X Men: First Class (2011)

Director: Mathew Vaughn
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon
Certificate: 12
Genre: Superhero
Awards: None

X Men: First Class follows the young Charles Xavier (McAvoy) and Eric Lehnsher (Fassbender) and how they became friends and then bitter rivals. It shows how Eric was tested in the concentration camps and when Charles meets a strange blue girl named Raven (Lawrence). The main antagonist of the film is the mutant Nazi -Sebastian Shaw (Bacon), who wants to turn the cold war into world war three. Charles and Eric find that with their own army of mutants, they could prevent the end of humanity.

First Class is a very good portrayal of the first years of the X men. Mcavoy and Fassbender Play their characters extremely well and all the other mutants are portrayed brilliantly. The film is one of the best in the series but I am not sure if i would want their to be a sequel as there is not much to go on from that point.

****Good

X-Men: First Class Trailer

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Director: Jennifer Yuh
Starring: Jack Black, Gary Oldman, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie
Certificate: PG
Genre: Animation, Martial Arts, Comedy
Awards: None

The original Kung Fu Panda was a very good film which combined action and comedy rather well. Kung Fu Panda 2 is no different as it lives up to it's preprocessor's reputation. Po (Black) now has to take out the peacock, Chen (Oldman), who wants to rule the whole of china. Shifu (Hoffman) tries to tell Po that he needs inner peace to destroy Shen while Po and the furious five go to battle. Po also finds out how his father is a goose even though he is a panda.

Kung Fu Panda 2 is a fun film which does not ruin the first.With films like these, I would not be supprised if dreamworks became the next Disney/Pixar.

****Good

Kung Fu Panda 2 Trailer