X-Men: First Class (2011) ✦ First Time Watching Reaction ✦ Cherik ❤️

[@kaiielle]

Ahhh what fun! I am happy to understand Cherik now and can't wait for more! Thanks for watching with me. 😊 ➡ kaiielle.com

[@roanokebrooks]

@kaiielle You're welcome. I hope you are having a great Saturday.

[@iainmulholland2025]

Director Mathew Vaughan, layer cake, kick ass etc. hence a good film.

[@CrazeeAdam]

The BEST part of these prequel movies is 100% the relationship between Erik and Xavier. They really were cast perfectly. Seeing how everything started is also great.

[@andrwarrior]

Couldn't agree more. Fantastic casting, perfectly acted

[@CrazeeAdam]

@@andrwarrior yeah. Even in the not so great prequel movies.. we all know which ones, you can still rely on Fassbender and McAvoy to do some excellent work.

[@johncox7169]

Darwin got done dirty in this movie. His mutation is literally the ability to live through anything, and he gets killed right away.

[@shezza3881]

I'm a simple man, I see Cherik in the title and I click subscribe

[@xiohmygod]

@@shezza3881 SAME

[@michaelenosmusic]

Erik's "More Tea, Vicar??" whilst topping off Charles' champagne in the gentleman's club will always be one of my favorite lines/deliveries in this movie. 😂😂

[@kka0192]

when I watched the whole x-men I was really love Cherik, their chemistry was amazing, then I searched the internet, and of course it turns out everyone loves them! I was like okey, I'M IN !! CHERIK✨😆

[@sammylane21]

FIRST CLASS and THE FIRST AVENGER are two CRIMINALLY underrated comic book movies.

[@robertsanssouci2093]

Alex is Scott’s older brother. He wouldn’t know, at this point, that he even has a younger brother. Much respect for making a normally missed connection 🙌🏼

[@robertsanssouci2093]

I should clarify that the comic accurate version would have Scott being the older brother. But it’s been altered for this storyline

[@quwykxz]

@@robertsanssouci2093 Not "comic accurate version", just "accurate version". This movie got about half the characters pretty much perfectly right, but took a big ol' shit on the other half.

[@robertsanssouci2093]

@@quwykxz I’ve wondered what goes into the decision making process when it comes to their back stories. It’s kinda seems chaotic. I don’t want to be negative but I feel like maybe they didn’t put too much thought into some of it. But who knows

[@quwykxz]

@@robertsanssouci2093 I feel that you're right. I think they take great care to get right the characters that they or the public like, but just say "whatever" when it comes to any other character

[@glennwelsh9784]

"I've been at the mercy of men just following orders. Never again." That line really captures what a sympathetic villain Magneto is. You totally understand where he's coming from. He's seen the worst of humanity and what happens when people just go along with what are clearly atrocities.

[@Gabriel-no6wv]

Technically, anti-villain then.

[@jenloveshorror]

McAvoy & Fassbender were 💯 casting gold. Whoever said yes to them deserves some praise cause I think honestly this could have played really cheesy if others were in those roles imo. Love the reaction hon!!❤💞❤️

[@alexlandsbergs]

fassbender did a teriffic job portraying magneto in this movie. but you really have to appreciate how well written a villain magneto always has been. you understand his reasoning behind his actions, even if you disagree with his methods.

[@kaiielle]

10000% - he's def a Top 5 villain for me.

[@havok6280]

In the comics, Azazel and Mystique were Nightcrawler's parents. They've since retconned it so that Mystique and a woman named Destiny are his parents.

[@aparticularlydustedcoolran2448]

Well, it’s really more like a progressive correction, since that was what the original writer wanted to do, but Marvel said no.

[@havok6280]

What is a “progressive correction”??? It is retroactive continuity. They went back and changed the origin. Thus “retcon”. Also, Len Wein created the character. The idea to make him Mystique and Destiny’s son came from Chris Claremont. So it wasn’t the original writer’s idea.

[@JBWinter]

​@@havok6280when it comes to X-Men decisions, Claremont's vision is pretty much definitive to most X-fans, regardless of what other writers may have said

[@MetastaticMaladies]

@@havok6280 Okay so on Wikipedia did they change it to the “retcon” then? Because it says Mystique uses Azazel and her own genetic information to impregnate destiny? Is that the retcon, instead of just her and Azazel? Doesn’t seem like much of one honestly

[@havok6280]

​@@JBWinterum, no. Most fans tend to side with Stan Lee over Claremont.

[@cheshirekat528]

38:20 I love Charles. He is one half of my favorite Marvel duo… BUT OMFG!!! Charles has this uncanny ability to say the ABSOLUTE WORST thing he could say at the worst possible time… AND HE IS A MIND READER! “Erik, you said yourself we're the better men. This is the time to prove it. There are thousands of men on those ships. Good, honest, innocent men! They're just following orders.” - Charles to Erik in 1962 right before he gets shot in the back. “Look what happened to Scott! You killed the man you love because you couldn't control your power!” - Charles to Jean in whatever year it’s supposed to be in Last Stand, right before he is disintegrated. Never change who you are Charles Xavier, I love your good heart and empathetic nature, but maybe work on your motivational speeches.

[@MarcoMM1]

not sure if someone has already commented this but the scene with wolverine, the look of surprise on their faces is genuine. it wasn't scripted, Hugh improv'ed the line so they genuinely were surprised when he told them to "F. Off" lol

[@Klaital1]

One of the best cameos of all time.

[@joeblankenship377]

There's moments in this movie where Fassbender really reminds me of Tom Hiddleston. They could easily play brothers in a movie.

[@coladict]

James McAvoy shaved his head for the role without being told to, so he wore a wig the whole time filming 🤣

[@Nirobi99]

Huh. Don't think I've seen someone dislike this soundtrack before.

[@jlhanlon1980]

Exactly I like the music I don't understand why she keeps saying that she's in the minority and I've never heard any reactors say that either.

[@jasonirwin4799]

Rebecca Romijn is a severely underrated actress and did a wonderful job as the original Mystique. That said, I agree that the writers, producers, directors, etc. of the earlier X-Men films did not give her much to work with. I don't think anyone really knew what Romijn could do when the first X-Men movie was being written. She was hired pretty much to be a beautiful model for the sexy mutant. That set the precedent for the character in the following films that really didn't change until First Class.

[@ImAlsoMerobiba]

Agreed! It's too bad she never got more screen time playing Mystique. She's killed it in all the TV shows I've seen her in.

[@jasonirwin4799]

@@ImAlsoMerobiba Yes. And also in the Punisher movie with Thomas Jane.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

Mystique gets as much screentime in X1 and X2 as anybody. I don't buy for a second that she was JUST viewed as eye candy. You can argue she didn't have much character development sure, but neither did 90 percent of the cast, because of how many there were.

[@jasonirwin4799]

@@raveoreynolds6049 The majority of her screentime was standing around looking sexy. She had very little dialog. What dialog she did have, I think Romijn delivered quite well. As stated earlier, I just don't think she had much to work with.

[@jeromedutil-martin6823]

31:13 The older Raven saying "how about now?" is Rebecca Romijn, Mystique's actress in the original trilogy.

[@zmarko]

Michael Fassbender is wonderful as Eric. He was also excellent in Inglorious Basterds (amidst many other films).

[@thejamppa]

Too bad his true passion is motor sports, so we don't get him in many film projects. But when we do... Outside Assassin's Creed, he has been acting force to reckon with. he was so good in Prometheus and Alien Covenant. Pretty much best part of the those films.

[@jrobwoo688]

Kevin Bacon plays a villain incredibly well.

[@Murrlin27]

He definitely has talent of the 7th degree XD

[@MadcapMatt]

There wasn't originally going to be a Wolverine cameo but Hugh Jackman happened to be in town while they were filming so they made it work and it was perfect.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Simon Kinberg proved that he can do a better job as a producer than as a writer In fact, he was the one who pitched Matthew Vaughn to direct this movie, after seeing KICK-ASS

[@Wouldyoukindly4545]

The only major criticism I have of the movie is that Darwin died. He should have basically survived anything.

[@pazz]

The character of Darwin is supposed to be unkillable, that's like his whole thing in the comics. So for him to die in this movie's first conflict is a tragic disservice to the character. They could have done some very cool things with him had they kept him alive. He can't choose how his body adapts, so sometimes it adapts in a way that hinders him but allows him to survive. If he encountered this in the comics, He would have adapted to process and expel pure energy (potentially harming those around him) or by briefly gaining Shaw's same powers to harness and redirect that energy. Honestly, the sky's the limit with Darwin, he is UNKILLABLE. In the comics he once faced Hela (the goddess of death from Thor Ragnarok) who can kill someone with a touch, So he adapted by becoming a death god himself, unaffected by her touch.

[@joemaxwell3902]

9:28 The music for that scene was absolutely PERFECT.

[@DKSean]

I'm not personally keen on this film as a whole, but I really do love the casting, and the Charles/Xavier dynamic is just perfectly done. McAvoy and Fassbender are just excellent in their roles both on their own and as a duo. Though I have to say (and I'm far from the only one to say/think this) that Darwin got done dirty, I'd love for them to have kept him in as his powers have a lot of oppertunity to be creative in adapting to survive any situation. Apparently in the comics he once came up against the Hulk, and while at first his mutation developed the ability to absorb gamma radiation, it realised that wasn't enough to counter something like Hulk, so it instead just teleported him halfway across the country.

[@thatonkgau5221]

In the comics I'm pretty sure Moira McTaggart isn't an American CIA agent she's a scientist from Ireland.

[@havok6280]

Charles's stepfather was Juggernaut's father. We briefly saw Banshee's daughter, Siryn, in X2.

[@spacezombie13]

this movie woulda been perfect if they hadn't killed off the guy whose whole deal is "can't die" just for shock value. Darwin should be able to survive anything. in the comics he once fought hulk and his power's adaptation to survive teleported him away.

[@MadcapMatt]

Every single version of Magneto and Professor X has been perfect. From the original trilogy to these prequels, even the 90s animated versions are fantastic. I would like to see you react to a summary of the original 90s animated series to eventually watch the X-Men '97 on Disney+

[@OrionSkiesAMV]

I'm so excited for the next step in your X-men journey. Days of Future Past is my ALL TIME favorite X-men movie!

[@havok6280]

We saw a version of Moira in the post credit scene of The Last Stand.

[@havok6280]

Alex isn't Scott's dad, but you may find out if/how they are related in an upcoming movie... Scott's dad is actually a space pirate (loooong story).

[@coladict]

Yeah, I doubt they'll ever put that space pirate one in a movie. Bit too late for an X-men + GOTG tie-in, and their type of adventures are the only ones it would make sense to encounter him.

[@havok6280]

​@@coladictThe Guardians aren't the only intergalactic characters. We've seen the Kree and the Skrulls. The Shi'iar are the 3rd major empire. Not to mention that we are getting Galactus and the Silver Surfer in the Fantastic Four movie. After Secret Wars, all bets are off. Literally anything could happen.

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

I adore this movie - and I think Fassbender is one of the best actors around but its a bit confusing. He speaks German and French effortlessly but when speaking English he is speaking with his own Irish accent and it feels weird as McEvoy is speaking RP rather than his own rather thick Scottish accent.

[@TheBlond49]

They nailed the young casting in this movie

[@nikolaiquack8548]

This is still my favorite of the X-Men series overall (not including Logan). I think it has the best tonal mixture of adventure/comic book fun with a character study and filling in the backstory. Btw, I actually love the musical score to this film, so I was surprised that it was a bit of a negative for you. To each their own though, I guess.

[@CrazeeAdam]

I'm unsure if anyone's mentioned this yet but Emma Frost, Shaw's sexy blonde assistant is actually the sister of Logan's wife. If you remember in Wolverine Origins, she mentioned she had a sister and we briefly see her even towards the end.

[@havok6280]

Havok is the leader of a team called X-factor in the comics. He has a romantic relationship with Magneto's daughter, Lorna, aka Polaris.

[@TheFlash60]

The 60s aesthetic works really well in this movie.

[@brandonmiracle9810]

These movies are a mixed bag for me,, and I think for a lot of people. When they get something right, though... they REALLY get it right. The Charles-Erik relationship is really handled well. Generally speaking, the visualization of the powers tends to be excellent. And not having Wolverine play such a huge role in this movie really allowed so many other characters to get some much-needed shine.

[@sammylane21]

Imagine if real Nazi Germany had Shaw AND The Red Skull?? 😳

[@jjh5374]

I’m actually shocked that you aren’t familiar with Michael Fassbender. He’s a phenomenal actor who’s been in many movies at this point. Either way, he’s a remarkable younger Magneto.

[@Jon_from_LI]

I never get tired of watching the Argentina scene. 8:35

[@chada7094]

Kaielle Hey another outstanding reaction. I knew you would love the origins of Erik/Magneto and Xaviers relationship. Michael Fassbender and James McCovoy have great BFF chemistry. Speaking of chem, Hank /Beast and Raven/Mystique had cute chem . Was just telling Kevin Bacon on X that I liked his hair in this movie lol. There's your introduction to the Hell Fire Club with Shaw, Emma Frost and keep them in mind for if you get to watch the original X men the animated series. Your reaction when Hugh showed up . That's your man . Fun reaction to a fun movie.

[@ericstarkey551]

Azezal is a teleporter, Emma is a telepathy that can turn into crystal, rupture can create extreme winds, and Sebastian Shaw can absorb energy and redirect it.

[@Klaital1]

It's Riptide, not Rupture.

[@raveoreynolds6049]

24:57 This movie was actually inspired primarily BY the early Bond movies in fact.

[@Galaxia7]

Every time I rewatch this movie, I remember all the memes that came from it. 'Peace was never an option' Ah it was good times

[@RetroRobotRadio]

17:10 this wasn't scripted. Jackman was joking with them on set. He made it up and the actors just rolled their eyes and walked away to do another take. They kept it in the movie.

[@SilentBob731]

This, the next one, and X-2 are definitely my favourite X-Men movies (not counting the Deadpools, which beat out pretty much everything Super-Hero-related outside of The Avengers films). The cast is excellent in general, but the combination of McAvoy and Fassbender is every bit as great as Stewart and McKellen.

[@andre1999o]

Hot take: I actually prefer Fassbender's Magneto to McKellen.

[@ominouspuppet4556]

Yes, you’re not the only one who thinks Kevin Bacon and Ethan Hawke look similar. I grew up thinking they were the same guy.

[@katearcher8514]

This one is still my favourite of all.

[@MoviesandCoffee]

Arguably the BEST X-Men movie.

[@rashadwalker8218]

Moira is the lady from the last stand in the post credit scene as the nurse

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

I didn't look to see if you've done it already, but if you like James MacAvoy then watch the Unbreakable series where James is in Split. You'll love him in that. He is brilliant!

[@kaiielle]

Watched and coming to the channel soon.

[@fullmoonprepping4024]

@@kaiielle Awesome! Was it all three movies? (might be a dumb question) Cause ya gotta watch all 3!

[@kaiielle]

Yes. kaiielle.com/unbreakable-tri

[@Khay-77]

First Class and Days of Future Past are fantastic.

[@Galaxia7]

Since i've had a cherik dream last night, I think it’s time I watch this.

[@Klaital1]

I can't wait for you to watch the sequel to this, Days of Future Past, which is imo one of the best x-men movies ever made.

[@jonanderson559]

The old 1960s X-Men comics are a guilty pleasure of mine. But they're very very goofy and not like this at all. What I like about this is a smart prequel story, but with great period styling. There's a definite touch of Sean Connery era James Bond, and that's what 1960s cool should aim for.

[@rashadwalker8218]

Michael Fassbinder plays Eric and he's a fantastic actor and plays Eric very good

[@Galaxia7]

Also fun fact, Azazel is *not* Kurt's father, that's a retcon. Mystique is, with Kurt's mother being Oracle, her gf.

[@agarven1]

When Wolverine appears and says go F yourself. In a PG-13 film you can say the f word 1 time. Hugh did the cameo for one condition he says he would do the cameo if he can say the f word. I can’t wait for you to see Days of Future Past it is up there on the top X-Men films

[@wobaguk]

Beasts look in this was reflective of the fact that they had given him a new look in the comics, which was a bit more cat like and a bit less ape like, so I think while it was a less popular look, I dont personally think it was poorer in execution, they were chasing something that wasnt a great design in its origin.

[@jamesosteen09]

Love this movie...personally my fav in the xmen movies.

[@macfine]

As you go down these movies , don't think to hard about the timelines. Things are quite messy if you try and reconcile all the movies

[@thirteenthandy]

I'd really like you to watch the Unbreakable trilogy. It's an unavoidable spoiler to tell you that the movie Split is part of it, and James McAvoy is absolutely brilliant in that (and the third movie, Glass). At time of release, audiences didn't know Split was at all related to Unbreakable until the very last scene. These days in order to look up the movies in the trilogy you just have to know that bit of info.

[@kaiielle]

I recently watched them. They're currently on Patreon as watchalongs, but will be edited for the channel in the coming weeks.

[@thirteenthandy]

@@kaiielle Nice!!

[@Lloyd00]

I need that days of future past reaction!

[@kaiielle]

Soon! The Wolverine is first, but I only just watched it this past week.

[@cal2727]

“These are like the first students” was funny.. hence First Class!

[@MoviesandCoffee]

A great Rose Byrne film is Sunshine (2007). Classic sci-fi.

[@kaiielle]

My #2 sci-fi movie of all time! Seen it too many times to count.

[@MoviesandCoffee]

@@kaiielle I knew I liked you.

[@fattytaft6779]

Kevin Bacon pretending to be frozen at the end might be my favorite part.

[@Galaxia7]

Magneto's theme song is still one of the best too

[@MisterStarr]

Idk if anyone mentioned it in the comments but Havok is Cyclops brother. :)

[@JulianP311]

Knowing Rose Byrne by name on sight and not knowing who Michael Fassbender is... how?! No shade. Just wondering in which movie circle is she more famous?

[@kaiielle]

I've simply just watched more movies that have her in it, that's all!

[@JMO_1976]

Rade Šerbedžija, who plays the Russian general, was also in The Saint from 1997. It also stars Val Kilmer & Elizabeth Shue. Definitely one you should check out.

[@LordVolkov]

He's the helpful Bratislavan in Eurotrip. "Miami Wice is #1 new show!" Also a pair of strange appearance in Eyes Wide Shut.

[@JMO_1976]

@@LordVolkov Honestly I'd love to see Rade & Peter Stormare in a movie together.

[@simoneliashaddad]

In the comics, Charles’ legs were crushed, not paralyzed. He used his powers continuously to bear the pain, even when sleeping.

[@LordVolkov]

"I really like Kevin 🥓 playing this guy." He's been turning in some solid villains for a while now. Super, from James Gunn, is some solid evil 🥓. It stars Raine Wilson and preT Elliot Page. It's closer to his early work than his MCU/DC work, so be prepared to be shocked.

[@Galaxia7]

28:10 you would think that's his dad, but it's actually his brother in the comics. They kinda screwed up the timelines on many ways. Okay this movie made me a die hard Cherik fan and pushed me to pick up a Marvel comic for the first time, but it has its (numerous) issues not gonna lie.

[@scottredding7357]

He can Bend my Fass any day. 11:45, I know him from being the White House lawyer on The West Wing, and the uncle/investor on The Bear.

[@JonathanBeeGood]

The soundtrack was amazing!!! You’re the only 1 out of 450,000,000 million people in the world that doesn’t like the music.

[@kimwatchesstuff]

25:00 January Jones was in Mad Men. A great show if you haven't seen it!

[@LordVolkov]

Michael Fassbender (Eric/Magneto) is pretty phenomenal. To see more of him - 300 (Zack Snyder), Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino), and Prometheus (Ridley Scott) To see ALL of him 😳 - Shame

[@godabandonedthistimeline]

He was amazing as Mr Rochester in Jane Eyre (2011)

[@ericstarkey551]

Alex is the brother of Scott aka cyclops

[@Sheer_Kold]

We've had Cyclops and Havok on screen The only brother we need on screen now is Vulcan and he's a great villain in the comics.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

Your brother is petty for playing the T2 music when Darwin died lol

[@kaiielle]

My editor* A humorous inclusion haha

[@Star_flop124]

I need more movies with Emma Frost😭😭😭😭

[@AFMountaineer2000]

Ill never understand how they could kill Darwin in this movie. His powers make him literally unkillable.

[@Murrlin27]

The Prequels have certainly grown on me!

[@darthtater6543]

X-men first class was awesome but after that the sequels just go down from there. It’s a shame because Dark Phoenix could’ve been epic.

[@Galaxia7]

14:40 that movie did Emma Frost dirty though. Yes she's gorgeous and wears sexy clothes in the comics too, but she's much more than that. I still don’t get how a brilliant woman with those kinds of powers would let herself be bossed around like that, 60s culture or not.

[@EpicDave]

After watching all these X-Men movies, I'd love for you to react to X-Men 97'. I know it's animated but it's soooooo good.

[@Galaxia7]

I also never understood why they made Raven/Mystique her naked both in the original movies and in the prequels/reboot. For one it's much more work for the makeup artists/the actor and two she's not even naked in the comics! She actually has a pretty nice outfit what a weird choice to not use it.

[@Ninaofthe90s]

You don't know Michael Fassbender!? 😲😲

[@Destyn2B]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Kevin Bacon and Ethan Hawke look alike. Lol

[@phonmunky]

They joke about Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon looking alike in the press tour for Leave the world behind, even having them play a game where they have to guess which one of them it is

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

Alex is Scott’s brother

[@StarkRG]

Darwin can adapt to survive literally anything, except being the only Black guy in a Hollywood movie.

[@NJDEVIL91923]

Excited for Days of Future past. Apocalypse? Not so much.

[@SmokinDroFrayser]

This goes after Origins and before X-men 1

[@PL4Y3R_222]

pleaze react to the agatha all along trailer!! ❤❤❤❤

[@kaiielle]

I don't watch Marvel trailers!