X-Men: First Class (James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon) in Theatres on June 2, 2011

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X-Men: First Class (2011)

Hazel's
Rating: 3/5
Review: When I was a kid, I would never miss an episode of the X-Men cartoons. I watched all the movies in theaters and would definitely not miss this epic beginning. I watched two movies in one day... this and Green Lantern (this one's better by the way). Amidst the great reviews, I just found the movie okay. It was not that spectacular but at least it clearly explained how it all started... hmmm, so that's why Professor X is now on a wheelchair... Oh and for me, the most unforgettable scene in the movie is when the coin slowly, excruciatingly went through Kevin Bacon's head. Uuugggghhhh!!!

Audience
Rating: 4.1/5
Like to See the Movie: 89% (n=111,325)

Critics:
Rating: 3.7/5
Like the Movie: 86% (n=228)


Reviews

"Taking the story back to its roots, Vaughn has made some shrewd decisions, reflected in the superb cast (McAvoy and Fassbender stand out) and the use of Cold War context, which evokes the early, much admired James Bond pictures." - Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

"We know that story so well, and yet somehow Vaughn has made it feel fresh and new again." - Scott Collura, IGN Movies

"First Class takes the X-Men story back to its roots and is just the kick in the pants the series needed. It is smart, spectacular, never cheesy, often thrilling and always incredibly entertaining." - Allan Hunter, Daily Express

"X-Men: First Class is a rock-solid piece of storytelling." - Paul Verhoeven, The Vine

"This grandiose globetrotting fantasy boasts plentiful action spectacle and effective character-based drama set in an age of civil unrest and Cold War paranoia." - Alan Jones, Radio Times

"A droplet of vintage Bond DNA, a molecule of Mad Men cool, fused with the vibrant, adrenalised spin on superheroics he injected into Kick-Ass." - Nick Setchfield, SFX Magazine

"Big and bold and aggressively told, it feels to me like this is the first film in a brand-new franchise, and I think Fox just got it right, really right, in a way they haven't on any of their Marvel films so far." - Drew McWeeny, HitFix


Movie Info

Synopsis: X-MEN: FIRST CLASS unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men saga - and a secret history of the Cold War and our world at the brink of nuclear Armageddon. As the first class discovers, harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe. - (c) Fox

Rated: PG-13

Running Time: 2 hr. 11 min.

Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn

Distributor: 20th Century Fox

Cast
James McAvoy (Professor Charles Xavier)
Michael Fassbender (Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto)
January Jones (Emma Frost)
Rose Byrne (Dr. Moira MacTaggert)
Oliver Platt (Man in Black)
Kevin Bacon (Sebastian Shaw)
Jennifer Lawrence (Raven Darkholme / Mystique)
Nicholas Hoult (Hank McCoy / Beast)
Lucas Till (Alex Summers / Havok)

Source: rottentomatoes.com