Avengers: Age of Ultron vs. X-Men: Days of Future Past

[DACrowe]

Like the title says. Both had copious amounts of superheroes, both had metallic robot villains that wanted to destroy all life on earth, and both even had Quicksilver!

Which is the better film?

 

[drod1985]

Really tough call...

DOFP had a tighter story. AOU was overall more fun. Both had excellent performances and action, though I'd probably give DOFP the performance nod and AOU the action nod. I think the one thing that's going to put AOU over the top for me is the character interactions. That cast has amazing chemistry and seeing them interact in their down time is so much fun. So, my vote (just barely) goes to AOU.

 

[CaptainWagner]

Both have their highs and lows, but I'll go with AOU for better utilizing Quicksilver and not throwing in a final scene that dug their franchise into a hole.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Both have their highs and lows, but I'll go with AOU for better utilizing Quicksilver and not throwing in a final scene that dug their franchise into a hole.

What hole?

Only thing set in stone with that final scene is Jean, Scott, Rogue, Bobby, Beast, Xavier and Wolverine being alive in the future.

Comic books or comic book movies don't kill off main heroes for good so it doesn't really create any issues.

 

[CaptainWagner]

What hole?

Only thing set in stone with that final scene is Jean, Scott, Rogue, Bobby, Beast, Xavier and Wolverine being alive in the future.

Comic books or comic book movies don't kill off main heroes for good so it doesn't really create any issues.

ThX-Franchise has permanently killed off heroes before. And besides Teenage Kitty, Rogue, Bobby, and Peter are all present, meaning they can never be used in the new movies.

 

[Shikamaru]

DOFP, mainly due to pacing and the excellently executed character arc of Xavier. AoU, by contrast, had a lot of similar great ideas but couldn't flesh them out nearly as well.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

ThX-Franchise has permanently killed off heroes before. And besides Teenage Kitty, Rogue, Bobby, and Peter are all present, meaning they can never be used in the new movies.

Colossus is in Deadpool, of course that's set around the same time era as that scene.

 

[TeeKay]

I'm gonna go with AoU here. doFP had great performances and a great arc for Xavier. However it gets worse on repeat viewings because the story logic and flaws are much more apparent because of Kinbergs script. The final action set piece was more intense than the one in AoU though. I was really at the edge of my seat when the mutants were being wipes out by the sentinels. The sense of danger was there.

AoU was everything I want an X-Men movie to be. I just thought it was more fun and comic booky. Man that moment where they were fending off the drones was mouth watering. Had tears during that scene. It was a "FOREVER FIGHT AS ONE" moment and it really defined the Avengers as a team. That's the sort of stuff I wanna see in an X-Men film. Banter and more interplay between the characters. X-2 is still a great film. One of the best cbms out there actually. I just hole Singer kinda cuts loose with Apocalypse. He's great with individual characters set pieces, but when it comes to having the team actually work together? He falls short in that department.

 

[marvelrobbins]

Sorry I don't want any X-men films to be like AOU

Even though i still consider X2 to be best X-Men films repeated viewing of DOFP doesn't change mu oporion on it's greatness.

 

[Mad Ones]

DoFP. It had three dimensional heroes and villains, actions scenes that felt real and tense, and great performances (particularly from McAvoy).

AoU was an entertaining cartoon.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Yeah DOFP easily I would say, thats in my top 5 CBM's, were as AOU doesnt make my top 15. AOU is a good popcorn movie, DOFP is an emotional journey with much more to it, so this is an easy decision for me.

 

[Mjölnir]

Both very good but different movies. I think AoU was a bit more successful for what it tried to so so I voted for that. A question like this should really be answered in detail but I'm lazy and say that DoFP falls in the comparison primarily due to the story having holes and some powers that created problems both there and for the future.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I'm biased. Avengers Age of Ultron!

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

dofp>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>av2

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

AoU looks a lot better and it does a better job of keeping me interested in its large supporting cast (I definitely prefer AoU Quicksilver to DOFP Quicksilver), but the better film (and it isn't close) is DoFP. It has stronger performances, a better story, is far more emotional, and perhaps most of all its main threat is...well...threatening. The stakes feel far more real and more important than anything in AoU and I was more invested in the outcome as a result.

 

[TeeKay]

After re-reading my review I wrote after seeing DoFP, I have to rewatch the film. I praised the film so much after initial viewing but less appreciated it on repeated viewings. Maybe flaws were not apparent to me because I had seen it once and was admist all the hype. AoU is still fresh on my mind, and I feel like the same situation might occur with this film. I'll have to sit down and rewatch it and analyze it too. And then make a final verdict.

 

[Adhesive Boy]

For me the threat is the same in the two movies. It's the end of the world in some form or another. The difference to me is that the sentinels were boring to me and Ultron was entertaining. I wish there had been more focus on Trask though since Dinklage is great and could have done more.

While AoU moves along very quickly in it's story I think it holds up better though. Time travel almost always creates problems for the plot and DoFP had quite a few holes and conveniences. Still a good movie though thanks to Fassbender and McAvoy (dumb power convenience aside).

 

[DA_Champion]

I think it's a tie for me.

 

[DCW]

Days of Future Past. Better script. Better story. Better cinematography. Better acting. Better editing. Better music. Better director. Better movie.

 

[DACrowe]

I will now say that it is Days of Future Past by a large span. Yes, its "peripheral" characters (i.e. anyone not named Logan, Xavier, Erik, or Raven/Mystique) were underdeveloped, but that's to be expected from Singer. I was surprised how much that ended up applying to Whedon's Avengers too who all felt as broadly drawn as a Saturday morning cartoon for me in AoU. In comparison, McAvoy's Xavier goes on a very heartfelt and, dare I even say it, quietly thoughtful journey that grounds the movie in much pathos and weight, especially when dealing with Mystique whose relationship with Charles also gives the movie a youthful rebellious streak--more post-Vietnam rebellious than the generic teenage variety.

But also, the action is again much better. It does not have the whiz bang spectacle, but the future Sentinels were scary. They were incredibly menacing while the Ultron-bots looked like they were made out of paper with the way the Avengers joyfully cut through them.

So yes, overall I cannot think from my perspective of a single thing that the Avengers movie did better in this comparison.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

7/10 ish for both imo.

I'd say that AoU is more consistently enjoyable from moment to moment, while DOFP fluctuates a lot between awesome and lame/underwhelming.

Neither have a great story though imo. DoFP's devotes enough time to its central story but it's a little thin and overdramatic, while AoU barely has a central story. DoFP has a tenser climax and a more satisfying denouement, leaving a better lasting impression.

 

[Shikamaru]

I will now say that it is Days of Future Past by a large span. Yes, its "peripheral" characters (i.e. anyone not named Logan, Xavier, Erik, or Raven/Mystique) were underdeveloped, but that's to be expected from Singer. I was surprised how much that ended up applying to Whedon's Avengers too who all felt as broadly drawn as a Saturday morning cartoon for me in AoU. In comparison, McAvoy's Xavier goes on a very heartfelt and, dare I even say it, quietly thoughtful journey that grounds the movie in much pathos and weight, especially when dealing with Mystique whose relationship with Charles also gives the movie a youthful rebellious streak--more post-Vietnam rebellious than the generic teenage variety.

But also, the action is again much better. It does not have the whiz bang spectacle, but the future Sentinels were scary. They were incredibly menacing while the Ultron-bots looked like they were made out of paper with the way the Avengers joyfully cut through them.

So yes, overall I cannot think from my perspective of a single thing that the Avengers movie did better in this comparison.

To be fair to Singer, DOFP isn't really an X-Men film. It's an Xavier/Magneto film guest starring the X-Men. I know that might sound like an excuse, but unlike Wolverine in the previous X-films, DOFP is specifically structured to be that in the grander image of the franchise. FC and DOFP feel like two Xavier/Magneto prequels meant to lead up to a (sorta) reboot which reintroduces (most of) the core team as we know it.

Not to mention that, at least in FC's case, it was meant to be an Xavier/Magneto story all along until the studio wanted an X-Men team in the film. Whereas the 2000's films were done in reverse. They set out to do X-Men films and ended up making two Wolverine films.

 

[AnneFan]

X-Men, easily.

 

[DA_Champion]

Days of Future Past. Better script. Better story. Better cinematography. Better acting. Better editing. Better music. Better director. Better movie.

Ultron has more coherent character arcs. None of the character arcs in DoFP work.

Xavier is healed of alcoholism because he makes telepathic contact with his future self ... lol;
Magneto has no arc and no place in the story really;
Raven goes from bad to good because Xavier keeps nagging her. She switches sides at the climax because that's where the plot demands it.

None of that makes any sense and that's a big problem. In contrast in Avengers 2, Hull goes into exile at the end because of what happened in Johannesburg. Scarlet Witch joins the team because she sees their good and she sees Ultron's evil.

DoFP has better cinematography than Avengers 2. The majority of movies have better cinematography than Avengers 2.

 

[Erzengel]

Days of Future Past.