X-Men: First Class

[religious&reasonable]

(MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT)

Here is a simpe equation for you:

X-Men: First Class > All other X-men movies put together.

For the first time ever, I can say that the prequel was better than the originals.

Why is this movie so awesome you say? here's a few good reasons.

3. Kevin Bacon as the main villian. Heat point speaks German. Need I say more?

2: This movie goes beyond the superficial. It actually makes you feel things. I almost felt like I was going to tear up during one scene, a feat accomlished by VERY few movies.

3: Magneto. Magneto was the satr of this film. Magneto WAS this film. IT could've been called Magneto: First Class. He was ten different kinds of awesome in this movie.

Things not awesome about this movie:

1. The other mutants.

Apart from Charles Xavier and Kevin Bacon, all the othe rmutants in this movie annoyed me and I was hoping most of them would die. The kid who screamed loud, the girl with the power of mosquito wings and buliemia, and especially Mystique.

Mystique spends a good portion of this movie being useless and whining about she just wants to look "normal". I was already fed up with her after the 3rd scene. I think she forgot that she can change into the most beautiful woman in the world if she wanted too. but no, she wants "to stop hiding". Cry Baby.

Kevin Bacon's henchmen were also very uninteresting and dissapointing. Diamond girl who they decided to give mind reading powers was boring, was hoping Magneto would kill her, same with tornado boy. Azazael was okay, even though he was just pretty much a red nightcraweler (Azazael is his dad).

Other than that this Film was really good. Let's talk more about Magneto.

He steals the show. This movie not only shows how awesome and cool and BA magneto is, but also humanizes and gives his character some substance.

The Holocaust scene was heartbreaking, but what was even more moving was when Charles shows Eric a memory of Eric's mother that Eric once forgot, and it actually makes a Magneto shed a tear. It was well executed and kind of touching. Michael Fassbender did an amazing portayal and balanced everything Magneto was going through perfectly

(HUGE SPOILER)
What can I say, Magneto just tears stuff up in this film. The final scene where (SPOILER)(SPOILER)( EPIC SPOILER) he kills Kevin Bacon by slowly moving a coin through the front of his forehead through his brain to the back of his head was so messed up and brilliantly unsettling. I cringed.

But by far the best is the Bar scne in Argentina. I won't spoil it for you. Go see it to experience that levels of amzing it produces. it was like something out of Inglourious Basterds.

Oh yeaha nd I gues James McAvoy (Charles Xavier) and Kevin Bacon did good jobs too.

I recommend this movie to everyone. there is something for everyone to enjoy.

For those who saw it, what are your thoughts on it?

 

[Mich7]

I thought it was pretty good but you're right the movie was pretty much Magneto...it was at its best when he was on the screen. I really liked the brother type relationship that grew between him and Charles...explained how in the future they were enemies and yet still kinda friends and you could tell that Magneto had a type of respect for Charles even though they didn't agree.

 

[MrZoom]

I'd have to see it again, and also re-watch the first two X-films, to truly know where this one ranks for me. But it is definitely a HUGE improvement over The Last Stand.

One thing that stands out for me, actually, (MINOR SPOILERS) is the "cure" subplot in First Class. The "cure" is handled much better here than in The Last Stand -- not quite so heavy-handed this time.

 

[twinserk]

I saw it the other day, totally awesome! I loved how they put wolverine in there! rofl

 

[asianangel]

I'd have to see it again, and also re-watch the first two X-films, to truly know where this one ranks for me. But it is definitely a HUGE improvement over The Last Stand.

One thing that stands out for me, actually, (MINOR SPOILERS) is the "cure" subplot in First Class. The "cure" is handled much better here than in The Last Stand -- not quite so heavy-handed this time.

Last stand was SHOCKING!!! Thank God Byran Singer came back and (co)wrote this one...he had the upper hand with the first 2 movies cuz he wrote them but the 3rd one just sucked without him. he really loves and understands his characters...getting a whole new team to do the Last Stand was a gross error...looked like a Michael Bay film with explosions and no story...ack.