X-Men: Apocalypse thread or "why you should never trust reviews by experts".
Saw it yesterday. The short an sweet of it: the movie is absolutely great and enjoyable.
Now, some details without spoilers.
The pacing is fine, you will not sense the passing of time, I'd say it's better than Cap 3 in that regard. The Egypt intro and the final battle are exciting, unique and entertaining.
The acting is on the same level as before. Munn has 2 lines and 10 mins of screen time tops, so she doesn't have the opportunity to annoy. You can dismiss and forget her character. The twink looking Nightcrawler was actually pretty good, this was a huge surprise for me. Sansa did well.
Most reviews complain about the lack of character development... the scenes Magneto alone has to go through are terrific and develop/flesh him out as never before. He is an absolute star, both the character and the actor.
Oscar Isaac is brilliant as Apocalypse. The character himself is done with respect and attention to detail. He was the best part of the movie followed close by Magneto. He is menacing, captivating and steals most scenes. Can;t really stress enough how good he is.
The final battle: amazing, satisfying, everything you could want. Much better than anything we have gotten so far. Powers galore, world wide destruction, Magneto being awesome, Apocalypse kicking ass, you name it.
>but isn't there bad stuff
Sure there is, but it is not nearly enough to eclipse the good. Jlaw sucks, she is playing Katniss and not Mystique. She is given waaaay too much screen time instead of someone else, say Storm. Heavy use of CGI instead of wire work staple scenes (Magneto flying). Pointless characters like Psylocke and Angel.
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