Floated2 X-Men: First Class is the first film of the X-Men series that we seen start which released few more sequels. This film tells the origin story of how the superheroes became what they were and shows how it all started. The film is fast paced but at times slows down to show the in depth details of each character. Of all the things that went right with this film, was casting of James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as the young versions Patrick Stewart's Xavier and Ian McKellen's Magneto respectively. Bringing the dramatic polish they honed on such films as Atonement and Hunger, they give soul and believability to what could otherwise have been a tragic, worthless repeat of the empty. Overall First Class was a successful and engaging start to a successful franchise which has grown over the years.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is a great movie. The first 4 X men movie were good movies. This is better. This movie has a lot of action. It has great acting. It has a great story line. It should have gone to the Oscars. 7.8 is a good ratting. But this is such a great film the 7.8 is underrating it. Wolverine is better. X men day of future past is also better. X men apocalypse is also better. But still a great movie. I give it 9 out of 10. This is a very good movie. See it. It is a prequel. And has far has time goes. This is the first one. Great movie. Most of the time If the first four movie are good the fifth one is going to be good. See this movie. It is a great movie. It is one of the best action movies from 2011. See it. It is a must see.

Thomas Drufke There are a lot of great things about First Class, but I think the one that sticks out to me the most (even after years and tons of viewings) is that it works as both a reboot and prequel. Even though the continuity has since been mingled with even more, this film did such a great job of resetting the universe without tarnishing what came before.In large part, the strengths of the film lie with Matthew Vaughn's direction. Up to this point, I liked most of the X-Men films, but even the people who have loved the series would say that there wasn't much "fun" to be had. The original X-Men trilogy took itself very seriously and rightfully so. But there's something to be said for a mutant story that poses similar thought provoking questions and themes like before, while also making a fun adventure out of it. Vaughn does a wonderful job balancing the two.Setting an X-Men film in the 1960's meant having to recast all of the recurring characters. Luckily, casting was something 20th Century Fox had no problem with. I don't think we could have dreamed of a better pairing to take over the roles of Professor X and Magneto than James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. Perhaps, some would say that the two of them have outdone their counterparts, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan (I, myself being one of those people). Much like the film itself, McAvoy and Fassbender put their own spin on the characters, but bring enough similarity in their performance to understand the connective tissue between the pairs.Something the new trilogy of X-Men films does incredibly well is use the decade the films are set in to enhance the overall story they were going for. First Class is set in the 60's, and uses the Cuban Missile Crisis as the film's climatic sequence. But it uses it in a way that doesn't exploit that event, instead, gives a reason for there to be tension between Charles & Erik. This film and Days of Future Past nail the relationship between those two more so than any X-Men film to date.Going back to the fun stuff though, the rest of the mutants are made up of mostly throw away heroes and villains. No one was really asking for characters like Azazel, Riptide, Angel Salvadore, Havoc, Darwin, Banshee, or even more Mystique. But even as much as these characters could have felt like throwaway characters, Vaughn managed to build them into the story in a creative way. Everyone has their own arc and moment to shine. In fact, my favorite part of the film involves Charles & Erik recruiting, and subsequently training everyone. It's classic superhero stuff.Overall, First Class makes good with its new cast and setting. Matthew Vaughn transitioned what was originally planned as a Magneto origin story into a wonderfully balanced comic-book adaptation. One that nails the characters motivations and mindsets in a refreshing but respectful and realistic way. +Charles & Erik+Recruiting & Training+Score+Vaughn's directing+Setting adds to the story9.4/10

KalKenobi83 Watched X-Men :First Class Featuring Featuring James MacAvoy(The Conspirator) as Charles Xavier,Michael Fassbender(300 )as Magneto,Nicolas Hoult(Clash Of The Titans) as Hank McCoy/Beast, Lucas Till( Battle Los Angeles) as Havok .Rose Byrne(Knowing) as Moira McTaggert , Caleb Landry Jones(The Longshots) as Banshee , Jason Flemying(Kick-Ass)as Azazel . January Jones(Mad Men) as Emma Frost, The Stunning Jennifer Lawrence(Winters Bone)as Mystique, Ed Gathegi(My Bloody Valentine) as Darwin, Zoe Kravitz(No Reservations) as Tempest, Alex Gonzalez(Inocentes) as Rip Tide, Oliver Platt(Year One) as The Man In Black and Kevin Bacon(Super)as Sebastian Shaw The films Main Villain. This Is the best of both worlds also enjoyed The 1960's spin also an alternate version of what went down during the Cuban Missle Crisis also really enjoyed The Beginnings of Charles and Eriks as well the First Roster of X-Men and it was emotional,Exciting, Funny,Thrilling and Dramatic also Amazing Score From Henry Jackman(Guilliver's Travels), Screenplay By Ashley Miller(Fringe) & Zach Stentz(Agent Cody Banks) , Costume Design from Sammy Sheldon(V For Vendetta) and Direction from Matthew Vaughn(Stardust) The 1960's With Superhero Flavor 8/10