Days of Future Past Official Rate and Review DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

[spider-neil]

I actually prefer FC and DoFP to every single Marvel Studios movie including IM, WS and Avengers. So it's maybe a good thing that FOX have the rights to X-Men rather than Marvel but with that said I think Wolverine Origins is worse than every single Marvel Studios effort (including TIH). With regards to future movies FOX have a FC in them and sadly they also have Wolverine Origins in them as well.

 

[X-Maniac]

I enjoyed it and thought they handled the rather complicated plot and back and forth pretty well...But, I don't know, it just felt unsatifying in a way. I think the ending really fell flat for me after all that build-up. I didn't walk out of there wanting to see it again, though I enjoyed it. Glad to see some things "fixed."

Just out of curiosity, what sort of ending would you have liked to see?

 

[xrs13]

I personally prefer DOFP to the Avengers but I am bound to say that because it is my preferred franchise

 

[spider-neil]

I personally prefer DOFP to the Avengers but I am bound to say that because it is my preferred franchise

I absolutely have more anticipation for FC 3 than Avengers 2.

 

[Ajendo]

This movie was fantastic! Incredibly ambitious and a great example of utilising an ensemble cast effectively within the 2 odd hours given. Singer really delivered with this and I think just after one viewing it could be the best movie in the series. Fassbender as Magneto is such a badass, he knows how to do villainy without resorting to over the top pantomime nonsense that so often many actors have fallen fowl of doing.

It was a nice surprise to see so many characters return in varying capacities, particularly one who we can all agree upon has been shafted the must in this series but I want to see this movie again before giving a thorough assessment. However, as of now I'd rate this about 8.5 out of 10.

 

[Infinity9999x]

DOFP is up there in my top 5 CBM's of all time definitely. It was just a very well made film. I'm not sure if I'd put it above CA:TWS...but they're very different movies. I thought Cap had better action, but DOFP had some amazing character moments.

And honestly, that's one thing that makes me very happy. People keep talking about Superhero fatigue and all that, but as long as we keep getting directors/writers who explore all the multi-faceted aspects of the genre, it should be fine. CA felt more like a Spy thriller, DOFP was like a gritty SciFi, The Avengers felt like an old school action movie, and GOTG looks to be in the vein of light hearted adventure scifi, like Star Wars or the old Flash Gordon serials.

Not only that, but the studios keep upping the bar on their films, and that's great. Let's be honest here, if TASM2 is a "bad" superhero film, then we're in very, VERY good shape. Compare that film to a superhero film that was "bad" ten or fifteen years ago (the Punnishers, Batman and Robin, Steel, Electra, Daredevil, ect) and it blows them out of the water. But the harsh reaction it's gotten has shown that audiences have raised their standards. Which will, in turn, force the studios to raise theirs as well.

 

[Ajendo]

I personally prefer DOFP to the Avengers

I think I can agree with this. Avengers boasts some of Marvel's commercially iconic characters but I just felt the sense of urgency overall just didn't compare to that of DoFP and I think the latter film was better directed overall.

 

[xrs13]

This is the thing. I think we are now starting to break into a territory where all these franchises are so different that they can't really be compared. I mean, its like LSD said, the whole cbm thing has changed and you need to make a different type of film in a different genre for it to work now. The X-Men and Marvel formula only works for so long before the audience gets franchise fatigue which is why The wolverine and winter soldier really gave a shot in the arm to those characters and the franchise as a whole. If cap 2 had been in the same style as cap 1 it would have been awful. Say what you will but cap 1 was pretty much a kick start to add him to the avengers and its visible that cap 2 tried to move him in a different direction in a different genre. FC sort of did that with the X-Men franchise by adding a quirky bondesque style, then wolverine went noir and Dofp Blended what we first had in the OT and then FC. Singer said himself Apoc will be different again because it will be full scale destruction.

These films have to offer something different in order to keep people going so soon there wont be comparisons that work (There will always be people comparing) . It will be like comparing Apples and orranges.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I agree to a point. I think you can argue the merits of one CBM vs another. It is no different than if you're discussing your favorite Sci-Fi film, you start debating between Star Wars, 2001, Back to the Future, or Blade Runner. These are arbitrary examples, but ones that would frequent most best Sci-Fi films lists, and all are VERY different and hard to compare, but I do think you can. The fact that the superhero film has evolved into a more genre film based era is great and most definitely will keep this ship running longer.

 

[xrs13]

Yeah I get what you mean, thats why I mentioned people always comparing, but realistically how can you compare cap and this, this has mutants with powers compared to cap which is a normal guy (sort of) I would get the comparison to cap and wolverine, and a comparison between this and avengers in a way. but not really individual ones. If that makes sense haha :S I just love that 1. TWS made me interested in a character that before then I couldnt have cared less for. 2. DOFP has completely reinvigorated the X-Franchise for hopefully many years to come. 3. DOFP has opened the door to more franchises coming from X-Men.
4. It is a good year to be a cbm fan

 

[BlackFox]

We are getting to the stage where there are lots of good films based on comic book movies on consistant basis now. Comparisons will happen its natural especially on a discussion forum, it gives us stuff to talk about but yeah trying to compare TWS and DOFP let alone the history of previous films is hard.

How do you compare a tense spy like thriller that shook the universe its set in to its core to a film that went back in time and re-wrote its own history, correcting continuity errors while delivering emotional closure, yeah good luck with that.

All i know is we are just lucky to have these two let alone the rest that came before, a great time to be a comic book fan of movies no matter which is your personal preference to universe.

Good times all round and so much more to look forward to

 

[xrs13]

I agree to a point. I think you can argue the merits of one CBM vs another. It is no different than if you're discussing your favorite Sci-Fi film, you start debating between Star Wars, 2001, Back to the Future, or Blade Runner. These are arbitrary examples, but ones that would frequent most best Sci-Fi films lists, and all are VERY different and hard to compare, but I do think you can. The fact that the superhero film has evolved into a more genre film based era is great and most definitely will keep this ship running longer.

Also Really nice review but how do you tag it in your sig?

 

[Spider-Fan]

Also Really nice review but how do you tag it in your sig?

Go to Edit Your Signature, type what you want to say and then highlight it and push the button above that has a Planet with a chain in the corner. Then just copy/paste the post that you want to link it to. From there, you can bold it and stylize it.

Thanks for the props on the review I had fun writing it!

 

[Fallen Angel]

So watched DOFP today and all I can say is AWSOME! it takes the #1 spot on the X-Men film franchise list and dare I say it every bit as good as Captain America: The Winter Soldier is.

Superb acting all around I thought James McAvoy I thought was quite brilliant and thank god X Men 3 has been erased from history now we can get a proper Phoenix/Dark Phoenix saga if they chose to do that. How cool were the cameo's at the end? So cool to have them back.


After credit scene was epic too.

En Sabah Nur!
En Sabah Nur!
En Sabah Nur

 

[webhead731]

10/10 Absolutely loved this movie. Loved it. X2 is my favorite, and this is right up there with it (not sure if I like it better or not, need to see it again, X2 also holds some nostalgic memories).

DAMN what a great movie.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

Just got back.

Fricken awesome movie, loved it, so much to talk about

 

[Visceral]

5/10. Disappointed, sure it was better than X3 and Wolverine Origins, the plot was logical and it had well written character, but it never engaged me.

There was no scene that I could point too and say "that was greatness". For most of the film I was irritated with everyone, too much whining at each other to make me care. Wolverine was okay but he was kind of muted compared to last year's film.

It was all Mystique's movie really.

The best and most emotional scene for me was the ending when Wolverine sees Jean, whom he still has feelings for...which totally goes against what happened in The Wolverine. Still it was good to see all the problems fixed and I am looking forward to the next one. X2 will always be my X-men, it seems.

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

My favourite shot was of Magneto rallying the Sentinels by his side as he floated with the stadium, epic.

Favourite action bit was of Mystique in the summit room with all her Kung Fu moves.

The opening with the interment camp was great, seeing the prisoners with the M bra dings and the inhibitor collars, the opening action had some excellent team work and really showed how the Sentinels were a force of pure destruction.

The acting was all top notch, he effects were all excellent sans one noticeable CGI scene.

I adore the ending, it was exactly what I and most fans wanted, seeing the team alive again and happy was joyous. Loved how Xavier remembered back to his time with 70s Logan and that moment between the two.

The past sentinels were amazing, just like the comics though not as big but they really were great even though people thought they wouldn't be.

Quicksilver was a delight, so funny, his slow-motion scene was awesome.

James McaVoy was great in this, he was the feature character and his depressed addicted hermit arc was great, him taking to the chair after his Convo with his-self was moving.

Storms death and the death of the future Mutants was damn emotional, and surprisingly graphic what with Warpath getting his face burned off and Colossus getting torn in half.

The editing of the final battle with the mimic of shots when moving between the past and future was great.

 

[spider-neil]

5/10. Disappointed, sure it was better than X3 and Wolverine Origins, the plot was logical and it had well written character, but it never engaged me.

There was no scene that I could point too and say "that was greatness". For most of the film I was irritated with everyone, too much whining at each other to make me care. Wolverine was okay but he was kind of muted compared to last year's film.

It was all Mystique's movie really.

The best and most emotional scene for me was the ending when Wolverine sees Jean, whom he still has feelings for...which totally goes against what happened in The Wolverine. Still it was good to see all the problems fixed and I am looking forward to the next one. X2 will always be my X-men, it seems.

What did you think of FC?

 

[Visceral]

What did you think of FC?

8/10 or 9/10. In that one I found myself rooting for Magneto and literally felt his pain. In DOFP, it feels like Magneto does the same crap over again. In FC, we see why Erik wants Shaw and everyone like him dead, we see his mother die. In DOFP, Erik just exacerbating his own problems. Mystique is sad she lost Azazel, but Azazel is not in the film so the connection to that pain and her mission is never really something I cared about.

 

[Richard Grayson]

I absolutely loved this. One of my all-time favorite comic book movies now. That ending was so satisfying

 

[CB Fan]

8/10 I was happy with it but I didn't leave feeling the need to rush back and see it. Action isn't something Singer is the best at especially big outlandish action.

X2 still beats it by just a bit. DOFP has everything we have wanted to see from X-Men, in terms of power display, as nothing is held back (Finally). I will say that while I never even doubted his potential as a character I did rag on Quicksilvers outfit and it turns out it wasn't even seen that much. His scenes are great and as a fan of Evan Peters work in American Horror Story I hope that they use him again as both the actor and character deserves the exposure. He reminded me of his X-Men Evolution interpretation.

The future scenes were a bit of a disappointment but only because there aren't more and they aren't longer. I can see how Rogue fit in and it's sad that they cut her out, but nothing is truly missed without her.

Singers return is nice but I don't think this film would have been much different had Vaughn directed. Perhaps the action would have been more satisfying as even though the powers were well shown visually I still felt the action was lacking.

Spoiler

On the First Class website Angel, Banshee, and Azazel all had bios that talked about them in the past tense hinting that they probably weren't going to make it at some point.

It was nice to see Jean and Cyke alive and well, now I just need a true Phoenix unleashed to give em hell.

I NEED at least one more film with the OT!

 

[CyclopsWasRight]

I actually prefer FC and DoFP to every single Marvel Studios movie including IM, WS and Avengers. So it's maybe a good thing that FOX have the rights to X-Men rather than Marvel but with that said I think Wolverine Origins is worse than every single Marvel Studios effort (including TIH). With regards to future movies FOX have a FC in them and sadly they also have Wolverine Origins in them as well.

Agreed i've thouroughly enjoyed six our of eight of Fox X-Men movies. only about four out of nine of Marvels.

 

[Rock Sexton]

The reviews have been interesting to say the least. Between here and Rotten Tomatoes I'm inevitably going to have to see this now. I originally hadn't planned on it because of how bored I was by pretty much almost every incarnation of this franchise, especially the drop off in quality after X2.

Most of the reasons for that have to do with what boils down to personal preference. A world of mutants with their own special powers makes sense within it's own context. I just happen to find it more interesting when the heroes abilities are acquired in different ways. I've felt there have been far too many throw-away characters (some with absolutely silly powers) between all three "ensemble" films they've pumped out prior to XOFP, that's also what kept me from enjoying X:FC more, albeit I'll pretty much watch anything with Michael Fassbender. I did like his backstory in that movie and how it was portrayed. The other thing is this franchise has beat me over the head with the whole Xavier/Magneto relationship. I don't find it intriguing enough to have to watch it as many times as I have.

At any rate, I'll probably be seeing this tonight so we'll see what happens.

 

[Crosswind Ghost]

Saw it last night. 2 years of waiting for this film took a toll, but after everything, it was absolutely worth the wait. This is a true Sequel to both X2 and First Class, it brought all the best things from those films and made it something more. As stated by many, James and Hugh were the heart and soul of this film. The way Logan persists on how much good there is behind all the bad that Charles sees when entering his mind. You realize meeting Charles in X1 and being around Jean, Scott, Storm, Rogue and all those kids at the school was the most important thing to him, it was the only family he ever had and would ever want. Also the reiterating of bringing jean, scott and Ororo together was so vital to logan. This is the best Comic book film in my opinion, and quite possibly one of my favorite films ever.

9.5/10