X-Men: Days Of Future Past ***

Gavin Hood directed this Action film. Watch Preview. Cast: Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Peter Dinklage, Omar Sy, Daniel Cudmore, Fan Bingbing, Boo Boo Stewart, Adan Canto, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, Evan Jonigkeit. Rated PG- 13 for sequences of intense sci-fi violence and action, some suggestive material, nudity and language. Running time is two hours and eleven minutes.

The characters from the original "X-Men" film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from "X-Men: First Class," in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

I'm not really a fan of this series. I've seen all of them and, frankly, I can't remember any of the plots. So, I was less than overwhelmed about the thought of seeing another one. It turned out to be better than I'd hoped and if it wasn't for the unnecessary length I'd probably rate it higher than I have. The plot at  first glance sounds confusing but in practice it works out well. In fact, if you've never seen any of the series this is the one to watch since it encapsulates the salient points of the earlier ones. One of the advantages of this film as opposed to some of the other recently released epics is that this one has an excellent cast. Since it takes place in the past most of the film stars McAvoy and Fassbender rather than Stewart and McKellen but Jackman is the real star in both time periods with a lot of Lawrence thrown in for good measure. The film sports some really impressive graphic effects and of course there's plenty of fighting. I watched the 2D version and found the film quality quite acceptable.

There is an additional scene after all the credits but I have no idea what it's about (someone standing on a sand dune is building a pyramid). Due to the action and graphics you want to see this on a large screen. 2D Theatres/Times. 3D Theatres/Times.