Critics are weirdos this movie ROCKED

Rating: 6/10 (28 May 2016)

The critics are really tuning out when it comes to summer blockbusters and it's such a shame. I was a little worried going into this movie because of all the bad rap it's got right now. But to my surprise, it was AWESOME. And I think critics are trashing this film because they just don't care, they think it's repetitive and it's pandering to fans of the characters. I'm glad it it was made for the fans of the comics, cartoons, whatever form you grew up with, because in my opinion this is the best live action adaptation to date of the X- Men characters. But I wanna make it clear that I don't think it's better than First Class as a movie, or Days of Future Past for that matter, but it's still really good. In a bloated year of comic book movies this is one that feels the most familiar but still fresh. The X-Men franchise being out of Marvel's hands is saddening to a certain extent, but it's nice to see it provide something different from what we expect in the Avengers. My friend and I both agree it's nice to have a more balance of drama and humor in the X-men films rather then having constant humor like in the Avengers, now I'm not saying I didn't like this past month's Civil War, I really enjoyed it, but it's nice to move the focus to a more dramatic conflict and less on the one liners. There are a few problems I have that I want to address first before I describe what I love about the movie. My first problem is the four horsemen, I feel it was rushed and completely left open with not enough details. Magneto was really the only one who made sense to me why he would join Apocalypse, because with Storm, Pyslocke, and Angel you just don't get to know them at all. They play off more as henchman rather than famous characters that we know. My other problem is Apocalypse wasn't used to his full potential, I think Oscar Issac did a great job with what he was given, but his lines feel repetitive and corny at times. His powers are unexplained, I'm not too sure what exactly he can do and it would've been a nice touch to just see what other powers he's capable of. On a more positive note I LOVED the urgency they showed with him, I really felt like there was a sense of danger finally which is a hard thing to find in the MCU. With the stakes being raised, it adds the tension and I feel that's severely lacking in most of the Avengers films except for a few scenes obviously. It's nice to see everyone from First Class reconnect and reflect on the memories from that film because it adds a sense of closure to that generation of mutants, especially between Xavier and Erik. While the new generation finally join the X-Men for a potentially awesome sequel in the 90's. I have no complaints there, I loved Jean and Nightcrawler, and I thought Cyclops did fine. Quicksilver was freaking great as you might expect so I hope to see him come back. There's so much I want to talk about but I want to keep it spoiler free. But let's just say everything they hint at in this movie got me so amped up that the next X-Men is on the top of my anticipation list. If you haven't done so, BUY A TICKET TO THIS MOVIE!!!