X-Men: First Class

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Daviaughn J. @RT75811980 2d The 1960s retro vibe is incredible! Seeing how young Charles and Erik met and built the first team is easily some of the best writing in the whole franchise. The training montages are elite, and seeing Erik manipulate nuclear bombs and redirect them in mid-air at the end was absolutely mind-blowing. It was the ultimate, epic birth of Magneto! Definitive 5 stars See more Matt J @RT95392035 May 3 It's criminal what they did to the timeline with this movie. The entire time I was watching it, I'm thinking, huh? The only reason it gets 2.5 stars is because the cast was great, but it's un-excusable how they butchered character story paths. See more Blake- N @PBSAniDom Apr 30 X-Men: First Class is one of the most interesting reboots and prequels I have seen, and that alone makes it stand out. It takes a well-known franchise and gives it a fresh beginning without losing the spirit of what made it appealing in the first place. What really works here is how it feels both familiar and new at the same time, which is rare for a movie like this. The cast is strong, the characters are engaging, and the movie keeps a great balance between style, emotion, and superhero action. It also does a really good job of making its world feel exciting and important without overdoing it. Even as someone who has seen a lot of comic book movies, this one still feels special because it has confidence, energy, and a clear identity. Overall, it is a smart, entertaining, and well-made reboot/prequel that earns a solid 9/10 from me. See more Gononan B. @biggononanotthelilone Apr 30 X-Men: First Class (2011) is a fresh and exciting reboot with strong performances, especially from Magneto and Professor X, combining great action with a compelling origin story and emotional depth, making it one of the best in the series. See more Kevin P @RT55971421 Mar 14 A great prequel about how the X-men were founded and how Charles Xavier and Magneto became friends and then enemies as their ideologies remain the same while their methods to achieve them began to clash. Great cast with James MacAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Jennifer Lawrence. Emma Frost doesn't get much to do. I appreciate that the team gets yellow suits like in the comics. Magneto's character is very captivating and sympathetic. Xavier is such an optimist that wants to help everyone. There's a good conflict where Magneto wants Mystique to embrace her mutant appearance, while Beast and Xavier want her to hide it. The movie is a little dated with some blatantly obvious objectification male gaze moments. The climax is very exciting. Mystique's decision to leave seems WAY too soon after Charles was literally just shot. This movie is a really passionate and fresh new take that breathed new life into the franchise and it's one of the few prequels that actually works. See more R H @RT35663249 Feb 28 Terrible terrible writing surpassed only by the extremely tortured insistence on trying to sexualize so many scenes. It seems clumsy and amateurish. The script is so trite. To say nothing of the fact how it destroys the X-Men timeline. They took a great opportunity and really crapped all over it See more Read all reviews

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