The Collider Movie Talk crew of Mark Ellis, Kristian Harloff, John Campea and Jon Schnepp give their in depth, SPOILER-heavy review of 20th Century Fox’s latest mutant blockbuster,X-Men: Apocalypse!
The much anticipated sequel toX-Men: Days of Future Pastfinally hits theatres this weekend and now, everyone can join in the discussion. With mixed reviews thus far from a number of critics, word from audiences and fans everywhere are more in favor ofBryan Singer’smutant epic, with many overlooking its shortcoming and instead, having a ball.
The movie kicks off in the Nile Valley in 3600 BCE with an introduction to Apocalypse, played byOscar Isaac. Fortunately he’s sealed inside a pyramid for thousands of years, but then in 1983, he’s set free and begins recruiting his Four Horsemen so they may “cleanse” the world together.
The movie has already pulled in record numbers for its opening weekend run, with an impressive $101.5 million dollar haul from international markets. Stateside, Apocalypse earned a stellar $8.2 million in Thursday night screening, in a near match toX-Men: Days of Future Past’sThursday night debut of $8.1 million in 2014. No matter the critics take, it looks as though theX-Menfranchise is alive and well in the world.
So enjoy the Collider crew’s spoiler-filled review ofX-Men: Apocalypseand let the team know what you think of the movie!
“Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped 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.”
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