X-Men: First Class [Blu-ray]

It's really good. I love the X-men series, and this movie is showing the past. Kinda Charles Xavier's and the X-men beginings. It's really good! Love it.

La película vino en su empaque correspondiente, llegó tal como se esperaba, en buenas condiciones y sin defectos. En cuento a la película como tal, muy emocionante, excelente trama y buena dirección. Una de las mejores de su época.

Huge comic book fan and that's why I purchased it!

Great sci-fi movie

I was over the X-Men franchise years and years ago. And that was before Marvel showed us how good a comic movie could be.This movie breathed new life into X-Men. Would anyone seriously have believed that someone could step up to the plate and match McKellen and Stewart? Damn if Fassbender and McAvoy didn't do exactly that. Fassbender comes across as driven, principled, self-righteous... a man who was unfortunate enough to experience the world as it really is and understands the need to be ruthless when sheltered idealists hide from the truth. McAvoy is the perfect young Charles: a thoughtful man who knows the need for principle and sees the potential for cooperation because he can literally see into the hearts of men, and sees in his friend a good man who makes bad decisions because he's fighting his own demons, not the battle at hand.The setting is the swinging early 60s and cold war politics, perfect for James Bond adventures. The soundtrack alone catches the theme perfectly, plus good writing and directing.The supporting performances are mostly good. We had a good villain (albeit the stock predictable Nazi world-conquering baddie). Kevin Bacon plays him perfectly. Hoult and Byrne deliver excellent performances.For all the grief she gets, Jennifer Lawrence did a great job as well. I think it was a mistake to make her the hinge for the rebooted franchise, much as too much of a good thing (wolverine) hampered the old edition. But her extreme body issues, unrequited love for Charles, and sheer loneliness gave her Mystique-ishness some depth and believability.At the center of the story is the Erik/Charles bromance, and that worked very well. Overall a good movie, maybe the best in the rebooted series. I kind of wished they had stayed in this time period for a while instead of rushing headlong to the present.

Don't read if you haven't seen the movie or know the premise of the movie!X-Men First class is a great comic book movie that I put above Iron Man but below The Dark Knight, which by far is the best comic book movie ever. I follow the comics of multiple characters and series, not religously but enough, and overall First class is a really good adaptation by Matthew Vaughn and Company of Stan Lee's and Jack Kirby's work. First Class is a good character study of the protagonist and antagonist relationship between Magneto and Professor Xavier showing their beginnings, their friendship and ultimately their differences of opinions on how to deal with Human and Mutant relations. It also fits in pretty well with Brian Singers first movie taking cues and scenes of Magnetos past but in the end it creates its own timeline for the Xmen MOVIE Franchise as a whole. The movie really worked well but I do have a major issue with the story which is why I only gave it 4 stars. I felt like the dissolving relationship between Magneto and Xavier could have been done better as I felt it was too quick and didn't show the strain on both of the men for what they and us the audience knew was inevitable. The climatic battle scene although heavily advertised was great to see but again too quick of a finale.Now onto the picture and audio. I am watching the movie on a 1080p toshiba TV, Sony S550 BDP, yamaha receiver and 5.1 audio. The picture and Audio were great but the movie score didn't cause the same emotion as the Dark Knight did but it was crystal clear and the special effects came through perfectly like it was meant for HD which it was. I also watched it on a 720p TV, Sony PS3 and only stereo sound which was still great but I missed the 5.1 audio as I didn't hear everything like I could in 5.1.

A movie like this can be riddled with the pitfalls of trying to tell a good story in itself, as well as weave the fabric that will eventually become the story line already set forth by previous movies, and what the audience comes to accept. I felt this movie did a very good job of navigating this minefield.We see the full development of Magneto, from the beginning that we are familiar with from the very first X-Men movie, and in a logical progression that makes the audience feel empathy towards his reasoning for seeing the world the way that he does. At the same time, Prof X's character is well developed in a way that coincides with his overall worldview of the cohabitation of mutants and humans. The story line between Mystique and Beast is interesting, and Magneto's acceptance of her for her true self does a good job of laying the groundwork as to why she aligned herself with Magneto. Shaw's character was also well developed and executed, and even details as to how Magneto and Prof X built Cerebro and Magneto obtained his helmet fit very well within the story line.Sure, there were a number of relatively 'throwaway' characters (Darwin) and minor mutants that haven't become to core group that we are already familiar with - but the development of them from essentially unruly kids to a team that works together was well done.I think anyone who is a fan of the X-Men franchise will really like this movie. I'm not sure whether it's just that something about the X-Men storyline appeals to me, or whether they just keep hiring good writers for their movies - but they keep hitting the nail on the head with these movies.

A 4K GEM, with its awesome array of visual excellence/special-effects that are hugely enhanced by the 4k upgrade.The story starts in 1944 when young Jew Erik Lehnherr (young played by Bill Milner later on by Michael Fassbender) is seen by Auschwitz Nazi Officer Klaus Schmidt later Sebastian Shaw played by Kevin Bacon bend fencing when separated at the camp from his mother.The Officer himself a mutant challenges Erik to move a coin on his desk using the powers he'd witnessed by holding a gun directed at Erik's mother who had been brought to the Nazi's office, when Erik fails Klaus kills Erik's mum.Erik will spend the next 18 years planning revenge.Meanwhile, we are introduced to a young Charles Xavier (young played by Laurence Belcher older by James McAvoy) who meets young shape-shifter Raven (young Morgan Lily older Jennifer Lawrence) Charles adopts young Raven as his foster-sister because she also has powers as has he.Some years on, Charles and Erik will become close friends after Erik is persuaded to give-up an underwater chase of 'now' Shaw in a submarine which in effect saves Erik's life.Shaw is stirring up trouble threatening nuclear war between Russia and the U.S, though mutants are not accepted by the 'human's' Charles and Erik supported by young mutant recruits will try to avert disaster.However, when the threat is quelled, Erik and Charles want different things, Charles wants to try and build an understanding with the so-called humans, whilst Erik wants conflict with them, the two with those among the young mutants that will follow go their separate ways.A superb watch, telling of how it all began, even better than I remember it to be when viewed a while ago.Worth another look especially on the 4K format

This was a much needed revamp in the X-Men series after the luke-warm but successful reception of ‘X-Men: The Last Stand’ and the disappointing ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’. It dispensed with the inclusion of dozens of mutants from the comics to please all die-hard fans and also removed the CGI heavy action and frantic story in way for a more well-paced, thought out and emotional story that plays out a REAL origin story of the two figureheads of the series: Professor X and Magneto.With such a strong cast, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender embody the roles made famous by Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen in a way you really can understand they are the way they are when we meet them nearly 40 years later. Both actors show their dexterity in acting, from tapping into strong emotion and heartache but also warm friendship and humour as their relationship progresses and changes over the course of the film. A clever script and thought-provoking story make it all more relevant and gives them both something to really chew over in making their characters more than just cardboard copies of who they were, both actors create who they ARE in a wonderfully engaging way. And with great support from the wonderfully sly Kevin Bacon, the gorgeous January Jones and also ever likeable Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Holt fill the other important roles with great pathos and energy. Even our young mutant heroes in the likes of Zoe Kravitz, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi and Caleb Laundry Jones are easy enough to like, even though are just token additions to add the action stakes. All characters seen are used to move the story forward, not just expendable and throw-away characters to please fans.Special mention goes to a great and inspired cameo by Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, something that is referred to once again in ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’.The film can feel a little long, but only because so much of it is spent on character development and narrative progression which is crucial to what director Matthew Vaughn wants from his film, in which that is to flesh out characters and gives us the reasons why they became the characters we met back in the original ‘X-Men’ film.It’s a very clever and well thought out film, referred to as a blockbuster with brains, which is something why many action-heavy, CGI popcorn blockbuster audiences were wary of this film; intelligence in a blockbuster is a rare thing, but it gives fans of the series a reason to have faith in the future of the films, especially with the positive reaction for ‘Days Of Future Past’ as it lays foundations to build and develop on from a world more realistic and relevant than seen before with a cast that are strong, dedicated and understanding of the roles they are in.The CGI action towards the end is a little touch-and-go in places, but still well staged with lots of time for the goodies and baddies to shine with their powers which makes watching the X-Men so much fun. It’s a strong film with an obvious underlying message of faith, family and friendship played out, and it’s all the better for it as it starts to strong, you can’t wait to see where it continues and thankfully we don’t have long to find out.

I enjoyed the first two Xmen movies but was less then impressed with the third installment. Xmen Origins Wolverine was good if not a little predictable plus I felt it went over much old ground that had been covered in X2 so I was a little cautious with this one when it came out.I Didnt need to be this movie is incredible. I heard somewhere that the guy who directed this was offered Xmen 3 but turned it down as he didnt think he was ready for such a big movie. There are two ways of looking at this. Firstly had he of done X3 it could have been amazing and the franchise would have carried on, or secondly this movie would not have been made and that would have been a real pitty.The movie concetrates on the relationship between a young Charles Xavier played by James Mcavoy and a young Erik Lehnsherr played be Michael Fassbender. In the original Xmen movies we gather the two men were once friends but this movie shows the level of the friendship from there first meeting to the ultimate opposite outlooks that tear there friendship apart. Macavoy is brilliant as a young Professor X and carries himself with a little swagger as he attempts to chat up college girls at the beginnig of the movie to the paitient individual we met in the fist film when he is helping to train the original Xmen. But it is Fassbender that steals it for me from his small and fleeting one liners to the intensity as he uses his powers to pull a nuclear submarine from the ocean beneath him he is truly captivating when on screen and the chemistry between he and Macavoy is something to be seen. The rest of the mutants just sort of follow along with the exception of the key bad guy Sabastian Shaw played by Kevin Bacon who brings Magneto and Professor X together.When the two friends finally go there seperate ways the pain in Magneto as he realises his friend will not join him is evident.In closing this is an amazing superhero hero movie on par with the original two Xmen movies if not better. The cast is good the effects brilliant and a very good story. If there were a comic inspired movie out there to rival Marvel Avenger's this could be it. This is a well made movie and has a great deal of replay value.

Bryan Singer gave the famous x men comic and cartoons life with his first two installments in the franchise and he did it very well, and with the third installment Brett Ratner pumped up the action and delivered another thrilling film. Then we got the origins of wolverine and the franchise started to decline somewhat. Now, Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass) directs and he, like Singer, does an awesome job. Taking the story right back to the origins of the forming of the x men, Jane Goldman's script makes full use of the myriad mutants and delivers a story that is both entertaining, action packed and sets up the inevitable future installments.The cast, led by James Mcavoy who plays Xavier brilliantly and Michael Fassbender who seems to have been born to play the younger Magneto, have been put together excellently. The supporting cast, including Rose Byrne, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence and a really funny cameo in a bar, are just as talented as the main cast. Vaughn's vision of the x men universe is very much consistent with Singer's, and despite the obvious time shift there is clear parrelilsms that make this film all the more entertaining and consistent.The story follows Xavier and Erik as they recruite mutants and form the school we all know, they come together to stop a ruthless, determined tyrant who wants to initiate World War 3. And so an enthralling two hours is set up during which you will not be bored at any one point. The origin stories are very interesting and the action orientated set pieces are imaginitive and thrilling. The CGI has come a long way since the first four films and is flawless and never overused to the point that its a hindrance.Overall, Vaughn has rebooted the weakening x men franchise and delivered an absolute blast of a film. Fans of x men will not be dissapointed and newcomers will be drawn into the x men world. Don't hesitate on this, get it, watch it.The extra features are pretty poor fare, a few deleted scenes that aren't really worth bothering with. There is a digital copy to put on your ipod or computer which is cool if you want to watch it on the train or a long car journey.

I am a big X-Men fan, but am somewhat unusual in terms of appreciation of the films. While X1 & X2 are still my favourites, I didn't think X3 was that bad! Worst one was O:W.This film is well cast, well written, well shot and for the most part well acted. Kevin Bacon does a reasonable (let's not get wild with "acting greatness"). The problem is, it doesn't really tell me anything new and suffers from the default problems most prequels have. "History" cannot be changed. After this, the amount of prequels I rate at 4 or 5 stars I can still count on one hand.I find storytelling that looks back too much to be lazy and re-uses material instead of effort being put into something new. History looks back, stories go forwards! I would prefer film series (and X-Men is not an exception) to move forwards. For those simply interested in the background of the characters or who just need a boatload of more material, graphic novels, source books etc are a much less resource intensive way of doing that.Still, both leads turn in a good performance that is mostly a joy to watch.