X-Men: Days of Future Past

[tanithryudo]

Saw this the past weekend. It was ok, I guess.

Is it just me or did Fassbender...gain weight? I initially thought they got a new actor for Magneto, before the end credits rolled.

Alas, not so much interactions/chemistry between (young) Charles and Eric this time, which is kinda a let down from my expectations after XMFC. I guess fanfic has spoiled me too much. There was slightly more feeling between old Charles & Erik, but they didn't get enough screen time together. (Which is a shame. C'mon... it's Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen).

Some WTF moments and thoughts...

* How long did it take Trask to build them demo robots? Long enough for Eric to find out where they're manufactured and follow the train to DC; for Charles to fly back from Paris, then fly to DC; for Kitty to...not die of blood loss in the future? He built a dozen giant flying robots in like...2 days? With 70s tech? Man, Tony Stark must be crying a few universes over.

* They...did they kill off Emma, Sean, & Alex off screen? WTF? I mean, the boys you might be able to explain away as getting drafted for Vietnam. But Emma?

* Ok so Mystique picked up past!Wolvie at the end in Strycker's guise. But...doesn't that mean in the new timeline, Wolvie is never experimented on by Weapon X and never gets metal claws?

* Post-credits tag shows Apocalypse, so I guess they are doing another sequel? Is this going to still be with young Eric/Charles in the 80s/90s? Or in the new "future". It seems weird to me since this movie feels really a lot like closure for the storyline begun in XMFC. They could've put a "The End" at the end and it would've felt complete. *shrug*

Comments

[ossian]

i probably won't see this until it comes out on DVD or whatever. I have heard mixed things about the picture, but I will try to retain an open mind about it. I was never a huge X-Men fan, so I have relatively low expectations.

[tanithryudo]

I saw it mainly because I liked XMFC and it was rated pretty well on rotten tomatoes. *shrug*

Unfortunately, this one had less of the stuff I liked about XMFC (chemistry, ensemble chemistry, ambiguous slashy chemistry, did I mention chemistry?) and more of the stuff I am meh about (Wolverine bores me in general).

Ah well.

[cashew]

Housemate and I were talking about going to see this movie...maybe. Not sure if I really give enough of a shit about this to care, but would be fun to see Sir Ian and Sir Patrick on screen together again. (Although I hear their parts are pretty tiny.)

Anyway. Yeah...not sure I'm going to be watching this in theaters. Will probably be a rental at best.