Ok this thread seems to have gone off the rails a little bit, so now that I've finally seen the film, I'd like to share my thoughts.
On the whole, I liked the movie. A Lot. I didn't completely love it though. Most gripes I may have had about it are pretty small, but there are quite a number of them.
The performances I thought were all quite good, especially (once again) McAvoy, Jackman, and Fassbender. The two actors with whom I seem to differ from the common opinion remain, however. Both Lawrence and Hoult do nothing for me as their respective blue people. While both solid actors, neither has the quality I want out of the character. Lawrence makes an unconvincing femme fatale to me, and Hoult as Beast is timid and spineless at best, and is the world's worst enabler at worst.
I still maintain the Singer has the most Hit-or-Miss casting for these films.
As for most of the original cast, while they didn't have much to do (and it was painful for me as a fan to see Colossus and Iceman die not once, but twice in the film (even if they do come back)), it was still great to see them. And the action scenes were pretty fantastic, especially Bobby on his Ice Slide, anything to do with Blink, and Bishop and Magneto's sacrifices.
Trask as the villain, I thought, was a bit weak (or underdeveloped really), but mainly because they didn't have much time to spend with the character. But for what he had, Dinklage did an admirable job.
Quicksilver was, I have to admit, quite good. The scenes were well put together, both for the action and the comedic timing of it. His scenes were definitely some standouts. I still think they could've made the character Northstar instead of Quicksilver just to keep things amicable with Marvel, but it was fun regardless.
Storywise, I thought some of the plot was a bit silly and overly complicated for the sake of seeming more deep and/or coherent than it really was. There were a few moments that had me thinking "c'mon, really?" but overall it all came together well. I would have to disagree with those who've said this cleans up the continuity though. To me, it completely f***s with everything about the already-convoluted timeline. Maybe not if I watch it a few more times, but my initial reaction walking out of the theater, while positive, was filled with a good amount of confusion as well.
Oh and as for end scenes:
Great to see the school, and ALL the teachers back and healthy.
Someone got some fugly new sunglasses.
James Marsden is always great, but im thinkin he's gained a lil weight since way back when
After credits: My girlfriend thought he was a girl too (like many here), she was also very confused and thought we were watching the beginning of a different movie. A little bit of connection there might've helped for the uninitiated, but I guess that's not who the after credit scenes are for.
My score: 8/10
It's no X2, but it is the best X-film since then.
emoticons as if what I brought up was ridiculous.
in relief that you're not an obstetrician.
