Last night, Optymystic Chad, a few other friends, and I Marvel Nerded our way to see a non-3D version of X-Men:First Class. I was expecting First Class to be a third rate film as Marvel treats its fans like 2nd-class citizens once more, like X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with the ever spectacular Will.I.Am–who ruined the entire movie with his bad acting. His character was not even necessary, but whatevs.
First Class was amazing, with an unexpected and hilarious cameo by a well known X-man. There weren’t any real plot twists, but there were some surprising acting performances. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Kevin Bacon, (as Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsher/Magneto, and Sebastian Shaw) were incredible.
Louisville-native Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique/Raven was impressive and the hype surrounding January Jones as White Queen lived up to its billing. The additional Banshee storyline was a little inspirational and unexpected as well. It fit in with the overall story arc.
Like all Marvel movies, except Thor maybe, there was that unfaithfulness to the original story (Havoc as Cyclops elder brother–ugh ugh ugh), but with no guest appearance by Stan Lee or any secret trailers or spoilers at the end of the credits, X-Men:First Class deserves a PJ round of applause.
Mutant and Proud.
If there was one superhero film I could see this year…then I’ve already blown it. Regardless, I really want to see this!
im waiting to see Green Lantern. We all hope (Chad, Joel, and I) it shall be great.
Hey idiot!! Havoc IS CYCLOPS’ BROTHER!! haha
It’s obvious you who are the idiot. Cyclops is supposed to be Havoc’s OLDEST brother, not the other way around.
Thanks for looking like a douche bag.
I have a LOT of thoughts about this film, but for the time being, I’ll say:
* VERY entertaining movie, AMAZING soundtrack, FANTASTIC performances (except the CIA woman and January Jones.) Plot felt a bit all over the place at times.
* There was thematic overload, but really worthwhile themes to consider and explore nonetheless. And the question I am left with is: how do viewers apply what they take away from this movie to their own life and perceptions of existence, or is it just “what happens at the movies, stays in the movies?” …
* What ultimately brought down the movie was the blatant and aggressive objectification of the female characters and the female form in general. Honestly, it was sick.
* There’s no denying that comic book movies are a good way to get a glimpse into how the male psyche and imagination operate.
If you feel this way,
this post is for you:
http://www.racialicious.com/2011/06/06/open-thread-x-men-first-class/