20th Century Fox
After the uneven X-Men: The Last Stand, Fox had to decide where to go with the X-Men series. They decided to go the route with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which absolutely was enjoyable but pretty stupid and filled with plot holes. So, they went the way of a "reboot" and that brought us X-Men: First Class, which I will say is my tied with X2 as my favorite X-Men flick. If you haven't seen this one, this one is a must watch.
Michael Fassbender steals the show, I loved Ian McKellen as Magneto, but I like Fassbender that much more. He's just so damn good, every one of his scenes where he lets Magneto's dark side show, are easily the films best moments. Most of the cast is good as well, although none shine quite as bright as Fassbender. The other thing that really helps the movie is how much it is toned down compared to the over abundance of mindless action that took place in Last Stand, it helps make the action scenes more memorable when there isn't a huge fight every fifteen minutes. Instead that time is spent on developing the characters and making you more interested in each one from Xavier and Magneto all the way down to the smaller ones like Banshee and Havok. Each character gets something to do, and it's refreshing to see that in an X-Men flick.
You don't have to be a big fan of this genre in order to like First Class, the plot has a Connery 007 kinda feel but with super heroes, and throw in a kick ass Magneto, and well.. that's a pretty good combination. Like I said before, must watch, even for non fans.
Highly Recommended
Michael Fassbender steals the show, I loved Ian McKellen as Magneto, but I like Fassbender that much more. He's just so damn good, every one of his scenes where he lets Magneto's dark side show, are easily the films best moments. Most of the cast is good as well, although none shine quite as bright as Fassbender. The other thing that really helps the movie is how much it is toned down compared to the over abundance of mindless action that took place in Last Stand, it helps make the action scenes more memorable when there isn't a huge fight every fifteen minutes. Instead that time is spent on developing the characters and making you more interested in each one from Xavier and Magneto all the way down to the smaller ones like Banshee and Havok. Each character gets something to do, and it's refreshing to see that in an X-Men flick.
You don't have to be a big fan of this genre in order to like First Class, the plot has a Connery 007 kinda feel but with super heroes, and throw in a kick ass Magneto, and well.. that's a pretty good combination. Like I said before, must watch, even for non fans.
Highly Recommended
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