![]() ![]() ![]() On one end, "X-Men: Apocalypse" goes for broke and doubles down on the mayhem to call upon the most ominous villain from its comic canonical roots. With everything set in place for continued success, the flashy product is a confused flurry of highs and lows. Flush with success, good graces, and a new lease on life, "X-Men: Apocalypse" arrives with the goal to top everything that's been done in 20th Century Fox's offshoot shingle of a Marvel universe. Matthew Vaughn's " X-Men: First Class" introduced new youthful vigor and was followed by the return of original franchise steward Bryan Singer for the slate-wiping " X-Men: Days of Future Past." The latter film grossed more than double any of its franchise predecessors and enabled the series to pass the torch from the seniors (Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan) to the juniors (James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender). After two movies of turn-back-the-clock course correction, it is fair to rank the "X-Men" series right next to "The Fast and Furious" as a film franchise that was derailed, left for dead, and since rescued with a filmmaking resurgence. ![]()
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