June 2011: Best Release

It's been a month of epic proportions- River Song revealed her true identity of Melody Pond as Doctor Who reached its mid-season finale, while Camelot burst onto the scene with a stunning two-parter and Hasbro's Transformers made their final return in the awesome Dark of the Moon. Even taking all of those releases into account, I'm still left with X-Men: First Class as the best form of entertainment I've seen hit a screen this month. It has totally rebooted a near-dead franchise, bringing life to age old characters such as Professor X and Magneto using a cast of rising stars who are more than qualified for their roles in terms of experience and emotional substance (James McAvoy in particular does wonders in his take on Xavier, and Michael Fassbender's fury as Eric is made a completely empathetic one thanks to his superb portrayal). Plus, the direction in itself is great, perhaps not surprising with Kick-Ass's Matthew Vaughn at the helm, adding a sense of grit and realism hard to find in such a fantasy franchise. This won't be the Best Film Of 2011 by any stretch of the imagination, and The Dark Knight is still high and above on its pedestal of Best Ever Superhero Film (and to be honest remains one of my favourite films of all time), but X-Men: First Class should be remembered as an exciting period take on the world's favourite team of heroes, a stunning reboot capable of pleasing fans everywhere!
JANUARY 2011- THE KING'S SPEECH
FEBRUARY 2011- MARVEL VS CAPCOM 3
MARCH 2011- ALEX RIDER SCORPIA RISING
APRIL 2011- PORTAL 2/DOCTOR WHO
MAY 2011- LA NOIRE