I've been looking forward to X-men: First Class for several months now. I've been a fan of the X-men since the mid '80s when I first picked up the comics as a kid. I really liked the first two films directed by Bryan Singer although X-men 3 was a disaster. The x-men: Origins Wolverine film was entertaining but braindead.
The franchise has been given a healthy boot in the arse with this film. The film looks at the young Charles Xavier and Magneto as they first meet in sixties Oxford. Erik (Magneto) is a Jewish survivor of a Nazi concentration camp who uses his mutant superpowers to track down and kill former Nazis. His main target is Sebastian Shaw, leader of the Hellfire Club. Shaw killed Erik's mother and Erik is very intent on killing him.
Shaw is planning to start a nuclear war to allow mutants to become the dominant species on the planet. Xavier and Magneto work with the CIA to stop him.
The film feels a bit like an Austin Powers film. There are a few sneaky cameo appearances from future x-men and some some big explosive action sequences. It's all very entertaining and well worth seeing.
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