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

[X Knight]

Did you also think that the woman with the blue and green eyes as Jason Stryker's future mother?

no.

 

[flickchick85]

I saw it early this afternoon with friends, and I loved it so much I took my mom to see it this evening. Everyone I saw it with today loved it. Fassbender and McAvoy were perfection.

Gotta say though, a couple of scenes in the first half felt a little clunky/cheesy to me (mostly the ones featuring child actors, which Vaughn has directed extremely well in the past, so I thought that was odd), but the entire 2nd half MORE than made up for them, imo.

I'd give it an 8/10. That's the same grade I'd give X2, but having re-watched all the X-Men movies this week, I think I enjoyed First Class just a tad bit more than X2. So we'll say 8.2/10.

Guess that means I have a new favorite X-Men flick.

 

[EML420]

I saw the film earlier today I was blown away Kevin Bacon was great and Micheal F was to I loved the movie I knew Vaughn would do good. I really dont get how people doubted him after seeing Kick Ass or was it because fox? But Bacon the guy has been famous for like ever lol had to say that.

 

[Sentinel X]

Does anyone think that woman in the beginning of the film may possibly be Jason's mom? Xavier does say she is a mutant (but I'm not sure if he was only referring to her eye colors).Not to mention she is probably the same age (young adult) as william stryker is in this movie. Either way it was a clear nod to X2

 

[Deaths Head II]

That's actually a pretty interesting theory. I would say it's a coincidence but they did put Stryker's dad in here.

 

[Rhiannon]

I don't know much about X-Men; I watched the previous films and have seen a few episodes of the 90's cartoon. I went into this movie with fairly low expectations.

I thought it was wonderful, and my husband and our friend (both more into X-Men than myself) enjoyed it as well. The actors playing Xavier and Erik were charismatic and engaging, the story involved more emotion and depth than I expected, and the action and team of young mutants were all-around entertaining. Such a pleasant surprise! I hope it continues to do well at the box office and collect more positive reviews from hardcore fans and casual viewers alike.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Does anyone think that woman in the beginning of the film may possibly be Jason's mom? Xavier does say she is a mutant (but I'm not sure if he was only referring to her eye colors).Not to mention she is probably the same age (young adult) as william stryker is in this movie. Either way it was a clear nod to X2

That's actually a pretty interesting theory. I would say it's a coincidence but they did put Stryker's dad in here.

lol, I've mentioned this a couple times already, literally, like six posts up..

The age and the timeline is just too perfect. I'm sure the filmmakers knew we'd be clever enough to make the connection.

 

[Genosha]

Got back from my 2nd viewing. Wayyyyyyy better than my first viewing (I really need to stop going to midnight shows. I'm always too tired and it makes me become indifferent to the movie I'm watching. I could probably watch a classic like Maltese Falcon at midnight and suddenly claim there is problems with it at this point. I'm so bad)

Anyway, film was great. Everybody was fantastic. And Jones' performance as Frost, I thought, was really good. I thought she encapsulated the character quite well. If there is another prequel after this I feel she could really get a great chance to play with some of the conflict the character has developed in the comics this last decade. I'm not entirely convinced she will join the Brotherhood at the end.

Still need to see a few more times before I place it rating wise within the series. I'm actually a huge fan of all the movies so far, even Origins and The Last Stand (hopefully, saying something like that isn't too controversial. I'd hate to be seen as too much of a weirdo in the X-Men fan club.)

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

I don't think I can any longer rate these movies 1-5, because they *ALL* have things that the other movies don't.

X-Men - I feel this film has the best moments between grown Xavier and Magneto. Their meeting at the Senate hearing is one of the highlight moments of the entire series in my mind. The original opening of the concentration camp set the tone for the movie (and franchise) that it was going to be taken *SERIOUSLY*, which I appreciate. I appreciate the Singer-verse, because it turned the X-Men into more than just a mere comic book, but rather a world, characters, universe, etc... that has some actual depth and heart to it, a message, something to say, and something to be taken seriously. The action elements were definitely the worst of the entire series, but there was so much heart with all the characters.

Magneto and Xavier's scenes together. The scene of Cyclops confiding in the comatose Xavier is one of those moments that just screams "X-MEN" to me, and what the X-Men are about. The developing relationship between Wolverine and Rogue, and the seeds of the love triangle between Logan, Jean Grey, and Cyclops. I think of X-Men as the "heart" movie.

X2 - This is the mix of heart, and action. Brian Cox is incredible as William Stryker, and is the deepest villain in the franchise not named Magneto. He's the kind of villain you LOVE to hate. He's so manipulative, taking advantage of trusting people around him (the President) to act out his rather evil agenda. The action sequences are taken up a notch, or 3. Nightcrawler's White House attack is still incredible. Magneto's prison escape is still one of my favorite all time movie scenes. Magneto resetting Cerebro is visually stunning (even if the rearranging of the tiles is nothing more than cosmetic). And the final sequence with Jean and the rushing flood waters, and the reaction of everyone in the jet, is probably the most "X-Men"-esque moment of the entire franchise. I don't think there is a better executed sequence than this in the entire series. While the climax does begin to drag a bit, it's building up towards this huge sequence that more than makes up for it.

X-Men: The Last Stand - While Singer stepped up the action in X2, he still held back in the action department. This movie goes full force with the X-Men, the Brotherhood, and their mutant abilities. Unfortunately, this is a very divisive movie, killing Cyclops, putting Wolverine into his place, curing Rogue, as well as a few other elements, but to me, this movie just screams "X-Men". Magneto finally gets his war, even though he's really the one that caused it. Magneto, as always, is in incredible form in this film. We are introduced to Beast, who is acted brilliantly by Kelsey Grammar, and he was given great material to work with. The movie is chalk full of great sequences, seeing the Danger Room in action, the psychic duel between Xavier and Phoenix, Magneto breaking Mystique out of prison, Magneto's two speeches, once at the mutant rally to recruit his army, and a second one in the forest as they prepare to go to war, Wolverine's fight at Magneto's camp to try to get Jean back, then the entire climax on Alcatraz, from Magneto moving the Golden Gate Bridge, to the Brotherhood / Morlocks rushing the island, to the X-Men arriving and making their entrance (their arrival to the battle completely reminds me of the opening sequence of the X-Men 90's animated series), we get Iceman icing up, Juggernaut chasing Kitty Pryde is a fun sequence, Beast's fight dialogue is completely right out of the comics, and finally, Wolverine marching up to Phoenix is a beautifully shot sequence. Yea, it should be Cyclops instead of Wolverine, but nothing of this sequence is out of sequence, and I think the entire sequence is just beautiful. If Jean's sacrifice in X2 is the best sequence of the franchise, this is a close #2.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine - I can honestly say, if this movie kept the original mind wipe sequence that's on the DVD, I probably would have 1 complaint about the movie. The alternate mind erase sequence eases the pain that is magic bullets. The first half of the movie I feel is beautiful. Maybe Logan wasn't shown to be enough of an "animal" for the tastes of some, but I found his intro scene with Victor and Thomas Logan, the montage of the wars, and then Logan's time with Team X and the other mutants was rather well done. The first shot of Logan in the Canadian Rockies just screams "Logan" to me. Victor killing off Bradley was well done. I truly enjoyed his relationship with Kayla. William Stryker is again, brilliant, and the deepest villain not named Magneto. The adamantium sequence is underwhelming, but I truly enjoyed his time with the Hudsons as well. It got really cheesy with Logan fighting against Blob, but I couldn't ask for Gambit's introduction to have been done any better, and if they kept the original mind erase sequence, the entire final act and climax would have been near flawless. Except for Deadpool eye beams. I can get past the arm blades and such, but the eye beams is just too much for me. But otherwise, I think this movie explores one of the most important story arcs in the X-Men world, and for the most part, does it well.

X-Men: First Class - This might be the only X-Men movie that has literally had my jaw on the floor for particular sequences. The opening sequence with young Erik, and Klaus Schmidt for one. I was completely in awe at how that scene played out. The other being the entire Missile Crisis climax. Magneto finally confronting Shaw, Banshee and Havok's display of powers, Magneto controlling the missiles, and Magneto eventually being the cause of Xavier's paralysis. Magneto telling Xavier "I want you by my side", and Xavier replying saying "No we do not want the same thing" truly hit me. If I saw X-Men: The Last Stand was full of great "X-Men"-esque sequences, then X-Men: First Class was full of great 60's "X-Men"-esque sequences. The original trilogy felt like 90's / 2000's comics, while First Class felt like earlier 60's comics. I still nerd out watching Banshee flying around the Caribbean, catching Havok and carrying him while he flies. They pulled off the original X-Men costumes perfectly. While the 60's Bond Movie vibe was overdone in places, and took me out of feeling like I was watching an X-Men movie, and there was some real cheese involved with the kids hanging around the CIA complex, coming up with their code names, the movie overall worked great. The Mystique and Xavier relationship was explored well, but I felt it was out of place. Well done. Out of place. The characters that were allowed to be developed were developed beautifully (Xavier, Magneto, Mystique, Beast, Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost), but other characters suffered bad from getting zero character exploration (Banshee, Havok, Angel). Beast's transformation is another one of those amazing sequences that screams "This is X-Men" to me.

I'm getting to a point that I literally cannot rank an order for these movies anymore. As far as I'm concerned, we've gotten 5 great X-Men movies. While the franchise isn't without it's faults - some much more severe than others - I feel that my favorite fictional universe has been amazingly brought to life on the big screen. I think it's getting *REAL* close to over-extending itself, but it hasn't reached that point quite yet.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Got back from my 2nd viewing. Wayyyyyyy better than my first viewing (I really need to stop going to midnight shows. I'm always too tired and it makes me become indifferent to the movie I'm watching. I could probably watch a classic like Maltese Falcon at midnight and suddenly claim there is problems with it at this point. I'm so bad)

Anyway, film was great. Everybody was fantastic. And Jones' performance as Frost, I thought, was really good. I thought she encapsulated the character quite well. If there is another prequel after this I feel she could really get a great chance to play with some of the conflict the character has developed in the comics this last decade. I'm not entirely convinced she will join the Brotherhood at the end.

Still need to see a few more times before I place it rating wise within the series. I'm actually a huge fan of all the movies so far, even Origins and The Last Stand (hopefully, saying something like that isn't too controversial. I'd hate to be seen as too much of a weirdo in the X-Men fan club.)

You're not alone. I X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine and think that many of the things they did are better than anything else in the series.

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Did you also think that the woman with the blue and green eyes as Jason Stryker's future mother?

I knew there had to be some kind of connection to Stryker when I first saw her eyes.

 

[Sentinel X]

lol, I've mentioned this a couple times already, literally, like six posts up..

The age and the timeline is just too perfect. I'm sure the filmmakers knew we'd be clever enough to make the connection.

whoops...I kind of just posted without reading the other posts

But I agree, the timing is just perfect and the fact that they gave her heterochromia while acknowledging the X-men 2 makes it really seem like she is meant to be.

 

[CaptainAwesome]

Does anyone think that woman in the beginning of the film may possibly be Jason's mom? Xavier does say she is a mutant (but I'm not sure if he was only referring to her eye colors).Not to mention she is probably the same age (young adult) as william stryker is in this movie. Either way it was a clear nod to X2

That's actually a pretty interesting theory. I would say it's a coincidence but they did put Stryker's dad in here.

Did you also think that the woman with the blue and green eyes as Jason Stryker's future mother?

lol, I've mentioned this a couple times already, literally, like six posts up..

The age and the timeline is just too perfect. I'm sure the filmmakers knew we'd be clever enough to make the connection.

It was mentioned in the film that William Stryker was already born. So unless in the less than a week time period between Xavier meeting the girl at the bar and then meeting William Stryker's dad at the briefing the two of them met, married, got pregnant and he mutant ability was to have a baby in one week's time I would say that she is not the mother and he different color eyes were just a way to show that Xavier was constantly talking about mutation. He even mentions that Moira has auburn hair and that it is also a mutation.

I think it is more or less a coincidence. At most it is something to grab the fans' attention like "hey, I've seen eyes like that before". Just my two cents...

 

[villana81]

Excellent movie. This is easily better than the The Last Stand and Wolverine. I don't know if it's better than the first two movies, which I'll have to rewatch (been a long time, and I saw them with extremely high expectations). But I definitely had the most FUN watching this particular X-Men movie. The script was terrific and fast paced, and I didn't get bored for a second. Even though some of the kids didn't get that many lines or scenes to themselves, I liked all of them and the performances of the actors. The idea to mix superheroes with "James Bond" was a great one.


Two thumbs way up. 9/10.

ITA!

This is my first post on this forum, I just saw the movie and I loved it! I want to go and see it again.
When i saw it I felt like I was watching one of the first two movies which were my favorites.
I got to say one of my favorite things was the friendship between Xavier and Magneto, which I always loved even though we didn't see it on any of the previous movies but there were always little things about them and to finally see the beginning was amazing. I loved how Charles helped him, it was really touching. This movie made me like Magneto even more and mystique also. I don't remember if in any of the first movies it mentions that Mystique and Charles were so close.
I had forgotten what was the beast name, so cool to see how he became like that too.

I give it a 10

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

It was mentioned in the film that William Stryker was already born. So unless in the less than a week time period between Xavier meeting the girl at the bar and then meeting William Stryker's dad at the briefing the two of them met, married, got pregnant and he mutant ability was to have a baby in one week's time I would say that she is not the mother and he different color eyes were just a way to show that Xavier was constantly talking about mutation. He even mentions that Moira has auburn hair and that it is also a mutation.

I think it is more or less a coincidence. At most it is something to grab the fans' attention like "hey, I've seen eyes like that before". Just my two cents...

Jason's mom = William Stryker's wife.

 

[CaptainAwesome]

Jason's mom = William Stryker's wife.

Jason = already born in this movie

girl in bar with blue green eyes = not jason's future mom

 

[ALP]

^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.

 

[craigdbfan]

Jason = already born in this movie

girl in bar with blue green eyes = not jason's future mom

Wrong.

William Stryker Senior was thinking of William Stryker Jr. Jason isn't born yet but William Stryker does exist.

Get it?

While that woman may or may not be Juniors wife in the future your understanding of who is or isn't born yet is way off.

 

[CaptainAwesome]

Jason's mom = William Stryker's wife.

Jason = already born in this movie

girl in bar with blue green eyes = not jason's future mom

My bad, JASON, not William. It's late, I was reading that wrong the whole time. I kept mixing Jason and William up. Sorry about the confusion.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

It's all good.

 

[Heretic]

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...

 

[craigdbfan]

No one said it was definitely her except for you sarcastically.

 

[Son of Coul]

Very pleasantly surprising. This movie was ****ing awesome.

9/10

 

[kedrell]

Upon subsequent viewings, one aspect is really getting on my nerves. I'll point out a scene that I think is a symptom of it and then elaborate from there.

In one scene we get the mutant kids all hanging out in the rec room when a couple of trained, professional CIA agents suddenly feel the need to come by and gawk at them like they're monkey's in a cage at the zoo. Then a shot while later when Shaw attacks, just before he enters the room we hear other CIA people tell him to just take the mutants and leave the 'normal people' alone. Yeah, real subtle.

And the film is rife with this kind of thing. To be fair, the other X-Men movies are as well. It's like a sledge hammer to the ****ing forehead. Normal people are bigoted. Yeah, I get it.

Singer's films have always lacked subtlety with this issue and it makes the bigoted humans look like racist caricatures rather than something more real. I just wish that Vaughn would have broken away from that and given us the same gist but without the sledge hammer.

Ok, rant over.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

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...

Oh lawd