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HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Pairs of Chicago Passes to ‘X-Men: First Class’ Plus 5 Vintage T-Shirts
CHICAGO – In our latest superhero edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 10 admit-two advance-screening movie passes plus 5 vintage “X-Men” T-shirts up for grabs for the highly anticipated new film “X-Men: First Class”! The film stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence.
“X-Men: First Class,” which opens on June 3, 2011, also stars Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Oliver Platt, January Jones, Laurence Belcher, Bill Milner, Beth Goddard, Morgan Lily, Álex González, Jason Flemyng and Zoë Kravitz from director Matthew Vaughn and writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz.
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Here is the plot description for “X-Men First Class”:
“X-Men First Class” brings together the epic scale and action of a summer blockbuster. This is a character-driven story that unveils the beginning of the “X-Men” saga, a secret history of the Cold War and our world at the brink of nuclear Armageddon.
As the first class discovers, harnesses and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the “X-Men” universe. Like all great “X-Men” stories, “X-Men First Class” takes on ambitious themes and issues while offering a rich and personal look at an unusual superhero team.
The film is set in the 1960s, which is the dawn of the Space Age and a time filled with the hope of JFK’s Camelot. But it was also the height of the Cold War – when escalating tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union threatened the entire planet – and when the world discovered the existence of mutants.
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By ADAM FENDELMAN |
wolverine
Well… you must admit Wolverine DOES kick ass (both figurative and literally). He does not only have this AWESOME mutation that makes him almost inmortal, with all this thing that he gets cured very fast, he ages slower, if only one cell is alive and gets enough energy he comes back to life (as seen on the king-size special number don’t-remember-but-think-it-was-two), being able to run for a longer time, being almost inmune to poison… And besides he DOES HAVE an adamantium skeleton (ok, it’s artificial, but so what, Iron Man ain’t made of Iron and everyone likes him!) AND claws also covered with this “unbreakable” material… how many x-men can say all that?
besides, he’s a “i-don’t-care-if-you-don’t-like-it-I’ll-do-it-anyway” kind of guy, has been through a lot, been a samurai, CIA agent, barman (okay, that’s not very impressive but hey, everything adds in a curriculum vitae!)… Knows almost every kind of fighting skill (or was it killing skill?)
Rogue is by far the best
Rogue is by far the best marvel superhero ever. I mean she can steal anyone’s power just by touching their skin with hers. Who else can do that? Just imagine the possibilities. It’s almost like she can choose her ability, however, it is severely limited to physical access.
deadpool
I just love Deadpool, especially the tie-in they did in civil war and his problem with his first person narrator mode, that certainly was a laugh, as are most of the things he says.
But it looks like Marvel is cancelling Cable & Deadpool ‘cause Cable is getting a new series or something like that… too bad, I hope Deadpool appears in some new series as well or I’ll be really disappointed with marvel!!!
If it has to be a fully x-men active character, I would say Beast… he’s been there from the beginning and is kind of wolverinish, instead he does control the animal within…
my favourite guy from X-Men
my favourite guy from X-Men would probably have to be Angel.
Powers: Makes use of the large, feathered wings on his back for natural flight. Also has eagle-like vision and blood with regenerative properties. Can transform into a blue-skinned monster with metallic, techno-organic wings, sharp metallic wings and claws, and enhanced physical characteristics.
i mean how awesome can you get?
quicksilver
Quicksilver is the rare mutant to serve on an X-team and the Avengers. He may have gone astray of late, but for much of his life in comics, Quicksilver was the shining example of a villain turned good.
psylocke
Psylocke as can best be described, a psionic assassin, though she is reluctant to kill. She’s the new age Rogue, a character given a new twist by merging memories and powers with another. Psylocke is a born leader and, in fact, briefly lead the X-Men. She may not have Wolverine’s combat skills, but her other abilities make her one of the most potent fighters
storm —-bc any woman that
storm —-bc any woman that can control the weather is a bad chic!
Banshee
Banshee attempted to play the Charles Xavier role and teach young mutants the value of “The Dream.” Banshee was always one step removed from the original X-Men and seemed to be constantly trying to prove himself. He did so, even before sacrificing himself in an attempt save the lives of innocents.
xmen character
Phoenix/Jean Grey because shes super power and has the most awesome ability!
X-men
Mystique—ability to shape shift would be awesome.