The Perfect X-Men Movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 May 2014)

Out of all the major superhero franchises we have today, the X-Men franchise has been the weakest in my opinion. I like the original two X-men films, First Class, and The Wolverine a lot. But in terms of the best overall franchise, it has never blown me away like other superhero movies had. But Days of Future Past is everything I had hoped and more. It brings together the original cast, and the younger cast from First Class together in one big epic movie. It also happens to introduce a few new mutants to the big screen that turned out to be more than impressive.
Right from the opening scene, you realize the franchise is back in Bryan Singer's hands who helmed the first two critically acclaimed X-men films. Literally the first 10 minutes show us the unique powers of some of the lesser known mutants such as Blink, Sunspot, and Bishop. Everyone's introduction was spot on and brings back the chills I had when first seeing X-men. The film then starts to set in motion the plans to send Wolverine's consciousness back in time to his younger self in order to stop Mystique from killing Boliver Trask. Jennifer Lawrence was great as both Raven and Mystique as you can tell she struggles to cope with everything bad that has happened to mutants the years following the Cuban crisis.
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender once again shine as Charles Xavier and Magneto respectively. The two old friends go through many more ups and downs this go around, and you can tell how much more comfortable these actors felt in their roles. Ultimately this film is about hope, and which of the mutants can overcome their hatred and restore hope within the mutant community and together with humans.
Even though Hugh Jackman is once again the star of the movie, it's hard not to think about how good everyone else is in the movie. Evan Peters, as Quicksilver, who everyone including myself were bashing on how bad he looked in the trailers, was hilariously awesome in this movie. He had probably some of the best scenes of the entire movie by himself. Overall I loved this movie and it is by far my favorite X-men film, and one of the best superhero movies of all time.
I have to also mention the brief cameos of Cyclops and Jean Grey. It wasn't overly shocking, but I thought it definitely gave me butterflies knowing Bryan Singer found a way to bring them back.
+Quicksilver and the other new mutants
+Performances across the board
+those cameos......
+JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
-left wanting more Rogue
10/10