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Summary: Could've Been a 5 star movie but...
Review: I have been a comic book fan for a long time, escpecially Marvel Comics fan and I love X-Men. I love the characters and the basic plot and everything. I was very excited also about the movie... really excited! When I saw it in theatres, I loved it. It's one of my favorite movies but the movie does have flaws and things that shouldv'e been taken out and put in. In my opinion, I thought that the movie was too short. 1 hour 30 min is not enought for a movie like this. I was disappointed on that part. But what disappointed me also was the amount of bad guys. The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants shouldn't have had only four bad guys: Magneto (of course you need him), Toad (I'm not a fan of him), Sabretooth (he's cool), and Mystique (totally cool). They shouldv'e added in maybe the Juggernaut or even the Blob. But what was overdone in the movie was the amount of attention focused on Wolverine. I think they put WAY TOO MUCH attention on Wolverine. And about the action and fight coordinating; I think they could've done some for fight scenes and better action, maybe between Jean Grey and Mystique, or more Wolverine and Sabretooth. Same goes for the music. The music kind of [stinks] being energetic classical. They should've chosen Danny Elfman to do the music or Don Davis who did the Matrix (that would be perfect). And the use of Senator Kelly was bogus. Senator Kelly isn't cool nor is he significent in anyway. They should've either had it been Senator Kelly or the Sentinels. I'd choose the Sentinels. But in any way, "X-Men" is a great movie. "X-Men" is a well-made and X-tremely cool movie. Worth the money!
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Summary: Xcellent!!!
Review: First of all I have not read any of the Xmen comics or aware of how much this film devotes to the comics. I did enjoy the cartoon series and was looking forward to seeing this movie at the cinemas and was not disappointed. I tend to judge movies based on comic book characters differently because I expect a certain amount of corny action and story telling. I was a little disapointed not to see certain characters such as Gambit, Nightcrawler, Juggernaut, The Blob, Appocolipse (I could go on and on), however I hear that more characters will be introduced in the upcoming Xmen 2. Overall I thought this movie was great and like rate this review based on this fact and the DVD features.
If you like good comic book character based movies then this is for you (such as Blade, Spiderman, and Batman NOT The Phantom, Spawn, or the rest of the Batman series). However it depends on how much of a fanatic you are about the movie being faithful to the comic book it was based on.
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Summary: OMG, FABULOUS!
Review: Okay, I didn't know this was a comic book, I hadn't ever heard of it but I was blown away! Everyone in this movie was perfect, wonderful, you fell in love with all of them, hell I even loved the bad guys. This cast and this story was incredible. Anna Paquin and Hugh Jackman's chemistry as Rogue and Wolverine was INCREDIBLE, I'd watch the movie just for their scenes alone but Halle Berry and Patrick Stewart who I've grown up loving, Framke, everyone in this movie. James Marsden was fabulous, I hope that's how you spell his name, Ian, oh my God, this was SO good and I am dying for the next one. Please see it, it's a great action flick with a lot of emotion in it, a lot of connecting and a lot of chemistry, it's got everything good, humor, it's fabulous. See it. BUY IT!
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Summary: Flaws in X-men make it a movie to rent.
Review: I cant believe all the excitment everyone made over this movie. I thought that there were some parts in the movie that really kept to the comic books. However I was really disappointed when I saw this at the movies. I was expecting the original X-men and then some. I was expecting Gambit to be in this and I thought Rouge was too young. In the comic books it shows her being older. The movie was ok but it was made up of anticipation of the movie coming out. If you want good movies that have been taken from comic books buy Blade, The punisher, The phantom, etc. Just rent this movie first and then if you like it then buy it.
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Summary: Great Movie! Better than SPIDER-MAN! Acting top notch!
Review: I enjoyed this movie at the theater but felt like the story was a little difficult t follow (like reading the comics). I rented the DVD, however, and now I can appreciate the X-men like so many others! Despite some fine special effects (I particularly liked the scenes when Storm lets loose with her powers) and a worthwhile script (Thank goodness), the acting is what stands out and makes the movie a classic. Of course, Patrick Stewart is wonderful as Dr. X! Ian McKellen is more than superb as the villain- WOW! The final of the "Big Three" is Hugh Jackman who plays Wolverine (Logan). I didn't shine too much at first to Jackson, and thought he couldn't pull off the most interesting comic character, but he did by showing toughness and a lot of heart, just like Woverine. Fun, fun, fun movie...........Can't wait for the sequel!!!
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Summary: More Than 5 Stars
Review: Wow. This is the BEST movie ever. It felt like they weren't mutans, but special people with great powers. My favorite character was Storm (I want those powers!). If you like the "cartoon" X-MEN, then you'll like this movie. I think it's so great that you'll watch it more than one time (I can't even count how many times I watched it). This movie was done very well and the special effects were really great. I don't know what else to say, but here are some things about stories of the characters. Storm: is my favorite and she has the power to controll the weather and that is how she can levitate (by using the wind). In this movie she is played by Halle Berry. In the movie she was a teacher at the Xavier School for the Gifted (I think that was the name). She is just great. in the movie she uses her powers and that was why I re-watched it for countless times. The Beast really seems to hate her (you know the Beast that fights with Walverine and trys to brake Storm's neck). Storm is the best! Cyclops: has the power to beam something out of his eyes and in the movie you don't even get to see his eyes. He has a problem with Walverine because Walverine likes his girlfriend (Jean). That's about all about his, and he was also one of the first students at the Xavier's school (including Jean and Storm). Jean: has the power to move things with her mind and can also read minds. She is Cyclop's girlfriend and one of the first students at Xavier's school. She came close to danger of dieing when she tried to use Xavier's machine for finding new mutants. She is the one that Wolverine likes. Wolverine: has the power to heal quickly and also has sharp metal coming out of his hands (not his mutant power but a result os an expiriment on mutants. He likes Jean and says some "bad" and funny things to Cyclops. He has a painful past that Jean sees when she trys to read his mind. Rogue: has the power to steal powers and life essences of others. She is very close to Wolvarine (a father-daughter relationship). She is very powerful and Magneto trys to use her for his evil plan, that could indeed destroy lives. She is around 16 and 17 years old. Xavier: he is not important but he has some helpful powers and he helps the other characters in this movie. He also has some problems with Magneto. The Evil Mutants: Magneto is the leader and with him, there are four of them. Some of them also have interesting powers (especially Mystic). Buy it, enjoy it, watch it countless times. This is such a great movie.
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Summary: An action movie with a little bit of everything else.
Review: The first thing I have to say about "X-Men", and the only thing I really need to say, is that what makes it good is that it`s very creative and a lot more human than other action movies. Unlike when people came out of "Spiderman" saying, "I wish I had super powers so I could save the world," this movie portrays the heroes as being cursed as well as gifted with their mutant abilities and makes them characters seem more believable.
I wasn`t familiar with the details of the story of all the X-Men when I came into the theatre, but I knew of Wolverine, and the unanimated version of Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman, known mostly in this movie as Logan, is an awesome character who steals scene after scene. He often shares the screen with Anna Paquin, who plays the young Rogue that Logan becomes close to. And, staying loyal to the original X-Men story, he also takes a liking to Jean Grey, which causes a lot of tension between him and her boyfriend, Scott, known as the X-Man Cyclops. (This competition between them contributes to some of the funniest moments in the movie, such as when Logan seemingly displays his middle, um, blade at Scott.)
I like that there`s a lot of feelings between the characters and it`s not just a romance sub-plot like in the Batman movies. The romance is actually a pretty insignificant part of the movie. The friendships make the X-men seem like very good people and distinguishes them easily form the villians so that they`re not just humans with superpowers just like the mutants they fight. (Might I mention the villians are just as cool as the good mutants. If I had to pick my favorite mutant aside from Wolverine I don`t know if it would be a villian or a good guy.)
You should especially see this movie if you are a fan of the comics because the interpretation of the characters is extremely imaginitive, but even if you aren`t too familiar with X-Men you can really enjoy it anyway. And you should just see it no matter what because super hero movies are becoming extremely mainstream. See Spiderman for the action, but then go rent this because it`s a lot smarter.
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Summary: Mutant High
Review: It can be very difficult to take a popular comic and cartoon group and bring them to life. Both the X-Men comic and cartoon series are done in a fast paced mode that leaves little time to figure out what is going on before it takes you to the next scene. This movie is just the opposite of that. Being the first X-Men movie (we can hope that there will be others), it has to take the time to set up its characters so that we know what they are doing and why they are doing it. For fans of the fast paced action, this can be aggravatingly slow. But, to me anyway, it is well worth the wait. The movie centers mostly around Magneto, Professor Xavier, and Wolverine. Ian McKellen plays Magneto with a quiet reserve that may have been just a tad bit too reserved. Patrick Stewart fit the role of Charles Xavier so well that you would almost think the comic character had originally been drawn around him in the first place. However, the best performance in the movie was Hugh Jackson's portrayal of Wolverine. He perfectly brings the conflict that makes up the character of Wolverine for all of us to see and recognize. For fans of the comics and cartoon series, watching him is just pure fun. Though the plot line is a little on the flimsy side, the special effects are great and the dialogue is right on track. For the most part, the movie stays true to the history of the X-Men. This is well worth adding to your collection.
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Summary: 2 Hidden Features on this DVD
Review: 1.The first is found in the trailer and TV spot section. Move the cursor to select the Rose pattern in the background. This will take you to a short clip with another Marvel superheroes cameo. 2.The second is found in the Art gallery. Select the Wolverine Dogtag. This is a small gallery of sketches for 2 characters that were not used in the movie, but possibly in a sequel.
---- Region 2 Disc: Spiderman Outtake Goto dvd special features and choose tv and trailers section. Once loaded press left and the knight will appear in yellow.Press select and a special hidden outtake will appear.
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Summary: Looks like a pilot for a series.
Review: This is interesting, as I never read the X-Men. So I did not have any preconception or know if any of the charters are important or known.
The story is clear. You can tell the bad guys from the good. They do not try to mask anything and did an excellent job of telling the back-story. They picked the right actors for the parts and the actors did not over shadow the characters they played. You have to stretch your imagination a bit but it is worth it. The only drawback was the morals of you get what you ask for in spades.
Bottom line is it is worth watching once to say you saw it.
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