X-Men Apocalypse Review Thread

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Critics Consensus: Overloaded action and a cliched villain take the focus away from otherwise strong performers and resonant themes, making X-Men: Apocalypse a middling chapter of the venerable superhero franchise.
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Rotten Tomatoes 48%

There are no memorable action scenes—the closest we get is a virtual rerun of the time-freeze sequence from the previous movie. And the script is just nonsense, comprised entirely of sarcastic asides, portentous gobbledygook ("The dawn of a new age will rise!" cries Isaac) and insider references that only the faithful will appreciate. Unless that’s you, it’s best to steer clear.
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Timeout 2/5

Yet, X-Men: Apocalypse does nothing to discredit an already enormous franchise, and will appease fans who want more of the same mutant thrills. Comic diehards get their dug-in references (Wolverine mirrors an entrance straight from illustrated pages, Jubilee flashes her legendary yellow jacket, Xavier finally goes bald), movie lovers have some tremendous set pieces to gander at, and X-lovers spend more time with earlier versions of characters they already enjoy. The film isn’t underwhelming, it’s just same old free-wheeling, Cerebro-smashing, Wolvie-berserker style antics that basely sustain franchise advancement. The X-Men are back, without a doubt.
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We Got This Covered 3/5

Compared to the energetic, bold Days Of Future Past, it all seems so leaden. How many times can Professor Xavier remind us that there is good in Magneto — by now a mass-murderer several times over — before one of them pulls a lightsaber? How many overly familiar exhortations to heroism can Mystique really deliver and expect to be taken seriously? And did they need to replay entire scenes we’ve seen multiple times before? Aside from a few moments with Nightcrawler — in his achingly perfect Thriller jacket and Flock Of Seagulls hair — there’s no levity here, no tonal variation. The more the film harks back to other X-instalments, the more you’ll wish you were watching those instead.
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Empire 2/5

This might not be the best superhero movie for the youngest of kids, because there are moments that are darker and more violent than other Marvel fare. Otherwise, "X-Men: Apocalypse" offers a lot of entertainment value for your movie-spending buck, and it's very consistent with the previous two movies in terms of its impressive CG-enhanced action.In the end, shifting the focus to the younger characters works well. Unlike some of the cheesier remnants of the '80s, we'll probably want to see more of these new X-Men.
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NY Daily News 4/5

But all in all, Apocalypse is a third-tier X-Men movie that arrives at a time when studios and filmmakers who traffic in spandex need to be at the top of their game. We know all of the clichés and all of the tropes too well at this point to settle for place-holding mediocrity. We know the difference between an instant classic and a dog. Apocalypse isn’t quite a dog. But it is a movie with way too much of everything except the things that should matter the most—novelty, creativity, and fun.
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Entertainment Weekly C

Was really looking forward to this after DOFP, but looks like this might be Singer's first rotten X-Men movie.
 
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enzo_gt

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Seems about right from the trailers and how underwhelming Days of Future Past was in execution.

something something Disney checks
 
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Broken Joystick

At least you can talk. Who are you?
Empire: 2/5 http://www.empireonline.com/movies/x-men-apocalypse/review/

Compared to the energetic, bold Days Of Future Past, it all seems so leaden. How many times can Professor Xavier remind us that there is good in Magneto — by now a mass-murderer several times over — before one of them pulls a lightsaber? How many overly familiar exhortations to heroism can Mystique really deliver and expect to be taken seriously? And did they need to replay entire scenes we’ve seen multiple times before? Aside from a few moments with Nightcrawler — in his achingly perfect Thriller jacket and Flock Of Seagulls hair — there’s no levity here, no tonal variation. The more the film harks back to other X-instalments, the more you’ll wish you were watching those instead.
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Killer Queen

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I kinda figured it would be like this. Didn't look too promising. I guess all the people complaining about me saying it doesn't look to hot can stop now.
 
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bananafactory

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http://m.nydailynews.com/entertainm...-heroic-effort-movie-review-article-1.2630576

This might not be the best superhero movie for the youngest of kids, because there are moments that are darker and more violent than other Marvel fare. Otherwise, "X-Men: Apocalypse" offers a lot of entertainment value for your movie-spending buck, and it's very consistent with the previous two movies in terms of its impressive CG-enhanced action.

In the end, shifting the focus to the younger characters works well. Unlike some of the cheesier remnants of the '80s, we'll probably want to see more of these new X-Men.
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bananafactory said:
4 Fresh and 6 Rotten

Seems divisive so far
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The Fresh scores are all 3/5 or 6/10 as of this post, and the rotten ones are all either 2/5 or 2.5/5. That's not very diverse. It seems like this is "another superhero movie" that isn't terrible or great- it's just average.
 
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Discotheque

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Noooooooooo

I was so high on this franchise again too after singers return with dofp.


It's not getting bad reviews but the reaction looks tepid compared to dofp. Oh well still day one to see how it is.
 
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Den of Geek review:

By X-Men: Apocalypse’s second half, the action’s devolved into a faintly depressing miasma of green-screen backgrounds and swirling clouds of CGI debris. Like a cross between a Star Wars prequel and Roland Emmerich’s 2012, Apocalypse is a superhero-infused disaster movie. There are flashes, there are bangs, there are acts of bravery and feats of wire-assisted athleticism. But the film’s lack of dramatic weight means that Apocalypse’s fireworks fail to dazzle; instead, they simply hang there on the screen, waiting to be forgotten.

X-Men: Apocalypse is by no means a terrible film - the quality of the cast, from Fassbender to McAvoy to Lawrence to Kodi Smit-McPhee to Evan Peters (again great as Quicksilver) ensures there’s always someone worth watching in the quieter moments. But compared to this year’s last big superhero movie, Captain America: Civil War, Apocalypse feels less assured, less fleet-footed at moving between the earnest, the dramatic and the outright camp. When a superhero gets all these elements right, the result can seem effortless; when the balance is wrong, the difference is plain to see.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/x-men/40529/x-men-apocalypse-review

2 out of 5.
 
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Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!

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Starts off strong with highly enjoyable introductions and a fun "getting the band (back) together" kind of feel, but then it fizzles out and turns into a mind-numbing montage of poorly choreographed combat and outrageous, widespread destruction.
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Sounds like every bad superhero movie made since Bayformers.
 
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bananafactory

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bigkrev said:
The Fresh scores are all 3/5 or 6/10 as of this post, and the rotten ones are all either 2/5 or 2.5/5. That's not very diverse. It seems like this is "another superhero movie" that isn't terrible or great- it's just average.
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Ah OK. I hadn't checked the scores yet, thanks for clarifying

With those type of numbers this could end up at either 60%+ or 20%+, depending on what side of 6 they fall on
 
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Brandon F

Well congratulations! You got yourself caught!
Is it a Marvel movie? Y/N

If Yes, then 90%+ RT!
If No, then why not give it to Marvel?
 
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Azoor

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Shame they seem to be divisive. Although I know I'm gonna enjoy this more than Civil War despite the reviews.
 
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BTM

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DOFP raised expectations too high it seems. Characters/actors seem to be great. It looks like the plot brings it down.
 
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