Reviews of X Men First Class are generally coming up roses (via EW, WaPo, etc. Although it has its detractors, including Rogert Ebert, who gives it an amused, tepid thumbs up, sorta.

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  1. Saw midnight show of X-Men: First Class last night. Some stilted performances, especially January Jones as Emma Frost, but I really enjoyed it. It’s certainly much more fun than most superhero films. Fassbender is terrific as Erik/Magneto, and Kevin Bacon is a treat as Shaw.
    There’s a great cameo too.

    FYI, there’s nothing after the credits. Two-thirds of the audience waited to no avail.

  2. I was bashing X-men from all the promos. Then a friend talked me into it and I saw it.. and it was amazing. I can’t remember the last time I was so upset about a film from promos and then was surprised how good it was. It thought from many promos the characters would be way off. Nope. It was one of the best X-men movies. Hell, one of the best Marvel movies.

    Oh and the people that stayed in my theater, which was a midnight show in the middle of Harvard Square, booed when nothing was at the end.

  3. I saw X-Men and was pleasantly surprised. The theater was packed with Male and Females and more than a handful of womens in the 50’s. Everyone seemed to like it. I thought it was really good. Entertained me.

  4. First Class gets a B+ from me…I hope they make a sequel…would have worked better as a pure Magneto movie

  5. Have to agree… X-Men was first class all the way, although i did miss Stan.

    And the Easter egg. Those were long credits to sit through to no avail.

  6. X-men: First Class works because it’s an ensemble. The teamwork is what made the comic fun, and it holds for the films, too. I don’t think the Solo tales are as good.

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