X-Men: First Class (+ Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Great movie

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I was over the X-Men franchise years and years ago. And that was before Marvel showed us how good a comic movie could be. This movie breathed new life into X-Men. Would anyone seriously have believed that someone could step up to the plate and match McKellen and Stewart? Damn if Fassbender and McAvoy didn't do exactly that. Fassbender comes across as driven, principled, self-righteous... a man who was unfortunate enough to experience the world as it really is and understands the need to be ruthless when sheltered idealists hide from the truth. McAvoy is the perfect young Charles: a thoughtful man who knows the need for principle and sees the potential for cooperation because he can literally see into the hearts of men, and sees in his friend a good man who makes bad decisions because he's fighting his own demons, not the battle at hand. The setting is the swinging early 60s and cold war politics, perfect for James Bond adventures. The soundtrack alone catches the theme perfectly, plus good writing and directing. The supporting performances are mostly good. We had a good villain (albeit the stock predictable Nazi world-conquering baddie). Kevin Bacon plays him perfectly. Hoult and Byrne deliver excellent performances. For all the grief she gets, Jennifer Lawrence did a great job as well. I think it was a mistake to make her the hinge for the rebooted franchise, much as too much of a good thing (wolverine) hampered the old edition. But her extreme body issues, unrequited love for Charles, and sheer loneliness gave her Mystique-ishness some depth and believability. At the center of the story is the Erik/Charles bromance, and that worked very well. Overall a good movie, maybe the best in the rebooted series. I kind of wished they had stayed in this time period for a while instead of rushing headlong to the present.

I used to get upset over movies that departed from the mythology created in the comic books. I mean there are certain things that are supposed to be sacred to the comic book world (like keep your hands off of Watchmen). But then I got a little older and a little wiser and read more comic books. I realized that comics are not a static medium. They change, origins stories change. Foundational aspects of the characters change. What matters at the end of the day is, "was it a good story?" X-Men: First Class is a great story and worth watching. The acting is, for the most part, decent. I've never been a fan of January Jones and this movie did little to change my mind on that count. The chemistry between MacAvoy and Fassbender, however, is fantastic. The special effects are okay. There are a few scenes that are a little rough to watch. It's not really an action movie (which might be why the CGI is a little shoddy at times). I mean there is plenty of action, but that's not really what the movie is about. This is a movie about identity and friendship. While it gets a bit heavy handed at times, on the whole those themes are well discussed and necessary in a world that is becoming increasingly polarized. Even if you didn't like the previous X-Men films (and perhaps especially if you didn't like them) this is a movie well worth watching.

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Given how comic book films seem to be hit or miss, I was a little nervous when I went to see this for the first time, afraid that I would come away disappointed. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised! This story delves into the origins of the X-Men, and how Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr, two men with extraordinary abilities but differing philosophies on mutants' roles in the world, form an uneasy alliance and start up a school for other "gifted" ones like them. Opposing them is Sebastian Shaw, played by Kevin Bacon, who seeks to pit humans against each other and have them wipe each other out, freeing himself and mutants like him to rule the world. All the performances here are pretty solid, but James McAvoy, as Xavier, and Michael Fassbender, as Lehnsherr, are absolutely brilliant, and Bacon shines as their main nemesis. And a movie featuring people with a wide range of special abilities makes for a lot of very cool effects, all of which are very well done(I highly recommend getting this on Blu-Ray if you can). The story ends leaving you wanting more, for good reason; there are two more movies coming in this story arc, and if this first one is any indication, they will be great as well. Whether you're a long-time X-Men fan like me, or are new to the saga, this is a great add to your movie collection and is a good starting point for newbies. Buy it!

What makes a great movie? A solid cast that turns in great acting throughout the film. A great soundtrack comprised of both original scores and previously recorded music appropriate for the movie's setting. How about a storyline that mixes in comedy, suspense, drama, romance and tragedy? All of these are present in X-Men : First Class; the fifth outing in the X-Men movie franchise. This one breaks ground in that it has an entirely new cast, most of whom are playing characters not seen in the prior movies. Maybe the best part of this film is how it weaves the story of the first known mutants into the fabric of human history, both on the personal and global levels. Outside of Nolan's Dark Knight, X-Men First Class is probably the other contender for best picture the year it was released. Beside the film, this product is the standard two disk Blu-ray, where the 2nd disc is a digital copy instead of the traditional DVD copy. There are no extra scenes, deleted scenes, or alternate scenes. The extra features talk mainly about the features of the film's story, like some of the technologies seen in the film. Overall, a great watching experience for the small screen, along with the big screen.

This was when the XMen were young, so you look at how these societal misfits got together and moved forward. You understand how friendships were built, how they learned to control their powers, how the school got started, and why the school master is in a wheelchair, etc. If you know nothing about the Wolverine and XMen movies, let me briefly explain. They are all societal misfits, mutants. Their mutation is something different for everyone, but they are special powers, gifts, that allow each of them to do very special things, like cause storms, throw fire from their hands, move things with thought, read minds, bend metal, etc. As is typical, the "normal" folks don't understand these powers and are afraid of the mutants, and many folks want to just get rid of them, causing the mutants to fight back. Wolverine is one mutant, a very powerful man. He has claws that extend from his hands (kind of like a bear with extra long claws), and they are a very strong metal. His entire skeletal structure is made of this metal and if he gets cut or shot, he regenerates and heals immediately. BTW, Wolverine was maybe about 45 years old or so during the Civil War and is still the same age. We don't know how old he is but he does not age and he does not die. Wolverine spun off to make his own movies and also appears in some of the XMen movies. Every XMen and Wolverine flick has been wonderful, including the Wolverine (2013) that is in the theaters now. They are all loaded with action and great roles are played by all.