Days of Future Past Have you seen X-Men: First Class? Post here!

[CaptainAwesome]

The thing I liked about this movie was that they actually used all of the characters. Instead of being like "oh man, see that sort Asian looking girl in the back row of that shot with the yellow jacket on? I think that's supposed to be Jubilee, awesome!" it was more like "Sweet, that's Banshee, I know this because he looks like Banshee, and his costume is like Banshee's, and his powers are like Banshee's, and he's USING his powers, and they are calling him Banshee..."

 

[Heretic]

Plus, they didn't include Quill, never call him any name at all, and then credit him as Omega Kid.

 

[Guerrilla]

Just got finished seeing it. Some things were cool about this movie. There was a lot more that was terrible. I want to give a full breakdown but I personally am praying that the avengers is nothing like this movie in terms of a team superhero movie. I felt as if a bunch of the characters were needlessly stuck into a story that was too concerned with giving nods to the other xmen films then with truely taking it to the next level. I am however glad to hear that so many people enjoyed it. I just hated beast's look. Havok's uselessness. Emma Frost is a cool character but came off cheap and corny to me. Shaw and magneto are what made me be able to sit all of the way through it. The scene with magneto and the knife is awesome. I hope at some point someone will nail the great universe of the xmen with all of the true epicness it holds, but this one did not do it. Also, I can't believe it has a better rating than Thor on the tomatometer. Bummed.

 

[ciscostudent561]

You're ignoring human nature then bro sorry.

 

[kedrell]

I seriously doubt the Avengers will be like this. Each character has already had a film or two to flesh them out. That was the whole point of solo films first from the get go.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

You guys are right. As we all know, there is only one woman on earth that has two different colored eyes...it MUST be her. It's not like they wanted to have a scene that showed Charles interested in women other than Raven because Raven's appearance never became an issue for her in the film, and it's not like they wanted to show a dumbed down concept of genetics to portray him as an expert in the field.

Now, back to reality...

WOOW. Really?

So it's so far out of line to associate a person, in a fictional universe, who bears a trademark feature used in that fictional universe, with said character who shares that trademark feature?

Well then, I guess when I see a bald man in a wheel chair on an X-Men poster, who's to say it's Charles Xavier? Because really, there's only ONE bald man in a wheel chair in the world.

Forget about the fact that they might want to show all those things you listed WHILE tossing in a little wink wink / nod nod connection to a character already in the fictional universe to bring things together.

I guess the girl who screams in the mansion in X2 isn't Siryn either, because hey, who's to say she's the only mutant in the world with those powers?

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

^Only problem I have with that is Striker never mentioned anything about his wife being a mutant. Why would he marry a mutant? And don't tell me she just never told him. Striker spent his entire life hating mutants and trying to destroy them, no way one would marry him. I just watched X2 and Striker never says anything bad about his wife who killed herself because Jason messed with their mind.

What if she just didn't know?

I mean, not all mutations give awesome super powers. Some mutations are just appearances. I'm pretty sure that 2 different color eyes wouldn't really set off any red flags in her mind, especially since she wasn't shooting fireballs out of her ass when she blinked.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

The thing I liked about this movie was that they actually used all of the characters. Instead of being like "oh man, see that sort Asian looking girl in the back row of that shot with the yellow jacket on? I think that's supposed to be Jubilee, awesome!" it was more like "Sweet, that's Banshee, I know this because he looks like Banshee, and his costume is like Banshee's, and his powers are like Banshee's, and he's USING his powers, and they are calling him Banshee..."

Did you really just compare one of the main characters of the movie, to an easter egg cameo from another?

Well, I guess it makes sense. Afterall, Banshee did get just about as much development in X-Men: First Class as Jubilee did in her cameos.

 

[craigdbfan]

WOOW. Really?

So it's so far out of line to associate a person, in a fictional universe, who bears a trademark feature used in that fictional universe, with said character who shares that trademark feature?

Well then, I guess when I see a bald man in a wheel chair on an X-Men poster, who's to say it's Charles Xavier? Because really, there's only ONE bald man in a wheel chair in the world.

Forget about the fact that they might want to show all those things you listed WHILE tossing in a little wink wink / nod nod connection to a character already in the fictional universe to bring things together.

I guess the girl who screams in the mansion in X2 isn't Siryn either, because hey, who's to say she's the only mutant in the world with those powers?

Who's to say that abrasive fellow Charles and Erik meet in a bar is Logan?

It could just be some random guy just drinking and smoking a cigar.

 

[CaptainAwesome]

Did you really just compare one of the main characters of the movie, to an easter egg cameo from another?

Well, I guess it makes sense. Afterall, Banshee did get just about as much development in X-Men: First Class as Jubilee did in her cameos.

Ok...

How about Colossus from X-men 3? His one and only line in the entire movie was "Yeah, I think she took off". I'm not entirely sure anyone even called him Colossus and other than throwing Wolverine twice I think the only other thing he used his power for was landing and punching two people.

My point was it was nice that each of the characters played a role, as opposed to some of the later films where it felt like a mish mash of characters thrown together for no reason.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Ok...

How about Colossus from X-men 3? His one and only line in the entire movie was "Yeah, I think she took off". I'm not entirely sure anyone even called him Colossus and other than throwing Wolverine twice I think the only other thing he used his power for was landing and punching two people.

My point was it was nice that each of the characters played a role, as opposed to some of the later films where it felt like a mish mash of characters thrown together for no reason.

Banshee and Havok had nicer displays of their power that Colossus did (and yes, just to nitpick, Wolverine did call him Colossus at the end of the Danger Room sequence), and had a couple more lines, but they certainly didn't have any more character development than Colossus did. Which is sad, because they are what the damn movie is named after "X-Men: First Class"

 

[kedrell]

Colossus's treatment in these movies has long been a sticking point for me since he's always been my favorite X-Men character. At least they didn't use him here just for some token reference.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Colossus's treatment in these movies has long been a sticking point for me since he's always been my favorite X-Men character. At least they didn't use him here just for some token reference.

Colossus is among my favorites as well, and I also certainly would have liked to have seen more from him than what we got.

 

[tedw]

I think the Stryker connection fits the timeline only if William is his adult son - I get the impression people here think he was just a kid. Or am I mistaken?

Frankly, they probably could have just made the agent William Stryker and made his son Jason, given in all likelihood Jason was already born by 1962.

 

[BMM]

I don't think Jason is already born, during the events of First Class. It's possible, but I don't think he's meant to be that old. I think he just looks like crap due to his father's experimentation on him.

 

[Roose Bolton]

Now my history is a little hazy in this timeframe but was the Vietnam war going on at this time? if so then Stryker was thinking about his son "piloting black-ops missions in the jungles of North Vietnam"

 

[craigdbfan]

You're right.

Nice connecting there.

Not sure if it was intentional but it definitely works.

 

[spider-neil]

If shaw absorbs kinetic energy, should that coin have passed through his head?

 

[roach]

Gulf of Tonkin happened in 1964
Cuban Missile crisis happened in 1962

 

[roach]

If shaw absorbs kinetic energy, should that coin have passed through his head?

two possibilities:
1)Xavier shut his power off
2) His power is is activated by him and isnt always on

 

[craigdbfan]

Xavier just needed for Shaw to be still and without the helmet. Every other instance before Shaw had gotten lucky and once he learns of Xaviers existence and when he found out he was near a pure look panic would appear on his face.

His reasoning for being so demeaning with Emma is probably also due to her telepathic abilities, he fears them so he constantly attacks her self esteem by lowering her own self worth (e.g Sub scene with him telling her to fetch him a drink like a dog).

It'd be interesting if Frost starts realizing this and does eventually leaves to work on her own affairs (it'd be cool if they do a take on the whole school in Genosha aspect) and eventually in the third film helps the X-Men.

I actually really liked January Jones performance and would love for them to give her an expanded presence in the next films.

 

[tedw]

I don't think Jason is already born, during the events of First Class. It's possible, but I don't think he's meant to be that old. I think he just looks like crap due to his father's experimentation on him.

Just going on his appearance and the date of birth for the actor himself (1953). And if he's an early student of Xavier's, then he's presumably in his 30s/40s, on a par with the other students like Jean and Beast.

The Vietnam conflict has a longer history, long enough that without knowing exactly what Stryker did there we can't rule out that he was there at that time.

Not a nitpick (since I've been accused of this) - just pointing out that in all likelihood, Stryker was an adult as of this film, not a little boy. Heck, I'm an adult and my parents think about me, so I'm not suggesting otherwise.

Does Shaw have much to fear from Emma if he has access to the helmet? He didn't strike me as the type of guy who was much afraid of anyone.

 

[Ajendo]

This film was amazing!

Firstly, jenny lawrence and zoe kravitz are freakishly hot!

Fassbender as Erik/Magneto was badass in every possible way. I swear, this film was his audition tape to be the next James Bond.

The film as a whole was just handled remarkably well. Everyone got to shine. It was smart funny, sad, charming and delivered everywhere where it counted. This film is by far for me the best x-film in the series. Awesome cameos by Jackman and Romjin.

The funny thing is, this film wasn't even a priority for me and I thought it would be overshadowed heavily by the likes of Thor and Cap but so far, this film is significantly superior to Thor and I feel this film has actually raised the bar. I think this movie is actually more enjoyable and better than TDK to be honest and Erik/Magneto is just electrifying to watch. The Bond like scenes with the bar of gold, when he sneaks onto Shaw's boat, the extremely badass scene when he goes to argentina. This film is fire and is worth multiple viewings.

The relationship with all the characters was surprisingly handled really well. Charles and Erik was just brilliant and of course more noticeably Charles and Raven and Erik and Raven. Kudos to McAvoy as well, he did an awesome job to bring a more relatable humanity to Xavier that shows him as a bit of an ordinary lad and at the same time, him rising to the mantle of a person of influence and responsibility.

This movie really is a summer blockbuster and a proud achievement for the genre.

10/10

 

[Sentinel X]

You guys are right. As we all know, there is only one woman on earth that has two different colored eyes...it MUST be her. It's not like they wanted to have a scene that showed Charles interested in women other than Raven because Raven's appearance never became an issue for her in the film, and it's not like they wanted to show a dumbed down concept of genetics to portray him as an expert in the field.

Now, back to reality...

...its just fan specualtion and secondly it is not that far fetched. Its something I can see the writers and director doing for the fans of the first two films

Who's to say that abrasive fellow Charles and Erik meet in a bar is Logan?

It could just be some random guy just drinking and smoking a cigar.

lol....And that young black girl with white hair...no way that was storm...do you know how many black girls with white hair they have? I'm sure there is SUCH a large number of black girls with white hair that putting one in an X-film and questioning if it is possibly storm is SUCH a ludicrous idea. Wow...we sure are silly!

 

[spider-neil]

I just assumed the black girl with white hair was storm's mum, no way was that some random black girl with white hair.