First of all good job guys. The simple fact that Brett Ratner is to movies what shitting your pants is to getting laid was nowhere near this movie gives me a big happy. Matthew Vaughn, as a director has given us some quality stuff already, did a great job. James McAvoy as, kind of a poon hound, Professor X, Micheal Fassbender as a bad ass Magneto, and of course The Bacon as Sebastian Shaw make a great cast. Not to say the rest of the cast didn't do a great job but these guys were the best of them. Kevin Bacon brought a nice casualness to the energy absorbing villain Sebastian Shaw, Fassbender definitely had the tortured rage and known power of Erik Lehnsherr down, and McAvoy played a nice walking Charles Xavier.
The rest of the cast was a bit hit and miss. I feel that they could have tried to get more out of Rose Byrne. Sometimes she was good on screen sometimes she was s'alright. The same goes for Nicholas Hoult. His portrayal of Beast was so-kay. January Jones could have easily been replaced by any random hot blond chick walking around in sexy lingerie. Yes I know she was Emma Frost but honestly I expect more bad ass bitchery from the White Queen. The rest of the cast was good for what they were to me: A bunch of random actors that I didn't know but still fit well into their roles.
Visually the movie was great. Superpowers and blue chicks wearing nothing galore! Cosmic energy powers, dragonfly wings, teleporting kill demons, oh my! On the visuals alone this was great in the theater. At home on my televisionator it's still holds up. Definitely pick this up for your library. Pop it in your DVD/Blu-ray player, crank the sound system, and enjoy the ride.
X-Men: The First Class
DVD/Blu-ray
4 out 5
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