X-Men: First Class Review Thread (Spoilers)

[Downhere]

Originally Posted by fighthefutureofhd

they won't do that. too many fans would hang fox for it. fox's not that stupid. i have faith they'll do right by this movie if it's made.

LOL...sorry but that made me laugh. The folks who run Fox are indeed stupid. They have always made wrong choices when it comes to their super hero franchises, almost as if they want to run them in the ground. They always micro manage their films and turn films that could have been great into something generic and/or mediocre. X-Men 3 is a prime example of stupidity. While the movie isn't the worse film in the world, killing off two major characters was totally unnecessary.

[Teabaggins]

I feel the idea and the execution will fail. it's gonna be the OC with super powers

[Grant Matrix]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Well, if they decide to adhere closely to the actual comic series, it will be dealing with THE ORIGINAL X-Men: Cyclops, Marvel Girl (who has never been in a live-action film before), Beast, Iceman and Angel.

Unless they are making First Class a reboot instead of a prequel, then the original five concept is out the window as Bobby and Warren were both high school aged in Last Stand, whereas Hank, Jean and Scott were in the mid-late 20s or older. They can't put all 5 together unless they reboot.

Not very excited about this concept

[Maximus]

**** this shit. Give me Gambit and Rogue!!!!

[andyman1970]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

From Variety...

Wait a minute. Ryan Reynolds is playing Deadpoole??? I just lost interest. Another one on my list of worst actors ever. How does he and Hayden Christensen keep getting film roles?

[Marine Mike]

I just want a Live Action movie based on X-Men: The Animated Series.

[Red Hood]

Originally Posted by J_UNTITLED

Well, if they decide to adhere closely to the actual comic series, it will be dealing with THE ORIGINAL X-Men: Cyclops, Marvel Girl (who has never been in a live-action film before), Beast, Iceman and Angel.

Thought Marvel Girl is the name jean grey went by when she first joined the x-men

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Pyre

Thought Marvel Girl is the name jean grey went by when she first joined the x-men

Yes that I what I tought also, so if Marvel Girl was originaly, how can they say she never was show in live action??? Maybe I am missing something??

[Teabaggins]

I'm pretty sure you're right. this was back in the day when Ice man looked like a snowman and Beast was human with large hands and feet

[Marine Mike]

Directly from Wikipedia:

Marvel Girl is an alias used by at least three fictional Marvel Comics superheroines:

Jean Grey, a.k.a. Phoenix, best known as a founding member of the X-Men
Valeria Richards, daughter of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four
Rachel Summers, a.k.a. Phoenix, member of the X-Men, Excalibur, and Starjammers

[Marquoz]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

**** this shit. Give me Gambit and Rogue!!!!

A non neutered Rogue! Give her Ms. Marvel's powers!

[Brandon]

Originally Posted by Kaixa

Well, i never did like any of the X-men movies so i probably wont bother with this one. I hated X-men Evolution.

What is X-Men Evolution?

Oh, never mind, TV show.

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by Pyre

Fox is the reason I no longer care for the x-men.

[CYMBOL]

X-Men 3 destroyed this franchise - I mean, it really pulvarized it dismantled everything good that had preceeded it. That Brett Ratner sure is thorough when killing a franchise.

[cflames89]

Originally Posted by Pyre

I haven't read first class, wolverine isn't in it is he?

Not in X-Men: First Class. He has his own First Class comic, naturally.

[bajor27]

Originally Posted by cflames89

Not in X-Men: First Class. He has his own First Class comic, naturally.

Indeed he does. That came about much later though (close to 2 years I think)

First Class is about the first 5 x-men - Angel, Beast (before the fur), Cyclops, Iceman, and Jean Grey (known as Marvel Girl at the time)

If the movie doesn't end up being about the original 5, than please don't call it 'First Class' Fox. Please just call it 'New X-men' or 'X-men Academy' or something like that.

Regardless of which X-men are in it, do you think we'll see Patrick Stewart? If they get a younger actor, anyone think he'll be signed for the Magneto movie too?

[fighthefutureofhd]

Originally Posted by Downhere

LOL...sorry but that made me laugh. The folks who run Fox are indeed stupid. They have always made wrong choices when it comes to their super hero franchises, almost as if they want to run them in the ground. They always micro manage their films and turn films that could have been great into something generic and/or mediocre. X-Men 3 is a prime example of stupidity. While the movie isn't the worse film in the world, killing off two major characters was totally unnecessary.

i disagree. i don't think the last x-men was great, but it was still decent. i thought they've handled the x-men franchise beautifully. creating some of the best comic book movies out there. and so what if they killed off two major characters. they do it all the time in comic books. in fact one of the major characters you're talking about is dead in the comics and has been dead for 4 years. it's ok for comics to kill off major characters, but it's not ok for a movie studio to do it? sure, fox has had some missteps with comic book movies, but none are nowhere as bad as the dismal returns of warner brothers. now there is a studio that manages to totally butcher comic book movies on what seems to be a routine basis.

[Lucy Diamond]

Bring on the Bishop movie.

Ving Rhames(sp)...hair all fried and curly...M...BURNED into his face.

Oh yeah..thats what we need.

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by DeeChizzle

If this is what it takes to get the first two X-Men movies on blu-ray then I say go for it.

Good point. You can be on a release for the catalog titles. once the new movie goes in the theaters.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Downhere

LOL...sorry but that made me laugh. The folks who run Fox are indeed stupid. They have always made wrong choices when it comes to their super hero franchises, almost as if they want to run them in the ground. They always micro manage their films and turn films that could have been great into something generic and/or mediocre. X-Men 3 is a prime example of stupidity. While the movie isn't the worse film in the world, killing off two major characters was totally unnecessary.

(Executive pointing to Halle Berry salary demands: ) "That's what YOU think, pal!"

And stop to think about it, we still haven't had a post-Iron Man "homegrown" X-Movie yet, now that Marvel's minding its own store--
All things considered, we lucked out pretty well for getting three (yes, three) not-too-shabby comic-acceptable movies, in an unpredictable time when a flip of the coin, a lazily chosen director, or a loose-canon bit of studio bet-hedging, could just as well get you a "Fantastic Four", Ang Lee "Hulk" or "Captain America: the Goofy Retro-Spoof".

I'm all for seeing what Marvel can make under its own banner, even if we only have loopy memo-cleanup projects to judge by for the time being.