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X-Men: Apocalypse

  • Thread starter Thread starter Jon84
  • Start date Start date May 19, 2016
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The reviews for this seem mixed according to Rotten Tomatoes and MetaCritic. Booked tickets for Friday, I must say it looks to be good to me seeing as they have reset time now.

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) - IMDb
 
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Really looking forward to this! The past 2 prequels in the series have been great. Going to see it tonight :)
 
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mitchada04 said:
Really looking forward to this! The past 2 prequels in the series have been great. Going to see it tonight :)
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No spoilers please!!
 
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The trailers were alright and that's pretty much what I'm expecting from the movie.
 
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I thought it was good, and as expected after the last movie. Needless to say the plots are now wide open for the future, interesting post credit scene too!
 
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I saw it on Weds here in the UK and really enjoyed it.
 
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I personally loved the movie. Yes the pacing is a bit all over the place and the action isn't quite as memorable as DoFP, but I never found the X-Men movies to be known for their jaw-dropping action scenes (Quicksilver withstanding). Yes, that even means the raid and Nightcrawler scenes in X2, which are both considerably dated now. These movies have always been about the characters to me, and this new prequel trilogy in particular has done a much better job of exploring those friendships along with the themes of family and betrayal (thanks to Fassbender and McAvoy).

This is still the weakest of the 3, landing right below First Class for me, but it is still very strong. My biggest gripe at this point seems to be the constant feeling that each movie is about the X-Men LEARNING their powers. I've seen it film after film now and I'm getting a bit tired of it. That and (SPOILER, but not really) Magneto constantly flip flopping between sides. But those are minor gripes for a movie that at 140 minutes, doesn't feel too long. The 3rd act is a bit messy, but the first 2 are great and devote an appropriate amount of time across all characters (except Psylocke).

Overall, a very fun time at the movies and a good choice for the Memorial Day Weekend!
 
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Thought it was alright. Not nearly as good as Days Of Future Past. I felt there were too many characters that were shoehorned in the movie and really served no purpose.
 
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I guess I'm in the minority here, thought this movie was total trash.
 
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