The 60's Keep Seeming More Vibrant Than Ever...

Rating: 8/10 (16 November 2013)

Now this is where the "X-Men" franchise, totally begins to redeem itself. After "The Last Stand" (2006) and "Wolverine: Origins" (2009) had disappointed me, I was so happy as well as confused to hear about the beginning of a new "X-Men" trilogy. But then upon hearing it was going to be based on one of the more recent mini-series "First Class", hype necessarily followed. When also considering the abundance of super-hero movies coming out this year, "X-Men: First Class" was the only one I was really looking forward too.
Though people seemed frustrated due to the fact that a majority of recognisable characters were missing from this story, I was really happy for this movies opportunity to feature all these virtually unknown characters who are brilliant and played by confident, unknown actors.
The only minor problem I had was that it did not follow the "First Class" comic storyline, but 10 minutes in I stopped caring because the 1960's aesthetic they went for is the equivalent of a James Bond movie. The friendships plus differences between James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as Xavier & Magneto are so engaging to watch, while Kevin Bacon was an astounding villain (Was it me or does January Jones scream "Fembot"). Overall, the story worked well and the characters and themes the "X-Men" were originally made for were very present. Fear of mutants (Originally a shot at Communism), and the ingenious idea of "Mutant-Warfare" used during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Final Verdict: Though we still got to get through "Green Lantern" and "Captain America" this year, "X-Men" is literally first class. 8/10.