X-men: The First Class

[01101010]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrbHykKUfTM

Want to really rip it and hate it, but god damn it... damn it all to hell

(youtube might pull it from what I read on the comments - get it while it's still hot)

[Sir T]

Looks like a buddy movie to me. Of the quality of Revenge of the Sith

[K9]

Hot damn that looked promising.

Too many hopes dashed for me to get excited yet though.

[Sir T]

Yep, I'm reading beyond the effects to see the potential for serious suck. For instance as the leads. All I can see is Obi wank Kenobi yelling to Anikant "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHOSEN ONE!"

[Brogarn]

Yep, I'm reading beyond the effects to see the potential for serious suck. For instance as the leads. All I can see is Obi wank Kenobi yelling to Anikant "YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THE CHOSEN ONE!"

The exchange between the two of them at the end of the trailer was written far better than anything Lucas wrote in the prequels. Can't judge the entire movie from teaser trailer and that one exchange alone, but I liked it well enough to go from ambivalent to interested.

[Khaldun]

Well. Swab me if that doesn't look like it has some potential. Be curious to see if they get the period look right, though.

[HaemishM]

Director is Matt Vaughn, he of Kick-Ass and Layer Cake. I have faith in his ability to tell a good story. Trailer looks good.

[DraconianOne]

Well. Swab me if that doesn't look like it has some potential. Be curious to see if they get the period look right, though.

This is all you need to know:

[Ironwood]

Hmm, where's his swashbuckling shirt and why is she wearing clothes, instead of just a corset, knickers and thigh highs ?

Am I misremembering this story which influenced my growing up so ?

[DraconianOne]

She was very scantily clad in the trailer - just a bra and knickers by the looks of it.

[Ironwood]

YAY

[01101010]

So with Kevin in this type of movie, are we now at 5 degrees? 

[Evil Elvis]

Kevin Bacon is Sebastian Shaw? 

I'm in.

[UnSub]

Prequels as a rule suck.

... but I'll still go and see this.

[Sir T]

Well. Swab me if that doesn't look like it has some potential. Be curious to see if they get the period look right, though.

It has a Hoverjet plane in the 1960s (which the US government somehow forgot existed in Xmen 2) and you are worried about whether they will have the period look right? 

[DraconianOne]

It has a Hoverjet plane in the 1960s (which the US government somehow forgot existed in Xmen 2) and you are worried about whether they will have the period look right? 

 

[Thrawn]

I'm all for seeing someone else take a stab at Magneto.  I think Ian McKellen is a great actor, but always hated him as Magneto.

[Sand]

Looks awesome. Cant figure out how I missed or didnt see some woman in nickers in the trailer that someone else saw. Must watch again.

[Merusk]

Looks awesome. Cant figure out how I missed or didnt see some woman in nickers in the trailer that someone else saw. Must watch again.

It's very brief, right as she's icing over.  I had to pause the trailer to see it, so Drac has better eyes than I do.

[Segoris]

Director is Matt Vaughn

I can't see the trailer at work, but I'm still in just for this alone

[MuffinMan]

It's very brief, right as she's icing over.  I had to pause the trailer to see it, so Drac has better eyes than I do.

I assume if it's Emma Frost she is turning into diamond. Sorry, it was bugging me.

[Azazel]

Looks.. well.. interesting.

Feels a little odd to have some of the Original X-Men without Cyclops there, but then I guess he was in the new movies due to the timeless, ageless nature of comic books. How old is he now in the comics? 35? maybe 40?

[K9]

Can you even tell with all the myriad timelines?

Comics don't do canon well in my experience.

[MuffinMan]

That's the exact reason it's hard for me to read mainstream comics anymore. You almost have to pretend that nothing is canon since everything eventually gets retconned anyways.

[Merusk]

Comics are soap operas for geeks.  At least soap operas have to move on, though, because actors age and die.   When you run into the wall of trying to keep iconic characters around for 100+ years, it's all going to get stupid and remain that way.

[Khaldun]

All-Star Superman. Case closed. It's not the age (or agelessness) of the characters that's the problem, it's the unimaginative writers trying too hard to keep fanboys happy with "continuity".

[UnSub]

Director is Matt Vaughn

I can't see the trailer at work, but I'm still in just for this alone

He pulled in Jane Goldman to write the script, who also scripted "Kick-Ass".

[Ironwood]

This was good.

I'd say 'miraculous' since I almost forgot about the abortion that was x-men 3 for an hour or two.

[Ard]

Good god Ironwood.  I wrote off this movie ages ago as likely sucking, and you made me go look at the reviews.  They're literally through the roof.  53 reviews, all but one is positive, and it's still a few days before release.

[Draegan]

This was good.

I'd say 'miraculous' since I almost forgot about the abortion that was x-men 3 for an hour or two.

Really?  Now you might have me go spend 30$ to buy a ticket.

[Ironwood]

Purists may find nits to pick, but this is ME talking :

This was a good, enjoyable and fun film, well played.  The cameo was genius.

Go See It.

I suspect one day they'll have a boxed set :  X-Men First Class, X-Men and X-Men 2.

It'll be glorious.

Shutupshutupshutup, it doesn't exist, it was awful.

[SurfD]

I suspect one day they'll have a boxed set :  X-Men First Class, X-Men and X-Men 2.

Maybe, maybe not.  I believe there is a roumor of some sort going around that that First Class may be part 1 of an X-Men beginnings trilogy.

[Ironwood]

I was going for my own joke, but thanks for playing.

I will say that I'd eagerly see a second prequel one.  I liked it.

[tar]

Just saw this last night, enjoyed it. Loved the style to it, felt a bit like a 60s bond film. I think it was deliberate, judging by the end credits.

[Surlyboi]

Zoe Kravitz eye-banged me in the East Village last weekend. That said, she's reason enough to see the flick.