Have all the fans gone mad?

Rating: 2/10 (18 September 2011)

I cannot believe the fact that I literally had to go looking for a bad review to convince myself I'm not the only one. The film was the most disappointing series ever made, and this is saying a lot since Wolverine used to be the worst series in my book. Mathew Vaughn clearly does not know how to make a super-hero film.
The story looked like it was written by a 10 year old. The only convincing characters were Xavier & Magneto, the rest were just there to fill screen space. Before I watched the film I saw the trailer and I thought "This is gonna be the best film ever". The fact that they had the balls to merge a fictional story with an event that actually took place in history was a bold move. However, the presentation was just pathetic. This film will probably be epic through the eyes of a 14 year old but any age-group beyond that should have walked out of the theater laughing his/ her ass off. There comes a time when one must be able to differentiate between cliché & originality. "Mutant & Proud", are you kidding me? WE KNOW they're mutants, we know they have super-human powers, saying mutant over and over and over again does not make the message any clearer. "You want the Mutants? Take them, just let us normal people go" The dialogs could not be worse.
Why would anyone make fun of super-hero abilities? Especially the ones depicted in the film. I can understand Beast, his feet are quite ugly. The scene where the two security guards come about and start making fun of the kids was nothing but hilarious.
Xavier and Eric are supposed to have had a rich history, not something that just ends within a span of two hours. Apart from the fact that Xavier gets paralyzed in the dumbest manner possible, did they HAVE to do it so soon? Is this the history of how Charles Xavier looses his legs, is this the history of the friendship between him and Magneto? Is it really? This is it? Nothing more? No epic battle sequence between the two symbolizing the end of their bond? When I thought of the break of friendship between the two I was thinking Naruto & Saske (Apologies to those of you who don't understand you may Google it out and get the facts in an instant).
Kevin Bacon as whoever the hell he's supposed to be has done the most ridiculous acting I have ever seen. The Diamond chick was a blond in the most Literal sense of the word, and what was up with Xavier's students? He uses Cerebro to find an army and those guys are the only ones he could find? Are you serious? If I have the power to contact other Mutants I'll make a whole damn' army with it, not recruit some no good kids who have no idea how to fight (or act).
The scene with Magneto killing the three guys in the bar could have been so much more. A stab to the head rather than the stomach, a slit to the throat (depicted by a blood splatter to the wall) than a pussy stab to the hand, to which the reaction was like he was on opium. If the gun in my hand is being controlled not by my own will, my first reaction would be to let it go!
So fine, Magneto had to turn against everyone. Mystique had to come to his side, but mere dialogs aren't enough to satisfy an audience. There was nothing emotional about it, nor was it tragic, and honestly, I saw it coming five minutes after the film started.
The Visual Effects looked like it was from the 70's. I swear to god Star Wars (1977) looks more realistic than this.
This film could have been the greatest origin story ever. There is no reason to ever believe that this is even close to a good film, especially for the fans. I really shouldn't say this because I'm agnostic, but God help the future of this series.