Don't listen to the haters! This is the X-Men movie I've been waiting for!
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s capone –
2019-09-25
I was one of many who avoided this movie after hearing all the hateful reviews. I can't believe how wrong they all were -- and I can't forgive all the X-men "fans" who spit on this movie. It really felt like a story that Chris Claremont could have written in his prime X-days. This movie had, hands-down, the *best action scenes* of all the X movies, showcasing for the first time the characters expressing their full powers and working as a team. Of course, not every part of it will win you over, and the filmmakers made some boneheaded moves that should have been addressed but were left hanging -- but whatever, it's a comic book. I was in fact only going to give it 4 stars, but rated it the extra star for two reasons: 1) After 20 years we finally got to see Cyclops and Storm KICK SOME BUTT, and 2) There was no Wolverine cameo.