X-Men: Apocalypse
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: May 27, 2016
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EstheteAug 7, 2016
Visual effects 1/10
Plot 0/10
Сrowd scene 0/10
Acting of main crew from the previous movies 1/10
Acting of new cast 0/10
Acting of Sophie Turner -10/10 (minus ten from ten)
Narrative 0/10
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TyronJamesMay 27, 2016
Boring,uninteresting and empty.X-Men Apocalypse suffer from a weak villain,too many characters and some horrible visual effects that ruined the film.It is one of the worst film of the franchise.
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BonnyscottyNov 13, 2016
Bryan Singer needs to leave this franchise. He has made the worst superhero movie since 'STEEL' with this one. Truly horrible from start to finish. I really felt sorry for Fassbender as he is far, far too good for this material.there wereBryan Singer needs to leave this franchise. He has made the worst superhero movie since 'STEEL' with this one. Truly horrible from start to finish. I really felt sorry for Fassbender as he is far, far too good for this material.there were some enjoyable moments here but they can't mask the overall stench.… Expand
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DaddypancakesDec 18, 2017
I don't even want to talk about this movie because nobody involved in this movie cared at all. For now I'm just gonna say this, this was the worst movie of 2016. If you want to see a good X-Men movie than watch Days of future past if you wantI don't even want to talk about this movie because nobody involved in this movie cared at all. For now I'm just gonna say this, this was the worst movie of 2016. If you want to see a good X-Men movie than watch Days of future past if you want a well made drama, if you want a entertaining action movie watch X2, and if you want a dark X-Men movie than go watch Logan. And if you want to see some one stuff all the bad elements of these movies into a giant bloated mess than go watch X-Men: Apocalypse.… Expand
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Eissa1996Jul 20, 2021
Man this movie is super bad. Truly disappointing from all angles. Bad story bad characters. And this is the end to the xmen storyline at least we got Logan thank god.
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coloradosnowmanMay 30, 2016
Critics are NOT being too harsh about this! It really is just about as bad as Xmen 3. I don't know where they went wrong with this, after finally managing to pull a good movie together two years ago with Days of Future Past. Where to beginCritics are NOT being too harsh about this! It really is just about as bad as Xmen 3. I don't know where they went wrong with this, after finally managing to pull a good movie together two years ago with Days of Future Past. Where to begin with this rubbish: bad acting, incredible cartoonish and laughably weak villain, complete ruination of many good characters from the Series (Storm, Psylocke, and Magneto decide to just become mass murderers because, hey, why not? Munn did absolutely nothing for that character. Massive plot holes aside, Apocalypse fails to make a movie that pushes the series forward in any way.… Expand
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exotaAug 2, 2016
this movie was so unappealing I actually had to stop watching, it was physically painful to seat there and be so bored . this was not entertainment , it was a badly written ,poorly directed movie ... of course they concentrated all theirthis movie was so unappealing I actually had to stop watching, it was physically painful to seat there and be so bored . this was not entertainment , it was a badly written ,poorly directed movie ... of course they concentrated all their efforts on star power and special effects. It showed...… Expand
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Castiel_AngelOct 15, 2016
This movie is just lame. It is extremely boring. This villain just sucks. These visual effects that they added to try to make it all spiffy and cool just ruined it. Not to mention the actors obviously didn't want to be there and showed it inThis movie is just lame. It is extremely boring. This villain just sucks. These visual effects that they added to try to make it all spiffy and cool just ruined it. Not to mention the actors obviously didn't want to be there and showed it in every scene. They, like me were extremely bored and uninterested.… Expand
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CrazyJimMay 27, 2016
This is probably the worst X-Men movie for a long time. It's over extended, boring and contains a lot of crappy realized scenes.

I understand that It takes place in the 80's but that artificial creation of the mood just don't fit. ColorsThis is probably the worst X-Men movie for a long time. It's over extended, boring and contains a lot of crappy realized scenes.

I understand that It takes place in the 80's but that artificial creation of the mood just don't fit. Colors are like from the disco or a 90s porn movie and stuff like Mortal Kombat costumes in Auschwitz are some kind of a sick joke.

But the worst thing are the scenes which take place in Poland. I'm from Poland and I can assure you we have laughed out loud of those. Actors trying to build up the mood in foreign language look just silly and I'm sure that's not the kind of atmosphere you want on the screen when drama takes place!

Also, the main villain is a mix of funny guy and some angry kid who can't even choose his companions wisely. But hey, he can do some mumbo jumbo with his hands and give some nice toys to his mates - so awesome.

I must admit tho', that the movie has some cool characters and decent scenes (Quicksilver rulez) but that's all. I can't recommend more in this long and rather dull performance of actors lost in their roles. Waste of money.… Expand
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dunnyoneJun 7, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful, awful film. Watched the first two (of the new series) then this one and it's just putrid in compassion. The villain is lame beyond all hell (essentially a Power Rangers villain, but less menacing) and the Xmen are pathetic. Essentially NOTHING happens. Wait no, a town is destroyed. Some c-list Xman dies. Charles goes bald in the most dramatic way possible. And the plot holes holy jesus, there are far too many to count. My personal worst actor goes to Pyslock. She literally has one line in the film and then stands around doing jack. Truly a poor film and way worse then Xmen 3. Those giving it high scores are smoking crack.… Expand
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tropicAcesMay 28, 2016
I loved, *loved* DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, so I knew this wouldn't compare to that, but wow. What a disappointment. It's so boring and lazy and messy and dumb that I just wanted it to be over about 30 minutes in. Skip it if you value your time orI loved, *loved* DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, so I knew this wouldn't compare to that, but wow. What a disappointment. It's so boring and lazy and messy and dumb that I just wanted it to be over about 30 minutes in. Skip it if you value your time or opinion of the X-Men.… Expand
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eroeruJun 12, 2016
The movie was really utter crap. Nothing original to be seen.

Whilst I really liked days of future past, thought it to be stylish and well-paced, then this trainwreck really is very embarassing from the get-go. This is the 3rd movie in myThe movie was really utter crap. Nothing original to be seen.

Whilst I really liked days of future past, thought it to be stylish and well-paced, then this trainwreck really is very embarassing from the get-go. This is the 3rd movie in my life-time for which I was really holding myself back from throwing my popcorn and leaving the theater mid-film. Might as well had done that.

What's really infuriating is that Marvel and 20th Century Fox have this nonsensical grip on the press. How on earth do critics diss the well-done Warcraft movie and tolerate this one (though not saying much, because there's really nothing to praise here)?

It's the old "really bad guy from ancient times (Egypt) comes back and tries to take over the wooorld" trope, with that really being just it. Only action scenes after one another make for puke-inspiring pacing and some really horrific "few seconds of idyllic life, family gets killed, now Magneto is evil" crap tropes filled over all the scenes they spared some dialogue on.

Derp-faces all over.

Singer should be ashamed. I'm not at all confused as to why Jackman chose to ditch the franchise. It's becoming more and more a crap cash-grap with no shame.… Expand
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moheetoDec 22, 2016
More comic book movie trash. Hopefully this will be Singers last chance at this franchise and it will be handed to someone with a fresh vision because it is creatively and artistically finished. It looks like audiences are getting sick ofMore comic book movie trash. Hopefully this will be Singers last chance at this franchise and it will be handed to someone with a fresh vision because it is creatively and artistically finished. It looks like audiences are getting sick of this s*** too judging by the ever diminishing returns. This is possibly the worst of the bad bunch of X-Men movies. Terrible baddie, terrible heroes. Fassbender is destroying his rep by being in garbage like this and Assassins Creed. He's such a good actor though, such shame. Movies like this are going some way to killing the genre. Please let this franchise die after Logan.
Moving forward I think Lord and Miller would make a good choice to re-boot X-Men. Burn everything that's been created so far to the ground and give them absolute creative control and we might be onto something.… Expand
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KitCatherineJun 1, 2019
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie never failed to make me laugh at the very thought of the situation it was displaying and the dialogue it chose utilise. Problem of course being that is not a comedy movie. I am a big fan of the X Men prequels specifically, but I just have trouble understanding the motivation for a lot of the decisions made in this film. Why is Moira completely clueless? Why is she the one who accidently starts the apocalypse? Why doesn't anybody bother to name Erik's wife? Why were Erik's wife and daughter there, if only to be killed and not brought up again past act 1?

Somehow those decisions are not the worst part of Apocalypse. No, that definitely belongs to the category of decisions that have motivations, just either stupid or non storyline based ones. Ex: Moira being brought back into the story, which despite never being mentioned in Days of Future Past, was just because they needed to bring back Charles's obligatory female love interest. Why does Erik have a wife and child, if they don't even get a personality? Well, similar
ly, they just needed that sweet sweet domestically foiled character motivation. Why is Erik Peter's father? Gotta have that DRAMA. Why does Alex seemingly die? Maybe character motivation for Scott, though it didn't really seem like he needed any more. Stil I was having fun until one very particular decision was made in this movie:
How Charles Xavier lost his hair. But we’ll get back to that.

Moira MacTaggart was a completely unnecessary part of this film. Wanna know what she does throughout it? Goes “Wow” and “this is so cool”. In First Class, she at least had a personality, and she felt NEEDED to an extent for the story. Why is she here? Well Were just kinda supposed to believe that Charles has actually been hung up on her for, what, 15 years? Despite never mentioning her in Days of Future Past. First Class itself seemed to realise how unnecessary their relationship would be, sending Moira off with a wiped memory as a way out. We see this complete lack of necessariness in the very DRAMATIC moment where Charles gives Moira her memory back of the two of them. Memory being singular. Why? Oh, cause, y’know, they kissed one time. ONCE. For contrast, when Erik reminisces on his relationship with Charles, we are shown a whole two and half memories of them together, and the filmmakers don’t depict THEM of being in a relationship! MAKE IT MAKE SENSE! Moira could have never come up again and I would not have cared, I feel like most people wouldn’t have, but no, Charles needed that obligatory love interest, so we get Moira MacTaggart, who now has a child we’ve never seen, and is amazed by literally everything, which don’t even get me started on how THAT ruins the very bare bones of a character she had in First Class. Now I don't know if you know this, but Charles Xavier is bald in the non prequel films when he is old. Now any logical person would just (rightfully) assume he lost his hair naturally due to aging. But oh no, apparently the execs at Fox decided this was a fan theorised mystery that needed answers. "HOW DID CHARLES LOSE HIS HAIR?' you may have seen no Reddit thread titled ever, y'know, cause no one cared. Well! Answers my good people! Charles lost his hair because an ancient entity tried to take over his body! This makes no sense and ultimately solidifies this movie as a knee slapping comedy. When we see Apocalypse take over Oscar Isaac's body in the beginning, he is bald, but he is bald BEFORE apocalypse. Can apocalypse not exist in a body with hair? Why? How could Charles keep his eyebrows and stubble? Where did the hair go, it didn't fall out, it seems to turn to dust like everything else Apocalypse used his power on, why? Does apocalypse really hate hair that much? Did the filmmakers not realise how Mr. Clean like James McAvoy would look bald? Like yeah he's been bald in other movies bald that doesn't make it a good idea. WHY? DID? THEY? MAKE? HIM? BALD? Overall I had one take away: If I were any actor in this movie, I would be pissed. The performances are AMAZING, especially from James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, but it just can’t save this piece of garbage. Whether this was an introduction or a long awaited conclusion of sorts, no one deserved to be given this piece of trash to work in, except definitely Bryan Singer. I would say this film being as terrible as it is is most likely in part karma from the gods for Bryan Singer, any other explanation can not offer enough grounds for making THIS BAD of a film.… Expand
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MaxPayneIsGodMay 30, 2018
The best part of this movie was the opening credits, everything from there downhill. It was so formulaic and cliche. The writer took a handful of characters and a really terrible plot and threw them into a pot and stirred. I love Oscar IsaacThe best part of this movie was the opening credits, everything from there downhill. It was so formulaic and cliche. The writer took a handful of characters and a really terrible plot and threw them into a pot and stirred. I love Oscar Isaac but he is majorly miscast as the titular antagonist. Nearly fell asleep, really wish I did.… Expand
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FuturedirectorMar 28, 2017
Cast keep the same energy of its predecessors to live up X-Men's classic adventures, but at the end, this is just an unsatisfying mix of style-free action stunts and a thin predictable plot that does not give an unforgettable ending forCast keep the same energy of its predecessors to live up X-Men's classic adventures, but at the end, this is just an unsatisfying mix of style-free action stunts and a thin predictable plot that does not give an unforgettable ending for X-Men's new trilogy.… Expand
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temraimiMar 21, 2017
Pathetic, Sophie Turner is Pathetic, everything except wolverine, James McAvoy and Lana Condor (she's really hot btw) is pathetic, I'm sorry for them, fy Bryan Singer really fy
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KaMeaMar 9, 2019
The worst movie franchise and one of the worst in cinema history. Singer as a director is over. He flushed the franchise down the toilet. He, Kinberg and Fassbender made Magneto a pathetic wimp that betrayed the mutantkind.
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chungus52Jul 14, 2021
Tasteless. The whole movie had the most generic X-men plot of all time and was exceedingly substanceless. Genuinely one of the worst movies I've watched. The special effects were ok but that didn't really matter when the whole film made me sick.
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DaveyBoySmithDec 23, 2021
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Almost 180 million Dollars worth of bad cosplay and even worse dialogue. The only somewhat intriguing parts include the opening chapter, the final team line-up and introduction of the Danger Room, as well as a speedster's spectacular feats.

The most tragic event, Magneto's loss of his family, is cynically viewed as but a plot device to propel the story forward. And once again the horror of Ausschwitz is misappropriated by people who lack the intellectual ability to do anything enlightening with it.

A movie such as this, one featuring a multitude of newly-introduced "mutants" and warring ideologies, could only ever have succeeded with tight plotting, an intelligent script and confident production design. It lacks in all three accounts. Kinberg is a hack writer. Singer's propensity for casting young aspiring male actors is all the more troubling in light of the allegations of sexual misconduct that surround him.

The depiction of Arabs and Slavs is stereotypical, lacking in empathy, and all the more unfortunate seeing as how X-Men movies purport to deal with minority issues and xenophobia - though this cast of almost exclusively white heroes would suggest a white-washing of social issues, anyway.

Even the actors acknowledge that they're in a dud by phoning it in. Find another actor or actrice who hates their trademark franchise as much as Jennifer Lawrence hates X-Men at this point. Oscar Isaac is unrecognisable as the main villain, and gives an uninspiring performance. Rose Byrne is completely wasted, unfortunately. The only motivated actors would seem to be James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender, and Magneto's tragic life makes him far too deep a character for this frequently campy film.

I lol'd hard at the sight of Wolverine's raggedy... jorts.

The MCU reboot can't come soon enough.… Expand
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DarkwingSchmuckMar 13, 2022
After three X-Men films that ranged from good to great with X-Men, X2, and Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer ends his tenure with these memorable mutants with one of the worst films in the entire franchise. X-Men: Apocalypse isAfter three X-Men films that ranged from good to great with X-Men, X2, and Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer ends his tenure with these memorable mutants with one of the worst films in the entire franchise. X-Men: Apocalypse is overlong and tedious, and at times almost crosses the line into so-bad-it's-good territory.… Expand
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martinexJun 4, 2016
Sadly this could have been a great movie but the producers are trying to do too much. There are at least five origin stories being told (or retold) in this movie and they are all done in such a convoluted, slapdash way that not only does itSadly this could have been a great movie but the producers are trying to do too much. There are at least five origin stories being told (or retold) in this movie and they are all done in such a convoluted, slapdash way that not only does it ruin this movie; it ruins my appreciation of previous efforts. Strangely enough not being a fan of this series kind of helps the viewer because they really can't see how badly things were screwed up. I was really determined to ignore the critics on this one but frankly I think they weren't harsh enough in their criticism.… Expand
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MattzoneJun 3, 2016
There's no way this can be considered better than much hated Batman v. Superman (which I liked). The talented actors and director of this movie created a big mess, and they somehow ditched their winning formula from "future past" to createThere's no way this can be considered better than much hated Batman v. Superman (which I liked). The talented actors and director of this movie created a big mess, and they somehow ditched their winning formula from "future past" to create "2012" meets "xmen 3". If you have kids, they will love it, but this is by no means good cinema.… Expand
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GamingPoptartTVJun 1, 2016
this movie sucks
Critics are NOT being too harsh about this! It really is just about as bad as Xmen 3. I don't know where they went wrong with this, after finally managing to pull a good movie together two years ago with Days of Future Past.this movie sucks
Critics are NOT being too harsh about this! It really is just about as bad as Xmen 3. I don't know where they went wrong with this, after finally managing to pull a good movie together two years ago with Days of Future Past. Where to begin with this rubbish: bad acting, incredible cartoonish and laughably weak villain, complete ruination of many good characters from the Series (Storm, Psylocke, and Magneto decide to just become mass murderers because, hey, why not? Munn did absolutely nothing for that character. Massive plot holes aside, Apocalypse fails to make a movie that pushes the series forward in any way… Expand
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MAGA_ManJun 3, 2016
Generic rubbery monster wants to take over the world, and only a group of angsty Halloween-costumed teenagers can stop him. Hard to believe anyone could actually consider this a good movie, beyond giving them an excuse to sit in airGeneric rubbery monster wants to take over the world, and only a group of angsty Halloween-costumed teenagers can stop him. Hard to believe anyone could actually consider this a good movie, beyond giving them an excuse to sit in air conditioned darkness for a couple hours. Just completely bland and uninvolving, with way too many characters, implausible motivations, uninspired action, and ultimately no point at all. Please put this series out of its misery.… Expand
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VideshiJun 2, 2016
Sigh. ***SPOILERS***
- Terrible directing. Dialogue comes out stilted and unnatural, with awkward performances from much of the cast.
- Story? Not really bothering with one. Side-stories concerning the characters? Started and then justSigh. ***SPOILERS***
- Terrible directing. Dialogue comes out stilted and unnatural, with awkward performances from much of the cast.
- Story? Not really bothering with one. Side-stories concerning the characters? Started and then just dropped. Completely dropped.
- Nonsense changes from the outcome of the last movie. Charles erased Moira's memories of the last event. For no apparent reason. At all. Also... it was basically rape. Mind/memory rape... and everyone seems to think it's just cute and funny that he did that. It's not. It's horrific.
- They don't seem to understand the powers of the characters in the movie... even after establishing them. Nightcrawler can't go through a wire cage. No, he can't go "through" electrical current-areas now. It's... beyond unclear and doesn't make sense. He teleports, director, he doesn't "go through" things. That's why he can appear in *places he knows well without having to see it, you explained his powers in the movie yourself*. It's one thing to just change the way a character's powers work... it's another to go out of your way to explain how they work and then actively work against your own explanation.
- People were upset, in the past, how poorly the Phoenix Saga was represented. Well, the director has listened to our complaints, and straight-up ignored them. Same thing's going on with Jean, she's just crazypants.
- Writer 1: "Darn, we ceded too much power to our villain and he has control of Prof. X... what do we do with the story now?"
Writer 2: "Just magically give him the power to fight the villain out of nowhere for what is clearly no good reason except that we don't know where to go with this".
Then he's easily defeated, anyway, and that part of the fight is rendered not only non-nonsensical but pointless, as well.
- Think Beast is a cool character? Meh, he's just some scientist for most of the movie, and is only beast near the end. Oh, the **** version, not an interesting version. Enjoy.
- Wolverine shows up, and mostly kills some people off-camera before disappearing. One okay spot in the movie. Then he's gone.
- Prof. X knows that he's teaching a kid, Cyclops, to use his powers and that uncontrollable, powerful lasers come out of his eyes. So they set up beside a pond and have him shoot at a target by a big tree. The tree is destroyed. Prof X puts the kid on a big guilt trip about how his great grandfather planted that tree and it was his favourite spot in all the world. **** you, Xavier, the kid had a blindfold on because of his laser eyes, and you set him up to shred your favourite thing, then blamed him.

To hell with this movie. Again, this director has zero respect for the source material. No, really, I'm not making that up. He BANNED all comic books from the sets of the X-Men movies.… Expand
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MD5774Jan 10, 2017
I finally got around to seeing this movie. This movie isn't in the same league as Captain America Civil War. With that said , this movie was terrible . I'm not a big comic book reader or anything like that , but I know Apolcalypse isn't 5"5I finally got around to seeing this movie. This movie isn't in the same league as Captain America Civil War. With that said , this movie was terrible . I'm not a big comic book reader or anything like that , but I know Apolcalypse isn't 5"5 feet tall. What Tom Cruise is playing this character ? To let the older actors go and get these younger actors was a terrible decision . This is probably another worst superhero movie made again in 2016… Expand
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frankymilanJul 14, 2016
Le principale problème du film est que le méchant est complétement useless on ne ressent pas la gravité de la situation a l'inverse X-Men: Days of Future Past.
on a aussi l'impression de revoir encore et encore le même échange entre magnetoLe principale problème du film est que le méchant est complétement useless on ne ressent pas la gravité de la situation a l'inverse X-Men: Days of Future Past.
on a aussi l'impression de revoir encore et encore le même échange entre magneto et le professeur sur le faite de accepter d’être avec les humains ou de les dominer.
Mon point positif raven… Expand
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BryanFurysMomSep 25, 2016
There's a whole bunch of reasons why X-Men:Apocalypse is such a terrible horrible mess of a movie. It could be because all of the characters are severely under-developed to the point that no one cares what happens to them. Quicksilver,There's a whole bunch of reasons why X-Men:Apocalypse is such a terrible horrible mess of a movie. It could be because all of the characters are severely under-developed to the point that no one cares what happens to them. Quicksilver, Psylocke, Angel, NightCrawler, Havok, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm. These are all characters that we met in the film but were not explained at all or nearly enough for anyone to care about them. Psylocke (Olivia Munn) looked great. Ok, she looked like Olivia Munn cosplaying as Psylocke which if you know Olivia Munn isn't actually that amazing, since it's sorta her thing. However, I can't recall her having more than a couple of lines in the film and most of the time she was just standing around as a background lackey. Not much different from Storm and Angel, the other so-called "four horsemen" of Apocalypse (the 4th being Magneto). At some point in the film Quicksilver randomly shows up and does something super cool....the best sequence of the film actually.....but unfortunately as a result of what happened, someone who is supposed to be a major character but didn't get any film time died. I'm shedding a tear as we speak. Of course, this film is called "X-men: Apocalypse" and so if I didn't talk about the blue guy himself, it just wouldn't be right. Ah, Apocalypse. What the hell happened to you? People who don't read X-Men comics, read the following words carefully: Apocalypse is one of the scariest mofos in the Marvel Universe. He is a villain that causes superheroes to crap their pants when he shows up looking to cause trouble. This is a guy who is so evil, so powerful, so insane...that he has tortured and massacred some of the most well known X-Men in the past and literally changed the entire timeline of the Marvel Universe for awhile (see Age of Apocalypse). Now, with that in mind, WTF was Singer thinking when he gave us....this....this....ugly blue guy in horrible looking samurai armor? This film's Apocalypse is nothing compared to the Apocalypse of the Marvel Universe. This film's Apocalypse looks like a mutant Smurf that's been drinking one too many potions in Gargamel's laboratory. He's small, he's puny, he's ridiculous. I did not feel like the X-Men were in danger when I saw him on screen. Everytime I saw him, I couldn't help but laugh. He didn't strike fear or terror or make me anxious to see what happens next. All I could think about was how stupid he looked and acted. Ooooh, I'm going to destroy the world and rebuild it the way I like. Great plan, buddy. Because 20,000 villains before you haven't had the same plan and pulled it off successfully, right? That's not Apocalypse's M.O. And the way that they defeated him. Really? This isn't a spoiler by the way. I mean it's an "X-Men" movie. Obviously the X-Men are going to win, right? But the way he was defeated was so ridiculous and so easy compared to what other things the X-Men have gone up against that it was a total waste of time for them and completely negated any idea that Apocalypse was powerful and menacing in the first place. C'mon, Singer if you're going to churn out crap like this then man up and give the property back to Marvel so they can atleast do something respectable with it.… Expand
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marc5477Jul 20, 2016
Well lets get the pluses out of the way.

That was quick, now on to the negatives. The CG in this film is atrocious and extremely distracting. I dont know what happened but many of the 3d models looked unfinished especially their textures.Well lets get the pluses out of the way.

That was quick, now on to the negatives. The CG in this film is atrocious and extremely distracting. I dont know what happened but many of the 3d models looked unfinished especially their textures. They surfaces look too perfect and the effects from powers like Magneto looked very cheesy as well.

Next, Apocalypse is about 5 feet tall and his armor looks life foam... the quality of costumes and makeup for his character were a travesty and reminded me of the kind of stuff you see in low budget TV shows like Dr. Who. The only thing he had going for him was his synthesized voice.

Next, this was a sort of origins type story for the prominent X-Men but it strays a bit from the comics. This is fine and well if the origins made sense, but they didnt. For instance, Storm is depicted as an Arab with a Mohawk running around Egypt stealing and living on the streets. Well lets assume for a second that all that is believable, the question is why in blazes does she just use wind or other powers to take what she wants? She clearly had the powers already, yet she still got her hands dirty for almost no reason.

Then we have Quicksilver (again) who is basically a God but somehow manages to be completely useless (yet again) despite having the power to pretty much end the story on his own. For instance, he could have found Charles and ran him to another continent during the showdown but instead he decides to go meet daddy because you know... he couldnt make time for both... oh wait... yea he could have. He could have saved Charles, plucked all the feathers off Angel, stripped Psylocke to her panties, shaved Storms head, grabbed a Cappuccino from Starbucks and he still would have had time to spare to talk to daddy... but no... instead he decides to go talk to dad and then go and fight Apocalypse. And then there is the fight... he could have skewered Apocalypse with 1000 shiesh kabobs, lit his feet on fire, teabagged him a few times, and then severed his head with a butter knife but nope... what does he do? Slaps him a few times and punches him in the gut... whatever.

Next we have Charles who was basically worthless despite being able to control pretty much anyone he wants. At any time, he could have controlled any of the horsemen but instead he just sat around useless crying for help. Jean was also practically worthless until she "let go" and allowed her powers out which meant, we got to see a glimpse of the Phoenix again (yay... not). In the movies she has become a one trick pony because the movie writers think this is all she is good for. Oh what else... at least the didnt mess up Scotts part then again he didnt really do much anyway except mow down a door.

Just a lot of wasted action and I have played 15 year old video games with better CG than this.… Expand
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namelessMay 29, 2016
?? Why is there review after review that are 8 or 9 and the best they can say is that it isn't that bad. That doesn't make sense. Why pay good money for something that at best is to be tolerated. The studio executives are just going to?? Why is there review after review that are 8 or 9 and the best they can say is that it isn't that bad. That doesn't make sense. Why pay good money for something that at best is to be tolerated. The studio executives are just going to release more of this junk. Even Jennifer Lawrence says she doesn't see herself as that good as an actress (Graham Norton). You have to do more than look pensive over and over again. Of course when you spend more time during the promotional tour trashing political candidates than promoting the movie the actors must not think much of it.… Expand
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EludiumQ36Nov 6, 2016
Well that was a waste of an epic villain. Why do the good guys ALWAYS have to win?! And with so many X-Men why can't a few be killed off? This is the single biggest problem with all these superhero franchises, the ending is never in doubt,Well that was a waste of an epic villain. Why do the good guys ALWAYS have to win?! And with so many X-Men why can't a few be killed off? This is the single biggest problem with all these superhero franchises, the ending is never in doubt, and it's all saccharin at the end which makes it that much worse. The actors were there only for the pay, there was little to no effort exhibited on their part. I'd give this an even lower score but the sfx were top notch.… Expand
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ThatSwiftTurtleJun 6, 2016
none of these films are X-Men films. Bryan Singer does a really good job of making a team of approachable super heroes for a mainstream audience. Unfortunatley that team is not the true X-Men.
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kyarijamesMay 30, 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse has just enough entertainment value to keep it from teetering into full on boredom. The buildup was incredibly long and the final battle fell flat. Not only is Apocalypse underdeveloped and uninteresting so are all the X-MenX-Men: Apocalypse has just enough entertainment value to keep it from teetering into full on boredom. The buildup was incredibly long and the final battle fell flat. Not only is Apocalypse underdeveloped and uninteresting so are all the X-Men [can we move past Magneto, Xavier, Mystique, Wolverine, Scott and Jean]? can the x-men films evolve beyond these characters? Save for the Quicksilver scene I can’t really give you a great part of this movie. Oh well.

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sandbornMay 31, 2016
DUMB & CHEESY!!! The critics are right on the money with this one! The story is incredibly dumb. The way Apocalypse is created and portrayed totally betrays the comic book. Oscar Issac does a decent job with what he has, but it's wasted on anDUMB & CHEESY!!! The critics are right on the money with this one! The story is incredibly dumb. The way Apocalypse is created and portrayed totally betrays the comic book. Oscar Issac does a decent job with what he has, but it's wasted on an unimpressive villain. And how the final battle is resolved is a joke, a ripoff! As for the Quicksilver scene, it looks good but it's too silly. X-Men: Apocalypse is a 2.5 hour movie with basically nothing important going on for 2 hours!

And one more thing that's bugging me! Magneto and Mystique are supposed to be super villains not anti-heroes!!!… Expand
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THE_COCONUT_MANJun 10, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was really excited to hear that Apocalypses was in the new X-Men movie. However, I was sad to find that he stands around doing nothing for two and a half hours, occasionally playing with sand and tailoring his friends new costumes. Although it wasn't full of useless plot points/holes, on the whole - very dull… Expand
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TheKavehJJun 5, 2016
The newest film in the X-Men franchise would be so much better if it took control of it's plot. The film has too much going on, and is really dull too. Very disappointing.
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PaddyPJun 6, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Critics are not too harsh! This movie might have a few great moments and the X-Men are well portrayed but in general the movie does not contain a plausible storyline and I never really felt any emotional connections to any of the characters. The fact that a movie uses special effects well is not nearly enough to produce a great movie. One of my main issues is the villain itself. He spends half the movie creating new fancy looking pieces of armor for his randomly picked "powerful" followers and therefore was neither credible nor menacing in any way. I enjoyed Deadpool, loved Civil Wars but I would not recommend watching this movie.… Expand
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The3AcademySinsOct 20, 2017
A long, boring film that makes it impossible to care about the many characters it throws at you. The visuals are unbearable, the audio is bland at best, there are some ok performances, but Oscar Isaac is criminally misused. There is some funA long, boring film that makes it impossible to care about the many characters it throws at you. The visuals are unbearable, the audio is bland at best, there are some ok performances, but Oscar Isaac is criminally misused. There is some fun X-Men stuff to see, but its not worth spending money on.… Expand
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lilkillpappyOct 6, 2016
Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupidStupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid. Not much to say other than that, but for people that don't see how obviously stupid this film is let me explain to you why. Actors were bored out of their minds and it showed in every single scene. The script is full of hyperbole and couldn't amuse a child. The cinematography and over all visual style lacked detail and originality and all too often it came off looking like a cartoon. The CGI that permeated almost every single scent made the film look cheap, despite the film costing an insane amount of money. They could have saved a lot of money and gone with stop motion animation and miniatures and it would have looked way better. The characters are all one dimensional and very boring. The film over and over attempted to force you to feel something with visuals and music, instead of having a story and a script that would actually make you feel something. The emotional manipulation was extremely obvious and cheesy beyond belief. I think the real issue is that they are trying to get new viewers, they are catering to the young adult crowed, instead of making a film for the original fans, who are all in their 30s and 40s, who would demand something more sophisticated and emotionally real. This young adult genre of films is a huge cash cow, but ultimately produces nothing worth anyone's time. Don't waste your brain cells on this producer driven shell of a film.… Expand
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Aloxb3Jul 3, 2017
Esse filme detona completamente o coração de quem gosta da série. Não sei o que acontece na escolha do elenco, mas ficou muito ruim. O Apocalipse parece que vai ser bom, mas no final, ele uma mistura de algo que saiu de "A reconquista",Esse filme detona completamente o coração de quem gosta da série. Não sei o que acontece na escolha do elenco, mas ficou muito ruim. O Apocalipse parece que vai ser bom, mas no final, ele uma mistura de algo que saiu de "A reconquista", "Hellraiser" e o Mr.Freeze do Batman, infelizmente, porque eu realmente gostaria de ver uma continuação, digna, para "Dias de um futuro esquecido".… Expand
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CoreGamer1408Apr 18, 2023
As much as I loathed Logan it tried to be a movie. This movie is the creative level of children writing in crayon and bashing action figures together.
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Rickniks38May 8, 2022
In the words of Charles Xavier "Welcome to my world, your in my house now".
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