But the negative hoopla regarding these images seems to have subsided with the release of subsequent photos from the project which gives the impression that Vaughn will at least present a serviceable story … and I’m cool with that.
There’s nothing more polarizing as of late than X-Men: First Class… You either like it, or you hate-it-to-death. There are fans of Bryan Singer’s nuanced version of these characters and there are people who despise these movies for mucking up the continuity of the franchise and presenting “action-lite” versions of beloved characters while making “Wolverine” the center of the universe.
Well, I firmly fall in the latter half of the equation … To me; the X-Men have always been special ranking right up there with Captain America and Thor.
A few weeks ago, I asked a studio friend why he thought Fox continually missed the boat on the X-Men. You know what he said? He said … “They don’t know what they have.”
And that about did it for me … I’ve posted more than my fair share of articles on the X-Men and taken enough fan-rage pot shots at Bryan singer to last me a life time.
… I’m tired of this mess … I’m tired of internet sparring with pro-fox fans & other assorted opinions. So, I just want to well, “Bury the Hatchet” and find some other uses for all of my creative energy.
So, be that as it may … I’m going to refrain from ripping the upcoming “X-Men: First Class” until after it premieres in June.
The previous movies in the franchise are “Fair Game” and I will continue to rip them to my heart’s content. I just want to be fair to Mathew Vaughn, if nothing else …. Besides, the way he has been baiting fanboy sites as of late partially indicates that he may yet have a surprise or two for the movie going audience.
So … I’m going to back off until the movie shows up in whatever form.
I have one thing to say to Singer, Vaughn, Rothman & Fox …
MAKE A GOOD MOVIE FOR ONCE IN YOUR LIVES … I THINK THIS MOVIE IS MORE OF THE SAME … PROVE ME WRONG.