X-Men: First Class

I'm trying to be optimistic here. I'm a major comic buff especially on the X-Men franchise. Looking through the members of the X-Men: First Class, I was quite disappointed. So where's the original X-Men - Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel and Beast. Well, they did have Beast in his furry mutation. Then again, the plot and roster for the previous X-Men movies were majorly off but I still enjoyed them. It was great a real life portrayal of my favorite group of heroes.

First Class sets before the Xavier School of Gifted Youngsters was founded, when Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr first met. The Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw together with Emma Frost, Azazel and Riptide, planned to start a nuclear war between Russia and America. Charles and Erik with the help of CIA explore in search of new mutants, Mystique, Angel Salvatore, Havok, Banshee, Beast and Darwin, to stop theevil plans of the HellfireClub.

Thanks to the different plot and setting of the original X-Men movie from the comics, many events had to be shifted accordingly, which was nicely plotted. All references and cameos were awesome, expect to see or hear familiar names. The plot and roster may not be as similar to the comics but it did well to gel up all the first 4 franchise. And sadly, there is no post-credit scene in this movie unlike most Marvel Movies.

Ratings: 4