All 10 X-Men Movies In The Order You Must Watch Them

Based on the popular story by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, this is the movie that attempted to wipe the slate clean and make all of the continuity work. It utterly failed at that, but at least it's an entertaining movie.

Wolverine's consciousness is sent back to the 1970s to attempt to prevent Mystique from assassinating Boliver Trask. In The Last Stand, Trask was played by Bill Duke, but as his character's first name was never mentioned, it's safe to assume that he is not the same Trask that Peter Dinklage plays in this film.

One of the first complaints people have is Kitty Pryde's new power where she can send minds back in time. Even though this is not a power of hers in the comics, let's say this is her secondary mutation.

For those who don't read the comics, X-Men sometimes develop a second power later in life. We've already seen secondary mutations in this film series with Emma Frost, although it's never identified as such. Emma's primary power is telepathy and her secondary mutation is her diamond form that didn't manifest until later in life.

The other main issue is Wolverine and Stryker. Their first encounter is during the Vietnam War, after Wolverine was sentenced to be executed by a firing squad, yet in this movie Stryker looks at Wolverine's claws, shocked, like he's never seen them before. However, the two never exchange words in Days of Future Past and it's possible Stryker hadn't seen all of Wolverine's abilities at this point.

This movie ends the original X-Men timeline splits off into a new timeline starting in the 1980s.