X-Men: Apocalypse

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SeanVincentMay 27, 2016

The movie failed to be better than it's predecessors(X-Men first Class,X-Men Days of Future Past) and also Deadpool which is disappointing.The movie ha sit's moments but the whole film in general felt empty,The characters are well portrayedThe movie failed to be better than it's predecessors(X-Men first Class,X-Men Days of Future Past) and also Deadpool which is disappointing.The movie ha sit's moments but the whole film in general felt empty,The characters are well portrayed but it the we never have an emotional connection or even care about them but except The professor,Magneto and quicksilver.Quicksilver is good again with his fantastic scene.The others I don't really care.The biggest problem of the movie is that there is so much going on,in each scenes were never focused ,it felt like it just happened.There are so many plot elements or story that never explored or dig in to it and just skip.Apocalypse felt generic like Ultron who always brings qoutes and crap.The only good news is,It's better than X-men Origins but the bad news is that this film felt,atleast for me,like X-men:the last stand again.It's kind a boring for me.… Expand

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moviestalkerJun 11, 2016

Far behind the expectation I had after watching "Days of Future Past"

After the showdown with Apocalypse I said to myself: Wait, that's it?
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PlescarMay 29, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I avoided reviews, even non-spoiler reviews before seeing the movie. I was excited to see the third installment but had little to no major expectations after the BvS incident (I disliked BvS very much, firstly because I expected more of an Injustice approach but eventually ended up disliking it because it did not convince me that that's how characters I knew would react in the provided situations; but I digress...).

I felt like the movie was not worth watching at all (my opinion... but this is my account, therefore relevant). Even though I liked First Class more than Days of Future Past, I loved what they did story-wise to Magneto in the sense that the character continued the story from where it was left off, though in the case of Apocalypse, I felt like the character was just introduced with, I don't know, am I supposed to think it was Polaris, his offspring, in his new exposition drama? I was thinking to myself: "Give this guy a break!", I mean not even Joss Whedon is this cruel to his characters over a hypothetical three movie-length series. Little to no dialogue on the supporting characters paired with little to no tension throughout the whole movie made me wonder when will the trailer will end and the movie begin. I felt that the editing did not focus on the story, and by this I mean that I felt that everything was predictable (the scenes were not transitioned in a way to make you wonder or to properly explain the situations, it felt like a roller coaster of unnecessary, poor and recursive exposition and action scenes); from the self-referential jokes about the third one in the series, to the Return of the Jedi twist that macguffinly presented a way for the good guys to win (the bad guy's apprentice turns on the bad guy because his son is in hurt by him, which I believe, is now a trope).

All in all it's a good story for a four to six part comic book story, but not enough for a movie to create a convincing scenario for an audience like myself (see there, I distracted a general criticism to emphasize on my point of view because critics don't make a movie good or bad, we all evaluate them more or less, but I believe that the more critical we become we encourage quality, but that's like the good side of something and it's completely subjective and all in all it's pointless... GODS, do I digress? Yes! Yes, I do.

And I just did again.). Where is the reactionary feedback from the humans? How come Apocalypse just picks Psylocke because she's there, and moreover, where's her character? How come we don't establish Storm better? Why does Sophie Turner look like she's waiting to be directed more than embodying the character she's supposed to portray in a more vivid way(I mean, I know she doesn't fully control her abilities and all, but she seems to be stuck aside from her "Watch this, I can make us like we're not here gimmick.")? Why do we focus on the same "Oh, Professor X stands for this, and Magneto is just too radical!" crap? I mean over the span of three movies I guess that I expected something, but only after feeling disappointed for SOME REASON when the movie was over.

Just to be sure I clarified: I did not go in wishing this movie to suck. I did not have high expectations for it as a new installment in a superhero movie franchise. I just feel like it fell short of being a good movie. I don't think it was bad. I think it was mediocre and with some technical flaws. But that doesn't make the movie less enjoyable unless you feel it's boring you. And that's what I felt. A redundant approach towards characters over a plate of mix of good and bad CG effects (by my appreciation, here's an example of what I mean: Psylocke's effects were awesome but the whole tearing Cairo asunder felt like a video game cut-scene from the 2000 and by that I don't mean necessarily bad, but completely breaking immersion from the rest of the action).… Expand

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moothemagiccowJun 7, 2016

Suffers from prequelitis, too many characters and too many disparate storylines. Apocalypse seems like he's written by a nine-year-old: he can control matter, teleport, instantly learn English from a TV, he's psychic - his superpower seems toSuffers from prequelitis, too many characters and too many disparate storylines. Apocalypse seems like he's written by a nine-year-old: he can control matter, teleport, instantly learn English from a TV, he's psychic - his superpower seems to be that he's immune to whatever problem he's currently faced with. It's like playing pretend with a kid who always has an excuse for never losing.

The odd thing is that these inconsistencies are all peppered with a lot of comic book fan-service. Psylocke is here, with her 90s costume, but her powers make no sense. Angel makes his transformation but had no 'good guy' affiliation before, so there's no real conflict. He barely has any lines (as usual with Singer, almost none of the villains do).

There are a lot of callbacks to the earlier movies that don't make a hell of a lot of sense, and characters are shoehorned in to fill some kind of mutant quota (Wolverine, Jubilee, even Magneto and Beast). Despite all this, it's a reasonably fun movie. If you're not an X-Men fan, I wouldn't recommend it.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeMay 27, 2016

Bryan Singer just made this great X-Men franchise into an overload of too much backstories and once again the first time since X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the franchise has went down the drain again. It's hard to hate on this especially usersBryan Singer just made this great X-Men franchise into an overload of too much backstories and once again the first time since X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the franchise has went down the drain again. It's hard to hate on this especially users coming in and ruining my agreement ticket for my review career and besides, at least he tried, so I decide to give this a mixed score. The movie's tagline is "Only the strong will survive!" Actually, a more accurate tagline for the audience for this movie is "Only the safe and harmless ones will survive!" May seem to be silly, but it's true as X-Men: Apocalypse can't find a way to surprise us all.… Expand

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VadertimeOct 10, 2016

So, this weekend I sat down to watch my DVD copy of X-men: Apocalypse. I didn't bother wasting time and money at the movie theater due to poor reviews. I trust the critics, most of the time and they were right. For a villain, Apocalypse wasSo, this weekend I sat down to watch my DVD copy of X-men: Apocalypse. I didn't bother wasting time and money at the movie theater due to poor reviews. I trust the critics, most of the time and they were right. For a villain, Apocalypse was very one dimensional. Furthermore, the fact that the movie had explain who and what he was took away from the story. I liked the Ancient Egypt, beginning sequence and the transference of the consciousness of the ancient being to the new body was interesting. Throwing in the Logan/Wolverine cameo was great. The rest of the movies and character developments were lukewarm and that might have been, because they had to develop so many of them. I give it 5 out of 10 and it's worth watching if you have time to kill like I did before college football started.… Expand

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ElectroNickJun 1, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "X-Men Apocalypse" is one of the most polarizing films I had seen in a long time. The things it does well is very inspired but everything it does wrong really drag it down to a mixed bag instead of a satisfying entry in the series. For instance the titular villain Apocalypse was not that interesting. He is really nothing more than an obstacle for the X-Men to overcome instead of a compelling antagonist in his own right. Granted the character in the comics was also a generic villain but the film would have benefited from a needed update to give him more depth. Oscar Issac does deserve credit by capturing a presence on screen but it is a real shame that the way his character was written was not that engaging. Aside from Magneto the rest of the horsemen were barely developed. Storm in particular was very underutilized as her powers were only used to produce lightning instead of using the full power that she is known for. The reason for her inclusion to the Horsemen was rushed at best since her reasoning for joining the Horsemen was no where near developed as it could have been. Angle has it worse since the original character tried to live up to his namesake but is guilty for committing human errors. The Angle in this film is a generic bad boy who is only there to be a rival for Nightcrawler. Magneto's character arc was revolved way to quickly as he just helps the X-Men for the sake of convenience. There is also a subplot involving Wolverine which could have been cut from the film and it would not have made a difference. It is obvious that he wasn't meant to be in this film but was thrown in at the last minute to satisfy the producers. Characters move back and forth like Jean Grey and Cyclops just fell for each other. Nightcrawler is utilized well but he is barely given enough screen time and the death of Havoc felt like a cheap ploy instead of a carefully crafted tragedy. Despite these glaring issues there are some things it does really well. The scenes with Magneto trying to reform was really well done. They were compelling to watch as he tries to fit into society and start anew as a family man in Poland. The death of his Wife and Daughter was heart-breaking and the tragedy was reinforced when the police officer showed genuine remorse for his action. The scene with Quicksilver was the rare instance with lightning striking twice. The super speed is more impressive than in the previous film. James McAvoy is once again a great young Xavier and Jennifer Lawrence once again captures the essence of Mystique and even becomes a new leader for the X-Men. I am not sure those elements are enough to save this film from mediocrity though since it is clear that this was not made with a singular vision. I would recommend this film to those who just want to see an action movie for the weekend but if you are a die-hard X-Men fan like I am than you are more likely to be dissapointed.… Expand

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InglouriousAndyJun 1, 2016

"X-Men: Apocalypse" is an absolutely hilarious movie, and not really in a good way. It's disappointingly average, and a huge step down from "Days of Future Past".

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PaPyeongMay 28, 2016

This film is definitely lose so i dont like this film
i was like x-men then now.... disappointed
i just like only quick silver
villain was so weak and doesnt has Horrifying

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fyre4000Jun 11, 2016

I somewhat liked this movie, but I'm a bigger fan of the original trilogy. My favoite worst part of the movie was that "And that is how Charles Xavier lost all of his hair." moment.

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movieconsultantJun 26, 2016

A boring and yawn-ful first half of the movie with leads to the second half with overlong CG action.The cast did a great job with their performances especially in Magneto and Quicksilver.A film above average but besides a good excuse to sitA boring and yawn-ful first half of the movie with leads to the second half with overlong CG action.The cast did a great job with their performances especially in Magneto and Quicksilver.A film above average but besides a good excuse to sit in the air-condition for two and a half hours munching popcorn,avoid this if you want to see a great film.… Expand

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MovieLover123Jul 15, 2016

This movie is the epitome of a "meh" conclusion to an otherwise great reboot trilogy. It seemed like no one wanted to be playing their characters except for Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Alexandra Shipp. And, for **** sake, why are theThis movie is the epitome of a "meh" conclusion to an otherwise great reboot trilogy. It seemed like no one wanted to be playing their characters except for Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Alexandra Shipp. And, for **** sake, why are the film executives trying to make Mystique a conflicted antihero? She is a bloody super-villain! Just stop that angle please.… Expand

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eva3si0nAug 19, 2021

X-Men: Apocalypse is not a bad fantastic action movie, watched it immediately after X-Men: First Class. It is nice to see the appearance of new main characters, which in the future will become the main ones. Again, Michael FassbenderX-Men: Apocalypse is not a bad fantastic action movie, watched it immediately after X-Men: First Class. It is nice to see the appearance of new main characters, which in the future will become the main ones. Again, Michael Fassbender performed the role of Magneto perfectly. This is definitely the most interesting character in the franchise.… Expand

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ourtimehascomeJan 22, 2017

As yet another installment in the X-Men cinematic universe, I have to wonder what the point is anymore. The same characters are used over and over, and the new characters are hardly used at all. It's as if Bryan Singer doesn't have enoughAs yet another installment in the X-Men cinematic universe, I have to wonder what the point is anymore. The same characters are used over and over, and the new characters are hardly used at all. It's as if Bryan Singer doesn't have enough faith in his own franchise. Apocalypse is the fiercest the X-Men has faced, but like the film simply falls flat. This film is a degraded 'Days of Future Past.'… Expand

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alva3901Jul 4, 2017

Since 2000, Marvel and 20th Century Fox have created a number of movies with the X-Men, and X-Men: Apocalypse was mediocre at best. There have been some great films like Days of Future Past, and some pretty bad ones like X-Men Origins, andSince 2000, Marvel and 20th Century Fox have created a number of movies with the X-Men, and X-Men: Apocalypse was mediocre at best. There have been some great films like Days of Future Past, and some pretty bad ones like X-Men Origins, and and I dear say this falls towards the bad side. Boasting a great cast, led by James McEvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, and some great characters, this movie ends up being an underwhelming and very frustrating film. However, it also manages to spice up some memorable moments, in particular, a scene involving Quicksilver (you probably have an idea of what I'm talking about).

The movie lacks in several areas, with one standing out the most being the plot. The plot is very simple yet bloated at the same time. At times, it starts to get confusing. Another downside is the misuse of some of the cast, in particular, Oscar Isaac as Apocalypse and Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique. Apocalypse doesn't seem the least bit menacing or frightening, and Jennifer Lawrence, who feels much underused in the context of the story. Only to add to some of the negatives, some of the other characters feel very forgettable, such as Angel and Psylocke. In all honesty, they weren't very much interesting

The final battle was good, though a little underwhelming, which had the occasional wince of bad CGI. Magneto's transformation was by far the best of all the characters, and probably one of the only sides of the story you can get emotionally involved in. Fassbender did really well in his performance, especially given he had quite a change in character throughout the movie. McEvoy, as usual, was great as Professor X, and some of the young newcomers proved they are capable of being part of a massive blockbuster. It's a movie worth watching as it is fun and enjoyable ride, but make sure you enter with low expectations.… Expand

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Jaredc324May 15, 2019

Bloated, overdone and too much in one. Apocalypse may present some moments of "stop and watch" including a symphonic nuclear sequence that draws incredible tension and awe. The movie is just one big mess on a mess and is also incrediblyBloated, overdone and too much in one. Apocalypse may present some moments of "stop and watch" including a symphonic nuclear sequence that draws incredible tension and awe. The movie is just one big mess on a mess and is also incredibly difficult to watch on its own.… Expand

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LivingTribunalApr 24, 2018

I won't say that it's bad, because it had perfect opening. I loved almost every characters except for Apocalypse himself. This film would need more philosophical elements. I liked the part when Erik lost his family, and awake as a trueI won't say that it's bad, because it had perfect opening. I loved almost every characters except for Apocalypse himself. This film would need more philosophical elements. I liked the part when Erik lost his family, and awake as a true Magneto. other than that, it was just entertainment film without many thoughts in it. I will expect more than that from 'Dark Phoenix' though.… Expand

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0326990qdiun123May 16, 2018

스토리는 그냥 억지 그 자체.. 전편과 같은 재미를 원햇지만 실망감이 컷던 영화.

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Happy-KJun 5, 2019

Im not an X-Men Fan i just like the Movies. So as long the Movie is entertaining im Happy. Well the Movie is actually fun to watch but there are so many flaws that it really hurts the enjoyment while watching. The biggest problem is there isIm not an X-Men Fan i just like the Movies. So as long the Movie is entertaining im Happy. Well the Movie is actually fun to watch but there are so many flaws that it really hurts the enjoyment while watching. The biggest problem is there is a lack of direction in the Story. There is no main Character. They try to solve the Problem with adding a lot known Names in the X-Man universe. This causes that the Movie is overpact with different character with different Story's and Problems. On sub-plot starts and than ends without an satisfying end, it just gets drooped. This causes the Movie to be to long and the is no person you can 100% connect with, even if they are Likable. The Actors play there role pretty well they just don't get enough to do. Best example is Apocalypse. Hes getting played brilliantly by Oscar Isaac but character itself is uninteresting. He has no real reason to destroying the Humans. The Motivation is that hes just Evil. An more Boring Villain cannot be created. But Quicksilver is an small highlight with his scene where he is saving everyone. Also the end showdown is also an small disappointing. It is trend that the Showdown in an Blockbuster Movie an massive use of CGI has. At some Movie i don't Mind that but here it was Simply to Much. The Director Bryan Singer has shown that he can direct beautiful scenes where Mutants use there Power against Humans but the fight Mutants against Mutants is unspectacular. It simply didn't worked for me. The Movie just had no real direction. I didn't expected much but jet it is still disappointed me.… Expand

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Werten25Jan 7, 2022

Story starts off good enough, and it is hard not to feel sorry for Erik. Though the film does lose its quality a bit later on, especially with the long runtime and overly long battle scenes.

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Fixer84Mar 16, 2023

Mediocre. After the almost excellent X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse is a film that sensationally misses the best, presenting En Sabah Nur with a graphic rendering bordering on the embarrassing, while the Horsemen of ApocalypseMediocre. After the almost excellent X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse is a film that sensationally misses the best, presenting En Sabah Nur with a graphic rendering bordering on the embarrassing, while the Horsemen of Apocalypse are very wasted . The plot and some acting are saved, but the film is not that great.… Expand

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BarnyJun 6, 2016

What was the point of the movie besides keeping the franchise alive? Ah, yes putting a super-duper-megavillain who absorbed the powers of countless mutants across time being beaten by a bunch of teenagers and a few mentors. Apart from that,What was the point of the movie besides keeping the franchise alive? Ah, yes putting a super-duper-megavillain who absorbed the powers of countless mutants across time being beaten by a bunch of teenagers and a few mentors. Apart from that, it is watchable but do not expect a consistent plot or characters. I would say the only characters I liked were Quicksilver and Nightcrawler as they seem to be deeper than many others who appear to be shallow despite the big talk they can deliver often.… Expand

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imthenoobSep 12, 2016

The new additions were great. Sophie Turner as Jean Grey was a welcome addition and I liked Oscar Issac as Apocalypse. As always, The growing and experienced cast does a great job. That being said, I've grown tired of this series. TheyThe new additions were great. Sophie Turner as Jean Grey was a welcome addition and I liked Oscar Issac as Apocalypse. As always, The growing and experienced cast does a great job. That being said, I've grown tired of this series. They recycled a lot of content from previous films and it made this film suffer quite a bit. The only thing good about this movie is that it helps set up moving away from other characters.

Jackman is retiring as Wolverine and by going into the past for new stories, They can explore more while leaving out the character that really made the series what it is. I think Turner is a nice replacement for Lawrence as well, Who's contract has expired and it doesn't seem like she is going to re-new it. Mystique has grown stale and by re-introducing Jean through the very talented Turner, You get a near even swap while also giving fans a familiar character that you can explore the backstory of.

The film as a whole is ok. It's a little bit better than The Wolverine but compared to Days of Future Past and First Class, It's dead last.… Expand

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Fb29Sep 4, 2016

This is a bad movie that's watchable if you're high. There are too many characters who pop in with little backstory, which jars the narrative. Probably Fassbender's worst acting. Special effects were good. Music meh.

Oscar Isaac was theThis is a bad movie that's watchable if you're high. There are too many characters who pop in with little backstory, which jars the narrative. Probably Fassbender's worst acting. Special effects were good. Music meh.

Oscar Isaac was the only bright spot. He was totally awesome as Apocalypse.… Expand

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sanyrubOct 13, 2016

Very uninspired super hero film (more than usual) with many great actors in the cast that are not used as they could. The villain is a little bit laughable once he stops using the hood. There are too many characters with not enough time toVery uninspired super hero film (more than usual) with many great actors in the cast that are not used as they could. The villain is a little bit laughable once he stops using the hood. There are too many characters with not enough time to develop. The final part is a little bit more rewarding but overall it barely makes for a simply good time watching at home with your brain disconnected. Barely.… Expand

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NathonasJun 12, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie has a lot of problems, but they all boil down to bad writing.

The only good parts of the film are the Quicksilver scenes and the final fight sequence.

The dialogue is weak and oftentimes spells out obvious things for no reason. There are too many characters and their development is rushed and doesn’t have much impact - even previously interesting and complex characters like Magneto are given cliched, hamfisted storylines.

The new younger characters feel particularly out of place, like they belong in a teenage TV drama.

The pacing is bad and even simple things like using the appropriate music for a scene are somehow botched - the Apocalypse/Angel scene being a prime example.

Meanwhile, the mutants recruited by Apocalypse are terrible choices. One of the most powerful mutants ever recruits a random Egyptian girl that steals money, a chick in spandex, and some teenage rebel with wings. If he’s so intelligent, couldn't he spend some time choosing actually loyal followers with more useful powers?

This film is a disappointment compared to X-men first class and days of future past.… Expand

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tigerskin84Sep 11, 2016

Para nada buena, tiene una formula parecida a la primera x-men y ni aun asi logra entretener, oscar isak como villano deja mucho que desear asi tambien como mccavoy , creo que deberian dejar de lado un poco a mystique por que ya empieza aPara nada buena, tiene una formula parecida a la primera x-men y ni aun asi logra entretener, oscar isak como villano deja mucho que desear asi tambien como mccavoy , creo que deberian dejar de lado un poco a mystique por que ya empieza a cansar y su personaje no es tan bueno, al menos ella no lo hace asi.… Expand

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diamondgeezer1May 27, 2016

I'm happy to say I've been a fan of the previous X-men films. Went to the cinema last night, was a little apprehensive.

The film was a disjointed mess, probably not helped by all the time traveling malarkey of the previous films. I triedI'm happy to say I've been a fan of the previous X-men films. Went to the cinema last night, was a little apprehensive.

The film was a disjointed mess, probably not helped by all the time traveling malarkey of the previous films.
I tried to get into it, but just found myself checking my watch every ten minutes or so, just wanting the film to end. That's how much I was enjoying it!

I don't think I'll be rushing to buy it when it comes out on DVD… Expand

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Rebecca31May 27, 2016

Superhero movies have many of us brainwashed into seeing each and every sequel, prequel, reboot etc, including the end credit sequences. We really don't deserve another bad X-Men movie but we got one anyway, another nail in the coffin. TheSuperhero movies have many of us brainwashed into seeing each and every sequel, prequel, reboot etc, including the end credit sequences. We really don't deserve another bad X-Men movie but we got one anyway, another nail in the coffin. The best thing in this is Quicksilver and he doesn't get nearly enough screen time. No recommendation, if you want to see it you'll see it.… Expand

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RenovatiaOct 12, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Right, where do I even begin.

The movie is incredibly dumbed down and the script was equally flawed.

Magneto allowed himself to be captured by ordinary people, whilst he could have ended it right there and then with his super powers. Instead he surrenders (what?) which triggered clumsiness that resulted in the loss of his family. He chose a simple life at a factory to keep a low profile. Since he's raising a a family now you'd think he'd use his abilities to accomplish a better life for them and still keep a low profile. But again, common sense is not welcome in this movie.

For some reason Angel and Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler) are captured by ordinary people too. It was only to cater to an irrelevant side story, which wasn't explored anyway.

Josh Helman (Col. Stryker) was 29 at the shooting and was a colonel already... At his age he should pushing pencils to prove himself as a young Lieutenant or something. Anyway, he's Colonel here, yet earlier franchises, which represent a later time-line (!) he'll be a Major. So he'll lose two ranks in the future! It's one of the many overlooked inconsistencies.

Nightcrawler can't escape from cages all of a sudden. For some reasons top military bunkers is no problem but not metal cages. You'll immediately realize this was another entirely unnecessary approach to a story line.

Far more inconsistencies exist surrounding Wolverine's appearance, but you can read all about it on the internet. There are so many errors, it's undo-able to put them all in a review like this.

Acting wise Josh Helman didn't convince at all. It's not clear to me why he was hired to begin with. Jennifer Lawrence under-performed heavily as well. It's painfully obvious she was in here for face recognition only. She indicated she grew tired of playing Mystique already. James McAvoy (Charles Xavier) does his usual thing. Fassbender is lucky because of his awesome charisma, but frankly his performance was underwhelming too.

It looks like the director simply didn't care anymore. Sound wise, shooting, acting, he went for the bare minimum only. This is perfectly demonstrated in the character of Apocalypse; other than a promising start, nothing impressive comes from his end. You'd anticipate Apocalypse would put up more than a nice fight, as powerful as he supposedly is, yet his character remained entirely underwhelming.

Also the Auschwitz-milking remains part of the standard Hollywood formula. Action scenes lack inspiration too. It has become a bore.

I advice to wait and obtain the movie later to keep your collection complete if you want to, but otherwise don't bother.… Expand

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OliraJun 7, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They even make reference to it in the movie "the 3rd film is always the worst".

This wasn't THAT bad, but it's far from good or the first two. It looks really poorly made in parts, like the entire fight scene in Egypt looks like it was out of a 2006 movie. Very poor green screen and wire tricks, just not well done. The other part that sucks is Ivan Ooze oh I mean, apocalypse. Really poorly designed and looks just so bad on screen, aside from that he's too powerful and you are left wondering why doesn't he just end it, what is he stalling for.

I just want an xmen movie where we see great characters, using their powers and basically fighting each other, Brotherhood agains X-men and this is FAR from it. The fight scene between Charles and Apocalypse is also really poorly done, SPOILERS ......... it's a dream style sequence apocalypse doesn't actually grow large like he is supposed to.

Jean Grey all of a sudden unleashing her Phoenix powers, having no affect on her after the fact, not fainting after unleashing that sort of power..... it was a quick and (stupid) way to wrap up this movie honestly, lazy. It's a shame because Jean Grey and Cyclops are really the only GREAT part of this movie, loved them, loved the actors and wanted more from them.

There was VERY little powers used or fighting in this movie at all, its entirely all saved for the last 20 mins and boy is it NOT worth the wait. I am super let down by this movie as a DIE hard X-men fan and STRONG lover of the other two movies. This at best is a very long trailer for the next movie starting the new cast, but its a painfully bad x-men movie.

Such a damn shame.… Expand

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thoodeeAug 6, 2016

I can't tell you how disappointed I was with this movie. Fox is squandering its potential with this franchise given the X-men's rich history and continues to underestimate its audience's level of intellect . I know Apocalypse has beenI can't tell you how disappointed I was with this movie. Fox is squandering its potential with this franchise given the X-men's rich history and continues to underestimate its audience's level of intellect . I know Apocalypse has been compared to a Power Rangers villain, but for the WHOLE MOVIE to feel like a Power Rangers film is just LAZY. Absolutely no thought into the villain, the storyline, or the stakes. And again Fox force feeds an underdeveloped Phoenix down our throat as a get out of jail free card! Score would have been lower if it wasn't for that one entertaining QS scene.… Expand

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MEFzelderMay 27, 2016

Sin lugar a dudas la peor entrega de Bryan Singer desde que tomo la dirección de los mutantes, por muchas libertades creativas con respecto al cómic termina haciendo de Apocalipsis una amenaza menor a lo que es. Sin mencionar la falta deSin lugar a dudas la peor entrega de Bryan Singer desde que tomo la dirección de los mutantes, por muchas libertades creativas con respecto al cómic termina haciendo de Apocalipsis una amenaza menor a lo que es. Sin mencionar la falta de personalidad de los cuatro jinetes, que carecen de su representación de Muerte, Pestilencia, Guerra o Hambruna.
La película inicia en el antiguo Egipto, cuando En Sabah Nur (Nunca lo llaman Apocalipsis en la película) esta a punto de hacer un cambio de cuerpo con un mutante con gen de regeneración ya que al parecer no es omnipotente (Sino que evoluciona a través de éste método), es traicionado por la humanidad y queda sepultado durante un par de milenios, hasta que una secta actual lo convoca de vuelta a la vida.
Al informarse sobre como marcha el mundo En Sabah Nur le declara la extinción al mundo de los homo sapiens, por lo que es el deber de los X-Men detenerlo.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" es como una montaña rusa, es lenta al inicio con un desarrollo de casi la mitad del total de duración y se lanza al momento de la acción en caída libre por lo que cuando estás listo para emocionarte ya acabó. Tiene sus cosas buenas como el CGI, una nueva escena en cámara lenta de Quicksilver o la actuación de Sophie Turner (Jean Grey) y Kodi Smith McPhee (Nightcrawler) pero tiene muchos fallos, villanos blandos y huecos argumentales (demasiados si uno quiere hacer nexo con la primer trilogía).… Expand

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GetDaRekM8Jun 5, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Again Fox does the same thing over and over again, which is ruin their and mess up their timelines. I mean this movie just basically cancelled all the events that took place in the first trilogy. If this is a younger version of Storm,Jean,Scott then how did they all meet nightcrawler, i mean in the first trilogy Jean and Storm didn't meet him until after he attacked the white house, now suddenly Fox decided no it's time to change that. Another Example, this is third time they tell you how wolverine got his adamantium claws, the first was in X2, then in Origins Wolverine now this, and if Jean and Scott supposedly meet him when they were young, THEN HOW ON EARTH DIDN'T HE RECOGNIZE THEM IN X-Men 1 while they were older and same goes for them, and don't say memory loss because he already had undergo ed the experiment.

In general, i just found this movie and excuse for Bryan Singer to continue doing X-Men movies, all he does is change Wolverines past and ruin the timelines, i hope that after Wolverine 3 Fox sell the X-Men back to Marvel because they will just continue to ruin the X-Men… Expand

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Muskrat147Oct 6, 2016

A major decline in quality from previous X-Men installments, Apocalypse is mostly a boring mess of uneven characters, and features a cliched villain and sub-par special effects to go along with it.

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SteveOfAmericaJun 5, 2016

Making this film more action packed and CGI heavy but without an interesting plot,no character development and a cliched and dull villain that makes this new X-Men movie an empty film that just happened and exist to print out money for theMaking this film more action packed and CGI heavy but without an interesting plot,no character development and a cliched and dull villain that makes this new X-Men movie an empty film that just happened and exist to print out money for the another sequel which also disappointing cause Deadpool and the first Two X-Men in the First class trilogy was great.… Expand

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BBC_CuckoldAug 2, 2016

"Saved" only by Quicksilver's scene in the mansion. Nightcrawler, Quicksilver were the only watchable characters. Everything else was awful, and Jean Grey's actress (whatever her name is) needs to take acting classes to learn something other"Saved" only by Quicksilver's scene in the mansion. Nightcrawler, Quicksilver were the only watchable characters. Everything else was awful, and Jean Grey's actress (whatever her name is) needs to take acting classes to learn something other than "long pause, then half-crying her lines" that she does as Sansa Stark.

Everything else in this movie, including the crappy makeup of Beast, stupid costumes, Olivia Munn's cringeworthy performance and stupid outfit, horrible acting and lines that don't even fit together, "destroy the world" scenes lifted straight out of literally every other movie (do they just have a template for destroying the Manhattan Bridge now?).

Hugh Jackman looked bored in his scene, while he was getting shot at, apparently nobody can hit him with fully automatic weapons at five feet away. Apocalypse looked retarded and the green screening on the mountain was some of the worst I've ever seen and you can tell on a home screen. Cringey evil characters standing around trying to look tough. Etc., etc.… 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rickniks38May 8, 2022

In the words of Charles Xavier "Welcome to my world, your in my house now".

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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