Comments on: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ Is Set In 1983, But Why That Year?

By: anglo77

anglo77 — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:28 +0000

You wrote that the film got "surprisingly strong reviews," yet it is no surprise. The past two X-Men films that Bryan Singer himself directed got strong reviews, and it was quite obvious that his third time around would be no different, especially if Matthew Vaughn helped conceive the story. Sure, numerous X-Men films got bad reviews, but it was quite apparent that this one would actually be good.

By: RON

RON — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

Because iNDIA won Cricket World cup …!!!

By: chris

chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

Seems to complete the pattern. First Class took place in 1963, most of Days of Future Past took place in 1973 ergo: Age of Apocolypse 1983 (of course with a quick trip back in time to kill Professor X?)

By: Desmond

Desmond — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

I think you mean the climax of the 'former' took place during the cuban missle crisis

By: Vince Russo

Vince Russo — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

1983 was the most important year in the world. The year I was born.

By: KIng

KIng — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

1983 was the yer McDonald's introduced the McNugget.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

1983 was the year Rogue joined the X-Men. Uncanny X-Men #171.

By: James

James — Fri, 13 May 2016 07:17:27 +0000

1983 was arguably the closest we ever came to nuclear war. A succession of old men were ruling in Moscow and dropping like flies, leaving the chain of command unclear, and the US was installing Pershing missiles across Europe. Then in the middle of all that came Operation Able Archer. I had a professor in college who said it was much, much more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis, it's just relatively unknown.