X-Men: Days of Future Past [Musings]

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Bryan Singer, welcome back to the X-Men fold. I enjoyed watching Days of Future Past. The movie, with all its many different plot points, manages to flow along smoothly and I don't think any part of the movie felt dragging. It's about as good as it gets with the usual summer blockbuster fares. If you enjoyed First Class and the Singer's other two X-Men flicks (2000's X-Men and 2003's X2) back then, you'll definitely enjoy Days of Future Past.

Some spoilers below. Just a heads-up.

Everything is Awesome (With This Movie)

"As if I were a kid again." If I had to summarize the experience of watching The Lego Movie, this would be it.

Moving on to the technical stuff first, the animation itself isn't the smooth, detailed movement we're used to seeing in big-budget films (or even Lego videogames on previous generation consoles). Rest assured that it's intentional, and once you get to the heart of the story, you'll understand why the directors did it that way. It's amazing what they did with the effects, to be honest, opting to keep using bricks and Lego parts instead of putting some snazzy CGI effects.