An Honest Review

Rating: 10/10 (20 November 2016)

Hey, Days of Future Past. 10 out of 10.
You have Singer back at the Helm adapting one of Claremont's most loved story arcs (and really one of the shortest) into pure pop corn chomping escapism.
But then. he had to do a great job on it. X-Men is a beloved title. The X-Men spinoffs are beloved. Days of Future Past is one of the X-Stories that gets crowned time and again by us nerds.
Singer walked in there knowing that if he messed it up he'd be lynched by fanboys and that is an extremely embarrassing way to go. There are certainly more painful ways to die, but few that are more humiliating than death-by-fan-boy.
Thankfully he did pull it off. He adapted it nicely to fit into the established chronology of the X-Franchise and he did with style and grace.
You get glimpses of favorite characters, epic battles in the future, the return of characters we loved from the original franchise, a fun romp through the 70s and, just because he is THE fan favorite, Logan gets to time travel instead of Kitty. Besides, neither this Shadowcat nor Ellen Page have ever seen the 70s.
And to top it all off you get a fun new character. Sure, Quicksilver was more true to form in Age of Ultron, but the X-Franchise version of him is utterly entertaining.
It is a win on all counts.
Unfortunately, like X2, it's the sequel that stands out before the reboot does a Last Stand swan dive into horrible.
So, as with X2, if you are going to watch one X-Reboot, watch Days of Future past. 10 out of 10, pure geeky entertainment.