Post apocalyptic movies..

I have always been a fan of anything post apocalyptic and have played the Fallout series for countless hours. I'm not sure why such a genre tickles my fancy, but it simply does.

There have been a couple of decent post apocalyptic movies in the last couple of years, one being The Road (2009). I had initially read the book before I had ever seen the movie, and was happy to find that the kid in the book is just as annoying as the kid in the movie. He spends nearly the entire book and movie screaming at his dad about not killing people who obviously deserve it. However it is a touching story about a dad trying to take care of his kid in a wasteland of a world filled with flesh hungry crazies. The visuals are bleak and really make you believe that you are in a barren wasteland. If this is your kind of genre, then I'd recommend watching it at least once.

The second which I wish to mention is The Book of Eli (2010). One thing I can say about this movie is that if you aren't a fan of Christianity, then this movie might not be your cup of tea. Probably the only problem I have with this movie is that due to the religious aspect, he seems to have magical powers, but you're never really sure. Possibly its just the confidence that he exudes because of it. Other than this, the movie is action packed and has a good cast. Denzel, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis.. ect. By the end of the movie there are tons of dead bodies. The atmosphere is much like that of The Road, very bleak and fitting of a world destroyed. I highly recommend it.

X-Men: First Ass

As a big fan of the three X-Men movies and somewhat a fan of Wolverine Origins, this movie made me cringe. Many people who are fans of the original comics and/or the tv cartoon will find glaring inaccuracies. Of course this isn't always a terrible thing. It wouldn't make any damn sense if an alien popped out of nowhere and threw a rock at professor x. I admit that at times changing the plot for the sake of making a better movie can be a good thing.

I think the real problem I had with it was how hokey everything was. In the original movies everything wasn't ridiculously dumbed down like in this one. Through X3 there was perhaps a small introduction to a character and their powers were later revealed in a not so showoffy way. Half this movie was people showing off what they could do and acting cool. I guess it can be argued that it's because they were younger and that's how younger people act, but it gets old after a while of it.

With that being said, some of the movie is pretty cool. The visual effects are really good. If you are a fan of X-Men then the fact that they act the entire time like you've never heard of X-Men shouldn't bother you too much. Just being able to see your favorite character doing what they do should make it worth it to watch it at least once. While on the subject of favorite characters, Professor X is one of mine. James McAvoy is a huge doucher in almost everything he's in so I was pretty disappointed that he had the role. He's obviously Scottish as well. Michael Fassbender is ok as Magneto except for his accent and Kevin Bacon seemed like a strange choice.

If you are a fan of X-Men and believe like me that having more movies is better than not having any more, then give it a shot and see if the discrepancies and childishness outweigh the thrills.