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We had watched a few movies over the past one month. Two of them are notable and in its own class.

X-men: First Class
was some sort of a reboot for the X-men franchise. It tells the story of the origin of the X-men team. The story evolves around good vs evil, love vs hate, humanity vs survival, discrimination vs acceptance. It offers great acting and good plot too. Definitely won't disappoint you. I would say it's comparable with Star Trek (2009) in terms of fresh idea. Now we know why Professor X is in the wheel chair and how Magneto got his helmet.

Super 8
is not your regular superhero movie. The title itself simply means super 8mm film being used for the filming by a group of teenagers. While filming a scene at the train station, they witness a train accident. Apparently the train is carrying a precious cargo and the "thing" escapes. It has a plan. And so as the teenagers. If you like E.T., this movie could give you some resemblances of it. Bear in mind, the whole movie is not about the "thing". It simply evolves the passion of the teenagers in filming and the interaction of their life while the "thing" only serves as background. There's a bit of mystery line in it too. After all it is the same person who gave you Star Trek (2009), Lost and Fringe. So far this is the best movie of the summer. Oh, be sure to stay back for the end credit.

Note: The producers and directors owe us two-hour time slot. So they better deliver us a good, entertaining, educating and inspiring movie.

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