X-Men: Days of Future Past

Ratings: 7.5/10

Film Class: A

Genre: Marvel Superhero

The X-Men must come together again... wait a minute, X-Men? It's more like Wolverine travelling back to the past and bringing together best-friends-turned-arch-enemies Professor X and Magneto to stop an assassination which brings about a doomed future for mutants and humans. A post-apocalyptic tale where time travel's possible (only in the Marvel Universe), where the mutants' and humanity's only hope against a world governed by invincible Sentinels is a 4-men team comprising of Wolverine, Professor X, Beast and Magneto. 

The 1973 back to the past era was more err.. human-like, whilst the dark future packed more Marvel-Superhero-Universe punch that X-Men fans have been waiting so long for; yup, it's finally here, a fireworks of mutant display during the opening and ending scenes. The only complain I have is the lack of action all through mid-way compared to the adrenaline pumping start, which reminded me of what X-Men felt like during my younger days, when it was still cartoon-ized. 

*spoilers ahead* I didn't like how Mystique was so crucial in this film, was never a fan of hers, but not only was she that important (in changing history), she was also the common love interest of Professor X, Magneto and even Beast. What?! It's not even a love triangle, it's a love square! 

While Wolverine didn't have his kick-ass alimentum claws back in the past, he does have his high-density bones to slice through... nothing? I don't even recall him Berserker Barraging anything, but he does feel more vulnerable, and a character's vulnerability makes the story somewhat more relatable. 

The ending is predictable, but definitely not the stinger. *major spoilers ahead* Even though it was less than 10 seconds long, the post-credits scene is worth staying back for, especially for fans... because it introduces this unknown new character, rather scrawny looking compared to how the comics/cartoon have always portrayed him... he is none other than the ultimate villain I had hoped for since the X-Men's first live motion picture... the Age of Apocalypse is coming. 

X-Men: Days of Future Past is the franchise's best sequel yet, a more all-rounded film with better focus, finally an X-Men movie more X-Men than Wolverine.