X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
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Critics Consensus: X-Men: Days of Future Past combines the best elements of the series to produce a satisfyingly fast-paced outing that ranks among the franchise's finest installments.
Critics Consensus: X-Men: Days of Future Past combines the best elements of the series to produce a satisfyingly fast-paced outing that ranks among the franchise's finest installments.
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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from the past, "X-Men: First Class," in order to change a major historical event and fight in an epic battle that could save our future. (c) Fox- Rating:
- PG-13 (for sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language)
- Genre:
- Action & Adventure , Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Directed By:
- Matthew Vaughn , Bryan Singer
- Written By:
- John Byrne , Matthew Vaughn , Jane Goldman , Simon Kinberg
- In Theaters:
- May 23, 2014 Wide
- On DVD:
- Oct 14, 2014
- US Box Office:
- $233.9M
Cast
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Hugh Jackman
as Logan/Wolverine -
James McAvoy
as Charles Xavier/Profe... -
Michael Fassbender
as Erik Lensherr/Magnet... -
Jennifer Lawrence
as Mystique/Raven -
Patrick Stewart
as Charles Xavier/Profe... -
Ian McKellen
as Erik Lensherr/Magnet...
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Critic Reviews for X-Men: Days of Future Past
All Critics (236) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (216) | Rotten (20) | DVD (1)
Much of this takes place in the early 1970s, which gives the filmmakers an excuse to haul out lots of vintage kitsch and make some rather tasteless references to the Vietnam war.
The results are both dazzling and intimate, clever and - during one tour-de-force sequence - spectacularly funny.
I would be remiss not to note that tucked away amid all the existential melodrama is perhaps the most hilarious set piece ever to grace a superhero film.
Quicksilver ... is the coolest of this picture's new guys, zipping around so fast ... that he can taste soup, rearrange guards' limbs, and nudge bullets off their trajectories all in the time it takes to blink.
The plot is about a fearful society whose expansion of its security apparatus has unintended consequences, but Singer doesn't even touch the story's topical resonances... There's also no real moral quandary to be grappled with.
Perhaps more than any other superhero franchise, X-Men captures the overlapping fantasies of being unique yet not alone, and of being a hero but also being saved.
Alternately thought-provoking, philosophical, and politically conscious. It's also seriously cool.
( ... ) one of the stars showboat nor are they overshadowed by the mind-blowing special effects.
A sublime adventure that deftly juggles character and plot.
The period details and zeitgeist echoes--along with one bravura sequence--make this another entertaining entry, though this rebooted, revised and repopulated franchise is starting to see diminishing returns.
Despite all of its flaws, X-Men: Days of Future Past is incredibly fun ... This movie doesn't take itself too seriously, and neither should its audience.
X-Men: Days of Future Past is a remarkable achievement.
This is the seventh X-Men film, the fifth team movie, and we're still dealing with the same "Eric says kill the humans before they kill us" vs. "Charles says give peace a chance" plot.
As with much of Singer's filmography, the intrigue of the idea ultimately overshadows the execution.
Shows Singer exercising some much-needed control over the franchise he built 14 years ago and wrangling a lot of loose ends -- a welcome return, and although the material itself is a little unwieldy, it successfully brings together characterizations.
A well-polished action vehicle that fits nicely into this franchise's canon of films, but it is by no means groundbreaking.
The picture has the energy of a classic cliffhanger serial and really zips along, skipping from one plot point to the next.
If you just think of each franchise X-Men film installment as a stand-alone alternative history, it will go easier for your brain.
... A rollicking good time that's satisfying in its own right and opens up many new sequel possibilities.
Ambitious and epic in scale and intimate in execution, X-Men: Days of Future Past seal[s] the deal on the slow-burn comeback started by clever prequel X-Men: First Class and pulpy spin-off The Wolverine.
I cannot recommend the film to anyone not firmly grounded in X-MEN lore
With references to Vietnam and with President Nixon as a key supporting character, the film continues the X-Men tradition of being politically and sociologically conscious...
The effects are as incredible as you might expect, and the cast delivers that mix of superhero and tongue in cheek that works so well for a modern audience.
In a film universe in which it's sometimes challenging to find at least one character to cheer for, this ensemble is loaded with them.
It lives. It breathes. It has a sense of humor. It is very probably the best comic book movie since Singer gave us X2: X-Men United back in 2003.
Previous X-Men films have gone overboard with the number of characters but X-Men: Days Of Future Past has found the right balance.
Audience Reviews for X-Men: Days of Future Past
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A return to form for a franchise that needed it, former X Men director Bryan Singer arrives to deliver a satisfying combination of retro and futuristic elements that makes the X Men fun to watch again. Brilliant cinematic sequences and an engaging narrative push the film beyond the limitations of the series' films prior.
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If "X-Men: First Class" is the best entry in this long running superhero franchise, "Days of Future Past" isn't far off. Bryan Singer brings a level of visual sophistication and narrative clarity to this daunting production that not only raises the bar for the X-Men on screen, but for superhero movies in general. Heightened by a terrific ending and the coolest action set-piece of summer (courtesy of Quicksilver).
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Even though Matthew Vaughn got all the credit for making 'First Class', but honestly now all the credits should gone to Bryan SInger for completing what he already started 14 years ago.. Not only 'Days of Future Past' are considered as the best X-Men movie, but also one of the best movies about superheroes ever made.. Forget MCU cause X-Men universe itself still attracts a lot of attention especially with all the nostalgic with the character who already died in the third installment, but also the nicely introducing for new character such as Quicksilver, Bishop, Blink, and the others were perfectly fine.. I just can't wait to see another installment of this series because Bryan Singer just made everybody wants another story in X-Men universe again..
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X-Men: Days of Future Past Quotes
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- You just have to come home!
- Mystique/Raven:
- I have to? You haven't changed at all, Charles. Like I said: I know exactly what I have to do.
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- You just have to come home!
- Mystique/Raven:
- I have to? You haven't changed at all, Charles. Like I said: I know exactly what I have to do.
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- You just have to come home!
- Mystique/Raven:
- I have to? You haven't changed at all, Charles. Like I said: I know exactly what I have to do.
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- I don't want your suffering. I don't want your future!
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- Logan, I was a very different man. Lead me. Guide me. Be patient with me.
- Charles Xavier/Professor X:
- What's the last thing you remember?
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