X-Men

(2000)





Todd Says:



4 STARS



I know that this one is old, and it's probably hard to remember it in the shadow of some of this summer's latest super-hero movies, but it wonderful. X-Men has everything you could hope for from a comicbook adaptation movie or from an average action adventure flic.



I truly believe that this one is good enough not to be graded on any kind of comicbook movie curve. It has a good original story as well as a great ensemble cast. The movie takes time to explain who is who and what is what to those of us who didn't read the comicbooks, but it also moves along at a quick pace so there is never any danger of getting bored.



I think that this is a great choice for about anyone, especially fans of action.

Alexis says:

4.5 STARS

Before this summer's The Dark Knight this was far and away my favorite super hero movie, it didn't hurt that I grew up loving the X-Men, especially Rogue (who is an increasing disappointment in each sequel).

The thing is that other than Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart and Halle Berry who hardly did any speaking in this film, most of the actors were basically unheard of at the time. Jackman does a great job as Logan/Wolverine which could be the reason that his career has picked up in the years since the first X-Men release.

Everything about this Marvel Superhero movie is dead on. The story, the action sequences, and the even the acting makes it in my eyes one of the best unrivaled movies of it's genre, which do well at the box office and don't usually leave me all that satisfied. I am not sure how this movie did at the box office but it is one of about 3 "comic" book movies that I truly enjoyed.

If you are into hero action flicks and you somehow missed this one you should sign onto Netflix of Blockbuster tonight, this is one of the best of it's type.