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Summary: The X-Men come to life!!
Review: People will always find every little detail to tear a film apart. Being a long time X-Men fan, I loved the movie for the pure joy of seeing the characters come to life. They were brilliant. The special effects were awesome and the DVD comes with great extras worth the price by themselves. My kids loved it and even my wife enjoyed the action and drama. A worthwhile addition to any DVD collection, X-Men fan or not.
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Summary: Great conversion, from comic to flick... except Magneto.
Review: The soundtrack was good, the action sequences everything I could have hoped for (the claws!! I had goosebumps), and the story was about par for the course. I watched it, and I saw a fine tradition of comics make it's first successful transition to the big screen. I was thrilled and excited. Like the first time Superman and Spiderman teamed up.
I have to say, that when I first heard about this movie, I was sure that "They" couldn't get the characters right. Well, I was 90% wrong. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Xavier were all magnificent. There were some adjustments made to ages of other characters, but that's okay. Every story teller changes things to suit their tale. I think Grace Jones would have made a better Storm/Ororo, but my opinion wasn't sought.
The only real flaw in the movie is the focal point on Magneto. The characterization was good, but the characterization of Magneto's ethics, the core beliefs, fell short here, and I was very upset. Magneto was/is a character whose goal differed from Xavier's in that he felt mutants should live apart from humans, instead of with and amongst them. His protectiveness of mutant-kind (Homo Sapiens Superior), and his perception of mankind (Homo Sapiens) as the equivalent of the Nazi Reich, was what kept him on the outside fringe of law and order. The character himself believe in justice, and honor.
So he wouldn't have played it the way he did in the movie. Eric Magnus Lensher would never have sacrificed someone else to do something that he could do himself. It was something that was integral to how he was seen by the world at large, and his own feelings about mutant brotherhood.
Keep in mind, this is all from the perspective of one who grew up on the tales of these heroes. From the fresh perspective of one uneducated/untainted (depending on your point of view) this is a good movie for action buffs, anime fans and those who like one-liners throughout.
So +1 star for the comic-fan's rating, as is for the movie... as is. Live well.
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Summary: A Beginners Guide to X-Men
Review: Overall, this was a good movie, considering what they tried to do. Compiling years of comic books into one movie and having it make sense is something that even the worlds greatest writers and directors can't accomplish without a few flaws. Die-hard comic book fans will immediatly recognize every error (and there are many), which spoils the movie for this (very large) percentage of the movie watchers. For the rest of you, the movie is a great show of special effects, and does a resonable job of showing what the X-men are, given the time restraints.
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Summary: great!!
Review: this was a great movie.my mom didnt like it,she thought it was
dumb,but i think it was good.
the acting in this movie was great,effects are great.
if you like this you will like titanA.E.
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Summary: Good Interpretation of The X-Men for the Masses
Review: The title says everything. I'm looking forward to X-Men 2.
Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: I love this movie for many reasons. For one the Marvel Universe has never done a movie this well except Blade. The movie tries not to be comic style and instead goes for a realistic approach. The characters could actually exist in our universe, no outrageous spandex tights or overly comical dialogue, actually quite mature and intelligent conversations and brilliant acting. DVD is loaded with good stuff too. Must buy for anyone with a lick of sense.
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Summary: Very entertaining.
Review: This is a really good action movie. While there are traces of romance, it does not contaminate the real point of the movie: to entertain. The visual effects looked realistic enough, and it was great to see "non-mainstream" actors in the cast. Obviously the good guys win, but it is a pleasure to see how. This is a movie I could watch over and over again.
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Summary: TORMENTED ADOLESCENTS AS SUPERHEROES
Review: This is another in a series of modern superhero flicks that attempts to make itself relevant to today's social issues, but while films like the Mystery Men poke satire at being an adolescent misfit, the type that gets into comic books, and does it tongue in cheek, this film attempts to proselotyze about how hard it is to be accepted when you are gifted. The moral of the story in this film is black and white and it lacks the the insights of the Mystery Men or the character development for that matter.
The scenes itegrate the special effects flawlessely and its inherent watchability as well as the looks of the charcters are its strongpoints, the flip side is that the story moves too flawlessely and the whole film feels shallow, like a thirty minute TV episode.
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Summary: Burned out adolescents as superheroes
Review: The film is flawlessely made. My recollection of the X-men comic book series is a bit vague, but it seems close to the concept. like all science fiction this one attempts to preach a moral along with the fable, the tried and true one about accepting people with differences, but the message lacks the sophistication of the Mystery Men. Unlike other superhero films this one takes itself as a straight coin and does not attempt to create atmospheric moods of the Gotham City or The Crow. The film is fast paced like an hour long TV episode or a comic book; it raises the issues of the gifted and the creative being ostracized, but movesd too fast to explore it in any detail. The film loses a star for its shallowness and lack of character development, and another star for bringing in an obvious and heavy handed message.
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Summary: The lead actors make this film a classic.
Review: The four lead actors give wonderful performances. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen give the film an intelligence that you wouldn't expect from a comic book film. And Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin give the film real emotion. It's their relationship that defines the concept that the X-Men are tragic superheroes. He's a man who chooses to be a loner, she's a girl who's forced to be a loner. And though Jackman gave the most entertaining performance, it is Paquin who gives the best performance in terms of pure acting. She has to make you care about Rogue if you're going to care about the movie. And she does an excellent job of it. Paquin plays Rogue as a real teenage girl with a horrible affliction. You care about her because you believe her character. You feel for her.Director Bryan Singer should be applauded for casting these four excellent actors instead of big name stars or Hollywood bimbos. By going with quality, Singer tried to give the comic book genre intellectual and emotional weight. He succeeded. Great special effects, action, humor, and a great performance from the cast makes The X-Men one of the best comic book films, ranking alongside Batman and Superman. Let's just hope the X-Men sequels are better than the sequels to those films.
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