X MEN FIRST CLASS
Matthew Vaughn's X Men origins story goes back to school with the story of how Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) came to become Professor X and Magneto. Set in the times of the Cuban Missile Crisis we delve into the relationship between the pair; how friendship soon turns into them being enemies and also witness the evolution of the first mutant's to come under their wing.
This will be the best of the three because:
The X Men franchise has always been a popular offering from Marvel due to it's wide range of characters and the constant promise of huge storylines and adrenaline-pumping action. With the stellar casting of McAvoy and Fassbender there is a winning duo immediately, and the addition of Kevin Bacon as the arch villain promises to be memorable. A mix of new and familiar mutants also brings forward plus points and from the footage released there looks to be little wrong with an origin story to kick start the X Men saga once again.
GREEN LANTERN
DC's summer offering is in the form of one of their most popular hero's Hal Jordan AKA Green Lantern, played by the charismatic Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds has previous experience in the superhero field playing everyone's favourite anti-hero Deadpool in the panned X Men sequel Wolverine. Green Lantern sees the journey of how Hal Jordan is chosen as the first ever human to become a Green Lantern and the struggles he has to face with the reality that he is now a hero and fear is not an option when protecting the people of Earth.
This will be the best of the three because:
People will be intrigued by a new superhero from the DC Universe, especially as the popular Ryan Reynolds is involved. His mix of wit and charm along with that work with Marvel give him the credentials to draw in the crowds. Admittedly DC go for more of a serious approach to their films than Marvel but nonetheless it is clear that Reynolds has the ability to hold his own and add grit to his performance (he showed this is recent film Buried). Interesting also is the wide range of characters involved in Green Lantern, with a huge emphasis clearly being put on the Green Lanterns themselves and also a menacing villain played by the reliable Peter Sarsgaard.
CAPTAIN AMERICA
Finally Marvel's First Avenger steps onto the big screen with a big introduction before his foray into the ensemble film. Captain America has been, for a long time, one Marvel character who has gained a huge following and finally his story hits the screen. The story follows Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), a soldier who is deemed to be unfit for service in the military who voluntarily puts his body up for the testing of a new serum to create the ultimate super soldier to fight against the Nazis. Once taking the serum Rogers becomes Captain America, the one man standing between the Nazis and victory for America in the war.
This will be the best of the three because:
It's Captain America! Anyone who has heard of comic's has heard of Captain America; he is a beloved character in the Marvel Universe and it is a surprise he has not been introduced earlier. No doubt Chris Evans, with his previous Marvel outing as the Human Torch can handle the pressures of playing such a character and from the trailer it looks as though director Joe Johnston has added in all the elements to keep fanboys and newbies intrigued and entertained. Into the mix you also have uber-villain Red Skull leading the Nazis, played by the fantastic Hugo Weaving, and you have a sure-fire hit. Also don't forget the clear after-credits scene leading to The Avengers, no doubt it will be one not to miss.
So what's it to be?
After much contemplation FF feels that X Men First Class will be the best of the three offerings purely down to the fact that having a reliable director in Matthew Vaughn breathes confidence and from every clip/trailer produced so far the film promises so much more than Green Lantern or Captain America. True the Cap has not had as much coverage as the others but X Men is a widely popular franchise and delving into the past of Xavier and Lensherr looks too good to miss. As for Green Lantern, well shoddy looking CGI and possibly an exacerbated use of humour could be its downfall and may well turn out to be a downfall for DC, with next year looking to be theirs with The Dark Knight Rises and Superman: Man of Steel upcoming. Congratulations Marvel, once again it looks like you have our vote!
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