Flashes back to the mutant from 3600 B.C.

Rating: Null/10 (19 October 2016)

I watched this at home on DVD from my public library. My wife was in St Croix. I'm not sure who had the better time!
The story here starts in 3600 B.C. in ancient Egypt. The mutant called Apocalypse is shown getting a power transfusion from another being, his goal - to live forever and be all-powerful. But something happens and the pyramid he was in came crashing down and he was hidden for over 5000 years.
Closer to present time, in the 20th century, we encounter the X-Men and the university that is set up to teach young people. But when Apocalypse makes an appearance then everyone is pressed into service. The survival of humanity and the world as we know it are at stake.
James McAvoy is back as Professor Charles Xavier and he has to enlist the help of his old friend and sometimes nemesis Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr, also called Magneto. Jennifer Lawrence is Raven, also known as Mystique. And several other X-Men regulars plus a few new faces.
Maybe the most interesting is Oscar Isaac as En Sabah Nur, aka Apocalypse. Isaac was so good in "Ex Machina" and good here, but completely unrecognizable made up as Apocalypse.
We also see a brief turn of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, before he runs into the forest, not to be seen again.
It is a good story with lots of action and an excellent sound track. If you have a powered subwoofer at home it gets a good workout.