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Fantastic. About as good as summer blockbusters get -- flawed, but fast, consistent, fun, and relevant. Thematically engaging, occasionally epic. A grand old time at the movies.
Seeing this in theatre felt every bit as satisfying as seeing X-Men in 2000.
A bit nonsensical, but well worth the watch. It literally wipes the slate clean and erases X-Men 3 (thank god). I still think First Class is the best X-Men movie ever, but this is a close second. Unfortunately Lawrence looks bored and Dinklage doesn't get a chance to shine (his character could have been portrayed by anyone). Furthermore, there are a lot of head scratchers in this one. I was often asking myself why they were doing X when they could have been doing Y. Why doesn't Professor X just control Task? Why does Task's death (this isn't a spoiler but rather the set up) convince the American public that sentinels are needed when JFK was allegedly killed by Magneto? So many loop holes and Bryan Singer already went on record saying, "fuck it." So that's a little frustrating. To make matters worse, you have the worst parts of the X-Men universe in this movie since they're such an integral part of the story. It makes the move feel a bit...dated. I literally LOL'd when I saw Kelsey Grammer on the big screen. Go away dude.
But the good outweighs the bad in this one. The movie shines when the mutants play on each others' abilities (as always). Fassbender is a bad ass as usual and continues to be my favorite actor working today. Also, that one scene with Quicksilver is as good as everyone is describing. Oddly enough, I wish there was more of him. I don't know why he didn't play a larger role in film. And just like that, I'm asking another question.
I'll take X-Men DOFP over The Amazing Spider-man 2 ANY day. And it pains me to say that because I'm a huge spidey fan. Go away Andrew Garfield...and say hi to Kelsey Grammer while you're there.
Not to undermine ol' Dustin, but I also found this way superior to the new Spiderman. Better story, better characters, better action. Particularly with that new "portal" character, who must have given the editors fits, but it sure looked great.
I also give props for the Quicksilver scene -- a literal show-stopper, perfectly executed -- and plenty of Wolverine, who is always my favorite. Jennifer Lawrence was good and cute, as expected, and while I have nearly had my fill of her lately, I am not quite there yet. Soon, though.
Boo and blah for the criminal underuse of Peter Dinklage, Halle Barry, Anna Paquin (why did they even bother?) and also Ellen Page, who could have been played by a mannequin for 80% of her role.
I was surprised how dark they went in the third act, and even though anyone can tell from a mile away (so not really a spoiler) that the ending will be of the "poof – everything is all better" variety, they sure put their mutant crew through the wringer before they arrived there. Some brutal stuff that I suspect is stepping right up to the PG-13 line.
I’ve got a 15-year-old, so I see all the superhero stuff, and this is the best I can remember in a while. I thought Winter Soldier was going to set the bar this year, but to me, this one is even better.
This also gives me confidence for Guardians of the Galaxy, which looks like a good time, though perhaps a bit low-brow by comparison.
I completely agree about the dark tone. I was a bit shocked in the opening sequence. Downright brutal yet equally awesome. I like how they factored each mutant's ability into their death.
Yeah Winter Soldier was great, but had a lot of flaws. Just like Spiderman, I fucking love Cpt. America. But there were too many cheap plot devices and shitty CGI in that film. It's 2014 kids, we don't do mask disguises a la Mission Impossible 3 anymore.
The action was sparing, 3D a waste of time and the story full of holes with too many and poorly utilised characters. I don't agree with the dark tone, my kids (youngest 6, oldest 10) sat through without any qualms, aside from yawning through boredom.
The best scene in the film belonged to Quicksilver and then they got rid of him... what happened to him after that scene? Pretty pointless him being there in the first place. They used a whole character just for a prison break. Amateur.
The whole story is amateur. After that, we get action and special effects and both of those are left wanting in this film too.
It's going to be really easy for me to forget all about this film.
That doesn't work if you leave "was magnificant" in the quote bro.
Anways. DOFP is easily the best X-Men film. Darky, gritty, emotional, pitch perfect pacing, a strong sense of stakes and consequences, and the performance, especially Macavoy, were top-tier for comics book cinema. Its universal praise from critics and box office is well deserved.
Amazing Spider-man. enjoyed the second one an an action/flash level, but cinematically they're pretty much crap save for Garfield and Stone.
I guess I'm the only one completely and utterly bored to death with superhero movies?
You are not alone, my friend. I wouldn't watch any of these shitters if they were free and giving out free popcorn and soda.
Now...maybe if they had scantily clad women handing out the freebies, I could attempt to sit through the movie, but otherwise, I don't even watch them when they are free on cable or streaming through Netflix.
I honestly don't understand how anyone other than children would want to subject themselves to such crap.