The Kinberg-Trilogy X-Men Trailers Ranked
#3 X-Men: Apocalypse
As a first trailer, it doesn't leave a lot to the imagination.
We see the main villain and yet another bridge get destroyed in an X-Men movie. It's not saying that's this doesn't give a first impression, but not a strong one. The drama that we've seen before seems evaporated here, and doesn't make you wonder what comes next because we're being shown it right now. We get the set up and some of Apocalypse showcasing his powers, but his reveal doesn't have any sort of dramatic flair.
It certainly has its cool moments, and we can stop with the Ivan Ooze comparisons with Oscar Isaac's Apocalypse looking utterly spot-on to his comic book counterpart. However, we've seen the big reveal, and less could have been more this time around.
prevnext#2 X-Men: First Class
Starting over can be a tricky roll of the dice. It's happened with franchises before, sure, but Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan had personified Professor X and Magneto for a decade when X-Men: First Class came out.
Casting relative unknowns and neither had headlined a movie before, fans were unsure of what to expect from this new X-Men look. Based loosely off of the X-Men: First Class graphic novel, it showed the origins of Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr in a new light.
Using an assortment of B and C-List X-Men (aside from Beast) also had fans worried on how this movie would work. X-Men: First Class was a fresh revival of the series, but the initial trailer worked for numerous reasons. One being to show off how powerful Magneto could truly be. The shot of Erik lifting the submarine out of the water is truly amazing, especially if you parallel that with shots of him using his powers...not in the most civil of ways.
You get the sense that these men were friends at one point and the line from Erik stating how "Peace was never an option" is pure Magneto. Also, the fact that you don't see the team's main opposition, but more of the time setting and how we see this is actually a fresh start to the franchise says more than anything else.
prevnext#1: X-Men: Days of Future Past
How could anything else be in the top slot here?
The right mixture of melodrama with a plethora of mutants making their first (and last appearances) in the franchise, alongside Hans Zimmer's haunting theme from The Thin Red Line is, in a word, uncanny.
The plot is laid out for us, but there's still elements of mystery to be discovered. How can Logan go back in time? Why has Charles lost hope? What's the state of Erik and Raven's alliance? Nothing was revealed, but so much was shown right away and left us wanting to know more. It's a perfect example of giving your audience what they want, but still leaving room for things to show when you're actually watching the movie.
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