X-Men First Class

[corilannam]

Yes, I went to see this yesterday, as some of you know because I've been squeeing all over your journals. I was going to make a long post about it, but for now I'll just say: It was good for me.

A few links for anyone else who walked out of the theater with hearts in your eyes:

The kinkmeme is here (and when did we start making kinkmemes before actual fic comms? Lordy, I'm old) -- http://1stclass-kink.livejournal.com/

lolafeist linked to a cute interview with James McAvoy, in which he makes some very cute comments about the Charles/Erik relationship -- http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/james-mcavoy-is-a-classy-man/story-fn6ccx45-1226067086143

And TODAY ONLY, Ript Apparel is selling an X-Men themed shirt -- http://riptapparel.com/

Comments

[dorinda]

Woo hoo! I am looking forward to seeing it. The reviews were making me hopeful--they tended to have code words in them, as in the Slate review that said the director had "the leisure to develop the movie's only substantive relationship: the contentious friendship between touchy-feely Charles Xavier and steely, monomaniacal Erik." Y HALO THAR. ♥

[corilannam]

Oh, yes, there are definitely some key phrases in reviews that make my ears perk up like little radar dishes! I think you will like it. Erik is such a bad-ass clam, it's not even funny.

[aeshna_uk]

I too saw it yesterday, came straight home and spent half the night hunting for the slash. Oh dear god, they had some fun with that, didn't they? :D I can't even call this a new fandom as me and X-Men go back 20 years and Erik has always been my favourite, so this is rather fun to play with!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Did you find anything worth reccing? I haven't had time to hunt properly yet.

It's not a new fandom for me, either, but it's like getting a fresh new toy to play with. Much fun!

[eldee.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be seeing it later this week, so I will be back to flail in your general direction after I do, ok?

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

YES YES YES. I WILL BE WAITING WITH FLAPPY HANDS AT THE READY.

[slashitup101.livejournal.com]

I defo have to see this now xD Between you, loafeist and the afverts, I'm very excited :D

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yes, you really do! I mean, I don't want to oversell it so that you're disappointed. They don't *actually* make out. But...yeah, do go see it. *g*

[taselby.livejournal.com]

We saw it yesterday. Talk about serving up the slash on a *plate*. When it got to the scene with the bed in the strip club I thought I would die right there, but then there was the practice scene with the satellite dish and the telepathy. I need a missing scene *right* *there*.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Oh, seriously! I have such a hardwired button for telepathy, so when Charles asked Erik to let him into his mind, and he did, and then they were both crying from it... yeah. And they did look *awfully* cozy on that bed, didn't they?

Your icon is so perfect, btw!

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

saw it yesterday as well. am surprised who much they re-wrote all the character's backstories, but did enjoy it and though i knew ahead of time it was going to be slashy (saw a review that actually came right out and said that), i was still surprised by the level/quantity of it.

am also v. v. amused that james seems to be an charles/erik slasher, heee!

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the backstories were very different, but let's face it, the entire movieverse has a very different history. Comparing it too directly to the comics canon can only bring headaches!

I also saw the reviews that mentioned the slash (pro and fannish), but I was starting to wonder when so much of the movie went by without them even meeting. Obviously, I needn't have worried, since they made up for lost time in quite a hurry. *g*

[iknowitsmad.livejournal.com]

Oh lord-y, I walked out of the theater with hearts in my eyes, too. Couldn't find comms fast enough when I got home, lmao.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Seriously! Fortunately, half my flist seemed to be in a similar condition, so I found comms pretty quickly *g*

[fanaddict.livejournal.com]

The slash in that movie went through the roof so far they are spotting it passing Mars as we speak. I loved it! I came home and wrote a review for my memories and then started searching for coms. There's one called oldfriends on LJ that seems to have been around forever but has new life to it.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yay! I used to be on that comm ages ago, I think. I think this is going to be a lovely revival for anyone who liked Charles/Erik back in the day, and hopefully bringing in tons of new converts, too. Such good stuff to play with!