So, I ended up seeing this twice already, though not exactly planned.
Originally bought tickets for last Friday, and ended up seeing it last Tuesday at a fan event. I went to the taping of the ETalk interview with Ryan, Hugh, and Sean Levy, and they gave us free passes to see the film early.
I am really glad I first saw it at the event because the crowd was on fire. It was SO fun seeing it with a group like that. So many cheers for the Wolverine variants (my personal favourites being the Brown suit version and the AOA version), so many screams for the cameos.
Overall a very fun film.
Seeing it a second time though, it definitely loses a lot of the appeal once all the surprises have been revealed. I’m not totally sure how much rewatchability this film has, but I guess we will see in time.
Seeing Hugh again though…what a treat. I have a huge affinity for the original films, so anything from those is always welcome in my book.
I only wish this film had cameos from the original X-Men. I thought they were a sure bet and was pretty bummed out that they didn’t pop up. I think they would have made more sense than Elektra, Blade, and especially Gambit. If this film did anything, it was prove that Channing Tatum would NOT have been a good Gambit. I liked his action scenes but holy hell, that accent was AWFUL! His accent and vocal inflections sounded like what Kenan Thompson does for funny characters with accents on SNL.
Elektra was fine. Cool to see her again. Blade was a really nice surprise.
X-23 was awesome, but I wish they didn’t spoil that in a trailer.
I did like seeing all of them, but they did feel like mostly random choices. Hated that they killed them off screen AGAIN! We really could have used some flashback scenes.
I’m hoping to see Famke, Halle, and Marsden pop up in Secret Wars, but I’m not holding my breath.
Overall, a very entertaining flick and I’m really glad it’s doing so well.