Title: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – REVIEW
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Title: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – REVIEW
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Title: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS – REVIEW
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Almost making me want to see it, now. I’m hearing a lot of good buzz on this flick, a lot more than I really thought it would deserve.
Yet, reviews like this really show what a class act you are, my good sir. Not many people would watch a film with an open mind and actually say what good things they saw in it.
Bravo.
And apologies if this makes no sense. Brain is fried from a screaming toddler that won’t go to sleep. 😉
I did like the cameos from Rebecca Romjin and Hugh Jackman.
Did you notice Fassbender’s accent slowly become Irish by the end of the film?
I was going to say something about the cameos, but forgot. I thought they were very smart.
I was right on board with your jibing of this flick. With your review, I will now pay to see this movie at some point.
After seeing it, I have to say it was good, but not hardly, as some critics have said, “one of the best superhero movies ever!” That just smacks of forced hyperbole, but it was indeed a step back in the right direction from Origins.
To me, it was really the story of a few central characters and canon favorites, thrown in with a bunch of nobodies and practically-meaningless extras. What they did with the icons, though, was laudable.
Erik and Charles’ friendship was frightfully short for the sort of weight their parting needed, but it was still believable enough. It was interesting to see Mystique in a more vulnerable spot, as she comes to terms with who and what she is, though she isn’t given much to do in the film. I agree that the relationship between Charles and Mystique was odd, and then it was just kind of buttered-over, except for the odd line or momentary scene. Beast was well-handled, which was good to see. Shaw was certainly evil and powerful, and made you hate him, which was good enough for a setup villain. Everybody else, though, was just so much disposable window-dressing that I never felt much for or against.
McAvoy, Fassbender, Lawrence, Hoult, and Bacon give enough fine acting to carry the film, and though I was resistant to it, as well, I would gladly recommend this as a return to form. Now we just need to carry on to the rest of the characters we actually want to see.
The more I think about it, the more I think it was smart not to feature the *actual* first class. Stocking the roster with second-tier characters really forces the emphasis on Magneto and Professor X. If Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Marvel Girl and Beast were all in the film, I’d want the focus to be on them – and the film would have suffered for it.
Is X-Men: First Class one of the best superhero movies ever? Of course not. But it basically made me forget that Wolverine: Origins ever happened.
Maybe it’s a case of lowered expectations that has the critics so happy. Be that as it may, it’s still a very good film.