X-Men: Apocalypse

Name: X-Men: Apocalypse
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Released: May 27, 2016
Duration: 144 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Helman, Michael Fassbender

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 27, 2016 | PG-13

Starring: Evan Peters, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Helman, Michael Fassbender, Nicholas Hoult, Oscar Isaac, Rose Byrne, Sophie Turner

Summary: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped 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 powerfulSince the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped 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. [20th Century Fox]… Expand

Director: Bryan Singer

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 144 min

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David Edelstein

May 26, 2016

Watching Apocalypse, you don’t feel as if every character is being set up for his or her own spinoff. They complement one another. They need one another. The overflowing ensemble nature of the enterprise is the whole point. Read full review

Tim Grierson

May 9, 2016

The X-Men adventures keep getting bigger, but Singer works extremely hard to ensure that, even when they’re not always better, they continue to thrill sufficiently. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

May 26, 2016

The action, aside from the cloudy 3D, looks impressive (particularly the destruction of the Sydney Opera House), and X-Men: Apocalypse moves along tidily, but you watch thinking that all this used to be a lot more fun. Read full review

Brian Truitt

May 10, 2016

Director Bryan Singer made more hay with Marvel’s mighty mutant menagerie in the early 2000s, but the new film comes undone with too many characters and not enough nuance or freshness. Read full review

Sara Stewart

May 26, 2016

Mostly, though, it’s the same old story: Bad mutants versus good mutants, with the fate of us humans — mostly off-screen, disturbingly expendable — hanging in the balance. Read full review

The Film Stage Brian Roan

May 11, 2016

While not a disaster, it would be fair to say it is somewhere between “disappointingly serviceable” and “embarrassingly pointless.” Read full review

RogerEbert.com Angelica Jade Bastien

May 23, 2016

X-Men: Apocalypse is a confused, bloated mess of a film. Read full review

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JoeWilliams

May 27, 2016

Critics are too harsh to be honest,this is not a bad movie unlike X3 and Origins but not great as Days Of future past but I give a 10 because it's well executed film with flaws surrounds it.Apocalypse is a good villain but again not great at least is menacing,The characters are a joy toCritics are too harsh to be honest,this is not a bad movie unlike X3 and Origins but not great as Days Of future past but I give a 10 because it's well executed film with flaws surrounds it.Apocalypse is a good villain but again not great at least is menacing,The characters are a joy to watch and they were well portrayed by the actors especially Quicksilver that stole the movie again.The visuals are okay to say the least.It's an enjoyable flawed superhero movie.… Expand

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Youngybhoy1988

May 27, 2016

Really liked the movie, the critics are way too harsh, has faults like any other movie, but nothing that took away my enjoyment, if you're already a fan of the x men franchise then ignore the critics and check this out, overall i'd say its the 3rd best x men movie, but thats still prettyReally liked the movie, the critics are way too harsh, has faults like any other movie, but nothing that took away my enjoyment, if you're already a fan of the x men franchise then ignore the critics and check this out, overall i'd say its the 3rd best x men movie, but thats still pretty high praise considering the quality of previous movies… Expand

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BeastBoy84

May 30, 2016

I'm not too sure what the critics were thinking with the reviews for this movie. I'm a long time comic book fan, and Marvel fan in particular. Is this movie completely, 100% accurate? Maybe not. I don't think it can be at this point with it being X-men movie #6. But, the movie did aI'm not too sure what the critics were thinking with the reviews for this movie. I'm a long time comic book fan, and Marvel fan in particular. Is this movie completely, 100% accurate? Maybe not. I don't think it can be at this point with it being X-men movie #6. But, the movie did a good job of telling the Apocalypse story, and at the same time moved along with the progression of the "younger", original X-men.

If you are a long-time comic fan, I think you will be pleased with this movie.… Expand

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HarriganMtvBlog

Jun 7, 2016

The newest installation of the X-Men film franchise pits the "immortal" Apocalypse against our heroes. En Sabah Nur, the world's first mutant, was the ruler of Egypt thousands of years ago but was betrayed by his followers, buried under his temple.

He is rejuvenated when Moira McTaggertThe newest installation of the X-Men film franchise pits the "immortal" Apocalypse against our heroes. En Sabah Nur, the world's first mutant, was the ruler of Egypt thousands of years ago but was betrayed by his followers, buried under his temple.

He is rejuvenated when Moira McTaggert allows sunlight into the chamber, giving him new power and life. Apocalypse goes about recruiting new Horsemen in Storm, Psylocke, Angel and Magneto. The new team of X-Men, consisting of Professor X, Cyclops, Jean, Beast Mystique, Quicksilver and Nightcrawler, are tasked with saving the world from Apocalypse's "cleansing".

I'll start out with my negatives before going on to my positives.

I feel like Apocalypse was very misused and wasn't formidable. Seeing Apocalypse in the comics and even the 90's animated series, Apocalypse is an extremely powerful mutant and though his powers were impressive in the film, he himself didn't impose much of a threat to the X-Men. He mainly used the horsemen to do his bidding and set about destroying cities and landscapes. The fact that a teenage Nightcrawler was able to take the fight to him single-handedly goes to show how much he was powered down in the film. Apocalypse is a villain that could easily have been a threat in more than one film, much like Thanos being the "big bad" in the MCU.

I was a little confused as to why someone like Magneto would be given a plot line where he is living among humans and holding down a regular job, much like Wolverine in 'X-Men Origins', it just doesn't fit his character as someone who despises humanity and is always out to bring mutants to the forefront. The whole premise of his family being killed was to make it believable that he would become one of the Horsemen, which I wasn't a fan of. For a mutant that the X-Men nearly couldn't defeat in 'Days of Future Past', his teaming up with Apocalypse should have been game over, especially for a group of teenage X-Men.

For a movie with a villain like this, I felt like it lacked action. Sure, the destruction scenes were pretty cool, but the fight scenes were very lacking. The first half of the movie didn't have a lot of action and had a massive amount of dialogue. Sorry, but I don't want to see the X-Men just standing around talking while a 'God' is about to destroy the planet.

The entire X-Men film franchise, to me, has no direction. It jumps around in different time periods and has no problem disregarding continuity. 'Days of Future Past' essentially renders 'X3' and 'Origins' useless. It's like the team at Fox will continue to keep just pumping out different stories and plugging in characters and plots where they see fit, foregoing any kind of cohesion. Yes, seeing an 80's-style X-Men film was neat, but I don't want to keep going back to the past for this franchise. A modern story line is what this franchise needs, and if rebooting is necessary, I'd be all for it.

*Do we REALLY need to see the 'Dark Phoenix' plot again? Sure, it wasn't done well before, but I think there are other ways to make Jean interesting without recycling that plot again.

**Just because Jennifer Lawrence is playing Mystique does NOT mean she should be at the forefront of the franchise. Mystique was never one of my favorite characters and is given way too much to do only because of the star playing her.

***Storm was very under-utilized and was pretty much a non-factor.

Now, on to my positives.

The movie was visually pleasing. The massive destruction of cities and landmarks was really cool. The bright colors and humor made for a nice tone, especially set in the time period it was in. Though I didn't care for Magneto being a Horseman, his reasoning for doing so made sense within the context of the film.

I really liked Nightcrawler, I felt that his depiction was very accurate to his character as a meek, timid "person". His fight scenes with Angel were really cool, as he was "bamfing" all over the place.

I liked the younger X-Men finding their way and learning about their powers, but I feel like a movie of this magnitude wasn't the right place for it. A film with a lesser villain would have made more sense in its place.

James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as Professor X and Magneto, respectively, are great. Getting to see those characters as younger men has been the highlight of the past 3 films. Sure, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan are phenomenal, but their ages make it too difficult to have them included in battle sequences.

I really liked the costumes, specifically at the end when we got comic-accurate ones, though it was just a quick glimpse. Though the black flight suits they were in were reminiscent of the black spandex of the first films, the design was cool. Psylocke was easily the most comic-accurate costume to date.… Expand

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Ralfbergs

Nov 6, 2016

While I like X-Men movies and this is a somewhat decent one, there were so many flaws that I just can't give a higher mark than 6 - The main bad guy in the movie has such great powers but when the need for them comes, he just doesn't use them, and the team he is making - the four horsemen,While I like X-Men movies and this is a somewhat decent one, there were so many flaws that I just can't give a higher mark than 6 - The main bad guy in the movie has such great powers but when the need for them comes, he just doesn't use them, and the team he is making - the four horsemen, it seems that they are just random people and they don't even look worthy to be the horsemen. The story is quite predictable and basically nothing new, plus the movie was so hyped and in the end it felt over the top and nothing new really. I guess it would be great in the cinema, but just casually watching, when you don't feel the 3D or big screen effects, it loses it's appeal.… Expand

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May 16, 2018

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Aloxb3

Jul 3, 2017

Esse filme detona completamente o coração de quem gosta da série. Não sei o que acontece na escolha do elenco, mas ficou muito ruim. O Apocalipse parece que vai ser bom, mas no final, ele uma mistura de algo que saiu de "A reconquista", "Hellraiser" e o Mr.Freeze do Batman, infelizmente,Esse filme detona completamente o coração de quem gosta da série. Não sei o que acontece na escolha do elenco, mas ficou muito ruim. O Apocalipse parece que vai ser bom, mas no final, ele uma mistura de algo que saiu de "A reconquista", "Hellraiser" e o Mr.Freeze do Batman, infelizmente, porque eu realmente gostaria de ver uma continuação, digna, para "Dias de um futuro esquecido".… Expand

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