This movie raises the bar for future X-Men movies...

Rating: 8/10 (5 September 2014)

OK, I have to admit that I am impressed. I am not overly keen on superhero movies, and the previous X-Men movies have been adequate entertainment, sure, but "X-Men: Days of Future Past" really put all previous X-Men movies to shame.
The storyline here is really well thought through and executed equally well. And whereas the previous movies have been entertaining, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" also gives the audience something to think about. This installment to the series is more than just another action movie, it actually challenges the audience.
As with the previous movies, the cast is impressive, and people are still doing great jobs with their given roles and characters, and that really shows on the screen. Each character did bring something unique to the story and the movie, of course some more than others, especially those around which the story was centered.
I liked the concept idea of having to go back in time to change the future. Granted, there is nothing new in that idea by far, but it was done in a nice way in the movie, and it did start some thoughts. I started to think 'so if they go back in time to change history, what about the events that transpired in all the previous movies?'. But after a bit more thought, then it dawned on me that it was actually genius, because that would mean that the events that happened in the previous movies were all byproducts of the change in history, and what was shown in those movies differed from what actually should have been show. So in that sense, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" does give the audience something to think about.
As for the effects, well it was as with all previous X-Men movies, great and up to date. Lots of really great CGI effects and some great display of interesting mutant abilities. And while Blink did have some interesting power, I couldn't help but notice that somewhere along the line someone had played a bit too much "Portal".
Anyway, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" is a really entertaining movie and it does justice to all the previous X-Men movies. This particular movie is by far the best in the series so far, and I can highly recommend it, even if you, like me, are not too fond of superheroes.