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Some of us 'Arcaders' went to see X-Men: First Class last night, and we all agreed, it was certainly a treat.

Starting off showing a young Magneto showcasing his powers in a Nazi concentration camp the film quickly develops and hops from location to location and character to character. This might not be a style for everyone, but it kept us interested and kept us wanting to know more. 

Kevin Bacon plays his role fantastically as the leader of the notorious Hellfire Club (a group of mutants who want to take over the world). But the star of the show for us was certainly James McAvoy as a young Professor X. McAvoy used his usual charm and wit to showcase who the young Charles was a bit of a boy wonder. Gaining his professorship from Oxford University all the while using his intellect as a rouse to get women. Played to perfection, Professor X and James McAvoy truly stole the show.

The entire cast put in a great performance and must be congratulated, backed up by a strong script and meaningful characters who seem to gain an affinity with the audience. You care about these characters, want to know them, want them to 'win!' so to speak. Unlike with the previous X-Men movies which lacked a certain level of depth, 'First Class' gives everything. Humour, drama, action, love, heroes, villains and a nice ending to leave us wanting more!

There are clear moral issues as with any movie like this and as has been bounced around a lot in reviews of this movie recently, you can draw similarities between the characters of Prof. X & Magneto and Dr. Martin Luther King & Malcolm X. Both essentially on the same side but have completely different ways of achieving their goals! But this morality pulls you deeper into the movie and the characters and will leave you debating for hours after... Which side would you choose? 

All in all, great movie! And we can't wait for the next instalment. Bring on X-Men: First Class 2 (? X-Men: Second Class?)