X-MEN: APOCALYPSE | MOVIE REACTION | FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Still has the best "speedster" scene in any movie ever. What an amazing scene.

Also, this portrayal of wolverine is the closest they came to showing Logan’s TRUE brutality potential… UNTIL LOGAN…

x-men apocalypse is my favorite x-men movie!!

The end scene with the guy taking a waepon x vail ( weapon x=wolverine) is setting up what would be the next x-men enemy. you see the Essex name pop up in new mutants too.

Mutants are latent at birth. Typically they manifest their abilities as teens under stressful conditions. If the mutant is powerful than it can sometimes manifest in childhood like in the cases of Magneto and Jean Grey. 😮

Mutants for the most part develop their powers during puberty. There are exceptions, but the majority do it then.

I like the movie Dark Phoenix

"Oop. There she is."

Bryan Singer walked off set because he got MeToo'd leaving the producer to finish the movie. That's why it's not as good as the last two. I don't even think they finished doing work on Apocalypse. I'm pretty sure a majority of his performance was supposed to be assisted with cgi but they just went ahead and edited the shots without the touch-ups which is why the costume looks so amateurish. One of the biggest problems with this film is that it should've been the greatest X-Men movie ever made. It had all the components to make this epic. They had a Thanos level threat and one of X-Men's most iconic villain. We get to see the formation of the original X-Men team. And it's set in the 80s, the most iconic era in X-Men history. This should've been the greatest thing ever made. It suffers from the same thing Last Stand does. It had a higher expectation to be far grander than was delivered but in hindsight it's fine for what it is.

That is such a watered down version about what happened to Magneto and his family. Too gruesome for 'X-Men' films. The comic itself has always made me feel sick in my stomach.

Did you catch what Jean said when she came out of the movie theater. "The third movie is always the worst." X3?? 😂😂

Honestly, I enjoyed this movie. It's not as strong as some of the others, but there are some truly amazing moments in it.

X-men apocalypse is a mixed bag of a film but i love that quicksilver sequence

19:14 that is the best scene transition in the entire franchise IMO. From magneto first learning he can control his power to him unlocking his full potential.

Brace yourself for Logan..it's extremely violent..but it is my all time favorite film.

This movie gets so much unnecessary hate, Oscar Isaac was excellent as En Sabah Nur.

Stan Lee & Wolverine, Best cameos in my opinion. Also that was Stan Lee's wife Joan that was her first cameo in her entire life.

Peter and Wanda were Erik's kids in the comics but their origin has been retconned several times. Currently, they aren't even mutants anymore.

after the impact of DOFP, it was really hard to follow-up with something as satisfying

Mutant powers don't usually manifest until puberty. Commonly triggered by trauma or a heightened emotional state.

Oscar Isaac, Apocalypse himself, was asked at a Q&A session while promoting his MARVEL Series Moon Knight, and one interviewer asked what was the one film he regrets doing, and it was X MEN Apocalypse, as he didn't like the suit or the makeup and the suit felt very bulky and couldn't find a place to sit down. He went on to say that Apocalypse is cool on paper, but in film, not so much.

The Phoenix force is compared with Scarlet Witch and in the comics. She is so powerful that only One above all (the supreme entity of marvel comics) can calm her down. And speaking of Scarlet witch, Wanda and Quicksilver are his children in the comics too.

Apocalypse out here giving mutants glow-ups.

Oscar Isaac was phenomenal in this... such a great actor, man! I was frankly shocked to learn after watching the film that this guy was Poe Dameron in star wars! He deserves all the big roles he's getting in literally every famous franchise now with those acting skills. To name some of them... Apocalypse in X-Men movies Moon Knight in Marvel Universe Poe Dameron in Star Wars Spider-Man 2099 in the Spiderverse films Leto Atreides in Dune films

Apocalypse is a cool character he wasn't done justice in this movie would've been better as a full on CG character like Thanos. or a better story... Hopefully in the future we get an alternate variant of Apocalypse in the MCU ... I think my favorite version of Apocalypse is the one for the animated series in the 90s.. Also I'm a pretty big fan of Psylocke She would've been better to introduce along with wolverine , somehow Could still happen Olivia Munn I thought was the perfect Psylocke.. I even thought so years and years before this movie came out , Yeah they didn't utilize her much ... And mutant powers usually come out in there teens, After all it was written for comic books And cartoons something to relate to For the target audience

Prepare your tears when you watch Logan (2017)

this movie was a little weird to me but it wasnt terrible and watching with Addie was so much fun. Edit: Also the scene with the explosion and Quicksilver was SICC

That end scene, with the Essex Corp briefcase still makes me inordinately sad. It was a tease for the character of Mr Sinister, probably one of the most interesting villains in X-Men history, and I was SO looking forward to seeing him, but it went absolutely nowhere. They also kind of wasted Apocalypse just putting him in one movie, he is to the X-Men what Thanos was to the Avengers in the MCU movies. The scene with Quicksilver saving everyone at the mansion to the tune of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) is iconic af and I'll never get sick of watching it.

This is another of the Marvel-related movies that is much more enjoyable for viewers who know nothing about the comics. It has some good moments, and overall, I enjoy it. But my dad did give me an hours-long overview of all the things it got "wrong" compared to the comics, so I get why comic book fans didn't like it so much. I must have misremembered the release order. I thought that "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" was the next movie. But I won't complain about getting "Logan" a little sooner than I expected. Watching your reaction to it will be awesome. I already know it. And I personally am looking forward to "The New Mutants" reaction, though I am definitely in the minority on that one. Maybe I'm biased, but I enjoyed it. In any case, lots to look forward to! ✌🤓

btw Addie it was just recently announced that Deadpool 3 has been moved to May 3rd 2024, and it's gonna be part of the MCU phase 5, so get excited :)

As much as I appreciate the X-men series for what it is.. "Logan" is something that transcends the series entirely. Get ready.

The reason Quicksilver didn't Magneto that he is his son because he didn't want to get his heart broken again if he dies too.

The cartoon TV series did Apocalypse so much better. Thanks, for your reaction, Addie.

I wonder if she’ll watch ‘X-Men: The Animated Series’ in preparation for the ‘X-Men ‘97’ series that’s coming up, because that would be awesome!

That's Stan Lee with his wife in that seen. R.I.P to both of them 😢

There’s not really a way to prepare you for “Logan”, Addie. All that can really be said is that it’s one of the greatest comic films of all time, but also probably one of the hardest to watch because it won’t break your heart… it’ll gut you. But it truly is an incredible piece of filmmaking.

" it would be terrifying if you had a baby shooting laser out of it's eyes.." - needs to watch The Boys.

The most underrated X-MEN film bar none.

37:20 You nailed it. It was the final line from the first X-men when Charles and Erik were playing chess.

These last two X-men movies are so goofy. Cant wait for Logan though. That one is a masterpiece

Logan Next!!!

Addie, you truly make re-watching a film better than it should be!! Your reactions are so honest and I love watching your thought process as they progress!! Much love!

The reason for Mystique coming to the fighting arena for Kurt is because she's his mother. Basically she got it on with the red teleportation devil from First Class wasn't explained but comics say they're related

Only 4 movies remain in the X-Men saga. Next stop, Logan (2017).

The "let it go Jean" moment always brings tears into my eyes. Else what i really like in this movie was especially the Psylocke costume, so comic accurate without beeing cringe. And some of the actions from Magneto just look so great.

About Magneto being Quicksilver's (and Wanda's) father: it has toggled back and forth quite a few times. Like much comic book "canon" is seems to mostly be based on what's convenient for the particular writer and the particular story that they're telling.

Bryan Singer should've left the franchise after DOFP Because he already gave everything he had with DOFP, so it was a lot harder for him to outdo himself again

Watching Wolverine in action as Weapon X was my favorite thing about the whole film.

Apocalypse aka the main villain is a class 5 mutant since he was among the first mutant just like Jean is a class 5. Those two are the strongest yet Jean manages to destroy the livin heck out of him.

I know a lot of people would disagree with me. But I enjoy this film quite a bit. Sure, the hero shots are a little campy, when compared to the MCU franchise. But, this really captivates some of the early 90s-2000s X-men storylines. Magneto's limited storybeing folded into the film plot was perfect. And, even Apocalypse's campy villain monologs reminded me of not only his superior self perspective, but also a little bit of the Sinister Mauraders from the 80s. Plus, we finally got a decent looking Angel, turned Archangel, even if his character was brought down to Sabertooth level from X1. Plus, who would have anticipated Psylocke, one of the most s3xualized heroines from the Xmen comics. And Sophie as Jean, we could definitely use more of her.

Love the quicksilver scene so freaking much…only good part lol

That post credit scene was SUPPOSED to be big but unfortunately, at least for now, it never went anywhere. I personally liked this movie, it was not as strong as the previous two but I thought the themes in it were thoroughly in keeping with the rest of the films and really built a lot. It is unfortunate that this is the last real world builder for the group as the last was a complete mess. Of course Bryan Singer being a POS did not help. I will hope that the MCU will bring the X-Men back and do right by them but with all the issues at Disney I am thinking it will be post 2028 or later before we find out.

In the comics, mutations cone about at puberty....oh and Scott and Havoc's father is a space Pirate..I also seem to recall that Gambit and Nightcrawler are distant relatives as well. Nightcrawler's mother being Mystique. Apocalypse is considered the first mutant.

For me, I never found the fight between Xavier and APOCALYPSE Cheesy. I love how he fights him in his house because the mansion is so iconic for the series.

Now we wait for LOGAN

I don't know who that is, but I can tell you who it's not, Apocalypse!!👎👎😒😒😞😞

The movie isn't as bad but is a huge retcon of a bunch of stuff and the timelines really don't fit, am i supposed to believe that Fassbender Magneto is supposed to look like Ian McKellen in 10 years from this one?

It was just a let down in the sense of them rushing/being lazy with the story to try to make it all "fit"..it could have been WAY better, but it is what it is. Still worth the watch IMO

Addie, Apocalypse said at around 18 min that he was there at the beginning to fan the flames of humanity, he is an ugly blue humanoid, so is Thanos, he is purple, in the comic book , the Eternals, they fought a group of multi colored ugly humanoids that have been around for thousands of years, they were called the Deviants. one was red, one was yellow, one was green , and they lived underground and tried to take over the world. if you want you can read Jack Kirby's run of comic books, the Eternals, from the 1970s, it was good.

That finale always gives me the chills, i love watching the comic accurate suits so much! Prepare your napkins for Logan, like, a lot of napkins

Wolverine created a nexus event in "x men days of future past " by changing the past of an absolute point. So he created a new time line buy he stucked in that time line. So we saw him in this movie 😅😊

Please for your next X-Men review do Logan. It is better then every X-Men movie.

In days of future past in the end, when they were chatting on Sabah nur its apocalyps' real name

I loved Magneto in this movie

Can someone explain how Stryker got Wolverine if at the end of the last movie it showed that Mystique was pretending to be Stryker when they got him out of the water… I never figured that out and I’m not sure if it’s a mistake or if I missed something

Fun fact, this was Stan Lee’s favorite cameo out of all of them cuz it was the only one with his wife.

I know a lot of people dislike this one, but I rather enjoyed it.

Addie at 1714, there is a movie called Iron Man, and when that character is flying near a ferris wheel in the beginning, he asks his computer, Jarvis, what is the record for going into space , and Jarvis shows him the Blackbird, that plane

This movie stinks but they can't all be winners.

I really, really, really like these three prequel X-Men movies.

Mutant powers manifest during puberty.

Ehh, this movie has its problems. I don't buy Mystique's "mutant and proud" speeches throughout the movie after Jennifer Lawrence said "I'm not doing hours in a makeup chair anymore". It is fun to see a lot of the old and new characters' histories converge a bit. Quicksilver is always awesome, as is weapon X. (It's worth avknowledging that Quicksilver was not the only child of Magneto... to the same mom... we saw his younger sister in Days of Future Past. Who dat? Anyway, this was the beginning of the end for me of this generation of XMen. But the absolute Best XMen movie is still coming!

Hi Addie! Thanks for another terrific reaction. This was nobody's favorite X-Man movie but there were still a lot of things to like about it. The absolute best part of the film was "Quicksilver Saves Everyone". That was such a great scene I have watched it many times. However I would personally rate this movie, half as much without that scene. Three minutes of Quicksilver > 2 hours of the rest of the film. Really looking forward to your reaction to Logan!

This movie is one of those that would be considered terrible if you’re at least somewhat familiar with the XMen lore but perfectly fine if you’re not and just watching for entertainment.

Wanda /The scarlet witch is also magnetos daughter.. So is Polaris you haven't met yet

27:20 my cat makes those noises 😸

Maybe I'm old now, but I say that Pac Man is the best game of all time!!

Hi Addie, you know what? MCU & XCU are all about Wanda's family. Parents, sister, brother, boyfriend, husband, kids 😂

Great reaction Addie. I see that most people miss the point of door scene with Chales and Jean. Remember everything is symbolism in the mind. Jean is a more powerful psychic then Charles and remember Apocalypse wanted this power specifically. Charles kept this memory LOCKED because he knew if he couldn't get Charles who would be next..Jean. While powerful was still young and inexperienced. Sophie hats off to her played this well. Charles and Jean are like Father / Daughter. While Jean was more powerful, she was still young and learning from Charles. Jean watching the man she basically called father was being beating to death mentally. She had to watch and Sophie played this so well..the tears in her eyes. Jean was gaining focus here. Giving her will to do what needed to be done. Charles "Unlocking" that door was Jean's que to do as he said unleash her power. One this surprised Apocalypse as he had no clue about Jean of what Jean potential was or abilities until that specific moment. Jean was protecting those she loved...and she knew Charles needed her. I love the daughter protecting her basically father figure. Also just think at how power Charles was to be battling him and STILL able to keep this memory locked from him! Crazy.

I don't actually think it would hurt to watch X-Men Dark Phoenix next, and finish up with Logan, go out on a high note. I don't know how much you know about the plot of Logan, so I won't spoil you with why it's ok to finish in that order.

A fun popcorn flick 🍿

extraction movie ❤

28:10 that's what she said

At comics and marvel universe, Magnetto is Pietro Maximoff (Quick Silver) And (Scarlett Witch) Wanda Maximoff's dad..

Freaking LOVE that villain monologue

Hey, Addie! Halle Berry was cast for her status as a high profile actress but was never thought appropriate for the role of Storm by fandom. Whether they even bothered with the accent to be comic accurate or whether she had difficulty affecting one is unknown. Alexandra Shipp has a British accent normally but affected a generic African accent for the role. The upbringing as a Cairo street urchin is true. She picks Xavier's pocket when he discovers her. She was never a villain in the comics. Psylocke has a complex back story. Fangirl Olivia Munn insisted on the strappy Kwannon look when she inhabits a Japanese body but, initially, she is Betsy Braddock, the sister of Brian Braddock aka Captain Britain. Wolverine's electronic attachments were probably sensors but were included on film to be comic accurate to Barry Windsor-Smith's illustrations for the "Weapon X" storyline. This franchise wasn't made with a cohesive plan which is why there are so many continuity errors explained as variances in multiple timelines. No one knew the first film would be successful or as impactful on superhero cinema as it was. Once the train left the station, the filmmakers just kept laying down track and the audience went along with it. Characters meet for the first time at different points in the two timelines. Essex Corp. refers to Nathaniel Essex aka Mr. Sinister, an end-credit scene that pays off somewhat in "New Mutants". I have a soft spot for the X franchise and am willing to overlook its flaws. The biggest detriment to this film is that Apocalypse doesn't come across as terrifyingly formidable despite his insidious plan to enslave humanity telepathically by co-opting Charles' mind. Apocalypse always seems invincible in the comics and cartoon. His Darwinian philosophy isn't made explicit to those who know nothing about the character; he just seems like your typical megalomaniac. The highlights are: -- the Egyptian opening -- the Magneto family tragedy -- the introduction of Psylocke -- the Quicksilver sequence -- the Weapon X cameo -- the battle in Cairo using powers in concert (a staple that's always handled well) -- the psychic avatar duel -- the new line-up with a bald Charles at the end I loved how they made Logan look just like the Barry Windsor-Smith illustrations from the "Weapon X" comic. I also really liked the portrayals of Storm by Alexandra Shipp and Nightcrawler by Kodi Smit-McPhee. The guy who played Caliban was also great! The duality of Charles and Erik continues to remain the affecting core of the franchise. I hated that they started to go down the same Phoenix path they trod before in "X3" but, fortunately, they course-correct in the next movie by making a significant change. The '90s are next with "DARK PHOENIX"!!!! X-MEN TIMELINES: Egypt --> 1845 --> Nagasaki --> First Class --> DOFP --> Origins ------------------------------------------------> X1 --> X2 --> X3 --> Wolverine -------> New Mutants ----------------------> Logan Egypt --> 1845 --> Nagasaki --> First Class --> DOFP ----------------> Apocalypse --> Dark Phoenix ------------------------------------------------> Deadpool --> Deadpool 2 -----> DOFP Utopia Egypt --> 1845 --> Nagasaki --> First Class --> DOFP -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> DOFP Dystopia DO NOT WATCH THE FILMS IN RELEASE ORDER!!!!! FOLLOW THIS RECOMMENDED ORDER!!!!! It keeps the multiple timelines orderly. RECOMMENDED VIEWING ORDER: X-Men X2: X-Men United X3: The Last Stand X-Men Origins: Wolverine X-Men: First Class The Wolverine: Extended Cut X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut X-Men: Apocalypse X-Men: Dark Phoenix Deadpool New Mutants Logan Deadpool 2

Love Jean so much

Full Circle: Apocalypse = Oscar Isaac = Moon Knight !!!

Don't let this movie fool you though... Storm DID NOT get her white hair from Apocalypse... She was born with it💁

shes not ready for logan

So Addi you haven't seen the advertisement's with Ryan Reynolds asking Huge Jackman if he would like to revise Wolverine in Deadpool 3 & Huge saying "yea why not,?"

"Logan" is a hard "R" rating without Deadpool's sexual humor (so just graphic violence and serious content), plus in an interview the director and producer said "We aren't making a movie to sell Happy Meals". 'Nuff said.

I actually love this movie. It’s not perfect and I know Oscar Isaac hates it, but I love it. I still haven’t seen Dark Phoenix. I keep putting it off.

I hope when they introduce The X-Men & The Fantastic 4 in the MCU in the future they start at the very beginning again w/ Professor X showing how his entire household, parents included, pretty much regularly left him abandoned in the mansion alone because of his freaky and inexplicable powers leaving Charles to think he was insane. Then he can get himself committed as a young adult, meet and wake-up his future wife Gabrielle Xavier. Then they can introduce their son, David Haller, into the MCU. For those that do not know, David is an Omega level mutant and is the most powerful mutant of the MCU. Sometimes he’s good and sometimes he’s bad because of what the parasitic mutant, Amahl Farouk the Shadow King, who used his powers while he was just a baby. The Shadow King began to manipulate David's memories and his perception of the world. He disguised himself as a beagle named King which would follow David around as a kid, however only David could see King. Farouk also disguised himself as one of David's childhood nightmares, The Angry Boy. A character from a book that Mr. Haller may have read to him called The World's Angriest Boy in the World. It is unsure if Mr. Haller actually read the book or if this is another memory trick from the Shadow King. Over time the psychological damage from having the Shadow King manipulate his memories took its toll on David's mental health. He became violent punching a peer at prom, he committed petty crimes, and was often publicly intoxicated. Around this time, David's mutant abilities also began to grow in power, shattering the windows of a police vehicle during one such incident. Sometime after this, he is diagnosed with schizophrenia. While working in an Israeli psychiatric facility, Charles Xavier met a patient named Gabrielle Haller. The two had an affair which ended amicably. Gabrielle became pregnant with David, but did not tell Charles.[2] David, at a young age, was living with his mother and stepfather in Paris when his home was attacked by terrorists and his stepfather was killed. The trauma of the situation caused an initial manifestation of David's mutant powers, as David incinerated the minds of the terrorists. In the process, he unintentionally absorbed the mind of the terrorist leader, Jemail Karami, into his own. Being linked to so many others at their time of death, David was rendered catatonic for years. As he slowly recovered, he was moved to the care of Moira MacTaggert at the Muir Island mutant research facility. The trauma (possibly in conjunction with the nature of his reality-altering powers) caused David's mind to dissociate chronically until it became Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), each alter manifesting different mutant abilities.[3] The Karami alter, which manifested telepathic abilities, struggled for years to separate his consciousness from David's. In the process, Karami tried to unify as many alters as he could, trying to end David's catatonic state. Some of the alters resisted Karami, most notably Jack Wayne, a swaggering adventurer who was telekinetic, and Cyndi, a temperamental, rebellious girl who was pyrokinetic. Ultimately Karami, Wayne, and Cyndi continued to exist as David's most prominent alters. During his time at Muir Island, David saved Moira and Wolfsbane from a fatal accident by accessing the telekinetic abilities of his Jack Wayne alter. However, this allowed Jack Wayne to take control of David's body, and he left the island. The New Mutants tracked him down and, after a struggle, convinced Wayne to allow David to again assume control. Soon after, David was possessed by the Shadow King. While under the Shadow King's influence, David killed the mutant Destiny and destroyed 2/3 of the island. When the X-Men and X-Factor defeated the Shadow King, David was again left in a coma. The diagnosis of schizophrenia was the most logical for David, not knowing about his mutant heritage. He often heard voices (people's thoughts) and saw things that weren't there (visions caused by Farouk). A psychiatrists prescribed David medicine which would help with schizophrenic symptoms and inadvertently dampened his abilities. Although David believed he could move things with his mind (something that he could achieve) he wrote this off as a delusion and a symptom of schizophrenia thus he never explored his powers. David’s dissociative identity disorder means he's also wrestled with a variety of personalities that accompany his thousands of powers; each with their own abilities and dispositions, hence his nickname, “Legion”. David can sometimes kill mutants in a rage or on accident and have no idea he’s done it, can consume people and mutants and trap them in one of the numerous universes he has in his mind.

5:53 'This is my brother Scott...I'm about 20 years older than him, but also, we're roughly the same age, somehow.' 😂 This is where it becomes ridiculous that they started setting every movie ten years after the last one. We're supposed to believe that 20 years from this movie, these characters, who've barely aged since the 1960s, are suddenly going to rapid-age and become Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, etc. And we have to make sense of the fact that Havoc and Cyclops are obviously only a few years apart in age, despite the fact that Xavier recruited Alex 20 years ago.

Logan is definitely the "Saving Private Ryan" of comic book movies. I was in ruins afterward. Have only watched once.

Sorry Addy I won't be watching this reaction just because of how bad this movie is lol. I honestly forgot this movie existed. I might skip to the Quicksilver scene to see your reaction to that because I'll admit that scene is pretty cool but the rest of the movie I'm just not a fan of lol. When are you watching Logan??? Lol.

Yes, the timeline is all screwed up now. One thing that bugged me about these later movies is that they're still using the younger cast, even though the time period of the movies is catching up to the time period of the original movies. Remember the flashback showing Charles and Erik going to visit Jean as a child? It was a de-aged Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. But here Jean is already in her late teens, or early 20s and the roles are still being played by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. To me, that says that they didn't really care much about continuity with the original movies, they just wanted an excuse to use younger actors. And again, I encourage you to watch the Deadpool 2 teaser. It doesn't spoil anything about that movie or anything else. It's a funny little, stand-alone Deadpool scene.

My favorite part of this movie is when Bryan Singer (who directed this film as well as X-1 and X2) tried taking a childish cheap shot at Brett Ratner (who directed The Last Stand) by including a completely pointless scene where the actors say that the third installment in a franchise trilogy is always the worst, yet this this was ironically by far the worst in the First Class/DoFP/Apocalypse trilogy.

it's moon knight