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Watching With My Daughter – reviews (hopefully) tempered by the fact that I’m watching the movie with my girl…

  • Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

    Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

    140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    Can someone please wake me when the 3D CGI movie boom is over? This movie sucked. I know I’m usually more political than that, but it did…

    Alternate 140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    A lesser writer would make some crack that it’s a standard soulless 3D CG action/fantasy in a magic bean; just add water. Yep, that works…

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    Spoiler-free Movie Review of Jack the Giant Slayer:

    When Jack the Giant Slayer opens, it is with interspersed scenes of main characters Jack & Princess Isabelle as children, excitedly listening to the same bedtime story from opposite ends of the kingdom. The tale of King Erik, who defeated an entire army of giants, fascinates the children in the best scene from the movies. It is so well written, filmed and edited that it raised my expectations for the film. Would that it had not.

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    Because from the start, I knew exactly what this thing was going to be, although I hoped it might outplay its potential. From the initial trailers, this looked to be the sort of CG-infested fantasy film the likes of which are all too familiar these days. But I had hopes for more based largely on the talent involved and the perceived fun tone. I give a little more leash to family friendly adventures that don’t take themselves too seriously.

    Sadly, while the movie is for the most part true to that spirit of adventure, it tries for epic at the same time and lands uncomfortably somewhere in between.

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    The updated telling of Jack and the Beanstalk leaves virtually nothing of the tale intact. Jack (Nicholas Hoult) does indeed get sent to town to sell his cow (actually, it’s a horse in this version, so that isn’t even the same) and comes away with magic beans, but even that is less the action of a simpleton and more a framing device for a complicated plot. It seems that these beans were stolen from the grave of King Erik by Lord Roderick (a moustache twisting Stanley Tucci, who must really be tired of these roles) so that he can rule the realm or something. (I’m giving nothing away here – it’s all laid out within 10 minutes).

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    Princess Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson), who is not allowed to be a person because she’s required to be a Disney princess by her father, King Brahmwell (Ian McShane in not to be believed outlandish costumes), who wants her to marry Roderick. So she constantly acts out and explores, leading to her meet cute in the town with Jack. And then another meet cute when she runs off a second time in the first 15 minutes and ends up at his house seeking shelter from a rainstorm. (This film doesn’t believe in doing anything once if it can do it twice.)

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    Said rainstorm causes magic bean to sprout massive beanstalk which sends the Princess up to the land of poor CG. Jack will need to rescue her, helped by Elmont, Captain of the King’s Guard (Ewan McGregor), and his number 2, Crawe (Eddie Marsan). Hindering them will be Roderick & his toady Wicke (Ewen Bremner). The movie doesn’t totally know what to do with Elmont, saddling him with heroism and humor in equal parts. That’s fine, but the humor seems to be taking him down a peg for being a pompous hero, then celebrating his pompous heroism in the next moment.

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    All of this up to this point is flawed but ok. No, the trouble comes as soon as we meet the giants. Yes, plural. There are tons of them. Again, not a problem in of itself, except that these giants hail from the (sadly not lost) land of poor character design. The problem isn’t the motion capture or even the CG itself (though it’s pretty poor), it’s the all too familiar decision to make them all “interesting” and different creatures. So some will be funny and some will be menacing and they all will have easily identifiable features because someone with unwarranted optimism thought they might be able to make action figures out of them if the movie became a hit. (Since every movie since Star Wars has mistakenly thought this would work, I’m going to call it the Kenner Effect.)

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    King of the heap must be Fallon, a two-headed giant who’s sort of the leader. This two-headed thing is not only pointless and ridiculous; it actually marks the moment that the movie crosses the line into cartoon and becomes untenable. One of the heads, the only one that does any real talking, is over-acted by Bill Nighy. His performance is aimed at the two people who found his work in Pirates of the Caribbean too subtle. I love the good roles Nighy has turned in, but the poor ones are staring to cancel out any goodwill he’s fostered.

    It all just descends into CG tomfoolery from that point on.

    Jack the Giant Slayer

    There just isn’t much loveable about the movie. It gets the tone wrong and is full of discrepancies, particularly in the makeup of the characters. Jack is never really anything but a hero – he starts off too strong to ever have any type of arc. Princess Isabelle seems like she’s going to be an actual character, but quickly becomes a damsel in distress. It’s really disheartening.

    Most disappointing, though, is how many talented people went into making this weak of a film. In addition to Singer and all of the actors, DP Newton Thomas Sigel’s talents are completely wasted on 3D digital cameras. The movie looks awful and that’s too bad. It really is a missed opportunity.

    Poster:

    Trailer:

    Bechdel Test:

    Fail

    The Representation Test Score: D (3 pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    Representation Test

    [schema type=”movie” name=”Jack the Giant Slayer” description=”The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.” director=”Bryan Singer” actor_1=”Nicholas Hoult” ]

    Main Cast Nicholas Hoult Jack, Stanley Tucci Roderick, Ewan McGregor Elmont, Bill Nighy General Fallon
    Rating PG-13
    Release Date Fri 01 Mar 2013 UTC
    Director Bryan Singer
    Genres Adventure, Fantasy
    Plot The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds.
    Poster Jack the Giant Slayer
    Runtime 114
    Tagline If you think you know the story, you don’t know Jack.
    Writers Darren Lemke (screenplay) and, Christopher McQuarrie (screenplay) …
    Year 2013
  • The Karate Kid (1984)

    The Karate Kid (1984)

    140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    30 years (&1 week) ago, Daniel-san crane kicked his way into theaters. Still a fantastic picture, funny & inspirational to me & my daughter.

    The Karate Kid

    Spoiler-free Movie Review of The Karate Kid:

    As I’ve been writing these reviews for this blog, I’ve tried to focus on a number of movies as they celebrate big anniversaries. None have been more satisfying as the 30 year films, as when I rewatch them now, my daughter is seeing them for the first time at the same age that I was when they were released. It’s a great chance to see if the movies resonate with a modern eleven year old as they did 30 years ago.

    The Karate Kid was right in my wheelhouse when it debuted in 1984. I was the perfect age for the tale of an awkward bullied kid who learns balance through karate from a mysterious and wise mentor. Like virtually everyone else, I remember kicking and punching all the way back to the car after leaving the theater.

    The Karate Kid

    It’s an inspiring movie, and a fun one. It’s Rocky, essentially. The films share a director, so that’s probably intentional. Which is not to say that The Karate Kid is not an original movie, just that it has a common ancestry with the Rocky franchise and a similar approach to crafting feel-good sports stories. (Among other things, the Survivor song “You’re the Best” that plays during the tournament was written for Rocky III before being replaced with “Eye of the Tiger” from that same band.)

    The story by Robert Mark Kamen (near the beginning of what would be a hugely successful career) is fresh and solid. It borrows the usual high school conflicts and relationships but makes it all new again with the mentoring relationship of Miyagi.

    The Karate Kid

    The acting is fun, particularly with the casting of Noriyuki “Pat” Morita as Kesuke Miyagi. Morita would receive an entirely deserved Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.

    Did you know they wanted Mako to play Mr. Miyagi but he was already committed to Conan the Destroyer? See, there’s exactly one good thing about Conan the Destroyer…

    The Karate Kid

    It can’t be overstated how hugely successful the pairing of Morita and Macchio is. The obvious respect and caring between these two entirely make the picture. It’s a great and unique partnership, not unseen in film previously, but very fresh and it gives this movie a depth that may not come across from the story alone.

    Macchio was 22 at time of filming. Just reflect on that for a minute as you look at the stills. This guy would play young for much of his early career, but play well. I’ve always enjoyed his pictures.

    The Karate Kid

    You know what I never really noticed the 20-odd times I saw this movie in the 80’s? Daniel-san is kind of a jerk. I mean, I obviously was aware of how whiny he was, but he was a much more sympathetic character when I was 11 than he is now. In his dealings with would-be girlfriend Ali (Elizabeth Shue in her film debut), he’s a total tool. You want her to slap him around. Her character is really weak.

    And don’t forget William Zabka as Johnny Lawrence, the “real” karate kid, according to Barney Stinson…

    The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid is a quintessential 1980’s movie, with all the good and bad that entails. It is fun and well-made and surprisingly holds up very strongly today.

    The Karate Kid

    Poster:

    Trailer:

    Bechdel Test:

    Fail

    The Representation Test Score: C (5 pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    The Karate Kid Representation Test

    [schema type=”movie” name=”The Karate Kid” description=”A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting.” director=”John G. Avildsen” actor_1=”Ralph Macchio” ]

    Main Cast Ralph Macchio Daniel, Pat Morita (as Noriyuki ‘Pat’ Morita) Miyagi, Elisabeth Shue Ali, Martin Kove Kreese
    Rating PG
    Release Date Fri 22 Jun 1984 UTC
    Director John G. Avildsen
    Genres Action, Drama, Family, Sport
    Plot A handyman/martial arts master agrees to teach a bullied boy karate and shows him that there is more to the martial art than fighting.
    Poster The Karate Kid
    Runtime 126
    Tagline Only the ‘Old One’ could teach him the secrets of the masters.
    Writers Robert Mark Kamen (written by)
    Year 1984
  • Batman (1989)

    Batman (1989)

    Batman turned 75 years old earlier this year (2014). In recognition, we are rebranding our site for one week to Now Very Bat… and focusing on the blockbusters, the smaller films, the comics and the video games that feature the Dark Knight.

    Now Very Bat...

    140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    Released 25 years ago today, Batman kicked off a golden age for comic books & comic book movies that has yet to end. It’s still pretty good.

    Batman

    Spoiler-free Movie Review of Batman:

    In 1988-89 I was a sophomore in high school and a huge comic book fan. My friend Bill got me into the hobby by lending me then relatively new copies of the graphic novels Watchmen & The Dark Knight Returns and I was hooked. We would go to local convenience stores and buy whatever titles they stocked, but things didn’t really pick up until he told me about New England Comics (NEC), a local chain based out of Norwood, Massachusetts. We’d pile into our friend Seth’s brown Hornet after school and drive up to their Quincy Center shop, stopping only to buy some very mediocre American Chinese food and then would hit NEC. New England Comics in its first location in Quincy was everything you could want in a comic shop. It was small, narrow and absolutely jammed with longboxes & bins filled with back issues. Things hung on the shelves, on the walls, from the ceiling and seemingly underfoot as well. They would later move to their current location a bit further up on Hancock Street, into a larger and much better space, with more room, organization and good lighting. I retain a fondness for the original spot, though. It was the right amount of overwhelming, with brightly colored displays and covers all vying for your attention (and cash).

    Batman I started collecting at the perfect time, as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman comic had just come out – I picked it up simply because it looked promising, along with fistfuls of copies of Aliens, Animal Man, The Demon, and The Tick (an NEC title written by a friend of a friend). (Another friend of ours, Benn, would later run a few different locations – and write a Tick comic.)

    But Batman was unquestionably the king. I collected every title he appeared in and as many back issues as I could afford. Simply everyone was excited about the upcoming movie and every other inch of the shop had some promo or reminder about the first big comic book movie we could remember.

    Batman Comic books were not well thought of at this point, but had begun to find a respectability with books like Watchmen & Dark Knight. But comic book movies were a non-starter. No one could remember the success of Superman: The Movie after the sequels sputtered to a not early enough grave. The only properties that had made it to film were also-rans that flopped like Sheena, Red Sonja and Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing. The genre wasn’t a genre – it was a death sentence.

    And when a Batman film was announced, most everyone’s minds turned immediately to the most indelible portrayal of the character from the camp 1960’s tv show and companion movie Batman (1966). This was not the image the producers wanted potential audiences to fixate on. Instead producers Peter Guber, Jon Peters, Benjamin Melniker & Michael Uslan turned to the recently successful graphic novels The Dark Knight Returns (Frank Miller & Klaus Janson) & The Killing Joke (Alan Moore & Brian Bolland) for the look and tone they were going for: DARK.

    Batman When released on June 23, 1989, Batman was a blockbuster success, breaking attendance records everywhere and setting off a worldwide Batman merchandising phenomenon. Bat-saturation would be complete by summer’s end and the comic shop was flooded with new customers. Some of us probably grumbled, but it was great for the industry and launched comic books and their film adaptations into not only viable properties but massive success stories. It was a cultural shift and far from being in danger of shifting back, comics and their film counterparts are more successful now than could have been previously imagined.

    Batman So, how is the actual film? How was it then and how is it 25 years later?

    Batman Well, at the time, it was an unqualified success. No one had seen anything like it. It was dark and moody and nothing like they had been led to expect from this former Saturday morning cartoon character. Director Tim Burton had created a new vision of the character by enlisting extremely talented creators like production designer Anton Furst, composer Danny Elfman and writer Sam Hamm.

    With the confidence that comes from having one of the world’s most famous actors, Jack Nicholson, already in hand as the Joker, Burton made the controversial decision to cast his Beetlejuice star Michael Keaton as the Dark Knight. Everyone thought he had lost his mind, and everyone was proven wrong when Keaton crushed it.

    Batman In 1989 it was a hit and an instant classic. In 2014, it shows some wear. Even at the time there was some criticism that the Joker dominated the movie. That probably would have happened with any actor in the role, but with notorious ball-hog Nicholson, it was very nearly a one-man show. He is certainly captivating, and it helps that being over-the-top is actually appropriate for this character. My problem then and now is a simple and perhaps petty one: he’s too old and fat. The Joker of my comics is tall and stick-thin with an angular face. Sorry, that’s what I’m looking for. A younger Nicholson would have been much more pleasing. But he really did deliver here and if the script is gratuitous in its use of him (it is), it’s easy to understand why.

    Batman Keaton’s performance is timeless, and Kim Basinger’s didn’t get any worse (if only because it was pretty thin on the ground to begin with). The worst thing about looking at this cast is the slight twinge when you reflect on the missed opportunity with Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent. It would have been so fascinating to see his take on Two-Face, but the producers lost their nerve come sequel-time.

    Batman The story was never really that much to write about; it definitely is a style over substance film. While I found it riveting at the time, I have to say I find the movie kind of boring now. There’s a stilted quality to the dialogue and the scene changes are abrupt and jagged.

    Also, the film simply looks lousy. It was always a very cold look by DP Roger Pratt, and it hasn’t aged well. It’s very rough and flat, with darkness sitting in for clarity.

    The production design is simply marvelous, with the 1940’s era suits and the confused architecture. The look of the production still plays, even if the mattes and effects now look poor by comparison.

    Batman Batman was a hugely successful and important film. The best thing about it may be that it set up the sequel Batman Returns, which I consider better in every way. (Although many violently disagree.) In the end it’s more notable for the impact it had than for it’s own merit. But don’t misunderstand – Batman is a very good movie.

    Batman

    Poster:

    Trailer:

    Bechdel Test:

    Fail

    The Representation Test Score: C (4 pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    Batman Representation Test [schema type=”movie” name=”Batman” description=”The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.” director=”Tim Burton” actor_1=”Jack Nicholson” actor_2=”Michael Keaton”]

    Main Cast Michael Keaton Batman/Bruce Wayne, Jack Nicholson Joker/Jack Napier, Kim Basinger Vicki Vale, Robert Wuhl Alexander Knox
    Rating PG-13
    Release Date Fri 23 Jun 1989 UTC
    Director Tim Burton
    Genres Action, Fantasy
    Plot The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.
    Poster Batman
    Runtime 126
    Tagline
    Writers Bob Kane (Batman characters), Sam Hamm (story)
    Year 1989
  • Jim Henson’s The Storyteller (1987)

    Jim Henson’s The Storyteller (1987)

    140 Character Review – #140RVW

    Wonderful series that would be ripe for a remake. Great use of technology of the time & wonderful art direction bring these tales to life…

    Jim Henson's The Storyteller

    Spoiler-free Review of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller:

    I remember a few episodes of this series airing on tv when I was in high school. It was on at irregular times and some of the episodes never aired. Many people never saw it. I would tell friends in vain about this amazing tale of a soldier who captured Death, but never could show it to them.

    The complete run of nine episodes of the show, plus four more episodes of Greek Myths (in which the Storyteller was played by Michael Gambon) aired in the late 90’s on HBO, but I never saw them. I had to wait for these to come out on dvd in 2003. But it’s probably better this way, since once you’ve seen one episode you can’t wait to start another.

    What an amazing series. Conceived of by his daughter Lisa Henson after taking a folklore class in college, it really was an ambitious project. Each episode really is like a mini-movie, far beyond the scope of a tv show back then, and maybe even now.

    As was customary with his work, Henson pushed the boundaries of what was possible in storytelling by always exploring new technologies. This led to a truly unique visual look to the series, one that has never been repeated. There are silhouettes, projected images, puppetry, green screen and a host of both in-camera and post production techniques employed. And the most important thing here is that these are all for the advancement of the stories. These were not technical exercises by a skilled filmmaker; all the work serves the stories and communicating in new ways the old tales.

    I love the look of The Storyteller, but I wouldn’t be against an update. The series was shot on film, but is not of a high quality due to the post production processing work (I presume). Maybe they could even get John Hurt to reprise his role and film new stories!

    An absolute masterwork that I rewatch regularly, save the best place by the fire for The Storyteller…

    Jim Henson's The Storyteller

    The nine episodes:

    • Hans My Hedgehog – the pilot episode
    • Fearnot
    • A Story Short
    • The Luck Child
    • The Heartless Giant
    • The Soldier and Death
    • The True Bride
    • Sapsorrow
    • The Three Ravens
    • Sapsorrow
    Trailers for a few of the episodes:

    Bechdel Test:

    Pass – for the most part. This rating and that of the Representation Test are based on the whole series.

    The Representation Test Score: B (7 pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    Representation Test
    [schema type=”movie” name=”Jim Henson’s The Storyteller” ]

    Main Cast John Hurt The Storyteller (9 episodes, 1987-1988), Brian Henson Storyteller’s Dog/Devil/Griffin (9 episodes, 1987-1988), Frederick Warder Giant/Half Man/Troll/Trollop (3 episodes, 1987-1988), David Greenaway Badger/Bird/Birds/Lion/Salmon/Squirrel/Wolf (3 episodes, 1988)
    Rating G
    Release Date Sun 15 May 1988 UTC
    Director
    Genres Fantasy
    Plot An old storyteller tells European folk tales to his sarcastic dog.
    Poster The Storyteller
    Runtime 225
    Tagline
    Writers Jim Henson (creator)
    Year 1987
  • X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

    X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

    140 Character Movie Review – #140RVW

    As much as I would have preferred a straight sequel to First Class, this is a very solid & fun movie. Sigh of relief – wary of time travel.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    Spoiler-free Movie Review of X-Men: Days of Future Past:

    Another X-Men movie, another Wolverine love-fest. Oh well. If it wasn’t a deal-killer by now it never will be.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    X-Men: Days of Future Past is based on another Claremont Classic (actually, Chris Claremont/John Byrne) from 1981. I find it interesting that Marvel has no compunction with mining their vast comic libraries for storylines when it comes time to make films – and why should they? It’s simply interesting that DC Comics takes an entirely different approach, scripting new stories for their films. Not saying one is better than the other, but it is almost certainly one of the reasons there are so many more Marvel movies.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    I absolutely adored X-Men: First Class, and was digusted that they felt the need to go back to the well again with the original trilogy cast again after such a successful reboot. On top of that, time travel? Time travel is among the laziest of writer tools up there with cloning and mutation. Oh wait…

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    So I was beyond thrilled with how good Days of Future Past turned out. True, it swaps Kitty Pryde as a main character from the comic with Wolverine, and you all know by now how I feel about the Wolverine-obsession. (Side note: shouldn’t this insistence on putting the character in everything have a name by now, like Bronies? I’ve got it! Wolvere-runs? Wolveretread?) But it actually works best from a plot standpoint to have the dude with claws Wolvereturn to the past.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    The idea is that in the future the mutants are getting wiped out by Sentinels, robots that can morph and adapt basically in any way that will best kill the mutants. So they can take on mutant powers. The fact that this is patently absurd and poor science doesn’t matter – because they are so cool! Great effects.

    Unfortunately, for reasons that aren’t satisfactorily explained, the Sentinels are killing people too, and the world has been ravaged (for reasons that aren’t satisfactorily explained). So the remaining mutants, including the once-again BFFs Magneto & Professor X, hole up in a temple in China to make their last stand while Kitty projects Wolverine’s consciousness back in time where he will solicit the help of the younger versions of these characters (the cast from First Class) in order to stop the event that set history on this path.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    Let me state now, lest I go too far and pick apart this movie that I loved it. It was exciting and funny and a really good time. I have a bunch of questions about it and there were a number of things that I thought were simply sloppy time-travel type stuff, but I really don’t want to get bogged down in it. Comic books are full to the brim of fuzzy logic and questionable plot elements, but it doesn’t stop them from being fun, and so I really just went with the flow on this one. There’s more than enough great stuff to make you overlook a few implausible ideas.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    The acting is absolutely top shelf. I’m overjoyed that they spend most of their Days in the Past not the Future. It’s far more interesting, the actors are better and it’s simply fresher. Seeing Halle Berry et al saunter on screen was a drag at the beginning of the movie. There is nothing more to tell there. The past storylines are so much richer. Spending First Class in the 60’s and now Future Past in the 70’s, I’m spoiling nothing by assuming that the Apocalypse storyline of the next film will be set in the 1980’s. And that’s fantastic. The 70’s setting makes this film really interesting and provides a great playground for the writers.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    The new characters are wonderful: Peter Dinklage is his usual amazing self as Bolivar Trask, inventor of the Sentinels. The movie is very nearly stolen – no, make that definitely stolen – by Evan Peters as Quicksilver. His scenes have to be the most enjoyable in the whole picture, although I retain a real fondness for Nicholas Hoult’s Beast. There are a bunch of new to film mutants shown in the future, but they’ll mean more to comic fans than newcomers and I wouldn’t want to spoil the fun, anyway.

    As with First Class, though, the movie really belongs to James McAvoy & Michael Fassbender as Charles & Eric, respectively. The relationship between these two characters is even more intriguing in this film, and McAvoy in particular shines.

    X-Men: Days of Future Past

    Days of Future Past is a well-written and better-executed film, a high-water mark for comic movies. You probably already know this, as this review is a touch on the late side, but if you haven’t gotten to it, make time. It looks great on the big screen, where it belongs.

    Poster:

    Trailer:

    Bechdel Test:

    Fail

    The Representation Test Score: C (5 pts)

    (http://therepresentationproject.org/grading-hollywood-the-representation-test/)

    Representation Test

    [schema type=”movie” name=”X-Men: Days of Future Past” description=”The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.” director=”Bryan Singer” ]

    Main Cast Patrick Stewart Professor X, Ian McKellen Magneto, Hugh Jackman Logan/Wolverine, James McAvoy Charles Xavier
    Rating PG-13
    Release Date Fri 23 May 2014 UTC
    Director Bryan Singer
    Genres Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
    Plot The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
    Poster X-Men: Days of Future Past
    Runtime 131
    Tagline His past. Our future.
    Writers Simon Kinberg (screenplay), Jane Goldman (story) …
    Year 2014