| Author |
Message |
|
_axiom
The Wall
Joined: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 am
Posts: 16163
Location: Croatia
|
 Re: X-Men: First Class 7/10 -> B-
It's a good movie. Though it's a bit too safe to be the best of the series. It's pretty much a straightforward movie, which I find is a step backward from Singer's movie that kinda tried top drew social parallels here and there. "Mutant and proud of it!" slogan is the only thing that comes close to that, but the rest of the movie doesn't bother on implementing the problem of being a mutant much.
I think Fassbender and McAvoy were both pretty great, though I'd say McAvoy was slightly better. Charles did end up as an ass of a character, thought I blame writers for that, not McAvoy. The rest of the mutants were an afterthought (even Mystique).
I liked it. It was good while I was watching it, but it didn't leave much of an impression on me. I definitely don't think this was one of the better comic book movies like the general consensus on WOKJ seem to be.
|
| Tue Jun 28, 2011 9:12 am |
 
|
|
|
Magic Mike
Wallflower
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:53 am
Posts: 34876
Location: Minnesota
|
Re: X-Men: First Class The best of the series! The cast is great. Really want to see a sequel.
B+
|
| Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:10 pm |
|
|
|
snack
Extraordinary
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:18 pm
Posts: 12159
|
Re: X-Men: First Class is nicholas hoult in this? how much?
|
| Sat Nov 26, 2011 7:17 pm |
|
|
|
Johnny Dollar
The Lubitsch Touch
Joined: Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:48 pm
Posts: 11019
|
Re: X-Men: First Class quite a bit! but fair warning: by the end he's covered in blue fur 
_________________
k
|
| Sun Nov 27, 2011 1:37 am |
|
|
|
Excel
Superfreak
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2005 12:54 am
Posts: 21880
Location: Places
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Watching this on hbo.
Excellent performances by Fass, McAvoy, and Lawrence. WOW did Kevin Bacon ham it up. Bacon and January Jones really ham it up, as does Kravitz daughter - pretty much all the villains are entirely one dimensional. The friendship between Magneto and Xavier is the most well developed relationship of the entire x men series, and both play it very well. Lawrence does a lot with limited writing.Everything else is very average. Music, writing, acting from everyone else...some really cheesey moments too ( that kid who screams so he can fly? lol). Xavier yelling "No!!!!!!!!!" when Magneto kills Bacon. Kevin Bacon really, really hams it up. So cringeworthy. The beach scene at the end, when the bad guys all randomly just team up? Mystique just leaving? Watching this, could not help wondering "where the hell was Fass when they were casting anakin skywalker circa 2000? He'd have been perf. Seems like this could have been a classic movie, but instead was just decent. very much like xmen 1. A few really good performances, by xavier and a badass (wolverine, magneto) to carry a cookie cutter story.
If the studio had some balls, they would have made this story a 3 film series, played out every christmas for 3 years. Just felt too underdeveled.
_________________Ari Emmanuel wrote: I'd rather marry lindsay Lohan than represent Mel Gibson.
|
| Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:24 pm |
|
|
|
Dil
Forum General
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:48 pm
Posts: 8942
Location: Houston, Texas
|
Re: X-Men: First Class I remember when I first saw this the thing that impressed me the most was Fassbender's acting and seeing this repeatedly on cable it feels like the only great thing about the entire movie honestly. I mean he owns the role as Magneto without a doubt and I love the James Bond vibe he gives off, but what else is their to really say about this movie ?
I thought the action sequences were ok, but I don't think any of them come close to even topping the opening scene of X2 with Night Crawler in the White House. The rest of the cast does a commendable job acting wise too, but Fassbender easily out shines them all.
|
| Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:42 pm |
|
|
|
trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm
Posts: 19697
Location: ville-marie
|
Re: X-Men: First Class jennifer lawrence is rather terrible in this
_________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict. 
|
| Wed May 21, 2014 5:11 pm |
|
|
|
Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm
Posts: 63026
Location: Tonight... YOU!
|
Re: X-Men: First Class robocop is a liar
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
|
| Wed May 21, 2014 5:40 pm |
|
|
|
Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm
Posts: 63026
Location: Tonight... YOU!
|
Re: X-Men: First Class fuck off
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
|
| Wed May 21, 2014 5:54 pm |
|
|
|
trixster
loyalfromlondon
Joined: Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:31 pm
Posts: 19697
Location: ville-marie
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Magnus wrote: watching it on FX right now. The way JLaw drops "We wanna call you Professor X and you Magneto" is SOOOOOOOOOO bad.
And January Jones? dear god. I can't blame Vaughn for casting her cause he got to sleep with her but man.
but man, Fassbender/McAvoy. completely makes this film worth watching. truth _________________Magic Mike wrote: zwackerm wrote: If John Wick 2 even makes 30 million I will eat 1,000 shoes. Same. Algren wrote: I don't think. I predict.
|
| Wed May 21, 2014 6:04 pm |
|
|
|
Brian
Ocarina of Time
Joined: Mon Aug 02, 2010 1:21 pm
Posts: 7951
Location: Hyrule
|
Re: X-Men: First Class This film is pretty good
_________________
Most Anticipated 2023
1. Super Mario Bros Movie
2. Rebel Moon
3. Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1
4. Oppenheimer
5. The Flash
6. Elemental
7. Aquaman 2
8. Dune Part 2
9. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
10. Blue Beetle
|
| Wed May 21, 2014 6:09 pm |
|
|
|
Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm
Posts: 67039
|
Re: X-Men: First Class I remember watching and I remember thinking it was good in a I-enjoyed-that-McDonald's-Big-Mac kind of way. There are better options on the market, but it did enough to make me not dislike it. That being said, I don't remember much of it now.
_________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
FIGHT FOR TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE
FREE TIBET
LIBERATE HONG KONG
BOYCOTT MADE IN CHINA
|
| Thu May 22, 2014 10:42 am |
|
|
|
Chippy
KJ's Leading Pundit
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 4:45 pm
Posts: 63026
Location: Tonight... YOU!
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Fassbender was fantastic in this.
_________________trixster wrote: shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element trixster wrote: chippy is correct
|
| Thu May 22, 2014 11:24 am |
|
|
|
Thegun
On autopilot for the summer
Joined: Thu Oct 21, 2004 10:14 pm
Posts: 21634
Location: Walking around somewhere
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Algren wrote: I remember watching and I remember thinking it was good in a I-enjoyed-that-McDonald's-Big-Mac kind of way. There are better options on the market, but it did enough to make me not dislike it. That being said, I don't remember much of it now. You're better than that. You really don't want to be that guy  I have a guy that sits outside my McDonalds waiting all day to get enough change just to eat the Big Mac. I say get a McDdouble, but he wants to treat himself. _________________ Chippy wrote: As always, fuck Thegun. Chippy wrote: I want to live vicariously through you, Thegun!
|
| Thu May 22, 2014 3:42 pm |
|
|
|
Algren
now we know
Joined: Tue Oct 19, 2004 9:31 pm
Posts: 67039
|
Re: X-Men: First Class I love Big Macs. Not as good as Whoppers, but Big Macs are nice.
_________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
FIGHT FOR TAIWAN INDEPENDENCE
FREE TIBET
LIBERATE HONG KONG
BOYCOTT MADE IN CHINA
|
| Fri May 23, 2014 12:38 am |
|
|
|
Bradley Witherberry
Extraordinary
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2004 1:13 pm
Posts: 15197
Location: Planet Xatar
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Bradley Witherberry wrote: When I was asked earlier today for my brief opinion of the previous four X-Men movies was, I replied: Liked, Hated, Loved, Skipped.
So my opinion of the fifth one, X-Men: First Class, in a word: Liked.
...but I'll tell ya, it was much closer to Loved for about an hour in the middle third of this movie - - but the other 75 minutes of this movie drag it down like an anchor. By the end it's becoming obviousness stacked on obviousness. There's a great 95 minute movie in here - - I just hope the shortened director's cut pulls it out of this rather bloated storyline of a super hero movie.
Lots of great and good actors, but too many characters, of course, and thus many get short shrifted.
So despite the verve contained within, XM:FC is tragically too long and too short.
4 out of 5. My X-Men mantra has now extended to: Liked, Hated, Loved, Skipped, Liked, Loved, Liked.
|
| Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:15 pm |
|
|
|
publicenemy#1
Extraordinary
Joined: Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:25 am
Posts: 18872
Location: San Diego
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Just rewatched this. I think the tone of this is pretty cool and most of the cast is good (January Jones as Emma Frost... yikes)
Not perfect but it's very breezy but still takes itself seriously.
|
| Sun May 08, 2016 8:43 pm |
|
|
|
David
Pure Phase
Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2005 7:33 am
Posts: 34865
Location: Maryland
|
Re: X-Men: First Class Captain America: Civil War reminded me of this movie with Iron Man's, "[I would let him go, but] he killed my mother" dialogue. I believe Michael Fassbender's Magneto says almost the exact same line of the Kevin Bacon character.
_________________   1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
|
| Sun May 08, 2016 10:56 pm |
|
|
|
Jack Sparrow
KJ's Leading Idiot
Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2009 8:15 pm
Posts: 36923
|
Re: X-Men: First Class This is so good, its a shame that the next installments with just this cast went down the drain. McAvoy and Fassbender are SO GOOD in here. The action is great and staged well (even though the finale could have been better). One of the best movies in the franchise.
|
| Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:13 am |
|
|
