I was intrigued to learn of the reboot of the X-Men franchise in 2011. I'd always had a fondness for the Stan Lee and Jack Kirby run of the original X-Men, published in the 1960s, (although wasn't familiar with the more recent "X-Men: First Class" comics).
After the disappointment of "X-Men: The Last Stand", my wife and I skipped "The Wolverine" in theatre. When we finally saw it, I was pleased for the most part, although felt that its conclusion missed the mark entirely.
So it was with no small degree of apprehension that we went to see "X-Men: First Class". Happily, we were not disappointed. In fact, it rekindled all of the excitement of the original film. We were totally engrossed.
The picture really did a good job of capturing the look and feel of the 1960s. The costumes and soundtrack were spot on, and I really enjoyed witnessing how the writers leveraged the Cuban missile crisis to thematic advantage.
We recently rewatched the film, together with our twin daughters (after the first two X-Men films, skipping the third). They both really enjoyed it, and continued with the rest of the more recent instalments (except for "Logan").
Some people complain about the chronology of the X-Men franchise, but that's one of the things I love about it. It's fairly representative (and not as convoluted ) as the actual X-Men comics, so quite appropriate, in fact.
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