I agree with you X-Maniac.
Times have changed I believe, People are much harder to please. bars have been raised, I believe if X-men 1 and X2 were released with todays standards it would be 50/50 hate and love amongst fans. maybe even just pure hatred from spoiled comic book fans because of all the inconsistency and deviations from the comics. We have a built in love for Foxs X-Men since back in 2000, so we are all riding off of that.
It doesn't apply to all of the movies of course, Some stories are just great stories and entertaining no matter what, but I don't see DOFP getting above an 80% on RT. maybe it would have a few years ago, but with its style of spectacle and story, I'm not sure its what audiences are after. I may be wrong!
Maybe people hated ASM2 SO much that DOFP will be a breath of fresh air, and they will go easy on it?
The pure love for Captain America 2 PUZZLES me. I found it a solid 7/10 film aswell, very formulaic imo and lacking a defining style.
DOFP has distinct style, it has an interesting and different story for CBMs, smart humor and violence you wouldn't see in a typical MCU movie. Im hoping it does very well.