The X-Men: First Class
Ok for some of you, comic book movies are rather juvenile- but
what can I say- I love juvenile!
X- Men happens to be one of my favorites, and no not because
of Hugh Jackman and his shirtless scenes, but because I love the idea of people
special- taken in by a kind heart and taught that they are not alone.
Sappy? Maybe. Who knew I could make super hero’s mushy. The fact remains when the First Class movie
started trailing- I had serious doubts.
Make that stomping fits.
How on earth would anyone be Xavier except Captain Bicard? (Patrick
Stewart) And what was this about Kevin
Bacon somehow being a villain? (I can’t
get him past Ren McCormick, but that’s just me)
I resisted. I
pouted. I had no intention of giving in
to this wanna be X Men film. Until I
broke.
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed it. The pieces of the puzzle did fit better and I
liked the cast. I enjoyed seeing the
good in most of the now bad characters. I loved watching Mystic embrace her
hotness. Laughed out-loud at the tiny cameo of Hugh as Wolverine. I finished the movie wanting to
re watch all the other films, which in my humble opinion, is what you are
supposed to leave feeling. Was it as
good as the original? Hello, nothing ever
is, but it held it’s own nicely. It
captured my interest and kept me entertained.
Having said that, I am not a comic book junkie, so is it
true to the comics of yesterday? No
clue. All I know is it is fun and action
packed. It has a great message of
following what is right even when your friends don’t. It is tame, no extra sexy parts just for the
sake of having boobs in the scene. My
daughter watched it with me and I only slightly cringed once. (Concentration camp part)
This is a fun fairly family friendly film. Novel concept! A movie everyone can watch and adults won’t
claw their eyes out? Yep, it must be science fiction!
I enjoyed that movie too!
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