History Awesome / XMenDaysOfFuturePast

* The Sentinels are indeed perfected mutant killers who take out people clearly experienced with their powers and fighting in general. The list includes having enough raw strength to rip Colossus in two, being able to adapt to any superpower, ice to counter fire and fire to counter ice, and understanding powers quickly. They manage to stab. Blink twice.

* Mystique ''impersonating Richard Nixon'' while confronting Magneto, who is about ready to kill the entire Nixon administration, shooting him with a plastic gun, and then removing his helmet. Badass.

* Blink's use of portals is absolutely mind blowing, especially when used by Colossus to gather inertia and take out several Sentinels.

** And how effortlessly he does it too is pretty badass in itself. Recall how in X-Men: the Last Stand, he was only able to turn himself into ice after a lot of struggle and while in extreme duress when he was under attack by Pyro. To see him turn himself into his full ice-form so quickly really shows how much his control over his powers has grown.

* Just seeing the beloved casts of characters from both the original ''X-Men'' trilogy and ''First Class'' [[CrossOver working together]] ''through time'' in the same movie is awesome in itself.

** As well as Blink's own last stand against the Sentinels, making them hit each other, until [[spoiler:three stab her from behind]].

* Every scene with Sunspot. While he isn't in the film for long, he steals his scenes. Especially when we first see his powers, that little yelp when he lets out and lights up (with his creepy eyes even) and then suddenly unleashes his sun powers on the Sentinel. Oh, and before [[spoiler:he dies at the end, he loses an arm, but KEEPS FIGHTING until the bitter end.]]

* Magneto [[spoiler:ripping the entire safehouse out of the White House]].
* Hank/Beast [[spoiler:beating the crap out of Erik/Magneto when the latter attempts to murder Raven/Mystique]].

* Even after [[spoiler: Logan accidentally attacks her in the present]], Kitty manages to maintain the link between Logan and his past self [[{{Determinator}} despite being in intense pain and bleeding profusely.]]
** In the Rogue Cut, [[spoiler: even though Kitty is too injured to maintain the link herself, she instead takes Blink's role of getting Magneto back inside the building after he's injured and being cornered by Sentinels, grabbing him through the doors he'd just reinforced.]]
* [[spoiler: Mystique ''impersonating Richard Nixon'' while confronting Magneto, who is about ready to kill the entire Nixon administration, shooting him with a plastic gun, and then removing his helmet. Badass.]]

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:We see a huge crowd of Ancient Egyptians chanting "EN SABAH NUR" in unison, before the camera reveals the very same mutant (Apocalypse) ''effortlessly assembling an entire pyramid with his mind'', with [[HorsemenOfTheApocalypse four people on horseback]] atop a dune in the background.]] Needless to say, [[Film/XMenApocalypse the next film]] is going to be... epic.

* The Sentinels are indeed perfected mutant killers who take out people clearly experienced with their powers and fighting in general. The list includes having enough raw strength to rip Colossus in two, being able to adapt to any superpower, ice to counter fire and fire to counter ice, and understanding powers quickly. They manage to stab [[spoiler:Blink twice]].

* ''The Rogue Cut'' has an entire additional sequence in 2023, where [[spoiler: Xavier, Magneto, and Bobby rescue Rogue from the occupied Xavier Mansion, where she's been held prisoner and experimented on.]]
* [[spoiler:Without the adamantium mixed to his skeleton, one might have expected Wolverine to actually defeat Magneto or at least make it way harder for the latter to win. Magneto merely uses his power on some nearby steel cables to hold Wolverine down]].

** [[spoiler:It also wipes out all these continuities at the climax of the film, and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' seems to confirm this so this is really a moot point now.]] The original trilogy at least.

* It's very subtle, but Creator/PatrickStewart's performance [[spoiler:in the AlternateTimeline]] is different from his previous scenes and the rest of the franchise. He is essentially playing an elderly version of Creator/JamesMcAvoy's character, capturing a small part of the latter's bubbly exuberance. (Charles is in his late eighties/early nineties in 2023, so his energy level is obviously a lot lower than that of his 1962 self.) Stewart's Professor X has traditionally been more serious and guarded, but the one Wolverine speaks to near the end of the movie is more light-hearted and open. Stewart had stated in an interview not long after ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was released that he had enjoyed [=McAvoy=]'s portrayal of the young Xavier, and wished that he could emulate some of it should he ever have the chance to play the character again. Well, the actor did exactly that!

** The explosion is so bright that, for a few seconds, it ''literally'' looks like day. A crowning moment both in-universe and [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome out]].

** [[{{Portal}} "Speedy thing goes in, speedy things comes out."]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5AqT-V91BU Everything GREAT About ''X-Men: Days of Future Past''!]] by [=CinemaWins=].

* Magneto is likely at or around the peak of his mutant power in this film[[note]]if one does not count the SuperEmpowering he gets in ''Film/XMenApocalypse''[[/note]], and ''it shows.'' Among other things, he '''levitates the entirety of RFK Stadium, takes it with him four miles across town in mid-air, drops it around the White House, whilst controlling multiple Sentinels.''' And he doesn't even seem to be straining himself. And let's not forget his contribution to the final battle in the future prior to getting wounded. He hurls the X-Men's jet into the throng of the Sentinel ships and uses Bishop and Storm's powers to detonate it, taking out what seems to be a good chunk of the Sentinel forces and buying Logan extra time.

* After eleven long years, to hear the [[{{Leitmotif}} original]] ''[[{{Leitmotif}} X-Men]]'' [[{{Leitmotif}} theme]] by John Ottman as the film opened was as reassuring and epic as it was a godsend.

* After eleven long years, to hear the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=OLY-qLtBTuk#t=114 original "X-Men" theme by John Ottman]] as the film opened was as reassuring and epic, as it was a godsend.

* ''Days of Future Past'' became the highest-grossing ''X-Men'' film at the box office with $747 million worldwide (not counting ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', which is set in the same continuity but isn't an ensemble X-men movie), doubling the gross of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', and remained the best-received critically until ''Film/{{Logan}}'' (although ''Logan'' isn't an ensemble X-men movie, again).

* ''Days of Future Past'' became the highest-grossing ''X-Men'' film at the box office with $747 million worldwide (not counting ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', which is set in the same continuity but isn't an ensemble X-men movie), doubling the gross of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', and remains the best-received critically.

* Just seeing the beloved casts of characters from both the original ''X-Men'' trilogy and ''First Class'' [[CrossOver working together]] in the same movie is awesome in itself.

* ''Days of Future Past'' became the highest-grossing ''X-Men'' film at the box office with $747 million worldwide (until ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' surpassed it), doubling the gross of ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', and remains the best-received critically.

* ''Days of Future Past'' became the highest-grossing ''X-men'' film at the box office with $747 million worldwide (until ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'' surpassed it), doubling the gross of ''Film/XmenFirstClass'', and remains the best-received critically.
* The film managed to repair the disastrous continuity errors within the ''X-Men'' Movie-verse. As of this film, there have been 7 films in the saga:
** ''Film/{{XMen|1}}'' appears to be in continuity with ''Future Past'', as Future!Charles tells Logan how he helped Logan regain his lost memories, which occurred at the conclusion of the first film. Some Weapon X footage is used from this film as well.

** ''[[Film/XMenOriginsWolverine Origins]]'' is in continuity due to a flashback of Victor Creed stepping on Logan's bone claws. Some Weapon X footage was used from this film.

* Just seeing the beloved casts of characters from both the ''X-Men Trilogy'' and ''First Class'' [[CrossOver working together]] in the same movie is awesome in itself.

* ''Days of Future Past'' became the highest-grossing ''X-men'' film at the box office with $747 million worldwide (until ''Film/{{Deadpool}}'' surpassed it), doubling the gross of ''Film/XmenFirstClass'', and remains the best-received critically.

* ''Days of Future Past'' managed to repair the disastrous continuity errors within the ''X-Men'' Movie-verse. As of this film, there have been 7 films in the saga:
** ''[[Film/XMen1 X-Men]]'' appears to be in continuity with ''Future Past'', as Future!Charles tells Logan how he helped Logan regain his lost memories, which occurred at the conclusion of the first film. Some Weapon X footage is used from this film as well.

* Meta-Example: ''Days of Future Past'' managed to repair the disastrous continuity errors within the ''X-Men'' Movie-verse. As of this film, there have been 7 films in the saga:
** ''[[Film/XMen1 X-Men]]'' appears to be in continuity with ''Future Past'', as Future!Charles tells Logan how he helped Logan regain his lost memories, which occurred at the conclusion of the first film. Some Weapon X footage is used from this film as well.
** ''Film/X2XMenUnited'' is most definitely in continuity, as it shows scenes from the Weapon X experiments at Alkali Lake.
** As is ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'', which shows clips of Phoenix and her death.
** ''[[Film/XMenOriginsWolverine Origins]]'' is in continuity due to a flashback of Victor Creed stepping on Logan's bone claws. Some Weapon X footage was used from this film.
** ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' and ''Film/TheWolverine'' are also in continuity, as they lead directly into ''Future Past''; the former being the prequel to it, the latter leading directly into the future scenes.
** [[spoiler:It also wipes out all these continuities at the climax of the film, and ''Film/XMenApocalypse'' seems to confirm this so this is really a moot point now.]] The original trilogy at least.

---> '''2023 Professor X''': The future: a dark, desolate world, a world of war, suffering, loss on both sides. Mutants, and the humans who dared to help them, fighting an enemy we cannot defeat. Are we destined down this path, destined to destroy ourselves like so many species before us? Or can we evolve fast enough to change ourselves, change our fate? Is the future truly set?
* Just seeing the beloved casts of characters from both the ''X-Men Trilogy'' and ''First Class'' [[CrossOver working together]] in the same movie is awesome in itself.
* It's very subtle, but Creator/PatrickStewart's performance [[spoiler:in the AlternateTimeline]] is different from his previous scenes and the rest of the franchise. He is essentially playing an elderly version of Creator/JamesMcAvoy's character, capturing a small part of the latter's bubbly exuberance. (Charles is in his late eighties/early nineties in 2023, so his energy level is obviously a lot lower than that of his 1962 self.) Stewart's Professor X has traditionally been more serious and guarded, but the one Wolverine speaks to near the end of the movie is more light-hearted and open. Stewart had stated in an interview not long after ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was released that he had enjoyed [=McAvoy=]'s portrayal of the young Xavier, and wished that he could emulate some of it should he ever have the chance to play the character again. Well, the actor did exactly that!

* Magneto is likely at or around the peak of his mutant power in this film, and ''it shows.'' Among other things, he '''levitates the entirety of RFK Stadium, takes it with him four miles across town in mid-air, drops it around the White House, whilst controlling multiple Sentinels.''' And he doesn't even seem to be straining himself. And let's not forget his contribution to the final battle in the future prior to getting wounded. He hurls the X-Men's jet into the throng of the Sentinel ships and uses Bishop and Storm's powers to detonate it, taking out what seems to be a good chunk of the Sentinel forces and buying Logan extra time.

** [[spoiler:It also wipes out all these continuities at the climax of the film, so this is really a moot point now.]] The original trilogy at least.

** As well as Blink's own last stand against the Sentinels, making them hit each other, until three stab her from behind.

* It's very subtle, but Creator/PatrickStewart's performance [[spoiler:in the AlternateTimeline]] is different from his previous scenes and the rest of the franchise. He is essentially playing an elderly version of Creator/JamesMcAvoy's character, capturing a small part of the latter's bubbly exuberance. (Charles is in his late eighties/early nineties in 2023, so his energy level is obviously a lot lower than that of his 1962 self.) Stewart's Professor X has traditionally been more serious and guarded, but the one Wolverine speaks to near the end of the movie is more light-hearted and open. Stewart has stated in an interview not long after ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was released that he had enjoyed [=McAvoy=]'s portrayal of the young Xavier, and wished that he could emulate some of it should he ever have the chance to play the character again. Well, the actor did exactly that!
* A single, cool line of dialogue: After Cerebro shatters due to young Xavier's inability to use his telepathy properly, Beast goes off to restore the electricity leaving Charles and Wolverine. Charles has his conversation with his future self, on Wolvie's encouragings, and gains the strength of resolve he needs to use Cerebro and control himself properly. As he recovers in the present, we see Beast jogging back up to them as the lights flicker again.
--->'''Beast:''' Power's back on.
--->'''Charles Xavier:''' Yes, it is.

* "So much for being a Survivor."

* Pretty much every scene with Sunspot. While he isn't in the film for long, he steals his scenes. Especially when we first see his powers, that little yelp when he lets out and lights up (with his creepy eyes even) and then suddenly unleashes his sun powers on the Sentinel. Oh, and before [[spoiler:he dies at the end, he loses an arm, but KEEPS FIGHTING until the bitter end.]]