The Official X-Men: First Class Rate and Review Thread

[Figs]

This is going to be a slow two weeks damn it.

[Mako]

Originally Posted by Figs

This is going to be a slow two weeks damn it.

It is.

[By your Command]

Originally Posted by The Original Bamfer

All these positive reviews have me extra excited.

Me too, but I need one of those really bad reviews where someone says "oh and then this kid starts flying with his voice, this movie is ridiculous" or "They made Jean from the old movies a blonde girl that turns to diamond and expect no one to notice", that's when I will know with all my heart that this one will take the reign as best X-movie.

Originally Posted by Figs

This is going to be a slow two weeks damn it.

I know, I'm scheduling my "saw X-men and don't remember what happened" nightmare for next tuesday.

[Figs]

Everything I've seen and heard has me pumped and thinking this will be the best X-men film yet. The only thing that would put me over the top is if there's a fairly good team battle on the beach. All mutants fighting together like the comics and not split up doing one on ones.

[Solidus]

Originally Posted by Figs

Everything I've seen and heard has me pumped and thinking this will be the best X-men film yet. The only thing that would put me over the top is if there's a fairly good team battle on the beach. All mutants fighting together like the comics and not split up doing one on ones.

Ya I'm really stoked for this. I have not been this excited for an X film since 2003. I'm really liking what I'm hearing. (plus the Fassbender effect makes things more awesome) But I'm going off the grid for this until the midnight showing, I know very little about this film (rare that that happens to me anymore) so I want to go in fully surprised about everything.

[Figs]

Originally Posted by Solidus

Ya I'm really stoked for this. I have not been this excited for an X film since 2003. I'm really liking what I'm hearing. (plus the Fassbender effect makes things more awesome) But I'm going off the grid for this until the midnight showing, I know very little about this film (rare that that happens to me anymore) so I want to go in fully surprised about everything.

I've seen a number of the TV spots, but I don't think I've ruined much. I'm still contemplating if I want to go to the midnight showing or not.

[S. Grundy]

Originally Posted by marvelrobbins

Well I disagree with this reviewer's comments on X-Men and X2.Considering how much
I dislike Grant Morrison's run on X-Men I am going to let the Morrison go.But he IS making a mistake bringing up Emma Frost to the Emma In Wolverine.And by know we pretty much know First Class Is only connected to X-Men and X2.

Morrison is great.

[marvelrobbins]

I was no fan of his run on New X-men.But the morrison run on New X-men can cause
agreements between those who love his work and those who didn't like his run with
X-Men.

[Marvel]

Originally Posted by marvelrobbins

I was no fan of his run on New X-men.But the morrison run on New X-men can cause
agreements between those who love his work and those who didn't like his run with X-Men.

Agreements or arguments? I HATED Morrison's work on X-Men. His juvenile run (and Austen's work) actually made me stop reading the books for a while. I literally jumped for joy when he left the book and was even more happy that his stupidity would be DC exclusive from there on out. I only pray that it's a lifetime DC contract. I dislike "secondary mutations" and the characters the sprang from that run but can tolerate them. That's not exactly saying much. Joss Whedon turned everything around nicely and even found a way for Disney Beast to work. I'm betting Singer and company will do the same with diamond Emma and a more catlike Beast.

Still, I've never cared if a film stayed 100% true to the books as long as they stay true to the spirit I'm fine. Loved what Singer did in X1/X2.

[josh8]

Originally Posted by Marvel

Agreements or arguments? I HATED Morrison's work on X-Men. His juvenile run (and Austen's work) actually made me stop reading the books for a while. I literally jumped for joy when he left the book and was even more happy that his stupidity would be DC exclusive from there on out. I only pray that it's a lifetime DC contract. I dislike "secondary mutations" and the characters the sprang from that run but can tolerate them. That's not exactly saying much. Joss Whedon turned everything around nicely and even found a way for Disney Beast to work. I'm betting Singer and company will do the same with diamond Emma and a more catlike Beast.

Still, I've never cared if a film stayed 100% true to the books as long as they stay true to the spirit I'm fine. Loved what Singer did in X1/X2.

I wouldn't call Morrison's run juvenile. Like it or hate it, it was pretty ambitious. I liked some of it, but he made it overly complicated and sometimes unreadable. I hated cat-Beast at first, but now I kinda love it. I dunno why. And I will forever be grateful for him giving Emma the personality that she has now. Without that, Whedon could not have done the amazing things he did with her character. It's unfortunate that others can't write her as well. However, the artwork during his run was atrocious. Frank Quitely got better over time and Phil Jimenez did well, but it was just so inconsistent.

[Marvel]

Originally Posted by josh8

I wouldn't call Morrison's run juvenile.

I do and I always will. But not here to talk books...

http://**************.com/fansites/j.../news/?a=37700

"First Class contains some of the briskest and most efficient storytelling I’ve seen in any recent blockbuster"

"X-Men: First Class does not forget what came before, in fact there are nods to it throughout, both fun and terribly sad, but fresh faces have breathed new life into familiar characters and their battle for acceptance has an added touch of humanity."

These reviews are revving my engine to unbelievable levels.

[Sweet Xstacy]

Originally Posted by Marvel

I do and I always will. But not here to talk books...

http://**************.com/fansites/j.../news/?a=37700

"First Class contains some of the briskest and most efficient storytelling I’ve seen in any recent blockbuster"

"X-Men: First Class does not forget what came before, in fact there are nods to it throughout, both fun and terribly sad, but fresh faces have breathed new life into familiar characters and their battle for acceptance has an added touch of humanity."

These reviews are revving my engine to unbelievable levels.

Wonder how many bad ones we'll get once the embargo is lifted Wednesday. I'm hoping none but I know that's too much to ask.

[DarthAlani]

Magneto is my favorite X-men character, it will be good to see him , in his prime

[MessiahDecoy123]

Originally Posted by Sweet Xstacy

Wonder how many bad ones we'll get once the embargo is lifted Wednesday. I'm hoping none but I know that's too much to ask.

You know some snobby critic is going to say it takes itself too seriously or some other bulls--t.

[SuperSoldier985]

Originally Posted by MessiahDecoy123

You know some snobby critic is going to say it takes itself too seriously or some other bulls--t.

Well, there were a good dozen+ people who saw this movie that provided some level of feedback on it very despite the embargo...and so far, none of them had anything strongly negative to say about the movie.

One could deduce that those who won't like the movie will be the heavy minority..

[EnDz0n3]

Originally Posted by josh8

I wouldn't call Morrison's run juvenile. Like it or hate it, it was pretty ambitious. I liked some of it, but he made it overly complicated and sometimes unreadable. I hated cat-Beast at first, but now I kinda love it. I dunno why. And I will forever be grateful for him giving Emma the personality that she has now. Without that, Whedon could not have done the amazing things he did with her character. It's unfortunate that others can't write her as well. However, the artwork during his run was atrocious. Frank Quitely got better over time and Phil Jimenez did well, but it was just so inconsistent.

Wasn't a fan of his run either. And you were right about the art during Morrison's run, from Frank Quitely's characters looking like they were sucking on lemons the whole time to Igor Kordey's rushed work. And the books were always late IIRC.

[josh8]

Originally Posted by Sweet Xstacy

Wonder how many bad ones we'll get once the embargo is lifted Wednesday. I'm hoping none but I know that's too much to ask.

One of the reviewers said that the embargo was not on content of the review and FOX never told them what they could or could not say. So it wasn't a case of "you don't like it, ok you can't say anything yet". I think a bunch of them were allowed to write up short reviews, and their reviews were not screened by FOX. It seemed like more of an honor system that they didn't write too much because the preview reviews ranged from short blurbs to pretty lengthy write-ups.

[pyromaniac]

Plus it was said that all the journalists were skeptical of the latest X-Men offering and were prepared to be disappointed, should it run in the same vein as the others.

The fact that Vaughn's work changed their minds is a very good thing. Comparisons to the Bond and Batman franchises have been made in terms of revival. I think that's a very good analogy as well.

[Cheshire1996]

I'm prepared to kill in order to get good tickets within the first few days it comes out, I've been waiting to long to just watch it in cruddy pixelated form online

[merbass]

Were reviews for X-men 3 and Origins so bad ? Please remind me !

[Zant]

Originally Posted by merbass

Were reviews for X-men 3 and Origins so bad ? Please remind me !

The reviews were not so bad.Its just some haters who act like it had Batman and Robin or Catwoman type of review.Even Roger Ebert liked X3

[henzINNIT]

Wolverine was trashed by critics, they were that bad. X3 was mixed though.

[MessiahDecoy123]

Originally Posted by merbass

Were reviews for X-men 3 and Origins so bad ? Please remind me !

I enjoy X3 over X1 but I'm obviously in the minority.

Wolverine was trash though. Especially the climax. wtf?

[pyromaniac]

I'd say that the reviews for the last two films were less than stellar compared to X1 and X2 overall. Whether X3 and Wolverine were more entertaining or more 'commercial', you can obviously feel that the standards had tapered off.

[merbass]

While watching both X3 and XO, I was disappointed because I saw too many clips and caps that I kept thinking what I saw here and there. This time I stopped watching clips about 2 weeks ago. I know the main plot, but have no idea what will happen. I hope to avoid reviews too, so I can get the ultimate experience !