![]() ![]() ![]() The other two big supporting roles went to Beast and Quicksilver. However seeing Warpath, Sunspot, Colossus, Shadowcat, Iceman, Storm, and Bishop in action scenes made my inner comic book geek smile from ear to ear because the power effects were some of the best realized interpretations of those powers I've ever seen. Her power was interpreted on screen in such a cool way that I wish more time had been devoted to her. Of the new players I think Blink stood out for me the most. That being said, their presence was definitely felt. The other big flaw is that many of the new characters that were introduced had almost no actual dialogue, as if they were there simply because they were supposed to be there. The biggest narrative issues arise from the fact that we never really get some fundamental answers to character questions. But for the most part this was a very solid, well crafted, well written, and decently acted film. We still have the slightly silly leather outfits, not quite source material characters, and some narrative flaws and logical holes that have plagued the series for fifteen years. But for those that are fans of this particular movie version of the X-Men, it feels like a return to form. It's a strange beast, though (pun intended), with a complicated plot involving time travel. And now we have X-Men: Days of Future Past, which has capitalized on the world created by First Class in the best way possible. Then we got two installments that seemed to redeem things ( X-Men: First Class and The Wolverine). For a while it seemed like it was dead, with a less than good third installment ( X-Men: The Last Stand), and a horrible first spin off ( X-Men Origins: Wolverine). ![]() There's a lot of baggage associated with this franchise. ![]()
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