But it gets you hyped for the next film, right? To sum up that part of the film, it was not needed at all and the film could have been fine with it cut from the final product. I'm not a fanboy of this franchise (or the comics) and I'm probably in the minority here but...what the hell is going on in this franchises timeline?? Using the threat of a “zombie apocalypse” is a clever way to help people understand how to prepare for a disaster. |, August 1, 2016 I can't remember the older films and I can't be bothered to rewatch them all in order to keep up with this one (because they're mostly boring and repetitive). So when these communist Polish militia accidentally kill Erik's wife and child, he kills them with...a necklace? So I'm wearing six pounds on top of the costume. and the Terms and Policies, Bryan Singer is the mastermind of the X-Men franchise, helming four of the installments. 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It looked better, but it weighed six pounds. Certain elements look brilliant, while others are a step down. Next its Angel and his big CGI wings that Apoc transforms into metal which somehow fires metal shards? Is there a future with this franchise in this form or will another reboot be in order? Release Dates X-Men: Apocalypse is the sequel to X-Men: Days of Future Past and the ninth installment in the X-Men film series. Oscar Isaac steps in as the mighty Apocalypse, but never stands out. Trailers & Extras. At one point the big purple one wants to send a message to every human, so he requires Professor X. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind. Surveying the new world before him, the big purple one decides that he does not like the modern age of 1983 and all those damn [i]Cabbage Patch Kids[/i]. : additional photography (as Colin Beaudry), technocrane operator: additional photography, camera operator: b camera / director of photography: Splinter Unit, video assist operator: additional photography second unit (as Stephanie Girard Hamelin), first assistant camera: additional photography, additional rigging grip / rigging grip: additional, first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, go pro technician / video assist operator: second unit, dailies, camera operator: aerial footage (as Richard Roles), second assistant camera: additional / second assistant camera: splinter unit, specialty costume manufacturer (as Javier Gonzalez), set costumer for mr. Isaac / specialty costumer, specialty costume fabricator: for Ironhead Studios, wardrobe production assistant: wardrobe pa, head ager and dyer (as Chandra Moore-Telfer), specialty costume manufacturer (as Tara Leigh), stereoscopic post executive: Deluxe 3D Stereo D, assistant editor: EPK, TV Spots, Trailers, digital cinema executive (Deluxe Technicolor(digital cinema executive: Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema) Digital Cinema), digital intermediate head of production: Company 3, senior dailies producer / supervising dailies producer-additional photography, assistant colorist: Company 3 (uncredited), assistant colorist: company 3 (uncredited), composer: additional music / musician / orchestrator, lighting technician and continuity: daily, technology coordinator (as Marina Ãlvarez), assistant: Mr. Sigel (as Raphaëlle Brault), assistant: mr. kinberg - additional photography, Production Services (as Linda Carruthers), stand-in & photo double: Kodi Smit-McPhee / stand-in, second assistant accountant: US Payroll (as Kathryn C. Galberth), assistant: Mr. Parker (as Valérie Guerette-Langlais), translation and subtitling: Latin American Spanish, specialty costume department/legacy effects, assistant accountant / second assistant accountant, assistant: Mr. Fassbender (as Giovanni Ximenez), studio manager: Hydraulx VFX (uncredited). But surely he's powerful enough to do that himself no? I don't know all the facts about these characters but I just got the impression a mutant like Apocalypse would be able to do things like that himself. It was an impossible situation. Overloaded action and a cliched villain take the focus away from otherwise strong performers and resonant themes, making X-Men: Apocalypse a middling chapter of the venerable superhero franchise. Clothing. When X-Men movies first hit the silver screen the world was staggering from the comic book films of the late 1990's (I'm looking at you Batman and Robin and Spawn). He does this again later with another X-Men character (can't recall). In this flick Storm is a villainess and looks more like yet another [i]Mortal Kombat[/i] character, no the mohawk doesn't look 'cool'. Er ist der insgesamt neunte Teil der X-Men-Filmreihe und bildet als Fortsetzung zu X-Men: Zukunft ist Vergangenheit (2014) den dritten Teil der zweiten X-Men-Trilogie.Die Regie übernahm wie auch im Vorgängerfilm erneut Bryan Singer. Just confirm how you got your ticket. So off he goes to recruit some other mutants (his four horsemen, or whatever) and destroy the world so he can build a better one. All rights reserved. Bryan Singer's X-Men: Apocalypse brings the apocalypse, but never delivers the apocalypse. Check out the full list of nominees for the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards below. The X-Men franchise gets bigger with Apocalypse, which brings the mutants face-to-face with the end of the world ... but the story lacks any danger. Apocalypse knew how powerful Michael was. X-Factor showed up but failed to save them, as Susie and Michael both died in the fight. I really think they do a good job of making it silly and schlocky and serious and fun and action-packed. He recruits four mutants (the four horsemen), one of them being Magneto (Michael Fassbender) who, after experiencing another tragedy, now feels that humanity is evil and needs to be exterminated. Considering this is a new movie in 2016 I simply could not believe how poor Isaac looked in his baddie outfit. | Rating: 2/5 In the end everything is tied up with a nice little predictable bow that we've all seen before now. In short he looks like a big purple dildo from a kids flick or TV show. As a result, events changed by Tempus Infinituum are categorized under Alternate Timeline. Yet he really doesn't come across like that, hell he doesn't even look intimidating. Discarding it would have made the film a tighter piece and better in the long run. Now up to this point these movies have been relatively solid visually, not great but they have tried to give these comicbook characters a realistic look which has worked OK, apart from one or two. Well here we are with the [b]ninth[/b] movie in this franchise, if you include 2016's 'Deadpool', and with a [b]tenth[/b] on the way! Wolverine, in his kegs, with a load of wires and crap all over him, killing faceless soldiers in a rage. All seasons of American Horror Story are interconnected and share the same timeline. Now he's returned with X-Men: Apocalypse, and it almost seems like he's trying to destroy the genre that he helped create. The 70s gifted us great cinema, but the deep cuts are just as good as the greatest hits; Brian Formo rounds up 33 great b-sides from Score to Images. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Don't have an account? Obviously she didn't like the process or thinks she's too big to be hidden away behind so much makeup or whatever. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. I mean lets be honest here, that's all we've damn well heard about for so long now, [i]'I wanna see Wolverine kill people in an R rated movie'[/i] whine whine whine. Apocalypse is supposedly a super powerful mutant of the ages....right? Trying to find the time for each character is not an easy task and the plot has both successes and failures in this area. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. X-Men: Apocalypse showcases what it sets out to do with a few surprises thrown in. The winners will be announced at the ceremony which will take place on … |. The X-Men series is the odd franchise that has been rebooted, but is still tied to its former self more tightly with timeline swaps creating a convoluted mess that becomes more and more confusing with each additional movie. | Rating: 3/4 Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. National Newspaper Publishers Association, Best Netflix Shows and Series To Binge (January 2021), The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (January 2021), 100 Best Movies on Amazon Prime To Watch (January 2021). Various X-Men use their various specific mutant powers for this and that, its all very convenient with shittonnes of deus ex machina moments. Official Sites Jean Grey unleashes her full Phoenix Force powers (I'm guessing it was) to defeat Apocalypse, she did very little else up till that point. The four horsemen that Apocalypse recruits look almost as dumb as he does, well three of them. Especially when it features Michael Fassbender as Magneto (massively magnetic). Yep we gotta sit through a whole load of schmaltz with the metal powered one and another faceless family that is obviously just there to be killed off and make him angry. Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Nanashi (lit. Lets take a look at what we see. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! |, December 5, 2020 Yes the deadly terror that is sand, its coarse, it gets everywhere and it can apparently cut human heads off. Check out the full list of nominees for the 21st Costume Designers Guild Awards below. Forgot your password? Filming & Production One big cliched battle at the end where various bad guys are defeated but not killed off so they can become good guys later on. | Rating: 4/10 Kinberg Genre, Your Epic Movie Franchise Binge Guide: The Best Way to Watch the Biggest Series, December 27, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Each entry should be referenced to episode(s) and season(s). He said that the only thing that weakens the mutant's powers was his attachment to Susie, his ex-wife. Anyway so we're still following the timeline that started in 'X-Men: First Class' which was a prequel/reboot to the entire franchise (ugh!). Magneto was a villain here, but switches back to the good guys...again. (or sand). Apart from being completely pointless and of no use to the plot, its obviously just crowbarred in there to appease the fanboys who probably all spaffed in their pants over it. Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff might be a popular character right now but Quicksilver also looks ridiculous with his silver outfit if you ask me, and he just does the same shit as before (obviously). The look and design of the characters deserve some praise. David Michael Latt Producer ... Jose Carlos Gomez Solano Costume Designer ... Apocalypse Earth. Company Credits However, he had an ex-wife named Susie, and Apocalypse had her kidnapped to bring Michael back. All of the characters in this movie had really good personality. |, February 13, 2020 and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. After continuous disaster porn offerings in comic book films it really isn't a surprise that a film with the sub title Apocalypse should also contain massive destruction. Coming Soon, Regal This movie feels totally jokey, a absolute sin in terms of modern comicbook flicks, its incredible how this got by without any warning lights (or were there?). | Top Critics (76) Man Quits Job Over 666 On His W-2 Form. Running over 2 hours and a lot of mutants to go around, X-Men: Apocalypse houses some entertainment value, but never fully busts out of its shell. Art Direction - Art Direction: Michael Seymour, Les Dilley, Roger Christian; Set Decoration: Ian Whittaker ... Robert Duvall in "Apocalypse Now" * Cinematography - Vittorio Storaro * Sound - Walter Murch, Mark Berger, Richard Beggs, ... Costume Design - Piero Tosi, Ambra Danon. Both Isaac and Jennifer Lawrence suffer from poor writing for their characters. At this point I really can't see where you can go with this franchise and these characters, this all felt so cliched, mundane and repetitious. Coming Soon. I think we should hope for the best and prepare for the worst. The problem is that these intermingle with moments in the film that really work so when you get going into the movie and become heavily invested the film hits the breaks with awkwardness and pulls the viewer right out of it. adventure, Bad Hat Harry, A decent super hero film as long as you don't expect too much out of it. Tries to like...meld them with a wall, because that's a thing apparently, that's one of his mutant powers, wall melding. Copyright © Fandango. So old Apocalypto is betrayed by his followers and gets buried alive beneath a pyramid (I think). I still liked his latest X-Men effort quite a bit, flaws and all, the aspirations fueling it almost as super as they are heroic. TOTAL TIME: 1:30 AIRED: 02/8/13@14:30. We see Magneto lose yet another family, ugh! Regal This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. action, Coming Soon. Kitty Pryde Joins Marvel Strike Force! sci fi, Michael Keaton play Bruce Wayne/Batman as understated and brooding, with little hints of psycho added to it. This time we are first whisked back to ancient Egypt where the first mutant ever rules supreme. I feel like this movie might have done way better had it come out prior to the very first X-Men movie, way back in 2000. The winners will be announced at the ceremony which will take place on … But this arrow must be damn big because it manages to penetrate his wife, and into the child (they were holding each other). This is all secondary when you get to the tacked on scene that is just there so that we can have a gratuitous Hugh Jackman cameo. His name is En Sabar Nur, more commonly known as Apocalypse. Singer directed the pretty okay X-Men: Days of Future Past in 2014. |, August 8, 2016 I'm sure the shirtless dude with metal wings will be a big help to you. Satan, too, works in mysterious ways. It doesn't seem quite as bad as other comic book films, but it's still there and is starting to wear thin on viewers. Time will tell. Obviously he is released and begins the process of taking control of the world back from humans- he feels that he is their god. Oh, his wife and child get killed accidentally by a fatal arrow shot. Donners' Company, Together, they make a much, much darker version of Abbott and Costello. Nicholas Hoult is Beast and again just looks like a bad makeup job. Its virtually on par with 'X-Men: The Last Stand', 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' and 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' in terms of an overall substandard product or offering. All in all this is a respectable film if you can get past the issues it contains. Transcends the law of diminishing rewards by upping the action. OK right off the bat, what the literal fuck was that makeup job on Oscar Isaac for Apocalypse?? | Rating: 3/5 But he only does this here and there, like why doesn't he just turn all the X-Men into dust? This movie in general is so so poor in almost every way, its literally as if Singer and co took a large step backwards. fantasy, This leads to a confrontation with Professor X (James McAvoy) and his team of X-Men. | Rating: 3/5 And lastly the Godawful Jennifer Lawrence is back as Mystique, although you wouldn't think it because she's hardly seen in her famous blue visage. In fact I must question why he even needs any assistance from the mutants he recruited, they're all pretty useless anyway. With that said, the moderate pace makes the film easy to follow without much drag. You're almost there! TOTAL TIME: 1:42 AIRED: 02/12/13@14:00. Unlike a single event, being a natural disaster, widespread illness, chemical or biological weapons atack, a zombie apocalypse forces people to see emergency preparedness from a more global standpoint. "Nameless") is the protagonist of Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender carry the load of the cast, as expected. They haven't yet managed to equal or better the look used on Kelsey Grammer in 'X-Men: The Last Stand' in my opinion. I mean I know that's kinda the idea but it just looks so bland and cheap. And finally we have the makeup job on his face, Jesus Christ! Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Zombie Apocalypse Announced on News Program. X-Men: Apocalypse opens in Egypt where Apocalypse (Oscar Issacs) is being transferred into another body, merging his powers with the powers of his new host. There was nothing holding it down. So many plots, sequels, prequels, different actors playing the same characters, alternate timelines which may or may not count anymore...Jesus Christ! Local news entertains for the first time in the history of television. | Rotten (182). They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. What I saw was shocking, absolutely shocking...and hilarious. Unleash your super power. Kitty Pryde phases into Marvel Strike Force! And finally the X-mansion gets obliterated...but is completely rebuilt perfectly in the end by Magneto and Jean Grey. Read critic reviews. He then merges some other local into a wall or something, eh? Magneto is the final errr...horseman I guess. Its been done, the moment has past. |, February 3, 2021 Sign up here. At almost two-and-a-half hours, in spite of collapsing cities, new characters and a Wolverine cameo, X-Men: Apocalypse offers so little over such a long running time. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. |, August 9, 2016 | Cinemark Cinemark There are no critic reviews yet for AE: Apocalypse Earth.
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