X-Men: Days of Future Past

Tali: X-Men: DOFP is a hard movie to describe. It focuses on two different though linked time periods, which a type of time travel is possible and both have their own apocalyptic structures. With that being said, the movie tried to pick up on what Marvel has made their movies successful - flawed characters. Professor Xavier, Magneto and Mystique are all so intriguing because they are not perfect. It is certainly the best of the X-Men movies to date--which, although it doesn't say much, reflects the type of movie fans want to see and that fans deserve. Big and better yes, but real and plausible, too, especially when fantastical. While I loved this movie, it disappointed me to learn that the plot changed significantly from the original comic storyline. 85/100.

Leo: When dealing with time travel, especially when being scrutinized by masses of comic-book nerds, it has to be done perfectly without any paradoxes. This was done perfectly. The entire cast was excellent, the plot carefully thought out and adapted for the mass audiences (I think Wolverine is a better link between timezones than Shadow Cat). Jennifer Lawrence, as usual, shined since she was actually playing a much more mature and angry mystique than in the previous movie. Hugh Jackman's Wolverine was actually, for once, not one-dimensional and really helped carry the movie and helped the audience relate. If there is one thing this movie did, it's restore the X-Men franchise to where it should be. It fixed most of the mistakes (Rogue is a very obvious one that hasn't been fixed) of the previous films and built on the most recent one. Quicksilver's scenes were also some of the most enjoyable scenes to watch from any movie in recent memory. The after-credits scene set the stage for the next movie, a classic favorite of mine from the cartoons: Apocalypse. Leometer: 91/100.