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I Hope Again.
May. 25th, 2014 11:04 amComing full circle from my inaugural post of this journal, I can now breathe the free air again, as Days of Future Past exceeded my expectations and did something I had no real reason to hope they would:
(major & semi-spoilers follow)
In my initial post, I predicted that the original Fox trilogy(and its spinoff Wolverine pictures)would be tied in and set up through the events of DoFP, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Although I would have been more pleased to see Matt Vaughn continue to hold the directorial reigns for this film and its upcoming third chapter, Bryan Singer made an incredibly bold move with the plot. I commented months ago chastising Fox for refusing to reboot the franchise or at least allowing some cooperative tie-in with Marvel Studios' Avengers series, but here Singer has pulled off the next best thing - the timeline established in DoFP has effectively wiped the slate clean for the original X-Men trilogy, as the actions of Wolverine have completely derailed the old continuity(which was IMHO irrefutably broken)and replaced it with one free of not only the disastrous third movie, but the mistake-riddled first two as well.
Most notable are the following fixes:
NOT Dead: Jean Grey, Cyclops, Havok
NOT Depowered: Magneto, Rogue
Unknown, but presumably not Dead: Sabretooth, Toad
NO LONGER represented at different ages with different origin stories: pretty much everyone.
And.....Apocalypse is coming. Probably not with the big silly A on his chest, but his skin is blue and his horsemen were in tow as he built the pyramids. Looks ok to me.
NOW.....things they should do to make the third as effective as possible:
1)They've announced the return of Gambit, they should keep that ball rolling and bring back Sabretooth so he an Logan can have a proper showdown, not to mention do the other misrepresented villains like Toad and Juggernaut. And of course they need to bring back Quicksilver if at all possible, his scene in DoFP was the most fun I've had at the movies since I saw Hulk and Thor bitch smacking aliens side by side in Avengers.
2)They need a Reagan lookalike for part three since I found the Nixon role both funny and lending real credibility to the continuity.
3)A risky move, and probably not feasible, but handpick certain mutants to be Apocalypse's Horsemen that audiences will respond to. By that I mean not revamping past incarnations or inventing characters for the film but taking characters we know and love and making them villains(obvious example: Wolverine).
4)Taking the story far enough to set up long-reaching ramifications, perhaps introducing Sinister and having Jean and Scott taking their relationship further, which could lead to Cable.
Now I need to see this in 3D.
(major & semi-spoilers follow)
In my initial post, I predicted that the original Fox trilogy(and its spinoff Wolverine pictures)would be tied in and set up through the events of DoFP, but I couldn't have been more wrong. Although I would have been more pleased to see Matt Vaughn continue to hold the directorial reigns for this film and its upcoming third chapter, Bryan Singer made an incredibly bold move with the plot. I commented months ago chastising Fox for refusing to reboot the franchise or at least allowing some cooperative tie-in with Marvel Studios' Avengers series, but here Singer has pulled off the next best thing - the timeline established in DoFP has effectively wiped the slate clean for the original X-Men trilogy, as the actions of Wolverine have completely derailed the old continuity(which was IMHO irrefutably broken)and replaced it with one free of not only the disastrous third movie, but the mistake-riddled first two as well.
Most notable are the following fixes:
NOT Dead: Jean Grey, Cyclops, Havok
NOT Depowered: Magneto, Rogue
Unknown, but presumably not Dead: Sabretooth, Toad
NO LONGER represented at different ages with different origin stories: pretty much everyone.
And.....Apocalypse is coming. Probably not with the big silly A on his chest, but his skin is blue and his horsemen were in tow as he built the pyramids. Looks ok to me.
NOW.....things they should do to make the third as effective as possible:
1)They've announced the return of Gambit, they should keep that ball rolling and bring back Sabretooth so he an Logan can have a proper showdown, not to mention do the other misrepresented villains like Toad and Juggernaut. And of course they need to bring back Quicksilver if at all possible, his scene in DoFP was the most fun I've had at the movies since I saw Hulk and Thor bitch smacking aliens side by side in Avengers.
2)They need a Reagan lookalike for part three since I found the Nixon role both funny and lending real credibility to the continuity.
3)A risky move, and probably not feasible, but handpick certain mutants to be Apocalypse's Horsemen that audiences will respond to. By that I mean not revamping past incarnations or inventing characters for the film but taking characters we know and love and making them villains(obvious example: Wolverine).
4)Taking the story far enough to set up long-reaching ramifications, perhaps introducing Sinister and having Jean and Scott taking their relationship further, which could lead to Cable.
Now I need to see this in 3D.
