X-Men: First Class

[hopeprince]

So who is going to see this again tomorrow?

Me

[shmile]

me too

[Beate]

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/x-men ... 40456.html

[prettyxcool]

oh dear lets hope she wasn't at Leicester Square this morning

oops sorry, had too much to drink this afternoon, of course I meant tomorrow!

LOL! Would you like to meet at a tube station so you don't walk to the wrong cinema?

Brain went a bit gaga this afternoon! I think I just quietly

[TheyCallMeMrGlass]

Saw this last night at Vue West End. Did the X-men film makers name this entry, First Class because of its quality? That was a bit obnoxious of them to have the audacity to do that, isn't it? I don't think the title suits. It should be X-Men: F**CKING AWESOME! What a movie. As Far as prequels go, this is the greatest (ok I'm not counting Godfather 2, that was half prequel). I love the Star Wars prequels but they were very very flawed. XMFC got it right in nearly every area. Mainly and crucially it got it right in the motivation, friendship/enemy developments of the main protaganists, Charles and Erik. Particularly Erik/Magneto. He was always my favourite character in the other X-Men films but here he was even more so. An ultra cool, dangerous, yet lost soul enraptured with inner hatred and turmoil. Whenever he gets into action or at an emotional high, he carries the most exciting and thrilling piece of er...soundtrack I've heard in a while! Soundtracks generally should be subtle to drive a story but here, an exception can be made, as it enhanced an already badass character into something I would disturbingly worship. Charles's journey was also done extremely well, as we see him shake off his teenage immaturity (which was fun to watch) ready to take on a huge responsibility for his own kind and to take on the difficult task of creating a harmony between mutants and humans. But no film can be great without a great villain. That box was ticked by Kevin Bacon's evil evil Nazi general and...oh he was so evil and so damn f**king COOL. Help me, I am being overdosed with evil coolness.

Its the character drives, motivations, and relationships that truly elevates this superhero film above most others. The pacing was exquistite and energetic. The tone was deliciously vibrant due its 60s setting. And the actors were superb, all of them but yes particularly those who played the main protaganists including Raven/Mystique, who's journey was also fairly moving. Actors will only perform their best when there is good direction so kudos to a fantistic job by director Matthew Vaughan. The story itself was clever and intriguing, integrating the well known Cuban crisis history with the fictious mutant evolution.

There was just so much joy to be had in this film. Continuity with previous X-Men films is not tight, it is a bit loose but I would say it has better continuity than the Star Wars prequels.

Oh and the soundtrack is not out until 13th June...booo. I want it now.

9/10

[Celini]

MrG, I could not agree more with your review! I saw this for the 2nd time this morning, and had again this same feeling of watching a pretty good and badass movie

it was lovely to meet all these FMUKers, also I am not sure I met everybody!!! Shmile and Hopeprince, did I meet you?

[Beate]

Bloody brilliant. OH was so absorbed he didn't even finish his drink. Marble Arch was woefully empty though, and no ID or printout required, only name on guest list. Nice to see some FMUKers, old and new.

9/10

[kevinknapman]

Enjoyed this for the 2nd time this morning. I still think it's far from perfect.
The nods to the future of the X-Men are still pretty clunky. None more so than Xavier's reading of Colonel Stryker's mind "You're thinking of your son William...". Does it make sense for him to be thinking of his son at that point? No. Is it a dodgy way of signalling to the audience that this is William Stryker's dad (William Stryker was played by Brian Cox in X2 and Danny Huston in X-Men Origins: Wolverine)? Yes it is. There are several moments like that. Also still not keen on the 'feral cat in the hat'...sorry 'Beast' design. The fact that Michael Fassbender's accent seems to go awol occasionally is also slightly worrying.
And yes there are times when it does seem to be a bit confused as to whether it's a reimagining of the characters of the X-Men universe or a straight prequel to the original trilogy (or quadrilogy).
Still I really enjoyed it and it didn't feel like it dragged at all despite my having already seen it. The cast are, for the most part, excellent. I was also struck again as to how funny it is a times. Hard to believe this is the same film that Roger Ebert dismissed as 'humourless'.
Glad I made the effort to get up this morning to watch it again, reservations aside.

[ejwrank]

Well I actually enjoyed this and was pretty surprised that I did. I came to this as someone who knew nothing about X-Men films (I'm sure there are a few others about) so any continuity issues meant nothing to me.

I had been offered tickets by the lovely a_person but wondered if I'd have any problems getting in but managed to win a ticket of my own so that propelled me to get up early. As it was there was a quick name check at the door and the cinema was virtually empty. Of course FMUK was well represented with many watching it for the second time.

[hopeprince]

it was lovely to meet all these FMUKers, also I am not sure I met everybody!!! Shmile and Hopeprince, did I meet you?

I dont know sneeked in after being a bit late waking up late this morning I have to say its a bit unusual for me to wake up before 9. Call me lazy
I loved it the second time around too. Was a bit quieter than the last time but I saw things I missed the first time around.