Hello ComicBookMovie community! I hope you've all been well and enjoying a great summer filled with many great films. So with Bryan Singer's next installment into the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Apocalypse, still many months away - I thought why not share with you all what I believe to be the best action scenes from each film in the franchise. So enough with the introduction, let's run down this list.
The Train Station Stand off - X-Men (2000)
If I recall correctly this scene gave us our first actual look at the power of Magneto when he not only tears apart the train, but swiftly removes any opposition easliy including Wolverine. The best part of this scene though is when Magneto and Professor Xavier have their stand off. It shows us the difference between these two characters. How Magneto would go to lengths that Xavier would not when Magneto fires the bullet of one pistol and threatens to pull the trigger of every gun pointed at the police officers. It's a great stand off that is tense and has you at the edge of your seat, even with a predictable outcome.
Mutant In The White House - X2: X-Men United (2003)
You all knew it was coming. The white house action sequence from X2 is considered by many, including me, as one of the best action scenes in a comic book film. It was at one point, and probably still is, considered by some as the best one ever. It's a very beautifully done action sequence showcasing Nightcrawler's power spectacularly. How Nightcrawler just appears and disappears from one person to the next in a very fast paced manner is so damn cool and once it's all done and you've taken in what just happened all you can really say s just "wow". This sequence deserves all the credit it ever gets because it earns it.
Hold The Line - X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
You could hate it, you could love it, or maybe be somewhere in between with it, but there's not denying that X-Men: The Last Stand had some pretty cool action scenes. The movie itself aside, the climatic battle between the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants is pretty damn epic with Magneto not only lifting the Golden Gate bridge with ease, but also seeing Beast, Colossus, and also a full-on Ice Man in battle, even if they didn't have a large focus. Sure the sequence does have those terrible Juggernaut and Kitty Pryde lines, but overall it's epic. Especially once Jean goes all out and begins disintergrating everything and everyone, along with the part where Wolverine's trying to reach Jean and his body is regenerating as fast as it's disintegrating and you can see his adamantium skeleton at points. It was pretty epic.
Time To Go To Work - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Well we're here, the X-Men movie pretty much hated, or at least disliked, by everyone. Say what you want about X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but the scene when we get to see Wade Wilson do what Wade Wilson does best is pretty exciting and one of the few redeeming things about this film. We get to see a small glimpse of the humor the character is known for both in the elevator and once he's done killing all the armed men. It's also what made pretty much everyone love the idea of Ryan Reynold's being Wade Wilson/Deadpool. There's not much to say about the scene other than it's well done and that bullet split was pretty badass.
Frankenstein's Monster - X-Men: First Class (2011)
Everything about this scene to me is just perfection. I'm not even sure if you'd consider this an action scene, nor do I care. It's my favorite scene in the entire franchise and one of my favorite scenes in any comic book film. It's just so well done. From how it's shot, to the tension that keeps rising and rising to even developing the character of Erik as someone who will get his vengeance for what Sebastion Shaw did to him and no one will stop him. It soldifies Erik as a vengeful monster and even the whole "we're just following orders" that one of the Nazi's says during it comes into play in the climactic battle when Erik tell Charles that he's been at the mercy of men just following orders after Charles pleads with him not to send the missles towards the innocent men "just following following orders". It's just so damn good.
The Wolverine - The Wolverine (2013)
While I found The Wolverine to be a bit boring at times, the battle between Wolverine and Shigen Yashida near the end is a very well done action sequence. It's very well shot as the camera follows the action really great without any unnecessary shaky cam, along with some sold dialogue between the characters, and the intestity a Wolverine fight should have. Also when Shigen asks Logan what he is and Logan responds with "the Wolverine" you just want to jump off your seat and yell "f*** yeah".
Time In A Bottle - X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Well this is obvious, and I think many of you would agree that the best action sequence in X-Men: Days of Future Past is seeing Quicksilver do his thing and just shut up all the naysayers. From the moment he breaks Magneto out of his prison and the snappy dialogue between those characters to the amazing frozen in time scequence showcasing the immense capabilities of Quicksilver's power. It's such a great action sequence that it managed to top the X2 white house scene for many, including me, and has me excited to see more from this character in the future of the franchise.
So there you have it, ComicBookMovie community! Seven scenes for seven films and each is what I consider the best one from each of those films. So do you agree with the list? Or is there a action scene which you considered better than the one I mention for one of the films? Leave your thoughts in comment section below and don't forget to thumbs up if you enjoyed reading this!