X-Men First Class
SCORE: 62
X-Men First Class is a reboot of the X-Men franchise. A way for the franchise to bring in younger people to appeal to the younger demographic. A thirteen and older only movie is limiting the audience somewhat. X-Men fans won’t care though. Seeing a young Charles Xavier help out a young Magneto is about all they will need. Of course characters like Havoc, Beast, Banshee, and Mystique help the franchise. X-Men First Class is set against the Cuban missile crisis. The mutants are the only ones who can save the world from nuclear war.
X-Men First Class contains many disturbing images. There are images of murder, partial nudity, women in their underwear, blood, gore, and death. Lots of death. A few years ago this level of content would have received an ‘R’ for Restricted rating. But the bar keeps getting moved allowing worse content in every following movie release. There are also a few images of kindness in X-Men First Class. The special effects of the mutant powers is exceptional. Especially in terms of the Hellfire Club.
The music in X-Men First Class is thematic, and fits the tone of the movie. The language is another story. I can understand calling mutants freaks, but the profanity made no sense. This just limits the potential audience, and lowers the score of the movie. The acting in X-Men First Class is top notch. The various emotions are acted out extremely well. Kevin Bacon does a fantastic job in his role.
X-Men First Class has a few special features that fans will be interested in. Mainly they are behind the scenes of how the movie came to be. Obviously there is a lot of politics that go on in Hollywood. Amazing that the ‘tolerant of diversity’ crowd has such cut throat politics.
The storyline in X-Men First Class flows like a pristine river. The storyline makes complete sense, and could be believable. The formation of the first X-Men team shows conflict, resolve, and betrayal. The bad guys are completely convinced of their course of action.
Whenever we talk X-Men we have to deal with one set of religious beliefs
- evolution. X-Men First Class has this permeating through it from all
angles. It is ironic that the Nazis followed Darwinism, and this
franchise follows it and demonizes the Nazis at the same time. When they
have so much in common.
- Luke
Graphics: 53%
Sound: 62%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Gameplay: 77%
Family Friendly Factor: 50%
System: DVD
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Rating: ‘PG-13’ for Parents Strongly
Cautioned
{intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including
brief partial nudity and language}
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