X Things You Oughta Know When Watching X-Men First Class...Pt I

Alright so this really isnt for all you lucky-(add expletive here) who have already watched X-Men First Class cos you live in the UK or US (basically any place besides India which is only getting to watch XFC on the 10th! grrrr). But ya, there's no harm in reading it anyways :P You guys can add more points in the comments if you can think of any (no spoilers please).

I This is a prequel. Magneto is not-so-bad, Professor X has a head full of hair & walks, Mystique is fully clothed oh & ya, did I forget to mention it's 1962 :) This is a prequel to the original X-Men trilogy & is supposed to be before even the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie. Set against the backdrop of the Cuban Missile Crisis (google if the last 3 words meant Greek to you) it depicts how Xavier's Merry Mutants help save the day...

II Leave all hopes of seeing Cyclops, Jean Grey & the rest of the gang in this movie. Even though in the comics the First Class actually comprised of (see below) Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, Iceman & Angel, the only returning player from this group is Beast. And the other returning characters from the original trilogy are Prof. X, Magneto & Mystique. The rest couldn't be included as their ages have already been established in the trilogy. Beast & Mystique are the only ones whose ages you can't guess :)



III Wolverine fans rejoice! He does have a cameo appearance in this one. Something better than nothing as they say...

IV Moira MacTaggert (played by Rose Byrne, below) is depicted in the movie as a CIA agent trying to find her place in a (at-the-time) male-dominated occupation. Even though she is a scientist in the comics, the filmmakers decided to change this cos this would also sort of parallel her feeling of un-belonging with that of the mutants she decides to help.



V Havok (played by Lucas Till) in the comics is actually Cyclops' (Scott Summers) younger brother. However though his name in the movie is still Alex Summers as in the comics they keep the background relationship in the dark (for the future sequel/s perhaps?)



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X Things You Oughta Know When Watching X-Men First Class...Pt II

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VI The characters Darwin & Angel (Salvadore) are actually pretty new characters in the X-Men comics. And unlike his movie counterpart, Banshee hadn't joined the X-Men when he was a kid but as a grown man. In fact he even helped Emma Frost run Prof X's school!





VII The director Matthew Vaughn was supposed to be in the director's chair for XMen 3: The Last Stand. However due to time constraints & creative differences he soon decided to part ways leaving the chair empty for Brett Ratner. (And the rest as they say was history!). However Vaughn got his second chance with First Class (see what I did there? :P ) & according to the reviews going round it has been a decision for the better...Also while Bryan Singer (director of X-Men 1 & 2) was supposed to be directing this movie, work on another project of his forced him to take the producer's role.



VIII Despite bad marketing (that includes sub-standard posters, a website that only went live I think a week before the film's release?, the website containing just 2 wallpapers?!?, inadequate use of viral tie-ins, etc.), the movie has been generating a REALLY positive buzz. Fans who had absolutely NO desire to go to watch the movie in cinemas went AND LOVED it! This has probably to do with the amazing amount of trailers & TV spots released for the film (which were of great quality from the start unlike that of Green Lantern) & also lately more so due to the spectacularly high amount of great reviews it's been garnering!

IX If this movie does great, it will fast-track the development of 2 more sequels in this series. The filmmakers have decided to create the next 2 movies in the 70s & 80s settings. It will also jump-start the X-Men franchise & the original trilogy will continue via a 4th, 5th & 6th part! Ahh good days to be an X-fan! :D

X The movie's gonna be friggin AWESOME! So go watch it! :P

Well I can actually think of more points to add here but I didn't wanna get too spoilery on you guys :P Or too geeky either lol! Hope you guys enjoyed (or will enjoy) the movie!

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Xpose! Emma Frost from X-Men: First Class

Here's our first (official) look at the Hellfire Club's White Queen Emma Frost (played by January Jones) from X-Men: First Class, in her diamond form!



For the uninitiated, Emma Frost is another powerful telepath from the X-verse. She can also turn her body to indestructible diamond but cannot use her telepathic powers when she is in diamond form. She's known to be both with & against the X-Men & in this movie she's with the Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw (played by Kevin Bacon). Click on the pic below to see both her & Sebastian exchange cold stares:

And for those of you who are confused with the 'Emma Frost' character in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine movie, just know that the filmmakers have ignored that story completely. So that (conveniently) gets rid of the continuity issues for the Emma Frost character. However if you want compare the diamond effect for that Emma you can click the pic below:

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Xpose! Mystique from X-Men: First Class

In this segment called "Xpose!" I'll provide you with the latest pics released from various X-Men media (be it movies, TV, comics, etc.)

Currently all us X-fans are waiting for X-Men First Class with bated breath. Err well not all of us, some are just gonna boycott it cos they have lost all their faith in Fox (for good reason)- but that's best left for a discussion at another time. 

Here is the latest image release from Fox featuring Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique. Thing to note here is that this is the first photo to feature Lawrence as the true blue Mystique as shown in the original X-Men trilogy i.e. sans clothes :)

Ever since I first saw the X-Men (2000) movie I fell in love with the Mystique character. Not because she would roam around naked...Well that may have something to do with it :P but it was more because of the VFX that were employed to translate our beloved Mystique's talent of shapeshifting from the comics to the silver screen. I aspire to be part of the VFX/Animation industry so I truly appreciate just how gorgeous the effects look...

So yeah Mystique is my favorite character from the entire X-men canon. I still remember when I first saw her in that helicopter scene. It was the first time they would show her shapeshift & when it happened I was like, "Woah! That's friggin amazing!!" It was done so beautifully done- right down to the way the scales cover her feet & toes...Ask anyone who has seen the X-Men movies (be they X-fanatics or not) & their most memorable scenes from the movies would most probably include at least one scene of Mystique's transformation scenes!

Anywho, enough of my rambling...Feast your eyes on Her Royal Blueness!

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