I've been watching X-MEN flicks since 2000 and I worked at the same theater I watched them at in high school.
Not from special effects but strictly story
- focus on Wolverine
- Raven
- Charles and Magneto
-no Jubilee
- no good Gambit
- no Sinister
- terrible Apocalypse
- no Omega Red
- terrible Rogue
- awful Cyclops
I am no Disney fan boy but at least they kept a coherent story and some what stayed faithful and didn't bow to one character or actor (Iron Man to a degree yes)
The second JLaw got popular Mystique got shoved down our throats.
Magneto and Charles was completely stale.
They made an effort to spread the love. I hated Thor before MCU now I love the character.
And there was more than just Wolverine.
Fox sucks.
Not to mention, Storm was neutered like a motherfukker. All she did was cause a little thunder and lighting.
The have fukked up Jean Grae's character and from the looks of it, will continue that trend with this Dark Phoenix fukkery.
Hugh Jackman basically carried the franchise. He got 3 solo movies and was shoe horned into others.
Most of the other characters were treated as extra's with little to no screen time.
X-Men was more about the actors and not the characters they were playing.