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Rating: 9/10 (5 June 2011)

I have to be honest and say when I first heard that they were doing an X-Men prequel, I was quite sceptical as we have seen other movie prequels that were pretty dire (a certain trilogy springs to mind), but I need not have worried as they certainly pulled it off.
For people like me who are fans of Marvel and been following X-Men for years there were perhaps some niggly points but I had to just push them aside and accept the fact that the X movies are set in their own continuity.
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender made the roles their own, with the odd nod to Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellin. The rest of cast managed to hold their own too.
The storyline itself was good but had a couple of plot holes.
For me my favourite part of the movie was a rather memorable (and colourful) cameo, which certainly got the biggest laugh from the rest of the audience too.
From what I have if this movie does well they will make another, they have no worries there for me it looks like it will do well this summer, but for me still cannot beat Thor for summer blockbuster title.