9,5 (Put to a 9), should be seen by everybody who has liked any of the others, and thank Apocalypse that Bryan Singer is back!

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2014)

X-Men: Days of Future Past review, from the sound of a nerd. Hello everybody and welcome to Sound of The Nerds' first review, this one is coming from Toby.
Visual Presentation: The movie has a "right" feel of the 70's era. Using heavily CGI, which looks great, the movie emphasizes large monsters, and beautiful powers. The coloring really shows the difference between a dark desolate future, and the bright and hopeful 70's.
"Am I the only one who's dying to see the costumes (-Hank McCoy)? The 70's era has no "X-Men costumes" as the X-Men at the time don't exist. Whatsoever, seeing Magneto in something very much resembling his classic was fantastic. Jennifer Lawrence ditched a costume to don a body suit, and looks amazing as mystique. McAvoy looks nothing like the Charles I know, but created a unique twist to him, that adds character. The biggest surprise was Quicksilver, whom in the trailers looked ridicules, but in the actual movie, it was quite good, the costume really added to his character. Beast has become more feral, more alike his true self.
In the Future everything looks darker. The old cast hasn't really changed that much, and their costumes remain true to what they have been, but the little things do improve. The biggest difference is Shadowcat moving from a normal teenage mutant in The Last Stand to becoming a war torn soldier in Days. The new guys was visually impressive, especially Blink and Bishop, they very much look like a realistic version of themselves from the comic books. The fighting scenes were very good, especially in the future.
The first time, watching cerebro in 3D? For me that was the singular greatest moment in the movie! It was really amazing, and felt like a way of getting closer to understanding Charles.
Sound: There isn't much to say about the sound of the movie. The soundtrack was unnoticeable, some will say this is a good attribute to the movie, others will say that it is the exact opposite, I like the fact that it was unnoticeable. Whatsoever, the one part that stuck in my head was Wolverine listening to "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" fitting both the time, and the character from the comics. Other than this, at sometimes I recognized some similarities in the score between Days and previous movies. Story: I will keep this very clear of spoilers, and do note that as a fan this is the most important part of the movie to me. The story really does what Singer wanted to do, and is used very much as an eraser. It tries to maintain true to the story from the comics, using Shadowcat as a means to time travel, as she was the one who traveled back in time in the comics. Whatsoever, this left me with one question, how does "phasing" as in moving thru place turn into the power to move others thru time? If it was made clear this was in accordion with Xavier's telepathy (it was telepathy in the books) it would be easier to swallow. Other questions do surface, how is Xavier alive? Why does Magneto have his powers back? Why does Wolverine have adamantium claws again? I can't answer these questions, but I do hope they will be answered in bonus scenes from the DVD.
The movie really ties up everything the X-Men is, a constant struggle for survival, and putting your life on risk for those who hate you. The addition of the new characters like Bishop, Blink and Quicksilver was well done; they all got appropriate screen time according to their back story and importance to their story, and most importantly expanding on the entire universe. The main story circles around Wolverine, Magneto and Xavier, with other important parts by Beast and Mystique. Whatsoever I missed Banshee, Emma Frost, Rogue, so I really wanted more of the old cast back, especially in the past, with only four recurring characters.
Following the other movies, it feels mostly like a sequel to First Class, for me personally this was a huge setback, I was expecting to see the original cast more than they actually was featured, because of the way the movie has been advertised, I expected more of them, and many explanations that never arrived. Overlooking that, the movie did make the shifts between future and past smooth. The second time I saw it, knowing how little the future was going to be featured, I understood why the shifts were made when they was made.
Cast: Having some of the best actors of past and present, it contains some of the best talent. Patrick Stewart is the same Charles we all know, and hearing him was a wonder. Whilst the two Xavier are vastly different, Fassbender is very much only a younger McKellen. And one of the scenes Fassbender has, on-board a plane, he shows so much power, and only in words, portraying the same Magneto I know and love, and proving him to be the strongest surprise. The new additions also did a good job, the most noticeable of them was Evan Peters as Quicksilver. The cast was as wonderful as ever. Seeing McKellen and Stewart again was amazing, although short lived.
Overall: A wonderful summer movie,great action adding to a great story This movie finally ties together all the previous movies. The second best X-Men movie ever made, this is a must see, although the others should be seen firstly. Setting up the future of the franchise, this is the movie you must see this summer!
+ Fassbender and McAvoy's chemistry + The notes to the comics + Charles high and drunk! - Too little concentration on the future part - Leaves you with more questions, then it answered