Keep in mind, business entities and tax classifications are different things. You can be an LLC and then elect to be taxed as a C Corp. Usually this doesn't make sense unless you need to prevent income from passing through to the owners. Apart from that, everything you can do with a C Corp you can do with an LLC (issue options, split equity, take investments, etc.), just without that double tax and administrative overhead.

In this day and age, there are very few cases where forming a corporation, taxed as a C Corp is an ideal structure for most businesses starting out.