The era of the thinking person's popcorn flicks

Rating: Null/10 (22 May 2014)

Thought I'm sorely tempted to credit Nolan for the thinking person's blockbuster, I cannot deny that Singer has been there before, and done that before (for some, he's done better before, in the mainstream realm). Fear not, he betters the best mainstream X-Men movie he's done with this one.
I, for one, love 'First Class', and what Vaughn brought to it. When they announced that has-been Singer was returning to helm, I was worried. Well, was I wrong. Sure, it might have perhaps been better with Vaughn in the director's chair (who knows?), but this is one intelligent piece of mainstream cinema that I, for one, will wanna watch once again (the darkness that pervades converted 3D cinema is very much in your face for this outing, and I'd like another viewing, not just for that reason).
Perhaps one of the best outings for Jackman's mutant ever, this one sets up the next one in this universe very cleverly, and yes, far too conveniently as well, but I'm not gonna be the one to complain. Bringing some cool first-time visual aesthetics to the starved sci-fi actioner genre, this one plays like the trend-setting first Matrix movie for the never-too-creatively-bereft superhero cinema, which did need a shot in the arm post the latest Spidey outing, that was shorn of the intellectual edge
With nods to various characters, old and new, and various Easter eggs sprinkled, laying the foundation for upcoming alternate universe tales, this is sheer joy, with my only concern being the way movie studio franchises will now ape the rebooting of each franchise with the same set of characters and actors, and are liable to have eggs on their face more often than not, since this is lightning in a bottle.
The 3D (converted) is pretty good, but it will depend on the projection system in the cinema you choose. All in all, a pretty good time at the movies after 'The winter soldier'. Enjoy!