Fox X-Men movies reached their peak in 2014’s X-Men: Days of Future Past. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender returned to the movie, which also saw Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and the old X-Men team return. The film had a compelling theme and the main duo gave an emotionally powerful performance that fans wished to see in more films.
Unfortunately, the films that followed in the X-Men universe were less favorable to the critics as well as audiences. Hugh Jackman’s Logan and Ryan Reynolds’ Deadpool movies were the saving grace for Fox during this period before the Disney acquisition.
Fans Revisit X-Men: Days Of Future Past And Michael Fassbender’s Performance Proves Why It Is The Best X-Men Film
The confrontation scene between James McAvoy‘s Charles Xavier and Michael Fassbender‘s Magneto in X-Men: Days of Future Past was posted on the Instagram page @movies.verse. Fans were impressed with the performances in the scene, especially that of Fassbender, and expressed their opinion of the film.
Days of Future Past was released as a sequel to another critically acclaimed film from the franchise, X-Men: First Class. Michael Vaughn was supposed to return to the film, but he opted out of the film after the studio pushed for Bryan Singer‘s return. The director of the original movies brought back the old characters as well, giving the fans a treat.
Despite their great opinion of the film, fans also expressed disappointment, that the films that followed Days of Future Past didn’t do X-Men any justice. At the same time, they also wished that McAvoy and Fassbender could return to their respective roles, probably in the MCU now.
Fans believed that Fassbender brought a nuanced portrayal of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto, capturing both his anger and his vulnerability. Unlike Ian McKellen’s portrayal, Fassbender’s character shows that he is torn between his desire for revenge against humanity and his loyalty to mutant-kind. Some of the fan reactions read:
Too bad the new x-men timeline went down the drain after this. First Class and Days of Future Past were absolute bangers
roylevan.ig
James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender NEED to be in more movies together
alexanderpappas34
Michael fassbender’s magneto will go down as one of the best movie comic characters of all time.
robert_sawyer2
Xmen was way way ahead and better than dc and marvel back then
mohammad_f825
X-Men Days Of Future Past has to be at the top when discussing the X-Men franchise. The only other movie I believe is on the same level is Logan.
j.crews88
The film received a great response when it opened in theaters, with praises showered on its story, visual effects, and action sequences. It went on to gross $746 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo), the third highest-grossing X-Men film behind Deadpool and Deadpool 2.
Fox Dropped The Ball After The Success Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past
X-Men films were beloved by the audience, but the way Fox handled the property was always an issue for the fans. The franchise kicked off in style, but X-Men: The Last Stand was riddled with behind-the-scene issues. Michael Vaughn once opened up about the studio’s cheap trick to bring Halle Berry into the movie using a fake script.
The studio rebooted the films with X-Men: First Class, which was refreshing for the fans. X-Men: Days of Future Past was a great follow-up to that start, but the studio failed to capitalize on the success of these films. Fans hope that Disney won’t repeat the same mistakes that Fox did with these characters.
All Fox X-Men films, including Days of Future Past, can be streamed on Disney+.
