"Sweet Dreams Are Made of These" ; indeed they are in the best of the series thus far!

Rating: 9/10 (28 May 2016)

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE (2016) ***1/2 James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, The Sheridan, Lucas Till, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Alexandra Shipp, Lana condor, Olivia Munn, Ally Sheedy, Zeljko Ivanek (Cameos: Stan Lee (unbilled) Hugh Jackman) "X"-cellent continuation of Marvel's marvelous mutant mystery tour in this prequel sequel to X-Men: Days Of Future Past, by going back to the future circa 1983 with the ongoing conflicts between superhuman mutants - good and evil - to wit: millennials old Apocalypse (a barely recognizable Isaac), an Egyptian god like mutant hellbent on wiping the slate clean of humanity to restore the world to a better place by enlisting Magneto (magnificently tortured Fassbender) as well as a new crew of baddies while his frienemy Professor Charles Xavier (McAvoy giving good tit for tat) attempts to block the impeding cataclysm with his school of talented and gifted students including reluctant Cyclops (Sheridan), stronger-than-she can comprehend psychic sista Jean Grey (Turner) and meek yet willing Nightcrawler (Smit-McPhee) on board for a battle royale. Returning to the fold a return to form is director Bryan Singer who helmed the first two X-Men films and aforementioned Future Past and his collaboration with scribes Simon Kinberg, Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris keep things lively and decidedly bent to a darker tone (not a complaint what-so-ever) with some true crowd-pleasing sequences including (Spoiler Alert) a save-the-day Wolverine (the always welcome Jackman) and an outstanding mix of humor and gob-smacking visual effects involving Peters' smart-aleck Quicksilver literally saving the day set to The Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams Are Made of These" ; indeed they are in the best of the series thus far!