Why "Days of Future Past" has Ruined the X-Men Franchise

Rating: 4/10 (19 September 2014)

Brief Overview: I was happy with the first two X-Men movies, and thrilled with the "new direction" the 2011 movie "X-Men: First Class" had taken. So needless to say, when I heard this movie was going to combine both casts into one movie, I was expecting the greatest X-Men movie to date, however, what really became of it was a lot of disappointment.
The Positives: I really don't have much to say in this category. It was nice to see both casts from the original "X-Men" and "First Class" united, but the overall performance was less than satisfactory. I must admit that I was pleased with the Charles Xavier of the past (played by James McAvoy), and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine wasn't too shabby himself.
The Negatives: I really wanted this film to do well, but it just fell short. This movie had so much potential, but it fell apart, starting with the script. This movie provided absolutely no transition from any of the previous films, and was filled with a lot of pointless chatter. So basically, Wolverine is sent back in time by Professor X and Magneto in attempts to rewrite history and save the mutant race from doom, from massive robots called sentinels. Well this goal was accomplished (mostly from Wolverine and Professor X of the past talking sense to Mystique and Magneto). What I really hated though, is once they did do this preventing the creation of the sentinels, somehow these change of events was able to bring back characters like Jean Grey (the Phoenix) and Cyclops. So in the end, everything that took place over the first three movies never happened (damn, did I waste a lot of time and money). The film was filled with bland acting, cheesy and brief fight scenes, and disappointing CGI considering other super-hero movies this year like "The Amazing Spider Man 2" and "Guardians of the Galaxy." The script really wasted the talent of wonderful actors, that could have easily made this the best film.
The Conclusion: Despite most of the reviews out there, I gave this film a 4/10 because it really was a pointless film. It did nothing to develop the characters in any way, and actually set the characters back. The movie really felt like a drama than anything else, and can easily be argued for the worst X-Men movie.