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Summary: Better than I thought it would be
Review: I don't know why; I usually go to comic book movies expecting something cartooney, I guess. But although this one is not as good as Superman or Batman (the original of each, of course), it is a great introduction to the X-Men. It's definitely worth adding to your collection if you're a fan of the movie or the others I mentioned. It has some pretty good special features. The Hugh Jackman screen test was cool, and I was scratching my head wondering why a couple of the deleted scenes were not included in the final cut.Now if only they would get off their duffs and get rolling on the sequel. (Which, I hope, is better than the later Superman and Batman sequels!)
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Summary: X-cellent
Review: I enjoyed this movie more than I ever thought I would in the theater and have enjoyed showing the DVD to people who had real doubts about its ability to entertain them at all. This is a fun movie, but more than that, it fits in enough drama and characterization to rise about standard action fare. It didn't try to be brilliant, but it tried to be thoughtful and good and it succeeded. Few will proclaim it a masterpiece, including me, but I will call it entertaining fun with a soul. I have shown it to many non-comic people and have always been pleased by their surprisingly favorable feedback. For what it is worth, I hope the good folks at Fox are making another solid script and director Brian Singer priorities for the sequal. I hope they don't, but fear they will count on just the X-Men name to carry subsequent films because that is not what made this show financially successful or good.
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Summary: Good Long Awaited Film
Review: This is a very good film. I hope they make another. Patrick Stewart is what acting is all about. DVD extras are very good.
Rating:
Summary: Excellent DVD, Excellent Entertainment, fun for fans and new
Review: I was thoroughly looking forward to this movie when I heard it was coming out and thought that the Director and Actors definitely did the characters justice. It has always been very hard to bring comic book characters to the big screen believably and not let them stay too 2 dimensional. Except for some of the poor wirework with the flying characters the special effects were excellent and the sets were extremely well done. This was definitely a star making vehicle for Hugh Jackman, but Halle Berry will always look good on the movie posters. I sure hope they can flesh out her role in the next chapters of these characters. The little snippet they had cut out of the movie (but shown in the DVD extras) as she teaches the class was not enough for you to get to know her character. I am sure they will do better with the Cyclops and Jean Grey characters as well. Mystique (Rebecca Romjin-Stamos) was definitely a great she is so bad, but looks so good character. Hope to see her again too. Everybody go get this movie. You can watch it over and over again, its PS2 compatible and just plain fun. (Buy it and let's make sure they make another one).
Rating: 
Summary: HONESTLY I DOZED OFF AFTER 30 MINUTES OF THIS RUBBISH
Review: BEFORE I SAW THIS FILM I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN AND ACTION PACKED. IT WAS BORING. IT WAS A 100 MINUTE FILM AND 90 MINUTES WAS TALKING. THE ONLY HALF DECENT THING WAS THE FIGHT ON THE STATUE OF LIBRETY BUT EVEN THAT WAS SHORT AND UNREALISTIC. PLEASE DO NOT BUY THIS FILM RENT IT TO SEE FIRST. WHAT A BORE
Rating: 
Summary: 15 years too late!
Review: It's really too bad the timing of this movie didn't coincide with the mid-80's when the X-Men were red hot. Hugh Jackman was a little better than I expected, but I expected so much more. The DVD's screen test with Jackman in it left you with little doubt that he is a true actor. But the acting he performed in his screen test was better than anything he did in the movie. It's ok at best...even if you are a die-hard X-Men fan.
Rating: 
Summary: Good Wolfish Fun
Review: No, this movie isn't a triumph of art. But it's very nice. The casting isn't perfect, either. Halle Berry is a cream puff, she doesn't have the amazon looks of the real Ororo Munro/Storm. Same for Anna Paquin -- she's no woman, just a little runny-nosed girl, which is very disappointing. But then again, the story involves her earliest introduction to the X-Men organization. What does make the movie is everyone's favorite bad boy, Wolverine. Hugh Jackman steals the show in his movie debut, but what do you expect from a stage actor -- the man can act. You don't doubt him for a second. His story is very interesting too. The depiction of the X-Men school is great. So is the depiction of Magneto, Sabretooth, and did I mention Wolverine? He's the MAN. You'll notice the pace of the movie accelerates towards the end, but otherwise it's a good flick.
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Summary: Better than I expected.....
Review: This movie was actually pretty good for a comic-book movie, or any action movie for that matter. Some of the people who gave it one star apparently don't know how to listen well to the big talking heads on the movie-theatre screen.....how the mutants "got" their powers is "explained." Um, they were like, born with them? Duh? That's what a mutant is, a chromosomal abberation. Secondly, people complain about either not enough action or not enough character development. It was OBVIOUS the focal point of the story was Wolverine and Rogue. Their story was the fulcrum point for the whole film and a way to get the ball rolling for following movies. These two characters were developed really well, and I felt satisfied with the exposition of the others considering their most outstanding personality traits were touched upon. Also, this movie had more to offer than just action and comic-book icons. It really portrayed how cruel the dehumanization of those different from ourselves can be. This lesson was balanced with the message of non-violent protest and change through understanding and education, rather than annihilation and force. The viewer can sympathize with both Xavier's and Magneto's (yes, that's their names :P) causes, but one realizes that Magneto has been possibly hopelessly scarred by his persecution at the hands of Nazis, and he refuses to let his hatred and anger go and channels them into a very deadly, inhumane cause. There were some problems, of course. How come Xavier didn't know there was a mutant in the academy? Maybe he has to focus on what he's looking for, I don't know, but that threw me off. Also, some of the lighting was really bad. It was most noticeable in shots of Famke Jannsen (Jean Grey). The unflattering shadows actually made her look quite unattractive at times. Also, in the scene where Magneto has Rogue in the big "mutant-o-matic" at the end, Scott and Jean argue about "taking a shot," and Jean keeps telling Scott to wait. For what, praytell? I still can't figure this out, and I hope someone else here understood what they were quibbling over. I also found Halle Berry's performance a bit lacklaster on more than one occasion, and her white wig really should have been constructed better. And of course, Sabretooth and Wolverine flew JUST a wee bit too far when they jumped or were pummeled by 2x4's. All in all, however, this movie accomplished its aims, I think, and was well done, especially in comparison with Batman and Robin, the latest teeny-bopper horrors, and Battlefield Earth, to name a few.
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Summary: even longtime fans of the comic will like this one
Review: This is a beautiful, dark film that is perfectly cast. The X-men and all their struggles really come alive in this one, along with some great action sequences and effects. I have read this comic for nearly 35 years, from its beginnings to the present day. Never would have I expected that these characters could be portrayed with any depth on the screen! But they are in this film, from Wolverine to Cyclops. Brilliant. And better than all the other attempts to bring comics to the screen.
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Summary: True to the Characters, but not the Comic Timeline
Review: Comic fans beware-it's not a perfect adaptation of the comic books. But the setup for the school is the way I'd always dreamed of the Xavier Institute as being; filled with kids, human and mutant, who are all learning and growing up together. The camios of Kitty Pride, Pyro and Jubilee are there to be watched for, and Iceman, though too young, is a great character. Patrick Stuart is the perfect Xavier, and Hugh Jackman is the only person to play Wolverine. It was a wonderful story to behold, and I look forward to the sequel.
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