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May 1, 2014 - 10:08 PM
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skyy38
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I actually find FIRST CLASS to be one of the best of the X-MEN films, I love it. And I love Fassbender's performance as Magneto, I couldn't care less about the Irish accent, he owns almost the entire movie. Complaining about his accent in FIRST CLASS is like complaining about Sean Connery's Scottish accent in every role he ever played. It didn't matter, his great performances were what sold each role.
Connery has played the only Scottish-Russian Sub Commander in history!
Actually, it's not the same. He's playing a character that was born German, not Irish. It's only different if Connery is playing a Canadian but has a Scottish accent; or if he plays an Irish character with a Scottish accent, and etc., so unless the decent of the character Connery plays is established and he still goes for the Scottish accent, it can be Scottish.
Now, according to information online, Fassbender is German-Irish. Could it really be that hard for him, as an actor, to drop the Irish for Magneto?
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Actually, it's not the same. He's playing a character that was born German, not Irish.
Fassbender totally neglected Ian McKellen's fine German accent from the first three films yes...
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So it is a sequel to X-MEN FIRST CLASS but it picks up after X-MEN: THE LAST STAND and it follows directly after THE WOLVERINE...
The problem with this franchise when it comes to continuity is that Fox seems to have changed it's mind about what direction to go in several times.
After X-Men 3 they were planning to put out a range of Origin films. However the first one, while making a decent amount of money, was panned by critics and fans alike.
So they went in a different direction and did a sort of prequel, which was in some ways a reboot, but not in others.
Both these films had continuity issues when compared to the first 3 films. (a different Sabre-tooth, Xavier being crippled early etc etc).
Then comes The Wolverine, which plays largely as an independent story, but does have Logan remembering experiences from WWII, even though he is supposed to have amnesia. (the only slight niggle in an otherwise fine film)
So now Brian Singer comes back to the franchise, bringing his usual cast, meaning First Class is no longer as much as a reboot as was previously planned, leading to it all being a bit of a mess.
I thought Fassbender made a strong Magneto, though his silent brooding was a far cry from McKellen's more theatrical villain.
Going to be interesting seeing both play the same character in one film. I hope some of McKellen's mischievous-ness will seep through in Fassbenders Magneto.
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There´s no doubt that the franchise was zig-zagging in many directions after the third film. But, so far, it seems as if the story worked all those strands into one narrative again. Which is absolutely fine with me.
And to have the older incarnations differ from the young ones - what is wrong with that? People change, develop different traits. As long as the films keep on telling how and why, it´s perfectly okay, isn´t it?
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Not to mention that Wolverine should have a Canadian accent...and be quite short.
What's a "Canadian Accent"-Bob and Doug McKenzie?
Different word pronunciation. "Mooth" for "mouth" for example. Depends on the region, but there there is a difference. Like British actors who adopt an "American" accent, even though - like everywhere else - it will vary (or in this case, an Aussie). Something middle of the road and recognizable.
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I'm really excited to hear Ottman revisit this material. I'm a little surprised to read through this thread and see that people spent much of the first part of it bagging on what Ottman did for X2. I thought it was a great score at the time, and I still like the movie too.
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They had a recording session for this score THE DAY of the print master for your information. That is UNHEARD of. The print master is the FINAL day of doing anything to the movie as after that, they make the copies from that for all the theaters and NOTHING can be changed to the print.
A scoring session on that day is beyond strange. I wonder what that means. I know at least one cue is going to be REALLY awesome!
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Is that really the final film poster artwork? It's dreadful...
I love it!! (both this design and Ottman's music in general). Can't wait to get this album!!
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I love the cover, very very colorful and cool 
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