That is a Very Stupid Hat.

Went to see X-Men: First Class the other day, finally. Actually really frick-damn good. Amazing, considering X-Men 1-3 were a parade of suck and Wolverine was like being slapped in the face with a sack of pennies. Technically it’s a prequel, detailing the origins of the MUTANT PROBLEM, Professor X’s school for gifted freaks and Magneto’s merry band of second string bad guys.

Something was distracting me though… something… shiny.

It’s just… so, SO stupid looking. It looks like a free toy. And it would have been fine if it was just a quick homage to the comics, but it was a MAJOR PLOT POINT. It was there the whole time. There’s no way I can take a super-powered mutant madman seriously when he’s wearing a plastic bucket on his head. Magneto’s magical dome nearly ruined the whole movie single-handedly – and it was a good movie!

Head-can aside, Magneto is clearly the motherfucking boss of town. Strutting around being all that and a bag of chips. Also, he’s totally right about mutants being more awesome and having to defend themselves. Plus he kills Nazis while wearing stylish turtlenecks.

Also, a girl whose main powers are fairy wings and spit is pretty lame. Otherwise it was all good. I’m looking forward to seeing more movies in this universe, and more of Emma Frost’s diamond boobs.