I actually re-watched X-men Apocalypse this weekend - it's a wildly uneven film - more bad than good, but there is some fun stuff there:
Showing cyclops' optic blasts to have real power, much better than the Marsden version.
Quicksilver is a fun character - the blast sequence is a retread of Days of Future Past, but it's still well done.
The Wolverine scene - more brutal than I remember - not a fan of the Weapon X look, but I appreciate the nod to the history of the comics.
Fassbender's scenes as Magneto - contrived material but Fassbender is so good in the role it mostly works.
But the bad is bad - boring/useless villains - Olivia Munn treading in cosplay land, Archangel reduced to a an errand boy, and Apocalypse himself more interested in having conversations than doing anything evil. And the overall costuming, looking at Archangel, I won't miss Singer's presence.
But the worst by far is the need to try and force-feed us Mystique as a leader - her "forget everything you know" speech at the end might be the most cringe inducing moment in the entire series.
Time to give somebody else a shot, but how about a more established director with an interesting track record? Hell, dust off Alex Proyas and give him shot (I say that as somebody who did not see Gods of Egypt). Or pay David Fincher a shitload of money and see what happens
Showing cyclops' optic blasts to have real power, much better than the Marsden version.
Quicksilver is a fun character - the blast sequence is a retread of Days of Future Past, but it's still well done.
The Wolverine scene - more brutal than I remember - not a fan of the Weapon X look, but I appreciate the nod to the history of the comics.
Fassbender's scenes as Magneto - contrived material but Fassbender is so good in the role it mostly works.
But the bad is bad - boring/useless villains - Olivia Munn treading in cosplay land, Archangel reduced to a an errand boy, and Apocalypse himself more interested in having conversations than doing anything evil. And the overall costuming, looking at Archangel, I won't miss Singer's presence.
But the worst by far is the need to try and force-feed us Mystique as a leader - her "forget everything you know" speech at the end might be the most cringe inducing moment in the entire series.
Time to give somebody else a shot, but how about a more established director with an interesting track record? Hell, dust off Alex Proyas and give him shot (I say that as somebody who did not see Gods of Egypt). Or pay David Fincher a shitload of money and see what happens
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