I'll use this opportunity to write down my overall opinion regarding X-Men Days of Future Past as I have nothing better to do right now, I would use that other thread but last two posts are actually mine, so yea. Be warned, posible SPOILERS up ahead.
I'll start off by saying how gorgeous Blink is, just look at her...
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sadly, she, along with several other mutants I like, doesn't get much screen time. Bishop, who's kinda a major character in X-Men universe, especially when it comes to time traveling, is seriously underused. Speaking of underused, same goes for classic Sentinels. I love both Wolverine and Huge Jackman as much as the next guy but enough already, he's getting way too much screen time while other equally awesome if not better mutants are heavily overshadowed. While the character itself turned out to be okay Quicksilver looks really stupid...
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...even for 70's and that's saying something.
It had a lot of continuity issues I feel but I stopped caring about that long time ago. Compared to some other films it was also bit low on easter eggs and references. Also, where the **** is Cable already?
Onto more positive things, Days of Future Past didn't turn out to be a mess like The Last Stand which was my main concern when they announced the type of story and how many characters they would have. Just the opposite, it's a pretty darn good film, perhaps the best one so far. As usual both the old and new cast did a pretty good job, at this point most of them in fact defined these characters.
It's packed with so many awesome scenes, especially in the second half. I in particular love that part when they have to stall future Sentinels, Storm and Magneto were simply badass there. It was a lot more emotional than previous entries, that last interaction between Magneto and Xavier in that "chapel" hits you right in the feels. Humor, most of it that is, was also spot on. Quicksilvers reference to his mother's "friend" was neat, although I wish they did something more concrete about it. One thing that stood out to me which I didn't really expect is just how creepy the future Sentinels are. Ultimatevely, what I love the most about Days of Future Past is that it completely erases both The Last Stand and X-Men Origins: Wolverine from "existence". It ended on a high note, full of pleasant surprises accompanied with that awesome X2 theme. Really glad Cyclops's back and hopefully they do him justice this time around. It also leaves room for a proper Dark Phoenix story.
The after credit scene is one of the best if not the best one so far...
...it gave me goosebumps. Huge fan of Apocalypse, Age of Apocalypse is one of my favorite comic book arcs, can't wait to see how that turns out. Those four horsemen are a nice little touch, did not notice that at first.
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