X-Men: Apocalypse - May 27, 2016

[skizzoid]

I probably would have taken Vaughn over Singer as well.

Me three. I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Vaughn's movies (except for Layer Cake, which I just tolerated), whereas I can't say the same for Singer's movies. It might also be that Vaughn seems to have fun with his movies, and it shows on the screen.

Like you mentioned, Singer's really good at getting at the themes of the X-Men (X2 was great with Bobby's family), but after First Class, I'm not excited to watch his X-Men movies anymore. He made two good X-Men/Wolverine movies to start the whole franchise, but I felt like Vaughn nailed it with FC (thematically, tonally... costume-ly). DoFP felt a bit muddled thematically, though it had some fantastic performances (McAvoy stole the show).

 

[pturtle]

Me three. I've thoroughly enjoyed all of Vaughn's movies (except for Layer Cake, which I just tolerated), whereas I can't say the same for Singer's movies. It might also be that Vaughn seems to have fun with his movies, and it shows on the screen.

Like you mentioned, Singer's really good at getting at the themes of the X-Men (X2 was great with Bobby's family), but after First Class, I'm not excited to watch his X-Men movies anymore. He made two good X-Men/Wolverine movies to start the whole franchise, but I felt like Vaughn nailed it with FC (thematically, tonally... costume-ly). DoFP felt a bit muddled thematically, though it had some fantastic performances (McAvoy stole the show).

The funny thing is though, the story, setting, characters were all Singer and his team, he was supposed to direct First Class but couldn't because at the time he signed on to direct Jack the Giant Slayer. With DOFP they basically switched roles, Singer was basically directing Vaughn's movie, Vaughn himself said that about 90% of his script made it into DOFP, only thing that Singer did was replace Juggernaut with Quicksilver, which might have been the highlight of the movie. I still think X2 is the best Marvel movie to date, Singer really did a great job with that movie, but yea, I'd rather Vaughn had stay on to direct because he's been more consistent in his career.

 

[GasparZizou]

only thing that Singer did was replace Juggernaut with Quicksilver, which might have been the highlight of the movie.

Thank god, honestly.

Since that gave us one of the best scenes in CBM, I'd say it was the right decision.

 

[pturtle]

Thank god, honestly.

Since that gave us one of the best scenes in CBM, I'd say it was the right decision.

True, but who knows how many more awesome action sequences Vaughn would have created, he's made amazing action flicks on really small budgets, I can only imagine what he would have done with a 200 mil budget. Have you seen Kingsman? The church sequence was incredible.

 

[GasparZizou]

Oh yeah, I wasn't trying to undermine Vaugh, he's awesome, and I hope he directs the Superior movie.

I was just pointing out I'm glad they used QS instead of Juggernaut.

And yes, I never knew Colin Firth was that much of a badass, it's a pretty awesome movie.

 

[pturtle]

I have a feeling that might be the first Millar comic he won't be adapting. I heard they were looking at Brad Pitt for the lead a while back, I wonder if they're still looking to cast him.

 

[GasparZizou]

I have a feeling that might be the first Millar comic he won't be adapting. I heard they were looking at Brad Pitt for the lead a while back, I wonder if they're still looking to cast him.

Really? He has the rights though, I don't even know if it's still in development, supposedly the script was already finished, Brad Pitt? that's so weird, I don't know, they could pick any random buff dude that can act decently.

For some reason I want to see John Cena as a superhero, either Shazam or Superior, I think he would be cool, I have no idea if he can act though, I've seen some scenes of him and he seems decent enough for a childish awkward superhero, like Shazam, or Superior.

 

[pturtle]

I've only seen him in some clips, he seemed to have a lot of charisma which goes along way in Hollywood.

I might have been wrong about the Brad Pitt Superior casting, I think he was being looked at for Nemesis instead.

 

[GasparZizou]

Oh Nemesis, yeah that makes more sense.

 

[RIDDICK]

Vaughn over Singer any day.

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

one of my biggest issues with her is i get the sense she thinks she's too good to be in the ensemble cast.

i think she mentioned in this movie she's barely going to be in blue form. i bet thats because she was bitching about the makeup process, etc.

i think she is a good actress in certain roles, however i don't like how they focused so much on her character because it's J Law.

I get that vibe from her too. Like she has to be at the forefront otherwise it's beneath her or something.

She's ok, but her meme status has everyone thinking she's better than she actually is, plus having seen the previous X-movies last week, she has nothing on Rebecca Romijn Mystique.

It's the same for Chriss Pratt, I don't dislike him, but the internet is making me dislike him

Same here. I think it's just I'm sick of seeing him recommend for every role and I haven't yet seen him play a role rather than pretty much himself

 

[Snake Plissken]

Saw the trailer last night. I liked it, but I'm not keen on having other mutants besides Angel being Horsemen. Can't really judge Apoc's look just yet, since he's only shown briefly. And... no Wolverine? I assume they're saving that.

 

[jye4ever]

JL didn't come off that way on the panel whatsoever. She seemed to have a great relationship with the cast as well.

 

[skizzoid]

The funny thing is though, the story, setting, characters were all Singer and his team, he was supposed to direct First Class but couldn't because at the time he signed on to direct Jack the Giant Slayer. With DOFP they basically switched roles, Singer was basically directing Vaughn's movie, Vaughn himself said that about 90% of his script made it into DOFP, only thing that Singer did was replace Juggernaut with Quicksilver, which might have been the highlight of the movie. I still think X2 is the best Marvel movie to date, Singer really did a great job with that movie, but yea, I'd rather Vaughn had stay on to direct because he's been more consistent in his career.

I believe the plot/story for First Class were all set by Singer, but I thought Vaughn was involved with the pre-production (like character/costume design). In one of the featurettes on the Blu-ray, Vaughn went over the rushed timeline to get everything done in time (including filming/editing). I forgot that Singer was initially lined up to direct FC (I recall being upset about that at the time), but I do remember that Vaughn was involved with the DoFP script (I'm ever grateful that Singer dropped the Juggernaut idea). I don't know how much pre-production Vaughn did for DoFP given that he went off to do Kingsman, but I seem to recall Singer was fairly involved in the design work. Still, even with the same script (and design), each person would've shot/cut a different movie. I do agree that Vaughn has been more consistent of a director though.

 

[jnmx2000]

Kingsman was enjoyable but not buying it (I own Transformers 1 though, I am a seriously ****ed in the head person).

Blade Runner is one boring ass movie.

His best remains Alien, that will never change.

Nothing wrong with Transformers 1, I'm a huge Transformers fan and even I can sit down and enjoy the first ride. I own all these films, surprisingly enough it was my gf that bought kingsmen, not me lol I own all the rest of these though, think they are all great films.

 

[pturtle]

Bryan Singer Teases Classic Colourful Costumes For The Team In X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Unlike Warner Bros., it doesn't appear as if Fox have any plans to officially release the footage which was leaked from their panel on Saturday. That's understandable in the case of X-Men: Apocalypse, especially as they were using footage from the first five weeks of production, but what we did see in the bootleg version was definitely impressive. To get fans even more excited, director Bryan Singer has teased the appearance of some very familiar costumes in X-Men: Apocalypse.

"I will say that in 'X-Men: Apocalypse,' there is a chance -- without giving anything away -- that you may get closer to seeing what I think, Mr. X-Men News, you are interested in seeing," Singer revealed in an interview with Yahoo! Movies when they asked about the chances of the heroes getting their classic colourful costumes. "I know it's something I've been interested in, I just always wanted to do it the right way." As for how he plans to handle the younger versions of fan-favourite mutants, don't expect just a rehash of what we've seen before, albeit with different faces. "Young Jean, young Scott and young Storm -- and frankly, young Nightcrawler. These are very different characters than they were in the films 'X-Men 1,' "2,' and '3.' They are at times in their lives where they are probably at the most opposite they were, or they were to become. That's kind of a thrill for me, to go back and take characters that I had crafted so many years ago and then flip them completely on their side and show how they evolved and how they began."

Singer also dropped a few new details on Apocalypse, revealing that he doesn't actually see any sort of distinction between humans and mutants; it's all about wiping out the weak. More comments can be found below, but for now, be sure to tell us what kind of costumes you're hoping to see in X-Men: Apocalypse in the usual place! Just don't suggest more black leather though...

 

[carbo-fation]

Color? you mean no more annoying black biker suits? Guess 5 movies later is still better then never...

 

[jye4ever]

Apoc should've been a midget, that would've been awesome.

Same costume, just much smaller.

 

[olbertfrog]

Looks Fugly.

 

[jye4ever]

Watched Rogue Cut, silly me thinking she would've taken flight for an action scene in this version

Nope, just more walking

Overall didn't really add much, I get why it was cut.

Paquin's face certainly grew up.

Few questions still linger.

Why didn't bleak future infrastructure disappear along with the X-Men when Mystique saved the future.

How did Magneto control Sentinel guns, all that from the metal wrap?

Magneto recovered really quick after getting shot thru his neck.

Why did White House Sentinel all of a sudden detect mutants.

I wonder if BTS Paquin threatened to sue to have this released with her scenes inserted back in and her name displayed as prominant as the movie title?

Still a good movie.