X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
Oh boy where to start on
this thing (excitement level 10). First off we get a glimpse of what the future will be like if the
X-MEN do not intervene and do something to change it. To do this as the title
so aptly implies, they must go back in time (sort of) or at least transfer
their consciences there. The only one able to handle the trip is WOLVERINE
(which made me thankful because I freakin love WOLVERINE). The idea is to
prevent the Sentinal program from ever starting. I won’t go into all the details
on that, but the newer ones in the future scenes are pretty freakin amazing.
The ones in the 70’s are basically gigantic purple hair dryers and look pretty
lame. On to the stuff I loved.
We get yet another
amazing performance from Hugh Jackman as WOLVERINE and he is as un-personable
as usual, we also see very solid performances from James McAvoy (young Charles
Xavier) and Jennifer Lawrence as Raven/Mystique who carries a lot more of this
film than I expected. That isn’t to say everyone else wasn’t great but those
three just really stood out. The opening to this thing, holy freakin awesome, probably
the best opening to an X-MEN film ever. The film also introduces but does not
really get into the details of Blink who I thought was just great from a “really
cool power” standpoint. The movie also pays careful attention to little details
on certain things. We get a short history lesson on why the Sentinals are
called that. We get a few history bending moments thrown in and the sets are
just outstanding.
Now, this movie is not
without a number of issues. In wiping out at least the major events in THE LAST
STAND the storyline leaves us with one huge obvious gap even if you have not
seen the movie. How the heck is the Professor still alive? Also how did Kitty
Pryde get this “I will send you to your former self” power? Did I miss
something? Logan is sent to the past for at least 3 days, does that mean Kitty
had to hold his head for 3 days? Didn’t she need to eat or go to the bathroom?
If time in the present goes slower than time in the past why was that not
pointed out? Also this whole idea behind why they need Mystique smells a LOT
like it was borrowed from the nanomite storyline in RISE OF THE COBRA. Maybe some
of this will get expanded on at some point later in the franchise when fans start
saying “okay great movie…but WHAT?” So for apologetics reasons I am just going
to say in advance I am pretty sure we have to just get our heads around where
the series is now and get over it. Aside from that, this is a comic book based
series. In comic books crazy crap happens and that is part of why we love them.
I will also say I loved the idea of alternate futures and time bending and all
that when it was introduced in the credit scene at the end of THE WOLVERINE, it
was just the execution that I thought could have been better.
This movie is
also over-burdened with just a ton of talking and for really no reason (aside from a little bit we didn't know about Raven unless we were reading the comics). Geez
what is so hard about “we need to do this together or the whole world will be
screwed” don’t you get. Also in order to get to all this dialog into the film
you require one of your major characters to forget almost everything he just
said in X-MEN FIRST CLASS? Hmm… Anyway do not get me wrong. I liked this film a
LOT but not better than THE WOLVERINE or X-MEN UNITED.
Overall I give this
movie a 5 out of 7.
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A look around the series...
X-MEN
X2: X-MEN UNITED
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
THE WOLVERINE
X-MEN: APOCALYPSE
X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX
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