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josepharari

For a blockbuster, it was good. Nothing fancy and pretty average CGI, but good overall.

12 years 9 months ago

First, I'd like to say that I don't know the original story from the comics. So, as a lay in this terms, all I can say is that I'm absolutely impressed. What most amazed me was how the story fitted perfectly in our history's context. It's just perfect.

As if the story wasn't enough, James McAvoy is a stunning Charles Xavier. Watching him in the night life is like knowing your father before he met your mother. In the other end we have Micheal Fassbender also in a better Magneto than I could ever imagine. Their acting allowed us to connect to both and, I have to admit, to actually like Erik Lehnsherr. And in the farthest end we have Mr. Kevin Bacon in a ridiculously amazing enemy. He is as Sebastian Shaw what seems to be missing in these last James Bond movies. A ludicrous yet feared super vilain, with the most luxurious henchmen, a detailed super-evil plan and a tuned submarine.

As I said, the story aligns perfectly with the world's history, but that's not all. Somehow, Matthew Vaughn was able to transport to outside the screen the debate about acceptance. It's not only a mere excuse to a superhero movie, but something much deeper. It is also impressive to see the good guy and the bad guy arguing their antagonic points of view with fully and well constructed bases. Afterall, who wouldn't be outraged by those nazis that killed your mother?

With everything I could come up now said - I didn't wanted to stop to think afraid of losing all those thoughts - allied with some of the most impressive special effects I ever saw, X-Men - First Class is in my top 3 superhero movies. Below The Dark Knight and above Kick-Ass.

10/10

12 years 10 months ago

Flutturby

Saw this and PotC4 on the same day. Lets just say maybe it would've been a better idea to watch PotC first because dayumm I enjoyed this too much.

12 years 10 months ago

damnyougoogle

solid summer fun-7/10

12 years 10 months ago

luhbelem

Nossa! Muito perfeito! O MELHOR X-MEN DE TODOS!

12 years 10 months ago

mnms

Amazing! Absolutely, 100% amazing!

12 years 10 months ago

Pete Concrete

1000 times better than the other crappy X-Men movies.

12 years 10 months ago

Jok3r

This flick is the best in the saga. Truly first class indeed!

12 years 10 months ago

Scratch47

brian_fuller: utterly agreed, great comments.

12 years 11 months ago

brian_fuller

The film is strongest when it confines itself to moments of discovery between only two or three characters. By contrast, it's weakened by overblown CGI spectacle (as in the finale). It's hip production design (indebted Connery's Bond era) and a setting during the Cuban Missile Crisis suggest a faux-gravitas that will be lost on many of this summer's popcorn munchers.

Many will remember the adoption of X-Men: The Last Stand as a metaphor for the gay community. That film asked "Is mutation illness or identity, sickness or signatue?" Should the franchise continue on course as 1960s historical fiction, I'd expect future installments to similarly address themes of the Civil Rights Movement.

12 years 11 months ago