So I guess no X-Men movie will top First Class...

X-Men: Apocalypse is the latest film in the new X-Men trilogy of films that now begins to crossover into the original timeline where familiar characters begins to show up and the world has changed from the events of past films.

This movie was better than I was expecting but man was it all over the place. The editing and pacing was choppy, the writing wasn't focused, and it felt like the direction of the film was more interesting on making scenes over the top and disconnected than the rest of the film. There was decent set up for the previous character for what you think will be a character arc but the film doesn't deliver. 

Apocalypse as a villain isn't dived into at all in terms of his past of what and why he wants to do what he does. I like mysteries but with a villain like this you need to have some sort of idea of what he is. 

Another thing I feel the need to talk about is the excessive amount of CGI in this movie. It isn't the excursiveness that is the problem but the fact that all of it looks like a PS2 game. On top of that, the entire end fights of the movie are almost all CGI and they go crazy over the top with it. So much that shots are exaggerated and tiled with shaking the camera, basically making it really hard to tell what is going on.

I feel like the X-Men universe have really put themselves in a corner with connecting these multiple timelines. With Days of Future Past, you are able the see the ultimate outcome for all the characters and the world. So going into this movie, I already knew the outcome for everyone and with the real conflict of the movie being that the world will be ending, there wasn't a tension at all for whether or not any of that would happen.
 
More and more I wish that Matthew Vaughn had stuck with the series to finish out this trilogy where I'm sure everything would be better executed. The movie also shows multiple clips from First Class, which only reminds you how much better that film was. I hear a lot of people saying this film isn't anywhere near as bad as The Last Stand but thinking back I at least remember that film for taking risks. Even the plot of the film felt nature in the progression on which the previous film had established. 

Apocalypse is one of the weakest X-Men films I've seen and it really doesn't get me excited for the future of this X-Men trilogy.

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R  |  108 min  

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Director: Tim Miller
Writer: Paul Wernic, Rhett Reese
Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Gina Carano ,Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin

Plot: A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool.

I never thought I would have seen the day where Deadpool actually makes a return in the form the character was meant to be portrayed. Even weirder to think that this movie only happened because of old concept art for the movie back in the day that got leaked out to the public.We've also seen Deadpool before in Wolverine: Origins which was always remembered as "The movie that ruined Deadpool". Now that time has past and we finally have the movie we've all been waiting for this character to get. 

So many films today focus so much on  the action set pieces (especially the blockbusters) that it is refreshing seeing a comic book movie with an actual good script that is both cleaver and funny! This movie is very self aware of itself and with the time we live in. From pop culture to the state of films today, with that being an overboard amount of comic book movies that are only getting larger is number per year. 

As a whole package, this is a very excellent made movie. From great acting, great action, great editing, the list could go on. All this coming from a first time director in a movie with a much smaller budget than the competition of today's movies. There is a charm about movies being smart with how they use special effects especially CGI and this one did a great job at handling that. Doing set pieces in camera will always feel more impressive than creating it in a green screen environment. Could if have used a bigger budget for better effects? of course, but its about how well you present the movie that determines the believably of the effect on screen.

Now if there was anything that I can see people either having a problem with or would wish this could be changed is the rating. Its a mixed bag, because that character itself fits the R rating, but I always say you can editing things down to make it watchable to everyone. Even going to so far as to say less is more, when it comes to comedic moments and violent intensive scenes. I suppose it really is up to you, but the question is, would the movie have been better if it was PG-13? a good question to ask after you see the movie for yourself.

It is nice to see a film that is just really good and entertaining. Even more important, a movie actually portraying a character just as he is represented in the comics! Its a fun time and you won't have any problem paying full price if you know what you are getting into.

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We got a batch of new photos for the latest film in the X-Men franchise 'X-Men Apocalypse'. It will come with the newest release of Entertainment Weekly will tons of behind the scenes photo taken from the set.  There are photos that reveal the villains of the film and the heroes and teams that will being working together as well. 

So far everything has looked great and I am looking forward to seeing the official trailer when it airs.


I do think everyone looks great except for Apocalypse himself, Just reminds me of a Power Ranger villain personally but it could end up looking better in the actually film.


What do you think of all the photos and the costumes of all the new characters as well?


Source: Entertainment Weekly

Ever since First Class it seem that Fox has been taking the X-Men universe more serious and after Days of Futures past it seem they are finally taking it into full affect. There are already a few X-Men related movies announce such as Deadpool, Apocalypse, and even Gambit. Today it was announced that Josh Boone is going to write and direct along with Knate Gwaltney, The New Mutants, a spinoff based on the comic. I personally know nothing about this comic, which is nice to see them bringing something new to the screen. Especially after something like Guardians of the Galaxy, and with Batman v Superman, you don't really need to make separate movies to put a team together. 

Either way I'm looking forward to this and curious to where they take this X-Men universe in the future. 


What do you think of the news? Have you read the comic its based off of and can tell me a bit about?


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A lot of names have been thrown around for the past few months on who will be playing the villain in the next X-Men installment, but now it has been confirmed who will be playing the next Antagonist. The Wrap has reported that Oscar Isacc has closed a deal to play the villain in "X-Men: Apocalypse".

He has been in talks for sometime now, while other names like Tom Hardy and Idris Elba were being thrown out there as also being in talks. Other names are also being named to play other characters who will replace the older X-Men with their younger selves.

Bryan Singer is going to return to direct the sequel which is set to release on May 27, 2016.

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What do you guys think of the casting?


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Two sources have been reporting that the next X-Men film will be shot on the controversial 48 frames-per-second that was used by Peter Jackson to shoot The Hobbit. 


"X:DoFP was shot in HFR and will be released in 48fps,” a source told the site. “The filmmakers played coy because of the negative reaction to the technology when The Hobbit film was released, but love the results and will be standing behind a theatrical release in high frame rate.”

The big issue with 48fps is that normally television and movies are viewed at 24fps and with the more frames it distracts the viewers. But with new technology eventually someone finds a way to use it very effectively just like with 3D. The film will be plays in all formats from 2D, 3D, IMAX, and the new 48fps, so it will be interesting to see what people will gravitate more to when the film is released. 

Source: Cinemablend