{"id":6629,"date":"2011-06-07T15:02:55","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2018-10-08T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T15:12:00","slug":"the-awesome-x-men-first-class-with-james-mcavoy-jennifer-lawrence-michael-fassbender-kevin-bacon-rose-byrne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-awesome-x-men-first-class-with-james-mcavoy-jennifer-lawrence-michael-fassbender-kevin-bacon-rose-byrne\/","title":{"rendered":"The Awesome X-Men: First Class with James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon &#038; Rose Byrne"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6634\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/the-awesome-x-men-first-class-with-james-mcavoy-jennifer-lawrence-michael-fassbender-kevin-bacon-rose-byrne\/x-men-first-class-poster\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6634\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6634 \" title=\"X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon &amp; Nicholas Holt\" alt=\"X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon &amp; Nicholas Holt\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/x-men-first-class-poster.jpg?resize=400%2C275\" width=\"400\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/x-men-first-class-poster.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/x-men-first-class-poster.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">X-Men: First Class starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon &amp; Nicholas Holt. Image via morfingen.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Warning! This review has been written for the people who have seen the X-Men movies (If you haven\u2019t seen X-Men movies, there might be spoilers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>X-Men: First Class<\/strong> is the prequel to the X-Men series. We go a couple of decades back, to a time when Magneto was Erik (Michael Fassbender), and Professor X was Charles (<a title=\"Trivia for James McAvoy\" href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/james-franco-james-mcavoy-james-marsters-collective-trivia-for-3-namesake-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\">James McAvoy<\/a>), and he could walk&#8230; We get to see how the mutants were recruited by Charles to help save the humans from the common enemy Sebastian Shaw (<a title=\"Kevin Bacon's Musical Career as Opposed to Jon Bon Jovi's film career.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/actor-musicians-and-musician-actors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Bacon<\/a>), a man with a couple of mutants in his charge. Shaw is trying to destroy as many humans as he can because this makes him stronger, and Erik cares more about taking his revenge than helping others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is how the story starts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1940s<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The smart and telepathic Charles is born to rich but absent parents. He is living in a mansion when he meets Raven (Jennifer Lawrence), the girl who would later become Mystique. Raven had occasionally planned to hide her true (blue) colors, but Charles reveals his secret, as well as hers, befriends her and keeps treating her like a sister as they grow up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Erik loses both parents to concentration camps, and is kept alive by Shaw for his ability to control and move metal, an ability that surfaces when he feels extremely upset and angry. When Shaw kills Erik\u2019s mother to guarantee the necessary amount of rage, he gains a very powerful enemy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fast forward over a decade. Charles becomes a professor whose specialty is mutation, a specialty he uses to pick up girls. However, he becomes aware of the common enemy, and the existence of not-so-friendly mutants when CIA agent Moira MacTaggert (<a title=\"Review for the romantic drama Adam starring Hugh Dancy &amp; Rose Byrne.\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/adam-starring-hugh-dancy-and-rose-byrne\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rose Byrne<\/a>) pays him a visit, demanding an explanation about mutants. While most of the CIA isn\u2019t that cooperative and understanding, an agent played by Oliver Platt takes Charles to the special unit he has built, where Charles and Raven get to meet the mutant Hank (Nicholas Hoult) and start recruiting other mutants to help America, and Russia against Shaw. Will they be able to prevent a nuclear war and stop Shaw? What will break Charles and Erik\u2019s bond? And how will each of the mutants feel about conformity or individuality and uniqueness?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>X-Men First Class is indeed a first-class prequel. It carries the right amount of emotion and character development (for the main characters), the glorious kind of action and terrific acting on all parties. To be honest, I wasn\u2019t really excited to see it after seeing the trailer. But I am so glad that I did. The movie works so well on so many levels <a title=\"Ypu Tube Link to the Trailer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UrbHykKUfTM\" target=\"_blank\">that the trailer<\/a> just doesn\u2019t do it justice. The movie also has fun references to the X-men movies, as well as 2 great cameos* (read below to spoil the surprise a little) from the X-Men cast.<\/p>\n<p>*<a title=\"Review for the romantic comedy Someone Like You starring Hugh Jackman &amp; Ashley Judd\" href=\"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/someone-like-you-old-cow-new-cow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hugh Jackman<\/a>, who plays Wolverine\/Logan, is sitting in a bar when Erik and Charles show up, trying to introduce themselves. The other mutants have been interested, whereas Logan replies \u201cFuck Off! \u201c And orders another drink.<\/p>\n<p>*Erik is drawn to Raven, but he finds her too young. When he sees her in his bed, he says \u201cMaybe in a few years\u2026\u201d That is when Raven turns herself to Rebecca Romjin- who has played Mystique in the series.<\/p>\n<p>*<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line is:<\/strong> See this movie! It has a great cast, a great story and great effects. The cameos, and the other fun references to the X-Men movies are just bonuses!<\/p>\n<p>Currently rated at 8.3 on IMDB.com. A heartfelt 9 from me. Can\u2019t wait to see it again. It also made me want to re-watch the X-men movies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fun Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; X-Men first class was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who also directed Stardust, Layer Cake and Kick-Ass.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; One of the co-writers &amp; co-producers is Bryan who directed the first two X-Men films.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;OneJS=1&#038;Operation=GetAdHtml&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;source=ac&#038;ref=qf_sp_asin_til&#038;ad_type=product_link&#038;tracking_id=pinartarhanco-20&#038;marketplace=amazon&#038;region=US&#038;placement=B00MNS2BU4&#038;asins=B00MNS2BU4&#038;linkId=74baeb728422763979d59b7d8b20c1a6&#038;show_border=false&#038;link_opens_in_new_window=false&#038;price_color=333333&#038;title_color=0066c0&#038;bg_color=ffffff\"><br \/>\n    <\/iframe><br \/>\n**<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also on James McAvoy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/james-franco-james-mcavoy-james-marsters-collective-trivia-for-3-namesake-actors\/\">James Franco, James McAvoy &amp; James Marsters: Collective Trivia for 3 Namesake Actors<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also on Rose Byrne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to Damages Season 2 Review: Starring Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt and Ted Danson\" href=\"..\/damages-when-your-favorite-big-screen-actors-go-tv\/\">Damages Season 2 Review: Starring Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt and Ted Danson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to Wicker Park starring Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne &amp; Matthew Lillard\" href=\"..\/wicker-park-starring-josh-hartnett-diane-kruger-rose-byrne-matthew-lillard\/\">Wicker Park starring Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne &amp; Matthew Lillard<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to Adam starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne\" href=\"..\/adam-starring-hugh-dancy-and-rose-byrne\/\">Adam starring Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also on Oliver Platt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a title=\"Permanent Link to Dangerous Beauty starring Rufus Sewell &amp; Catherine McCormack\" href=\"..\/dangerous-beauty-starring-rufus-sewell-catherine-mccormack\/\">Dangerous Beauty starring Rufus Sewell &amp; Catherine McCormack<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway\" href=\"..\/love-and-other-drugs-starring-jake-gyllenhaal-and-anne-hathaway\/\">Love and Other Drugs starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to 2012 starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover &amp; Woody Harrelson\" href=\"..\/2012-starring-john-cusack-amanda-peet-thandie-newton-danny-glover-woody-harrelson\/\">2012 starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover &amp; Woody Harrelson<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to Benny and Joon starring Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn, Mary Stuart Masterson and Julianne Moore\" href=\"..\/benny-and-joon-starring-johnny-depp-aidan-quinn-mary-stuart-masterson-and-julianne-moore\/\">Benny and Joon starring Johnny Depp, Aidan Quinn, Mary Stuart Masterson and Julianne Moore<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to The Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Chris O\u2019 Donnell\" href=\"..\/the-three-musketeers-starring-kiefer-sutherland-charlie-sheen-and-chris-o-donnell\/\">The Three Musketeers starring Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen and Chris O\u2019 Donnell<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Also on Kevin Bacon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/factoidz.com\/handsome-actors-to-play-villains-viggo-mortensen-tom-cruise-xavier-samuel-kevin-bacon-and-kevin-costner\/\">Handsome Actors to Play Villains: Viggo Mortensen, Tom Cruise, Xavier Samuel, Kevin Bacon and Kevin Costner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to Actor Musicians and Musician Actors: Keanu Reeves, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Bacon\" href=\"..\/actor-musicians-and-musician-actors\/\">Actor Musicians and Musician Actors: Keanu Reeves, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Bacon<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a title=\"Permanent Link to 5 Awesome Revenge Movies Feat. 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