypse previous movie]] was the focus on CGI spectacle at the cost of character development, as well as there being [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters too many characters to begin with]]. To rectify that, ''Dark Phoenix'' has a smaller cast, and Kinberg has promised that it will be more character-focused than its predecessor.
** The film will focus solely on the Dark Phoenix storyline, after ''The Last Stand'' was criticized for combining it with the "Cure" storyline from the comics.
** ''Days of Future Past'' and ''Apocalypse'' were both criticized by some fans for returning to the [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack black]] costume aesthetic of the original trilogy instead of using more colorful uniforms like in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/{{Deadpool}}''. Set and promotional photos have confirmed that the X-Men will be wearing ''ComicBook/NewXMen''-style uniforms in ''Dark Phoenix'' which have generous amounts of yellow. Not that it's stopped fans complaining about that choice, as well.

* SnarkBait: The film's release getting pushed back several months just ''one day'' after the release of the first trailer announcing the original date, on top of the similar issues with ''Film/NewMutants'', has led to a lot of joking about how Fox just has no idea what they're doing with this franchise anymore.

** ''Apocalypse'' and the far better-received ''Days of Future Past'' were both criticized by some fans for returning to the [[MovieSuperheroesWearBlack black]] costume aesthetic of the original trilogy instead of using more colorful uniforms like in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/{{Deadpool}}''. Set and promotional photos have confirmed that the X-Men will be wearing ''ComicBook/NewXMen''-style uniforms in ''Dark Phoenix'' which have generous amounts of yellow. Not that it's stopped fans complaining about that choice, as well.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise:
** It's another retelling of ''The Dark Phoenix Saga''... Directed and written by one of the people who came up with the script for ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which was heavily criticized for [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot mishandling that story arc in the first place]]. To his credit, Simon Kinberg was also involved with writing the script to the fan-favorite ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' since then, but he was also involved with ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', which is seen by detractors as being almost as disappointing (or sometimes even ''more'' so) as ''The Last Stand''.
** The movie's also a serious victim of bad luck and timing, being released on the eve of Disney's Fox buyout. [[WordOfGod Remarks]] from Disney CEO Bob Iger and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige [[https://comicbook.com/marvel/2018/09/20/disney-ceo-marvel-kevin-feige-taking-over-x-men-franchise/ imply]] Disney has plans for the X-Men, which lead to a lot of [[WildMassGuessing theories]] that X-Men will be introduced into the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse (though it's important to note that [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement while the deal is going forward, there have been no official statements on Disney's plans for its new assets so everything is speculation at this point]]. As a result, fans aren't particularly interested in a film set in a universe they believe will be retconned out of existence in a few months, [[ShaggyDogStory rendering any potential storyline setups and drama ultimately moot.]]

* MemeticMutation: Pointing out the poor timing of the first trailer (which stated that the film would be released on February 14, 2019, before Fox changed the date to June 7 a day later) has become rather popular.