X-Men: Days of Future Past

[pturtle]

Can't risk spoilers!!! I'll be back on the 23rd


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[Niltusk]

Here's a mini review from someone who saw the film. There's no specific spoilers.

Spoiler

It's very, very similar to X2 in terms of the common threat facing the mutants, and ultimately, none of the previous X-Men movies mattered. None. Singer takes the stuff he liked in X3 and applies it to the canon (Jean Grey), ignores other stuff (Xavier's X3 annihilation), totally ignores both Wolverine movies, and then effectively says "you need never watch any of those movies ever again!" including X1 and X2, which was very, very disappointing.
Excellent thriller of a movie though. Tense and full of peril, hard to predict (even if it is often a pastiche of the other X movies) and the time travel stuff is great fun. Jackman really sells it, and Quicksilver is possibly the best thing in it, even though his part is so... small (and frankly, Smallville). You have every reason to be excited about seeing this one.

Questions:
- Is it better than X2?
- Is it serious or camp?
- Is the violence believable or sanitized?
- What is the screen time ratio between the old cast and the new cast?
- Is the ending satisfying?

Answers:
- On a par with X2.
- Serious, very serious. Most amount of peril I've seen in a comic book movie since TDK (which feels somewhat ironic, once you reach the end)
- Believable. Way more than the Marvel movies.
- 75% new cast.
- Yes. And no. Satisfying within the confines of the movie. Not so much in terms of what went before.

That one statement makes me think they're going to end with Bobby Ewing taking a shower.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Wolverine dies

He does in the real Days of Future Past

 

[Silrian]

I wish Iceman was frosted on his character poster. I really hope he has more cool action beats than that one teleport slide from the trailer. Which at the time almost singl handidly revived my enthousiam for the film.

(Thanks Pturtle for the well wishes.)

 

[Irvy]

He does in the real Days of Future Past

Isn't he dead in the comics right now? I feel like CBG tonight

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Isn't he dead in the comics right now? I feel like CBG tonight

It's not supposed to happen until September. There'll be a 4 parter leading up to it

 

[Johnny Utah]

Getting hyped to see this now! Please let HT announce this soon!

 

[Silrian]

Channing Tatum confirmed as Gambit:
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=99948

I'm sold on him. I already was. Very good news to me.

This franchise might pick itself up after all.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Channing Tatum confirmed as Gambit:
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=99948

I'm sold on him. I already was. Very good news to me.

This franchise might pick itself up after all.

Thank god he won't be Wolverine.

 

[Silrian]

Hahaha you said it Snake. Hadn't realised that's also now confirmed...

 

[RIDDICK]

Welp, guess that's the end of FOX's "Ambiguously gay Wolverine and his friends".

 

[Snake Plissken]

Welp, guess that's the end of FOX's "Ambiguously gay Wolverine and his friends".

 

[Biojex]

Channing Tatum confirmed as Gambit:
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/JoshWildingNewsAndReviews/news/?a=99948

I'm sold on him. I already was. Very good news to me.

This franchise might pick itself up after all.

Can't wait for the Tater Hot Toys

 

[Silrian]

Tatum is a southerner and claims Gambit is both his fav X-men role and is quite adept at the accent. If he can do what he claims to do, I've all the faith in his acting abilities for this type of role unless he's gonna get a stand alone. Please by god no stand alone film.

Just him as a team member could very well be awesome. Also, it means no Kitch Gambit and THAT likely means the character will be retooled which is a relief to me.

If Apocalypse is the DoFP past team + Nightcrawler, Gambit and apparently a Cyclops, Storm and Jean. **** YES! That's gonna rival my anticipation for MoS2.

 

[pturtle]

Tatum is a southerner and claims Gambit is both his fav X-men role and is quite adept at the accent. If he can do what he claims to do, I've all the faith in his acting abilities for this type of role unless he's gonna get a stand alone. Please by god no stand alone film.

Just him as a team member could very well be awesome. Also, it means no Kitch Gambit and THAT likely means the character will be retooled which is a relief to me.

If Apocalypse is the DoFP past team + Nightcrawler, Gambit and apparently a Cyclops, Storm and Jean. **** YES! That's gonna rival my anticipation for MoS2.

No Gambit movie!

He’s my favorite X-Man but he works best with the team. Smart they announced this before DOFP release, this will bring more attention to the movie.

 

[Snake Plissken]

Cable better be in goddamn Apocalypse.

 

[Biojex]

Cable better be in goddamn Apocalypse.

And better be played by Stephen Lang.

 

[Silrian]

As long as they don't turn Jackman into Cable. Which so I've been told apparently happens in the comics or something?

Oh **** yeah Lang is perfect for Cable.

 

[Kibagami]

And better be played by Stephen Lang.

Forgot about that guy.

He'd be perfect!

 

[pturtle]

As long as they don't turn Jackman into Cable. Which so I've been told apparently happens in the comics or something?

Oh **** yeah Lang is perfect for Cable.

Yea in the ultimate comics, Wolvie is cable.

Before we start asking for all these new characters, let's hope they nail Cyclops, Jean, Nightcrawler, etc...


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