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Summary: Let me see that middle claw again...
Review: This is a movie I'd been looking forward to ever since rumors of its production started circulating on the Internet. And it's a movie that fans of the comic books have been waiting for over 30 years to see. Well, after all of this time, I think we can mostly thank George Lucas for developing the technology necessary to bring an incredible action film like this to life. "X-Men" is every bit as good as I knew it would be, just watching the previews at the movies. Just by the way the story was explained in the three minute preview, I knew that Bryan Singer was going about this the right way, which is ironically like the way the animated series went about it when it first debuted. I think I can give a lot of the credit to the cast picks, and the performances from Hugh Jackman (the best Wolverine we could've hoped for), Anna Paquin (a younger but nevertheless effective Rogue), and of course Patrick Stewart who beamed down from the Enterprise to become part of another successful franchise. Never blink during this movie - you might miss something. But I can't help but wonder what would be different if they had given Bryan Singer the extra six months he originally had... Maybe that grinding swing around one of Lady Liberty's crown-thorns wouldn't look so... unrealistic. Was I the only one who noticed that the claws looked like pasty white straight lines and Jackman looked like he wasn't even there? I didn't think so...
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Summary: SECRET SCENE HIDDEN IN DVD
Review: Forgot to add this to my review, but there is a HIDDEN "Spider-Man" scene in the DVD. It's pretty short but funny. Here's how to access it: In the SPECIAL FEATURES menu, select the THEATRICAL and TV TRAILERS. Highlight TRAILER A but do not enter it, simply push and hold the LEFT key pad and a ROSE will suddenly appear. Select the rose and you'll get to see the scene. Also, in the ART Menu, Wolverine's Dog tags will appear which will take you to production drawings of a character called BEAST and a character called THE BLOB. Enjoy!
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Summary: One of my favorite movies of 2000!
Review: I love every minute of this movie! The acting, the special effects, the action, and the important themes make a great total package. The DVD is a treasure chest of special features, though I would rather view those features without having to endure repeated viewings of the tiresome clip that introduces them.
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Summary: Good movie; 10 minutes overrated
Review: I really liked this movie at the theater and on DVD. However, the additional 10 minutes of footage that is so prominently displayed and advertised on the DVD was very disappointing. I watched the whole movie wondering what scenes were added only to realize later that the scenes were not part of the actual movie. You can view the individual scenes seperately or change a setting on the DVD to let you know where an extra scene would have been and you can trigger it to play via remote but it does not match up. The scenes themselves were pretty good, but I feel I was mislead by the advertising.
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Summary: X-Men Movie is the #1 Movie To Me
Review: i thought it was well done. all the actors and actress fitted the roles real well. the dvd is hot. i like all of the features. i am getting used to the letterbox edition. i just wished they an option to where you could switch it back and forth from letterbox to regular and vise versa. bryan singer did a real fantastic job. my fav is james marsden as cyclops. i thought the scenes were awesome. well i really liked it. i was waiting for the movie and the vhs and dvd to come out. i think it is #1 movie of all time with me.
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Summary: Pleasing, high-quality entertainment . . .
Review: Last summer, I went to see this film with a group of friends, having never watched a single episode of the show or read a single comic book. Naturally, I had to have some things explained to me--like the background or significance of certain characters, or the meaning of certain jokes--like comments pertaining to "yellow spandex."However, I found the film to be fun and entertaining. I thought the story-line about evolution and the fear and suppression of a group of minorities to be fascinating and significant, and I enjoyed the opening sequence about the WWII concentration camp. The special effects are superb, and there is enough action to appeal to mainstream audiences. Never before have I seen a movie that can be simultaneaously appealing to both mianstream audiences and a cult-following group of people. Although I find some of the speculative technology in the film to be a bit hokey and unrealistic, I think that the movie is pleasing to both new viewers and old audiences alike. The DVD itself is first class, with enough bonus material to please anyone.
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Summary: Movie far better then the shows
Review: I have always hated the show X-Men, everyone else liked but i didn't. It was a few of my friends who got me to see this movie i wasn't expecting it to be good at all. But ti turns out that i liked it more then they did. Great special effects and the characters play their parts well. They left the ending open for a sequal which they're already making. The script was good, funny and told us the story of these mutants well. It's action packed throughout and it sucks you in right from the beginning. A great moie for all, highly recommended.
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Summary: One of the Best Movies I've seen
Review: From the cool looking box to the actual movie, X-Men is one of the best movies I have ever seen. The casting in this movie was excellent. Patrick Stewart makes the PERFECT Professor X just as Halle Berry makes the Perfect Storm. Another thing I liked about the movie is that the creators decided to have the X-Men wear black suits instead of the colorful ones that are in the comic books. This really helped the visual appeal of this movie, because it seemed less like a comic book and more like a movie. The acting is this movie was suprisingly good as well, Xavier, Rogue, Storm and Magneto did a spectacular job as well as the other characters who are not well known actors (at least not to me.) The special effects in this movie were done perfectly, and were used in the right place at the right time. Nothing was overdone in this movie. I guess if I could find one bad thing about this movie is the fact that there were limited characters on each side, the X-Man in this movie were Storm, Wolverine, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Storm, Rogue and of course Charles Xavier. On the other side, there was Sabertooth, Toad, Mystic and Magneto. However, from the talks I have been hearing, there WILL be a sequel and they will more than likely feature more characters. I am hoping that the sequel will be just as good or possibly even better than the original. I give this one 4.5 stars.
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: I'm not an x-man fan and in fact, never heard of the comic strip until this movie was made. But I thought it was pretty good and really enjoyed it. So you don't have to know anything about the comic to enjoy this film and understand what's going on.
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Summary: Xcelent Movie
Review: X-Men is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Although the movie is a little too short, it is still a beautifuly crafted movie with great acting and great directing. A must-see!!
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