First watched in the theater 6/24/2016
Thoughts: A film that introduces revamped characters but doesn't seem to have enough time for all of them. Thus, I am more excited about the potential these characters have in future installments then the end results here.
However, there are quite a few fun moments to be had here :) we get another Quicksilver scene and while not as good as his scene from Day of Future Past I still had fun with it XD
I did enjoy the actors and actresses that were picked to play Jean Grey, Nightcrawler, Storm, Jubilee, and Psylocke I look forward to seeing them in future installments and more screen time dedicated to them (hopefully)!
James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, and Evan Peters are all welcome returning characters and certainly scene stealers. However, I am a bit concerned that the producers and powers that be are pushing Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique to act like Katniss Everdeen to try and draw in that demographic I worry that will damage the creativity of future endeavors; which is unfortunate because I do really like Jennifer Lawrence in the part.
But, lets get to the center piece: Apocalypse. Now Oscar Isaac does a great job in portraying En Sabah Nur in his mannerisms and his speech you get a feel that he brings a real presence to the role and gives it weight. Unfortunately, Isaac through no fault of his acting talents suffers due to the costume and the camera angles they decide to give him.
What I mean is whenever we are zoomed in on Apocalypse's face or he is covered by shadows and the camera is looking up at him then Issac and his voice really come across as menacing and a real threat. But, when they show Apocalypse in day shots or in group shots with the camera looking down at him he looks less threatening and more like a middle schooler trying to pass off that he's in high school. The sad thing being that this could have been fixed with the right camera angles and lighting techniques. But, again I want to stress this is because of how the film decides to display him at times and not because of acting ability.
So in summation X men: Apocalypse is a bit more mixed and suffers from problems shared by previous installments. However, the pieces are there to be played out and I do believe the story for this flows despite characters getting shafted for screen time. Also, I'm a sucker for anything set in the 1980's XD oh man that Thriller Jacket!!! The hype is real! So my recommendation is to watch it but maybe at matinee price because I am awarding this film:
31/2 stars out of 5
A rushed start to a new team and a new chapter but still with potential that given time and effort I think can become something great :)
And as always stay till after the credits because it looks like something Sinister is on the horizon o-o
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