Welcome back X Men we all know and love..

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2014)

Be warned, spoilers ahead me hearties...
When it comes to the X Men franchise I'm sure all nerds will tell you that 1 was the best, 2 was OK but half way through got dumb and that 3 was unneeded and ruined the entire series. Why did X3 tank so bad in the hearts of those who love it? Bryan Singer, thats how.
The man who brought us the beloved comic series was our ringleader through 1 and 2. They had heart and as you watched them you knew Singer put his love of the characters, material and story into each one. 3 was missing Singer, so it was missing the heart and soul of what made the series great.
So after a few years pass and a really well done prequel/reboot to add to the series (enough to get the taste of 3 out of our collective mouths) how do you return to the series you fathered and make it cool again while making the fans care again? TIME TRAVEL.
Yes my friends, with two words director Bryan Singer wipes out the last half of X2 and all of 3 from our minds and re-writes history his way with this addition to the franchise. How do you fix the mistakes of the past, erase them and they never happened! All the main characters from X Men First Class are back, along with the addition of the best loved characters from The original X Men series. It literally is the best of both worlds. Tie in the before mentioned Time Travel element and how can you go wrong?
The Movie takes on the two issue story of the same name, and though us nerds will tell you that they changed quite a few things from comic to screen, the heart of the story is there again, and your genuine care for the wellbeing of our old (and young versions of) friends.
As always a few things bothered me, so if you will humor me for a few seconds...
1-The ending with Mystique got really annoying after a while.."I'm gonna kill him, no i won't, yes I will, no I won't" JUST DO IT ALREADY!
2-Young Magneto: Wow, he was still a bad guy this whole time! Shocker. Charles, you are too trusting.
3-For a public forum, with the president there, there sure was very little protection. Secret service must have been on LSD that day.
4-The future, with the Sentinels attacking was really slow and drawn out, i know it was for dramatic effect but if this is how they attack, how did they accomplish anything.
5-Wolverine's butt. Come on! Do we really need to get women into this movie THAT bad. I mean it worked (my wife came with me for just that reason) but still. Come on!
6-Quicksilver. It was pretty cool to see him finally in live action form, but his character was not needed that bad. They could have accomplished the exact same thing without him. (but the easter egg with him and Magneto in the elevator was awesome)
7-For wanting to hide the fact that they are mutants from the outside world, they sure did flaunt their powers in public constantly.
8-Young Professor X meets Old Professor X. EPIC!! But you have to admit, young Professor X is a whiny bitch at times.
9-They tie in Wolverines small cameo in First Class perfectly. I was wondering if they would acknowledge that they had already met or not.
10-So Beast can turn the beast power on and off? So hes the Hulk now?
11-If you get to the end, and do not cry when everyone is reunited, YOU HAVE A HEART OF STONE! Once everyone appeared at the Institute I cried like a baby. It was PERFECT! THIS is the way the X Men should be.
So in closing, Bravo Mr. Singer! It looked hopeless there for a while, and even when we heard you had come back the thought was 'How could he possibly save the original series franchise?' I will never doubt you again. Thank you. Thank you.