Reviews & Ratings for
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Secondly, the summer is getting hot here, and the box-office hotter. On the heals of 2 superhero movies and tailgating Godzilla, we have one of the biggest movie for the summer. The question of the day is: is it worth your 200 bucks given it is supposed to render the past 1-2 movies as redundant(I guess I want my 400 back :P, huh...they never happened).
I am not sure whether the scriptwriters intended it to be so( and look smart ), but the plot is convoluted, or tries to force things, and that leads to lot of continuity issues but nevermind, they will fix it in the next one by undoing this one :P

The "inbetweenquel" definitely sets the course right and as earlier said, undoes the last few X-MEN movies. Guess, now everyone is alive and we are given no explanation as we don't need one , this is a "comic book movie" and every one can cheat death or travel back in time and can undo his death.

Fourthly, The movie on its own is good, not great. The buildup and tension were lacking so was the emotional content which is one of the driving forces of actioners these days. There are some good moments,some good humor, some great action pieces but yeah Magneto already lifted the Golden Bridge once, not a big deal he did that again for a football ground. Performances were good, Dinklage was not special though, everyone has done his/her job right except for Maximoff, who was simply AMAZING.

First, lets talk about the pros definitely have to be Magneto and his son QuickSilver. They have literally owned the movie, and one feels bad for wolverine having a side role given the movie marketing put him in forefront.
Michael fassebander should be considered the perfect casting for a comic book character on the same pedestal as Heath ledger and RDJ, and the movie proves why Magneto is rated #1 villain of all time. Hope to see quicksilver again in the next XMEN as well as Avengers 2 :P.

But Again, the movie (thanks the earlier versions) fails in getting the audience attached to the characters, well nobody cared if the sentinels killed a dozen of x-men or will kill more, I will cry buckets when Ultron kills one of Avengers in Avengers:AOU but I did not even give a fuck when the X-men were getting picked apart by Sentinels.
Since the movie's sole purpose was course correction, it must be considered a success but not an achievement . If you loved First class, you will like this one too.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods."
That right there was enough to give me a wet dream! Hyped as the X-Men movie that most fans have been waiting for (especially since X2: X-Men United back in 2003 was such a massive leap forward), as a big fan of the original comic series, it lived up to that hype in a BIG way!
What so many other super-hero movies fail to do, is to embrace both intimate melodrama and tongue-in-cheekiness to make a spectacular mix of intensity and fun, balanced with just the right amount of interesting characters. Another challenge that this movie masters well, is finding a character that the viewer will cheer for... it most definitely doesn't fall short. (Except for Sentinals. Sentinals are dicks.) Heck, even Tyrion Lannister, and Katniss Everdeen are in this movie! Generally, the faster I finish my popcorn the more exciting the film is, and I did stuff my face very quickly.
'Days Of Future Past' also continues the X-Men tradition of being politically and sociologically conscious and relevant, bearing a number of allegorical references that fit squarely with many issues faced in modern society.(Cue philosophical discussions here). The special effects are mighty, the humor is sharp and in abundance and the dialogue is alive & breathing. Even though the film is sometimes erratic, the paradoxes of time-travel are exhilarating and extremely fun to watch, despite the complexities. All-in-all it's a mind blowing blockbuster that knocks you out!