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In a summer chock full of comic book adaptations and many significant genre contributions, I really did lose X-MEN: FIRST CLASS in the shuffle. There are a couple of reasons for this, I imagine.
One would be that between Thor, Captain America and Green Lantern we are getting new properties. Films based on characters that have never gotten the big Hollywood treatment. X-Men already has. Another reason would be that it is a prequel and I have a standing to-hell-with-all-prequels policy. The studio also put out horrible posters and the publicity for the film has been some of the worst put behind a big summer movie that I have ever seen. Nevertheless, the biggest reason for this film to stay off my radar though is that it has been awhile since I liked an X-Men film.
Early reviews for X-Men: First Class have been quite positive, though, much to my surprise. But why should I be surprised? They have an all-star cast, a tested director and an interesting premise. Have I truly become so cynical that I cannot believe Fox is finally giving their comic book movie properties the proper attention they deserve?
