X-Men

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Summary: good movie
Review: I enjoyed this movie immensely. I am a big fan of movies made from comics, even the B-type ones (which this is not). This one is pretty good, and definitely sets itself up for sequals. I recomend it for anyone who enjoys comic book heros.

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Summary: Not enough
Review: I had grown up as a big fan of Marvel comics, the X-Men being a favorite. Although the movie was interesting, it seriously underscored the strength of the X-Men. Storm came across as a lightweight, and Wolverine was not himself. I thought it was a good movie, but again I feel that the strength of the X-Men themselves was too minimal. Magneto had his way with thme in the movie, and that is just not true to the story of the X-Men.

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Summary: The Best Comic Book Adaption Ever!
Review: This movie is by the far the best comic book adaption ever. I've been waiting for this movie for years and finally it arrived and did not disappoint.

The graphics were extremely cool, and the actor's, especially Patrick Steward made the movie worth watching more than once. This movie made you ask questions at the end, and left you wondering when the sequel will come out.

Let's hope the Superman Lives, and Spiderman live to up the quality of the X-Men.

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Summary: waste of time
Review: This movie is very simplistic and predictable, yet too violet for a young child to view. Some of the special effects are interesting, but not enough to make you forget how boring this movie is. I watched this movie with my husband and 2 sons, age 12 and 15. None of us liked it. I admit it is not my type of movie, but it could have been and SHOULD HAVE BEEN my sons type. They enjoyed the X-Men cartoon when they were younger.

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Summary: thank god for special effects
Review: Not much here I am afraid, and I am a big Sci Fi fan. The acting was atrocious with the notable exception of Mr Stewart who I assume got lost on his way to act in a more challenging movie. Yes the effects were great but they always are - computers dont forget their lines or miss their cues. I read somewhere that they are making a sequel - Why men?

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Summary: A marvelous film of a legendary Marvel property
Review: Marvel comics does not have the best track record when it comes to translating their popular comic book characters from the page to screen. I am happy to say that that trend has finally been broken with the release of 'X-Men' on DVD. While not entirely true to the mythos of the comic books, 'X-Men' presents the characters as realisticly as possible while keeping the message of tolerance and acceptance at the core. The cast embodies each character with their core qualities from the vicious savagary of Sabertooth to the exotic beauty and grace of Storm. As a film it is entertaining, as a DVD it is a treat! A wonderful array of extras awaits you to explore within the colorfully graphic menu found within Cerebro. I personally enjoyed Hugh Jackman's screentest and the extra scenes that did not appear in the original release (which can be viewed during playback of the movie or as separate scenes). I love this DVD!

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Summary: Just terrible...so terrible
Review: First, what was the point in the introduction in the movie where it's WWII Poland? Who cares about that?

Second, according to the comic books : Wolverine is alot shorter, meaner, and a better fighter. Rogue is older and taller-- not to mention more sexier-- plus she can FLY and lift up to 50 tons! Cyclops is older and muscular. Phoenix (Jean Grey) is extremely powerful! Storm has or had a mohawk.

Third, where's Nightcrawler? Colussus and Beast? Why was Storm played by Halle Berry-- she's too light skinned and not tall enough. They could've casted Iman or Naomi Campbell.

Fourth, why wasn't this movie played at it's original run time which has 80 minutes of footage cut out from it? The hell with the morons who have to sit through it and try to UNDERSTAND the movie. Let them see Batman 4.

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Summary: X-cellent
Review: X-men was a good movie. Perfect summer action flick for teenagers to see with their friends. Can't wait for the next movies.

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Summary: A Solid Edition of a Great Movie
Review: This was a very good movie. I've been reading the comic book for about twenty years now, and I appreciated the handling of both the characters and the themes. Of course, as a long-time reader, there were a few things I might have done differently, but to each his own creative vision. Several people who have not read the comic also enjoyed it, which led me to believe that this succeeds in just the right way, reaching beyond those of us who were already fans and engaging the general public. Handling comic books in the movies is always tricky, trying to stay true to the material, and not seem foolish at the same time. The right balance was struck with this movie, and I feel I can safely recommend this to anyone who enjoys action movies.

My only hesitation about the DVD is the extra ten minutes of footage. My guess is that there is better extra footage on the floor of the cutting room, and this doesn't add much to the movie. The real problem is the way the footage is spliced into the movie. Luckily, you can turn that option off and watch the movie as it was presented in the theatre, leaving the extra stuff for another time.

There are also two wonderful Easter Eggs hidden on the disc (most notably Hugh Jackman's screen test) that are certainly worth finding.

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Summary: Outside USA & Canada - beware!
Review: My chipped Panasonic RV60 player wouldn't read this disc. If you have a region 2 version of this player chipped for region 1, you may have to wait until Fox deign to release the region 2 version. Bet it won't have all the extras, though.