Comments on: Review: Despite All Its Little Foibles, ‘X-Men: First Class’ Is Near First Rate

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

This movie was great. Even though it\’s over two hours you\’re left wanting much more (in a good way). Also, Fassbender is amazing- I can\’t wait to see him in more films where he can really showcase his leading role skills.

By: DB

DB — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

Brilliant. Really enjoyable and Fassbender is excellent

By: carrie

carrie — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

i live in France and i just saw it: in my humble opinion,it\’s nice and watchable
the good point is McAvoy/Fassbender(great feeling between them and interesting story) and the skirts are very short ;p

my big trouble is for a reboot and if you yet saw the first movies,you have a \”déjà-vu\” because Vaughn doesn\’t renew the serie in using some ideas from the Singer X-Men movies , it\’s very repetitive in explanations or too many characters underused
Also some purists may be angry ( it reinvents their pasts or the History and once again,Xavier again meets Wolverine for example) and it\’s not impressive to see and some scenes yet were seen in other X-men movies

By: Mr Anonymous

Mr Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

Rose Bryne is on a roll – XMen, Insidious and Bridesmaids all in one year! Last year all i remember was Get Him to the Greek.

Anyhoo, saw the film today and i thought it was brilliant! Better than Thor. Better than Green Lantern and Captain America, only time will tell but best superhero movie this year hands down! One thing that surprised me is that it\’s not just a great superhero movie, it\’s actually a great film underneath!

James McAvoy was fantastic as Charles Xavier, totally spot on, but Fassbender – this guy rocks! Pure menace from start to finish. He IS the star of the movie and what an ending! 😉

Only 1 niggle. For a film which featured a lot of deaths (and contained one solitary \’fuck\’), i was surprised at how little blood there was in thie movie. It\’s a 12A but come on guys, if you\’re killing people at least make it realistic and show some blood! Case in point – that scene in Argentina with Fassbender was totally unrealistic. You can\’t do that and have there be no blood!

Besides that top film and one i\’ll be watching again!

By: Mikaylah

Mikaylah — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

So excited to see it on Friday! I\’m glad it seems to be getting pretty good reviews.

By: Drew Taylor

Drew Taylor — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

TJL – do you want to ask me out on a date?

By: Drew Taylor

Drew Taylor — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

That\’s true. Byrne has some nice moments early on in the film, but is largely sidestepped once the mutants show up. It\’s sort of like, she\’s a human (and a girl!), no need for her here.

By: Drew Taylor

Drew Taylor — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

The \”Creepshow\” reference is a good one, although slightly missing the mark – since Romero and King were paying homage to the EC horror comics and Vaughn and Lee were clearly riffing on superhero stories. Good catch though! I like your style!

By: Kevin Jagernauth

Kevin Jagernauth — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

@PB Your comment describes her role in the film pretty dead on. She\’s mostly there to bridge X-men and the CIA.

By: PB

PB — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

How is Rose Byrne? She seems to be a prominent part of the early story, only to be forgotten later on.

By: TJL

TJL — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

I need Drew Taylor\’s email.

By: JD

JD — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:27:28 +0000

Let\’s give credit where credit is due, to George Romero and \”Creepshow\”, which, (inspired, in it\’s own right, by Micheal Powell), was the first film to split the screen into simultaneous comic book type \”panels\” of action.