First Reviews For X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Are A Mixed Bag; 'Cyclops,' & 'Wolverine' Shine While 'Quicksilver' Steals The Show Once Again

Well, the embargo lifted and the first X-Men: Apocalypse reactions are in... and while they trend positive, they're mixed to say the least.

By RohanPatel - May 09, 2016 03:05 PM EST

Filed Under: X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer's last installment, the critically acclaimed X-Men: Days of Future Past was a tough act to follow and by the looks of the first reviews and reactions, it sounds like X-Men: Apocalypse doesn't quite live up to its beloved predecessor. However, despite the few negatives, there is still plenty to like for X-fans as the newcomers consisting of X-Men mainstays - Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, and Nightcrawler - were all well-received, Evan Peters' Quicksilver steals the show once again with a spectacular sequence, and Hugh Jackman's fan-favorite Wolverine has a scene that's being described as "f**king bananas!" The film also gets some love for being fun, fan service, its comic accuracy as well as comic nods, and is said to easily be the third best comic book movie of the year behind Captain America: Civil War and Deadpool. Check out a handful of reviews below and keep scrolling (or use Command F) for Twitter reactions:

The Hollywood Reporter

Both Captain America: Civil War and X-Men: Apocalypse are superhero extravaganzas with severe traffic control problems, but while the former keeps things flowing reasonably smoothly, the new film, set to arrive in theaters just weeks later, resembles a bumper-car nightmare. Narratively jumbled and jammed with so many characters that you give up keeping them all straight while simultaneously lamenting not seeing more of those you might actually want around, Bryan Singer's fourth entry in the enormously profitable series he inaugurated 16 years ago undeniably builds to a cataclysmic dramatic reckoning. But mostly it just feels like a bloated, if ambitious attempt to shuffle as many mutants and specially gifted characters as possible into a story of a resurrected god ready to take over the world. Series fans will no doubt have many bones to pick with the choices made here, but that won't stop the film from soaring at the box office; Singer's last franchise outing, X-Men: Days of Future Past two years ago, was, at $748 million worldwide, the highest grosser in the bunch to date.

Variety

Although the “X-Men” ensembles are usually large, there are simply too many characters for the action-heavy “Apocalypse” to properly juggle. It’s easy to forget even McAvoy or Fassbender when they’re off screen for too long, and the film functions best when it lets the fresh young trio of Sheridan, Turner and Smit-McPhee take center stage. Still, it’s Peters who emerges as the cast standout in just a handful of scenes, by bringing an offbeat sensibility to a production that otherwise plays campy cartoon material a little too straight.

IGN

As a conclusion to a trilogy, Apocalypse falls somewhat short. It marginalises key relationships in favour of establishing new ones, and lacks the depth and distinctive historical flavour of its immediate predecessors. But taken as the next chapter in the series, Apocalypse is an undeniably fun and entertaining adventure and does a pretty good job of establishing Xavier’s next class. Rating: 7.0 out of 10 Grade: C+

The Wrap

With “X-Men: Apocalypse,” however, Singer seems to have acquired a new mutant power of his own: Monotony. Whether it’s the lack of an interesting villain, or the fact that the series’ time-travel element is forcing these mutants to meet each other (and the audience) all over again for the first time, this latest entry marks a shocking letdown from Singer’s earlier contributions; what once soared now slogs.

Collider

However, even though the X-Men: Apocalypse narrative ultimately crashes and burns, there’s something to be said for the entertainment value of the film. Singer could and should have shaved at least 30 minutes off the running time, but there are enough successful hero moments and well-timed jokes, especially from Peters and Smit-McPhee, to keep the film afloat and even spark some interest in another installment. Grade: C+

Digital Spy

X-Men: Apocalypse can't reach the levels of maturity and sophistication of Civil War, but it has a messy charm all of its own, and maintains the quality set by the post-Last Stand films. With a new team of young X-Men standing by, the future's still looking bright for the franchise.

HitFix

I can imagine Bryan Singer making an X-Men movie every few years for the rest of his life. Sometimes he’ll get it right. Sometimes it won’t quite work. But it’s clear that he is all-in at this point, and there’s always something to like about one of these films. If familiarity is a problem for you, then you’ll definitely have your issues with the film, but as franchise management goes, this is largely effective spectacle.

We Got This Covered

X-Men: Apocalypse does nothing to discredit an already enormous franchise, and will appease fans who want more of the same mutant thrills. Comic diehards get their dug-in references (Wolverine mirrors an entrance straight from illustrated pages, Jubilee flashes her legendary yellow jacket, Xavier finally goes bald), movie lovers have some tremendous set pieces to gander at, and X-lovers spend more time with earlier versions of characters they already enjoy. The film isn’t underwhelming, it’s just same old free-wheeling, Cerebro-smashing, Wolvie-berserker style antics that basely sustain franchise advancement. The X-Men are back, without a doubt. I can’t say they’re better than ever, but they’re certainly back! Rating: 3 stars out of 5

ComicBook

X-Men: Apocalypse has a lot of action, balanced with humor and emotion that make you think of more than just “When’s the next superpower?” There’s a ton of fan-service, especially for longtime fans of the X-Men (whether from comics, videogames, the 90s animated series, or the films) and in-jokes (including one laugh out loud one at their own expense) that should make X-fans extremely happy. From the climactic battle all the way through the final scene of the movie, my inner ten-year-old was screaming out loud. The audience of oft-jaded press and guests were whooping and left the theater smiling – a telling indication of a flat-out fun time.

Empire

Messier and heavier than Days Of Future Past, this is not so much the next step in the X-Men’s evolution as a failed callback to past glories. Rating: 2 stars out of 5

Den Of Geek

X-Men: Apocalypse is by no means a terrible film - the quality of the cast, from Fassbender to McAvoy to Lawrence to Kodi Smit-McPhee to Evan Peters (again great as Quicksilver) ensures there’s always someone worth watching in the quieter moments. But compared to this year’s last big superhero movie, Captain America: Civil War, Apocalypse feels less assured, less fleet-footed at moving between the earnest, the dramatic and the outright camp. When a superhero gets all these elements right, the result can seem effortless; when the balance is wrong, the difference is plain to see. Rating: 2 stars out of 5

Entertainment Weekly

It’s not all bad, though. There are some funny in-jokes, like a swipe at the terrible X-Men 3 (aka Last Stand). Turner is promising as Jean Grey, and Evan Peters’ Quicksilver gets another super-slo-mo showstopper scored to Eurythmics’ period-appropriate synth-jam “Sweet Dreams.” But all in all, Apocalypse is a third-tier X-Men movie that arrives at a time when studios and filmmakers who traffic in spandex need to be at the top of their game. We know all of the clichés and all of the tropes too well at this point to settle for place-holding mediocrity. We know the difference between an instant classic and a dog. Apocalypse isn’t quite a dog. But it is a movie with way too much of everything except the things that should matter the most—novelty, creativity, and fun. Rating: C

UPROXX

This will probably come as a shock to nobody who has seen the trailer, but poor Oscar Isaac is completely wasted as Apocalypse, a powerful mutant who has been awakened after about 5,000 years of being buried alive – which is fitting because Isaac is buried under a ton of makeup. To be fair, he seems to be having a blast, way down there under all of that makeup. So maybe it shouldn’t be “poor Oscar Isaac” and more like, “poor us, who don’t really ever get to see Oscar Isaac, yet he’s in this movie a lot.”

Newsarama

Apocalypse is the film that finally realizes the full big-screen potential of Marvel’s X-Men franchise and elevates it to a level on par (or pretty close anyway) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The Playlist

The “X-Men” series has truly begun to churn as it comes full circle to characters introduced sixteen years ago. In superficial terms, these visions of classic X-Men are “better,” in that they appear much more like their comic book counterparts, but as heroes able to command any emotional connection they are far inferior. The grand X-Men soap opera has often created compelling allegories to help comic readers and film audiences make sense of their own sense of alienation and separation, whatever the underlying reasons might be. However, ‘Apocalypse’ feels like a cog in Fox’s perpetual-motion blockbuster machine, paying lip service to the story’s allegorical potential as it grinds our interest to dust. [C-]

JoBlo

At this point the X-MEN movies have really settled into a predictable rhythm; while you could of course say the same for some other big franchises, these particular movies just don't inspire a lot of excitement in me. That said, if you really enjoyed the last two films, you'll likely find plenty to appreciate in APOCALYPSE, even though its villain is a drag and the heroes are going through the motions once again. I'm giving it a 6, but you may well bump the grade up higher if you're an X-Men fanatic.

Bleeding Cool

But for the most part, X-Men: Apocalypse weaves its ongoing plotlines from previous films and new characters in a fun and spirited manner. Anchored by Isaac’s strong performance as En Sabah Nur, the film also has a momentum as the essential group of characters form up to face down the threat of Apocalypse. And with these characters, the X-Men film series finally feels like the X-Men comics of the era … even if some of the mutants are younger or older than they should be.

Crave Online

X-Men: Apocalypse plays more like an overblown episode of the 1990s cartoon series than anything else, and I wouldn’t consider that a compliment. Then again, your mileage might vary. If you always wanted the X-Men movies to be over the top and hard to take seriously, maybe X-Men: Apocalypse is the film you've always been waiting for. The rest of us will have to just keep waiting.

Forbes

X-Men basically invented the modern superhero movie. But this franchise needs to make a choice: evolve or die.

NY Daily News

This might not be the best superhero movie for the youngest of kids, because there are moments that are darker and more violent than other Marvel fare. Otherwise, "X-Men: Apocalypse" offers a lot of entertainment value for your movie-spending buck, and it's very consistent with the previous two movies in terms of its impressive CG-enhanced action. In the end, shifting the focus to the younger characters works well. Unlike some of the cheesier remnants of the '80s, we'll probably want to see more of these new X-Men. Rating: 4 stars out of 5

Indiewire

Most importantly, the character of Apocalypse galvanizes these last three X-Men movies into an actual trilogy rather than a cynical hodgepodge of contractually obligated blockbusters — the first X-Men series asked who we are, and this one deepened that inquiry by asking what we must make of ourselves. "Apocalypse," for all its faults, has the audacity to make the MCU look small, and the conviction to make the DCU — if there even is such a thing — look foolish for confusing self-seriousness with gravity. If only these characters were allowed to be as complex as the ideas they fight for, "Apocalypse" could have represented a new beginning for superhero cinema. It's one thing to show Magneto destroying Auschwitz; it would have been quite another to show him rebuilding it. Grade: B-

HeyUGuys

Some of our favourite characters are wasted in the charge to reinvigorate the X-Men franchise yet again. The weakest of Singer's recent trilogy, but not without its engaging moments.

Latino-Review

Even if you don't agree with how terrible DOFP was, that's just even better news for you. This film is leagues above DOFP in terms of story, character development, visuals, AND there is some amount of closure. The most exciting part of X-men: Apocalypse is that now we have wrapped up the origin stories and we have our key players back. Presumably the next astonishing adventure will pick up sometime shortly before the first X-men (2000). DOFP reset some things, but in a way, we're moving toward some events previously attempted. Let's hope this new team of uncanny heroes get more of this treatment from Singer and Kinberg. And, who would be surprised if a mercenary who just made big bucks showed up for a goof?

Guardian

The idea of an apocalypse means every dial has to be turned up to 11 and this film certainly provides bangs for your buck, although there is less space for the surreal strangeness of the X-Men to breathe, less dialogue interest, and they do not have the looser, wittier joy of the Avengers. But the more playful episodes with Cyclops and Quicksilver are welcome and everything hangs together. But in the future X-Men films have to mutate into something with fewer characters and more characterisation. Rating: 3 stars out of 5

VillageVoice

What makes X-Men: Apocalypse so exciting isn’t really any one thing but rather its cohesion, its storytelling verve. Where other recent superhero films have struggled to jam-pack their unwieldy plots with characters and incident and meaning, this film nimbly mixes narrative exuberance and emotional depth, flamboyant displays of power with quietly terrifying exchanges. It zips along, combining the highs and lows of a real comic book – all the feeling, color, and wonder, even some of the dopiness – with gloriously cinematic storytelling.

ScreenCrush

Fassbender brings impressive dramatic weight to Magneto’s transformation back into a super-villain, at least until the movie abandons any interest in its protagonists’ mental states to make room for an extended but underwhelming action finale set against yet another montage of the world’s great cities getting demolished by big swarms of CGI junk from the skies. The balance between emotion and action is not as precise as Captain America: Civil War or X-Men: Days of Future Past, and some of the best moments are lifted, occasionally word for word, from previous X-Men films. (A key exchange between Xavier and Magneto, for example, comes from Singer’s original X-Men all the way back in 2000.) For the second straight movie, the best setpiece belongs to Peters’ Quicksilver, who steals the show with an exciting and funny showcase for his powers. If we’re being totally honest, though, it’s not all that different than his showcase scene in the last movie. Rating: 5 out of 10

TimeOut

There are no memorable action scenes – the closest we get is a virtual rerun of the time-freeze sequence from the previous movie. And the script is just nonsense, comprised entirely of sarcastic asides, portentous gobbledygook – ‘the dawn of a new age will rise!’ cries Isaac – and insider references that only the faithful will appreciate. Unless that’s you, it’s probably best to stay clear.

SchmoesKnow

Check out the Twitter reactions below:

Okay, so my thoughts on #XMenApocalypse…I kinda loved it. So much cool comic book geekiness that it makes up for some of the flaws.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

It’s Claremont ’80’s on the big screen with nods to everything from Dark Phoenix to the classic costumes, & much more.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

It’s not perfect and there are issues, but there’s so much stuff to like that I can’t hover on those issues.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

The Wolverine stuff was pretty terrific and I won’t spoil it here, but it’s a good tease to an R-rated Wolverine film.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

@SammmyVee In the middle. it’s one scene.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

And yes, Quicksilver steals the show not once, but twice.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

The ending of Apocalypse is the ending I wanted for the very first X-film. I think many comic nerds will feel the same.
— Paul Shirey (@arcticninja) May 9, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is between good and really good. The Quicksilver scene is insane. Cast awesome. Some amazing stuff. Just not a homerun.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 9, 2016

I also wonder what I'd think about X-MEN: APOCALYPSE if it came out a bit further down the road after CIVIL WAR.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 9, 2016

If you read X-MEN comics growing up you're going to see some really cool stuff in APOCALYPSE. Don't want to spoil surprises just trust me.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse emoji. pic.twitter.com/PlMDMGho57
— Mark Ellis (@markellislive) May 9, 2016

APOCALYPSE isn't great, but its boldest ideas offer a Stark contrast from the cowardice and compromise that make the MCU movies so dull.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) May 9, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is dark & destructive & it feels like a period piece in more ways than one. True trilogy capper -- maybe one of the last?
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) May 9, 2016

Best parts of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE are the newbies - especially Summers, Nightcrawler and Jean Grey. Some creatively gnarly kills, too.
— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) May 9, 2016

Biggest complaints about Apocalypse are the first act feels like it's 75 min long and there's a needless swipe at Last Stand. Mostly dug it.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

As I said yesterday, whole thing feels too long along with Civil War and BvS. Slightly feels like treading water but again, I liked it.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

Oh and Quicksilver's big moment is, once again, awesome.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

I found #XMenApocalypse surprisingly good, Fassbender, McAvoy and Isaac were all good but for me Fassbender was just awesome.
— Kellvin Chavez (@Latinoreview) May 9, 2016

Things I enjoyed about #XMenApocalypse:
Quicksilver.
That ~pfft~ sound Nightcrawler makes.
Ummmm… J. Law's hair?
— Adam B. Vary (@adambvary) May 9, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is one of the most audacious superhero movies ever (but it's still boring) https://t.co/Bi72hoXFVG pic.twitter.com/W9l1njAZBt
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) May 9, 2016

Alert! X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is a groove & a gas. Outstanding cartoon fun after snoozier DOFP. Loved it. But note: I also dug GODS OF EGYPT.
— Jordan Hoffman (@jhoffman) May 9, 2016

Review isn't up yet but I liked X-Men: Apocalypse just as much as the last two movies. Not perfect, but made by people who understand X-Men.
— Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) May 9, 2016

I didn't like X-MEN: APOCALYPSE very much, sadly. What a waste having Oscar Isaac & hiding him under all the makeup. https://t.co/RwV3Hyd4Zz
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) May 9, 2016

Quicksilver is GREAT, though. But don't even try to figure out the timeline or how old everyone is, it will give you a headache.
— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse is a tremendous pile of crap. The most groan-inducing movie I've seen in ages and an exercise in boredom.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) May 9, 2016

It's dull, clumsy, and lifeless. One would think that 3 movies into a reboot it would have well rounded characters, not so.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse is a profound waste of the series' source material, the characters, the talent of the actors on screen, and of your time.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) May 9, 2016

I'll say something nice about X-Men: Apocalypse, the Quicksilver scene is good.
— Spencer Perry (@TheSpencerPerry) May 9, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE: I weirdly liked all of its table setting more than I did what happens when big spectacle stuff is supposed to be wowing.
— Peter S. Hall (@PeterSHall) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse shoots for cartoony stars. Very campy, very twisted, very *fun.* Fassbender, Isaac & the kids alchemize goofy into gold.
— Maester Patches (@misterpatches) May 9, 2016

The craziest thing about X-MEN APOCALYPSE is that Civil War feels like a preemptive criticism of it. Everything Cap got right, it gets wrong
— Kevin P. Sullivan (@KPSull) May 9, 2016

Impressively, X-Men: Apocalypse tops DOFP's Quicksilver scene. Other bits of action are hit and miss, but damn, that scene.
— Maester Patches (@misterpatches) May 9, 2016

I loved X-MEN: APOCALYPSE. *Loved* it. https://t.co/LWasKAHPZt
— Bilge Ebiri (@BilgeEbiri) May 9, 2016

Don't listen to people who call X-MEN: APOCALYPSE "goofy" or "zany". It's more "daffy". There's a difference! (Also: it's great! Mostly.)
— Jordan Hoffman (@jhoffman) May 9, 2016

One more thing: Lots of fan service paid, not least of which how they use Wolverine, which I won't spoil. But it's great.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse... Days Of Future Past found a fresh story for these characters. This doesn't. It's a generic monomaniacal villain deal.
— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse Quicksilver scene was better than the one in DOFP for sure.
— Kellvin Chavez (@Latinoreview) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse... I love X2 and am a big fan of DOFP, but this has little of those films' wit & energy. Dialogue often clichéd & leaden.
— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse... Mr. Big Blue himself doesn't do much except issue diabolical threats. His eyes do look cool when they go glowy, though.
— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 9, 2016

My review of #XmenApocalypse, which is fine but more of the same from a tired franchise. https://t.co/TV5w7vCFoS
— Eric Walkuski (@ericwalkuski) May 9, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE has a shockingly high body count. And not just in an off-screen, MAN OF STEEL way. People get gleefully mutilated.
— Peter S. Hall (@PeterSHall) May 9, 2016

I'm surprised that I was really into the X-Men characters. More of a performance thing, I think. Truth bomb: dug it more than Civil War.
— Maester Patches (@misterpatches) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse... In short, has some nice moments but my least favourite X-flick. Final reel feels like a rerun of end of Transformers 2.
— Nick de Semlyen (@NickdeSemlyen) May 9, 2016

@arcticninja I really really like Magneto's story, that story alone had a lot of heart that you want to join him :-)
— Kellvin Chavez (@Latinoreview) May 9, 2016

1. X2
2. Days of Future Past
3. First Class
4. The Last Stand
5. Apocalypse
6. Deadpool
7. The Wolverine
8. X-Men
9. Origins: Wolverine
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

Yes, it's sad but true. X-Men: Apocalypse is not good at all. A real disappointment and not even on a par with X-Men: The Last Stand.
— James Dyer (@jamescdyer) May 9, 2016

Really can't wait to see #XMenApocalypse again.
— Kellvin Chavez (@Latinoreview) May 9, 2016

It's hard to tell who's most bored in X-MEN: APOCALYPSE, the cast or the audience.
— Todd Gilchrist (@mtgilchrist) May 9, 2016

OH MAN BUT WOLVERINE SCENCE WAS [frick]ING BANANAS!!! There is a reason why that 3rd solo film is going to be rated R.
— Kellvin Chavez (@Latinoreview) May 9, 2016

Throats get slit left and right, decapitations like whoa in APOCALYPSE, to the point where I wonder why it even matters next Wolverine is R.
— Peter S. Hall (@PeterSHall) May 9, 2016

Very anecdotally speaking, the X-MEN films seem to appeal most to movies people who aren't into comic-book movies. Curious why that is?
— Josh Lincoln Dickey (@JLDlite) May 9, 2016

LIKES: Quicksilver, his big scene, Cyclops, opening sequence, Magneto early on. DISLIKES: Angel, Apocalypse, Psylocke, the MANY bad jokes.
— Chris Tilly (@TillyTweets) May 9, 2016

Quicksilver is the best in X-Men: Apocalypse. THE ABSOLUTE BEST. I would watch a Quicksilver solo movie. Pls give it to me.
— Crystal Bell (@crystalbell) May 9, 2016

Oh another thing: Tye Sheridan is going to be super underrated in this but he's sort of fantastic. A great Cyclops in the making.
— Kristopher Tapley (@kristapley) May 9, 2016

The first few minutes of #XMenApocalypse is so ridiculous it plays like a cut scene from #GodsOfEgypt. The movie gets better, but yeesh.
— William Bibbiani (@WilliamBibbiani) May 9, 2016

Despite a few cool scenes (Quicksilver again, Wolverine/Weapon X, Magneto/woods), X-MEN: APOCALYPSE is a mess. Horrible script. Zero heart.
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) May 9, 2016

I dug Tye Sheridan as Cyclops, but was not a fan of Sophie Turner as Jean Grey. Film is too packed w/ characters to explore any one properly
— Jeff Sneider (@TheInSneider) May 9, 2016

I liked X Men Apocalypse. pic.twitter.com/NBHdB9Zg2R
— Olly Gibbs (@ollyog) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse - what's good: most of the cast, the music, Quicksilver. What's bad: the villains and JLaw is clearly bored.
— Chris Bumbray (@cbumbray) May 9, 2016

I think people are being way too hard on #XMenApocalypse - then again I didn't love Deadpool & thought Civil War was (slightly) overrated.
— Chris Bumbray (@cbumbray) May 9, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse is better than the trailers, but feels a little stale. Dig the new blood (Cyk, Jean, Nightcrawler), though.
— Eric Vespe (@EricVespe) May 9, 2016

Storywise, X-Men Apocalypse is a total mess. But nobody directs superpowers as well as Bryan Singer. It’s fun to look at. *shruggie guy*
— Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti) May 9, 2016

(Also, the movie is almost worth it for one thing Sophie Turner does. You will know it when you see it.)
— Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti) May 9, 2016

I can't believe that the superhero movie with Batman and Superman isn't even in the top 3 in a year with Civil War, X-Men & Deadpool. Crazy.
— Jordan Hoffman (@jhoffman) May 9, 2016

(Honestly, I think the fact that I'm Jewish made me a lot more susceptible to this movie than I might have been otherwise. You'll know why)
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) May 9, 2016

It's easily Bryan Singer's weakest #XMen movie. The only two highlights are Nightcrawler and Quicksilver.
— Alex Welch (@AlexRWelch) May 9, 2016

#XMenApocalypse is one of the best #XMen movie ever! Great entertainment & the cast is amazing. @BryanSinger & his team did a great job.
— Acdl (@ACDLCOM) May 9, 2016

I've joked about this, but in a way, #XMenApocalypse really is an X-Men First Class movie. I enjoyed that part too.
— Linda Ge (@lindazge) May 9, 2016

The characters are straight out of 90s XMen serials and seeing Nightcrawler again is fantastic. #XMenApocalypse
— Max Covill (@mhcovill) May 9, 2016

The character of Apocalypse could’ve gone so wrong. In Issac’s capable hands he is given the gravitas the character deserves #XMenApocalypse
— Max Covill (@mhcovill) May 9, 2016

THANK YOU @BryanSinger @Kinberg for the best X-Men movie ever! #XMenApocalypse is spectacular! #XMenLive @XMenMovies @XMenMoviesUK
— Brett X (@CerebroStain) May 9, 2016

Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel's X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful mutants, including a disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to cleanse mankind and create a new world order, over which he will reign. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) with the help of Professor X (James McAvoy) must lead a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction.

X-Men: Apocalypse features:
Director: Bryan Singer
James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X
Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence as Raven Darkhölme/Mystique
Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy/Beast
Oscar Isaac as En Sabah Nur/Apocalypse
Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert
Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers/Cyclops
Sophie Turner as Jean Grey
Alexandra Shipp as Ororo Munroe/Storm
Kodi Smit-McPhee as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler
Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver
Lucas Till as Alex Summers/Havok
Ben Hardy as Warren Worthington III/Angel
Lana Condor as Jubilation Lee/Jubilee
Olivia Munn as Betsy Braddock/Psylocke
Tómas Lemarquis as Caliban
Josh Helman as William Stryker
Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine
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JoshWilding - 5/9/2016, 2:50 PM

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I'm sad too.

Spock0Clock - 5/9/2016, 3:29 PM

@JoshWilding - Looks more like a Man of Steel response than a Dawn of Justice one. But I won't let that get in the way of a good meme. Someone get on the photoshop of Evans laughing at him.

LEVITIKUZ - 5/9/2016, 3:30 PM

@JoshWilding -

jerryblake - 5/9/2016, 3:20 PM

"The Wolverine stuff was pretty terrific and I won’t spoil it here, but it’s a good tease to an R-rated Wolverine film."

Wolverine 3 = Old Man Logan + Weapon X

Termin8er - 5/9/2016, 11:55 PM

@jerryblake - I would die a happy man if Wolverine 3 turns out to be Old Man Logan + Weapon X, or at least Old Man Logan + various other parts of Wolverine's history that fit the story. Can't wait.

leethario - 5/10/2016, 2:59 AM

@jerryblake @Termin8er, yeah but if you strip out Hawkeye, Hulks, Red Skull, Mysterio, King Pin etc, what have you got left?

Termin8er - 5/10/2016, 11:52 AM

@leethario -

Hawkeye: Beast
Hulks: Blob/Colossus
Red Skull: Magneto/Mr. Sinister/Apocalypse
Mysterio: Jason Stryker
Kingpin: I don't remember his role in Old Man Logan actually. Is it a significant role?

Civil War features the entire Marvel universe, but the movie has six heroes on each side. It's a loose adaptation, so I'm assuming Wolverine 3 will adapt Old Man Logan loosely as well as adding in Weapon X elements. From what I heard Wolverine's Weapon X breakout scene in Apocalypse is fantastic. Some fans think we've seen too much of Weapon X, but we've really only seen flashback scenes in X2 and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which butchers the story, as well as various other Wolverine origin stories. I'm assuming/hopeful that the Weapon X scene in Apocalypse will lead into a more direct adaptation of Weapon X/parts of the Weapon X story. I think it would be really really cool if the last Wolverine movie was a combination of his origin story and his final story. Kind of like the Godfather 2 of superhero movies, except instead of going between Michael and young Vito it would go back and forth between old, tired Wolverine and the absolute savage he was back in the day.

da2213viking - 5/9/2016, 3:22 PM

In before mcu fanboys start bagging on this saying "told you so. CW is the greatest movie ever. Revert back to marvel". Blah blah blah. Just leave the people who want to see this alone and maybe go watch CW for the 10th time. Mcu fanboys: the Seattle Seahawks fans of the comic world.

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