the good side of it is stronger than, the bad.

Rating: 8/10 (25 May 2014)

I think its got mostly back the right tone what X-men should be. I loved X1 and X2. And Im one of those rare people who actually liked x3, apart from using characters too rushed. And I also loved Wolverine Origins, even though it might have used a bunch of characters differently as most people use to it, or for just the stake of them being there. But I love the tone of that movie, the strength Logan and her girlfriend shows no matter what people do to them, they will try to be the better man. And for me that's what x-men in the core always been. A bunch of characters fighting a impossible war, and beside there own personal problems and the challenges they face with or without a team they always pull together there self and chose the right path. I hated first class with its lazy writing, james bond atmosphere, and stupid characters like acid spiting butterfly girl. The Wolverine was a decent jet flat try. In my eyes at least.
the story of this movie starts right at the middle which first might confuse people who never seen the original comic, or cartoon adaptation of Days of Future past. But to the film credit its eventually answers the most important questions in time, so even non x-men fans will understand the plot. It has a dark, sorta hopeless tone, well balanced with the characters not giving up no matter how dark the situation is. There are many fun moments when its feels the makers did check what a character can do and had fun with the tools (mutant powers) in there hands. Like i was not sure i would like quicksilver, but his one of the highlight of the movie. And there's a scene with him which reminded me of the x2 Nightcrawler scene where he attacks the president. What I mean for me that scene in x2 was a breath taker the passing, the music, the way it shows what the character could do was just amazing. And a completely different situation but with the same feeling shows what Quicksilver can do. I also liked that they put a side the too goofy ability characters like the previously mentioned acid spiting butterfly girl. The relationship between young Charles and Eric also become more realistic, i felt first class was to slop building up there friendship and quickly rushed to the point when the split without every really linking them. And I liked that they where not linked, and young Charles actually disliked Eric a lot. And the scene where Young Charles and Old Charles speaks makes it more understandable what ties them together, without really chewing in your mount. Charles with his ability understand others way better than they understand there self, so he really just want to help everyone. So in away they not really friends they know each other for a long time, and has a history, but looking back on all the movies. Its always Charles who wants to help Eric, and Eric if he plays along usually have his own agenda. But the Charles- Eric-Raven part was still weak, tough was not really over pushed.
But to the reason why i did not gived it 10 stars. While it explains most the plot quite well, there are things which you would really like to know but it rubs it under the rug. Like why Charles looks the same after his body was blown to peaces.
the other and lot bigger part when x-men started it was "in the not to far future" and it had some hints like the Poland scene that mutants where around before, but it kept it small and not history altering. First Class and Days of Future Past strongly goes agents this, altering historical events. Which cuts down from the sci-fi and leans more towards to fantasy. And i don't think that's good thing. Days of Future Past did many parts way better than first class did so it was not really annoying, but still would prefer if the future movies would try to capture more the first x1 and x2 tone of more sci-fi than fantasy tale of we know thats not how history happened.
Also my opinion Young Hank and Raven where good and enjoyable. Young Erik and Charles where decent but they are far from Patrick Steward and Ian McKellen, which is from a point understandable since the later two have way more experience. But maybe it would be a nice idea like i don't know... make James McAvoy look like Charles Xavier, with the wheel chair and bold head. And not run around like a stoned hippie. A) How many other wheel chaired, bold superhero there is? B) I actually don't need a b.
I prefer the cast of the first trilogy way better. But if we need to go first class direction. Make Xavier look like Xavier, recruit a young Scott Summers, Jean Grey and Ororo Monroe beside Hank. And If Wolverine is a no no, put maybe Gambit on the team. Now there's a first class i would be trilled about.
About Apocalypse I hope he wont be a one movie huge treat which gets resolved in 120 minutes. Apocalypse always where a huge deal, most of the time X-men was not able to beat him just delay his plans. So Im hoping we will get at least a trilogy with him, and also a story which dose not relay heavily on altering the past.
Overall even with its slight slips X-men days of Future Past dose way many things right. there for its a fun movie to watch regardless if your a fan or not. Though if you have not seen any of the previous movies and don't know a thing about x-men its probably not the first movie you should start with.