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re: X-Men Days of Future Past Thoughts and Reviews (With Spoilers)
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:42 pm to OMLandshark
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:42 pm to OMLandshark
Saw it this morning. I should preface that I don't read the comics but did watch the cartoons in the 90's and all the movies. Onto my thoughts.
Loved the opening, wasting no time and it was nice to see some familiar faces along with some new ones as well. I loved that the sentinels adapted to their opponent as well, really made them a formidable foe in the movie as Opposed to cannon fodder in the show. I was in for a pleasant surprise that they were projecting bishop's conscience back a few days to warn them etc so I bought into it when they suggested to go back 50 years with Logan.
I liked where Charles was emotionally in the film as well having lost all he held dear and hit bottom. Liked the bit where Eric was accused of killing JFK, and the reveal that he was trying to save him (Really Eric? You've stopped bullets before so you kinda screwed the pooch there).
Quicksilver was great but really OP. Wish they had a reason for leaving him behind etc.
Also liked Charles looking into Logan's future/past to see his future. Really liked Tyrion in the movie as well.
The third act seemed to be kind of a let down IMO. The action was decent in the future but no where near as exciting as the opening. Knowing that my characters could die in the future (save for Kitty and Logan) it had no emotional weight at then end for their deaths bc only the ramifications in the past can affect the future so it was all mediocre splendor with no emotional investment. The action in the past was meh at best. I did like Raven, who they built up a lot this movie, to have the choice in the end to kill or not. But with that it didn't feel like that scene have much heart or weight to it so it just kinda fell flat to me.
I enjoyed when Logan woke up in the new "future/present". The "curtain call" of all the characters etc. it's a reset/course correction IMO and it almost seems kinda safe, satisfying but still safe. Not like CA where the events there affected the Disney Marvel universe. Hope they can do that for apocalypse in 2016.
All in all best xmen movie. Not as great as CA2, leaps and bounds ahead of Spider-Man 2.
Loved the opening, wasting no time and it was nice to see some familiar faces along with some new ones as well. I loved that the sentinels adapted to their opponent as well, really made them a formidable foe in the movie as Opposed to cannon fodder in the show. I was in for a pleasant surprise that they were projecting bishop's conscience back a few days to warn them etc so I bought into it when they suggested to go back 50 years with Logan.
I liked where Charles was emotionally in the film as well having lost all he held dear and hit bottom. Liked the bit where Eric was accused of killing JFK, and the reveal that he was trying to save him (Really Eric? You've stopped bullets before so you kinda screwed the pooch there).
Quicksilver was great but really OP. Wish they had a reason for leaving him behind etc.
Also liked Charles looking into Logan's future/past to see his future. Really liked Tyrion in the movie as well.
The third act seemed to be kind of a let down IMO. The action was decent in the future but no where near as exciting as the opening. Knowing that my characters could die in the future (save for Kitty and Logan) it had no emotional weight at then end for their deaths bc only the ramifications in the past can affect the future so it was all mediocre splendor with no emotional investment. The action in the past was meh at best. I did like Raven, who they built up a lot this movie, to have the choice in the end to kill or not. But with that it didn't feel like that scene have much heart or weight to it so it just kinda fell flat to me.
I enjoyed when Logan woke up in the new "future/present". The "curtain call" of all the characters etc. it's a reset/course correction IMO and it almost seems kinda safe, satisfying but still safe. Not like CA where the events there affected the Disney Marvel universe. Hope they can do that for apocalypse in 2016.
All in all best xmen movie. Not as great as CA2, leaps and bounds ahead of Spider-Man 2.
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Posted on 5/24/14 at 11:08 pm to LE610N
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The third act seemed to be kind of a let down IMO. The action was decent in the future but no where near as exciting as the opening. Knowing that my characters could die in the future (save for Kitty and Logan) it had no emotional weight at then end for their deaths bc only the ramifications in the past can affect the future so it was all mediocre splendor with no emotional investment. The action in the past was meh at best. I did like Raven, who they built up a lot this movie, to have the choice in the end to kill or not. But with that it didn't feel like that scene have much heart or weight to it so it just kinda fell flat to me.
Well, I have to disagree. Singer consciously chose a finale without a ton of action, and knew he had to keep it contained to Magneto, Mystique, and Xavier, and nothing else. He didn't want it to be an over-the-top action sequence, and I think he completely succeeded. With Hope being the main theme of the film, I think he really brought that message home with the showdown at the end between the three characters. Blame the other X-Men films for falling flat on the action scenes, but I think it's a bit unfair with this film, since the only true action scenes were in the future and not the past in this film.
This post was edited on 5/24/14 at 11:10 pm
Posted on 5/24/14 at 11:22 pm to OMLandshark
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Well, I have to disagree. Singer consciously chose a finale without a ton of action, and knew he had to keep it contained to Magneto, Mystique, and Xavier, and nothing else. He didn't want it to be an over-the-top action sequence, and I think he completely succeeded. With Hope being the main theme of the film, I think he really brought that message home with the showdown at the end between the three characters. Blame the other X-Men films for falling flat on the action scenes, but I think it's a bit unfair with this film, since the only true action scenes were in the future and not the past in this film.
I could go with that if the emotional element had the weight that the rest of the film had (especially the beginning), but since the action was lacking and the emotion not reaching its potential it all felt kinda forced and empty.
Don't get me wrong I really enjoyed it. Just those are my nitpicks in a solid movie.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:30 am to LE610N
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Here is my biggest question, are we to assume Wolverine got his metal bones back or not?
Good question! I assume so?
It's the ultimate tease
Posted on 5/25/14 at 3:21 am to bigeztiger
liked the parts I saw but I fell asleep during the middle of it so I don't know what happened
Posted on 5/25/14 at 11:43 am to bigeztiger
I would disappointed if he didnt get it back. When he went walking in the hallway at the end, they howed Rogue with her white hair. That tells me that the events of X-Men 1 at least partially happened.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 12:42 pm to athenslife101
I get why Wolverine doesn't wear the yellow suit but why doesn't he wear the mask like in the cartoon?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:13 pm to JabarkusRussell
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but why doesn't he wear the mask like in the cartoon?
guessing they think it'd look too weird. but I'd still like to see it...
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:14 pm to ATLTiger
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guessing they think it'd look too weird. but I'd still like to see it...
If he becomes one of the 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse, it would be awesome if they garbed him in that.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:17 pm to OMLandshark
speaking of, I didn't notice those guys on the right when I saw it last night
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:24 pm to ATLTiger
Thought it was good not great. Nowhere near as good as Captain America.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:31 pm to SG_Geaux
I'm wondering how they are gonna work quicksilver and scarlet witch into the xmen and hydra movement?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 3:27 pm to SG_Geaux
Some of the dialogue was laughable and I don't really like most of the old actors. The movie was good, but I'm really ready for an xmen movie sans wolverine.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 5:48 pm to ATLTiger
I stayed after the credits and watched the scene...is the pyramid-building Mutant for the next XMen movie???
Posted on 5/25/14 at 5:54 pm to ladytiger118
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.is the pyramid-building Mutant for the next XMen movie???
yeah, next movie will be X-Men: Apocalypse, he's the titular character. he's one of the biggest villains in the X-Men universe, arguably second only to Magneto.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 5:57 pm to ATLTiger
IMO he looked like a woman to me.
Posted on 5/26/14 at 1:40 am to athenslife101
My biggest problem plot wise was mostly that I have no clue how do we go from the airport scene teaser in Wolverine to the apocalyptic backdrop of this film.
Especially as they already obviously approached him with this in mind, although they "came up" with it here.
While thats a biggie....but considering that they seemed to avoid most of the time travel plot curses, that is pretty out-fricking-standing.
Especially as they already obviously approached him with this in mind, although they "came up" with it here.
While thats a biggie....but considering that they seemed to avoid most of the time travel plot curses, that is pretty out-fricking-standing.
Posted on 5/26/14 at 3:32 am to athenslife101
I liked it.
Somewhere around X2 and First Class in quality.
Probably could/should have been a half hour longer to flesh some things out.
Not sure why Logan wasn't in Vietnam w/his bromance partner Sabertooth or why it couldn't have been explained w/a quick throwaway line.
I mean... what's the point of making a movie that reboots mistakes via time travel if you are just going to ignore the shite that caused you to need the reboot in the first place?
Somewhere around X2 and First Class in quality.
Probably could/should have been a half hour longer to flesh some things out.
Not sure why Logan wasn't in Vietnam w/his bromance partner Sabertooth or why it couldn't have been explained w/a quick throwaway line.
I mean... what's the point of making a movie that reboots mistakes via time travel if you are just going to ignore the shite that caused you to need the reboot in the first place?
Posted on 5/26/14 at 10:50 am to Volvagia
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My biggest problem plot wise was mostly that I have no clue how do we go from the airport scene teaser in Wolverine to the apocalyptic backdrop of this film.
Especially as they already obviously approached him with this in mind, although they "came up" with it here.
My best guess is they were about to unveil the new Sentinels, Magneto knew about it, and shite his the fan very quickly after that.
Posted on 5/26/14 at 10:57 am to OMLandshark
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My best guess is they were about to unveil the new Sentinels, Magneto knew about it, and shite his the fan very quickly after that.
this. although since it was a post-credit scene, i dont see that as getting in the way of the actual movie since it wasnt in the film itself.
it was an outstanding movie. I still liked first class better, but this is very close. I dont really like all the questions we have at the end with the "present future" I guess we have to call it. And im not sure if we will even get answers as they are still going through past decades. Isnt the next one set in the 80s?
Will we have to keep going through different decades until we catch up? and once they do get to the 2000s, how does that work with the other films?
for a franchise that really shot itself in the foot, they seem to have taken a great first step in righting the ship.
This post was edited on 5/26/14 at 11:00 am
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