Over this past weekend I did get to go see the latest X-Men movie with my dad. What did I think? I enjoyed the movie. It wasn’t as strong as the Days of Future Past one or First Class but it was still enjoyable. I would give it a solid “B” score.

Six months ago I saw the latest Star Wars installment “The Force Awakens” and also thought that one was a “B” rating. That was given a “B” because it was so predictable. The X-Men movie wasn’t so predictable so much as it felt rushed. They tried to cover far too much territory with the limited amount of time they had to work with.

I don’t want to spoil too much of the story but Jennifer Lawrence’s character of Mystic/Raven plays a pivotal role which felt a little too much like Katniss in the hunger games. Right now I am forgetting who played that but I’m getting the image of some blonde headed bimbo in my mind. You will have to forgive me for I haven’t seen the hunger games movies or read the books. It just felt like a Logan’s Run rehash wrapped up in a new YA universe.

My favorite parts where were Quicksilver came to save the students at the x-men mansion but that seemed to go on for a bit longer than it should have. I would say that part was filled with far too much visual gimmicks than needed to be in it. I really didn’t need to see how he saved each and every goldfish from the mansion. I can fill in the blanks all on my own thank you very much. The other thing that stood out is they explained how Professor Xavier loses his hair. I liked that part.

Overall I am going to recommend you go and see the movie if you are a fan of the super-hero verses and especially if you are a fan of the x-men verse. It is a fine movie and stands on its own but next to DOFP it can look a little overshadowed.

– Wonder Twin Powers Activate! (Yes wrong brand… bite me!)