Awful movie...easily the worst in franchise

Rating: 1/10 (16 September 2016)

Okay, I'm a huge x-men fan. I read the original comics daily. I have three things to say: one, Bryan Singer needs to quit or be fired. Unfortunately, money is everything to Hollywood and I get that, but when he just ruins the characters that he has since day one, it makes me want to barf. Unfortunately, the Hollywood execs think he's a golden goose. They think because his films make $400 million every time that he must be special. He isn't! He is no JJ Abrams. I own all the x-men movies so Hollywood got that one off on me. I even bought this stupid movie because I'm a weirdo that has to have a "complete collection". But I'm going to enlist in some hard-core psychological reprogramming course to ensure that if another x-men film comes out as bad as this one, I'm out. I mean for good. I'll watch it when it's on TNT once every 5 years or something. Two, the acting was horrible. Apocalypse was laughable. Seriously Mr. Singer, why do you get Kelsey Grammar to play Beast when he even brags about never having read a single comic book. Grammar doesn't have Hank's playfulness and aloofness. He misses it completely. It's like asking a Shakespearean actor (who is only good at Shakespeare) to play Ted in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. It's just bad. Apocalypse is the opposite problem. Every time he speaks it should be a DECLARATION that BOOMS. Instead he's like a cuckold who's trying to build a plumbing company. I don't know where that imagery came from, but it's kinda like that to me. Seriously, stop hiring "great actors" who are dipshits in this universe....PLEASE. There are so many ways to make a great movie...stop thinking your profits mean it's great. The fan base is there no matter what..unless you keep screwing it up like you have been with Singer. He sucks, seriously. Jean Gray was definitely not Marvel Girl. She's just some dumb Millenial (like most of them) that thinks she's brilliant (like all of them). It's annoying. I agree with the reviewer who said that Mystique came across as if she were on Valium. They all missed. No direction...no understanding of the feel of the characters. Shitty film, really was. I don't even want to talk about Nightcrawler because I'll end up punching my computer monitor and this movie isn't worth the replacement costs. (even if I could replace it for 1 cent). Though, again, I just paid $15 for it on VUDU...that alone proves I'm an idiot. Three, start reading the actual stories and stop trying to be more brilliant than the franchise. I'll tell you a secret...it's possible to be true to the franchise's history and still appeal to the masses (most of whom never read a page). Just ask JJ Abrams. At least he tries to get it...not to mention he's a brilliant director. JJ Abrams for the next film!...you've saved Star Trek...you've saved Star Wars...save this franchise from Bryan Singer...he sucks.