Proof that I'm not just able to forgive everything 'cause of a pretty photo

[trinityvixen]

You may think after this post that it doesn't take much to turn my head (and opinion) right around. To be fair, it doesn't. But I do have some very few, very non-interfering standards. And those standards make me less forgiving of the X-Men reboot than I was of the Spider-Man reboot based on the first promo picture released for both movies. The X-

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[lnbw]

Hey, Jennifer Lawrence may have a big forehead, but she's amaaaaazing. I saw her in Winter's Bone, which will give me nightmares until the end of my days.

Also James McAvoy can wear whatever silly outfit he wants and I'll be fine with it, but I acknowledge that this is not a legitimate argument.

[trinityvixen]

I have no issue with the actress, just the way they've decided to make her character into an alien.

But, ugh, James McAvoy?? I am not a fan.

[equustel]

WTF! I was under the impression First Class was going to be, you know, a change in tone and a "refreshing new direction". That shot looks worse than the promo shots for X3. And wasn't this supposed to be a period hero film? Why aren't they emphasizing that at all?!

I will try hard to retain my optimism because of the director and talent involved (and I like the writers too), but uh, yeah. Really unimpressed.

[trinityvixen]

It is a terrible promo shot. It's like they want us to hate this. As if it's going to be easy to keep up the superhero movie momentum into July with all the movies coming out.

Your point about the period aspects is well taken. I mean, that's fully half my excitement for Captain America, the novelty of a period superhero piece. It is to their benefit to emphasize how they are different, especially after that cinematic turd that was the last X-Men movie. And that is NOT what they've chosen to do.

[neo_leviathan]

Well, neither Professor X nor Magneto look very convincing (though that may just be because their previous incarnations were perfect for the roles). And.. Sebastian Shaw.. KEVIN BACON?
Dear god. *How* long will it be before we have Kinetic Energy absorber Kevin vs Graboids?

That said, my expectations of this movie have not been lowered. The fact that I wasn't even aware there *was* going to be a new X-Men may or may not have something to do with this...

And what do you mean "Timeline"? This movie isn't following the Sequel Rule "The fifth movie reboots the continuity" ?

[trinityvixen]

This thing has been smelling of fail for some time, especially once the list of characters in it began to expand. I had horrible visions of X-Men 3 and now I have a picture with which to visualize the horrors of this movie.

As for continuity issues, they are not mine. I'm pretty sure that this was rumored to somehow fit in with the other movies. I agree with you that it should be a total reboot. I mean, wouldn't putting a new spin on this mythos be the only reason to remake it in the first place???

[neo_leviathan]

And lets face it, it's not like Marvel continuity doesn't get rebooted every half dozen issues anyway.