X-Men: First Class

I must say I was pleasantly surprised by this 5th installment of the franchise. It was both action packed and smartly presented, backed by a great script and cast. The Michael Vaughn film was a refreshing comeback to the X-Men series, and to the superhero movie genre on a whole, which seemed to be experiencing a creative drought recently. The prequel boasts a wide range of well known cast members,namely James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and January Jones(of Mad Men fame). Riddled with cameos that would make any fan boys jizz themselves, a touch of Mad Men, and a pinch of Inglorious Basterds, this film is definitely one of the best of the franchise, and of the year. Plus any film which features a soundtrack that enticing, accompanied by music from Edith Piaf, as well as an interesting flagship song(disclaimer: music video in link may contain spoilers), is worth watching in my book.