Peoples
Reviews For The X-Men
maymay
score = 90
Two things to note: first off, there are two ways to view this movie: As a
summer movie-goer, or an X-men fan. For the summer flick seekers, this
movie is the best one out there (unless you count Gladiator as a summer
release). It's got everything from long action sequences in exciting
environments to cynical humor to dazzling special effects. Head in with a
bucket of popcorn, leave your at the door and enjoy! For the X-Men fan:
I'm not a lifelong X-men expert, but I know enough to confirm that Hugh
Jackman's Wolverine was so perfect, I almost believed those claws were
really his! Hats off to the other members of the cast as well. Especially
noteworthy are Patrick Stewart (Prof. X) and Ian McKellan (Magneto),
who--while being a bit more philosophical during the movie than their
characters were in the original--brilliantly personified their factions'
ideals and motives. I would have given this movie a score of 100 had it
not been for the UNDERUSE of Storm (Halle Berry), Jean Grey, and the
slightly anticlimactic ending. Bottom line: You can't go wrong!
Rich
score = 90
I LOVE the comic. Forget the comic. I'm an adult now and this was
just a great movie. In all seriosness, if you have never heard of
the X-Men before and love great sci-fi, check it out. It is an
extremely inellegent adaptation of the comic. 10 years ago my brother and
I said that Stewart would be the best Xavier. You can actually feel
Rouge's isolation. They have created a franchise that will last if
they can keep the characters as HUMAN as thay have portrayed them here.
If you know the comic, you know there is a lot of potential for Mystic to
help this continue. A great new world has been set up for us to
escape to. Enjoy it!!!
eden
score = 70
Fun to watch, although plot is derivative. Some talky stretches with
missed opportunities for some intellectual thought and references since
this science fiction could be even more allegorical than it is. Most
parts played very well but Halle Berry underplayed her role.
robert
score=100
I have been a huge X-men fan for years and I just wanted to thank Brian
Singer and the cast(especially Hugh Jackman) for making this movie more
than we could have asked for.
rob
score = 100
I think that you critics overanylized this movie. You went in
looking so hard for flaws that you missed a genuinly well made movie.
I would love to see one of you make a better big screen rendition of a
comic. The story was solid and the special effects were mind
boggling. I only wish that I never get stuck next to you guys in a
theater.
Wendy
score = 100
Not knowing much about the X-Men, comic books or otherwise, I found the
movie to be exciting & well done. It had my attention from beginning
to end. I wished it was longer and can't wait for a sequel. My husband
said it went right along with the original comic except for Magneto's
helmet.
tengu17
score = 80
I was shocked to find that at the end of the film, I was actually pleased
with the job that had been done. comic based films are usually so badly
handled and all of their serious potential seem to always get watered down
for the sake of simply making a big toy commericial. In the X-men Movie
the charactor interaction made for a great show, my wife (who hates all
sci-fi) even enjoyed it and even stated that it would make an interesting
ongoing television seris! My applause to the director for putting together
an exceptional cast and for knowing where to draw the line between
presenting a fine little story and marketing exploitation!! beautiful
job!! I only hope that the people working on spider-man are paying
attention..........let's hope
Gaijin
score = 100
As an X-men reader for over 20 years... I bought the First appearance of
Wolvie at a 7-11!!, The movie was GREAT! I did notice a few non-comic book
related boo-boo's but hey, It was still a great movie. Professor X could
have had a more active role in the movie but the role of Wolvie more than
made up for it. Hugh J is Wolvie...Alittle tall but call him Logan Jackman!
Will be one of the first in line to see the next one. Hell now I'm going
to break out the old comics again for old times because of the movie. By
the time I get done, The next X-Men should be out.
Wyatt
score = 90
Well...I saw the movie yesterday...twice! Both times, the crowd cheered at
the finish. I was very pleased and can find very little to criticize.
Every actor did a good job and some (Anna Paquin, Hugh Jackman) did great
jobs! The only one I was worried about going in was Ian (Magneto). He put
my fears to rest immediately. I loved the tension between Cyclops and
Wolverine...it set up some great one liners from Jackman and Cyclops
managed to keep his dignity despite being the butt of the jokes. Ray Park
was awesome as Toad (a character I had no interest in going in), his fluid
movement sold the character. Mystique was wicked! She would cause me to
lose control of my bladder if I met her in a dark alley! <G> She
jumped off the screen at me. Although I agree that Wolverine
did seem to have a little bit too much trouble fighting Mystique and
Sabretooth, I won't quibble about it. I'll see the movie at least twice
more! <G> Great job to everyone involved in this project!
carina
score = 60
I thought the movie was basically good. It had great action sequences. But
I was really disappointed with the way Rogues character was portrayed. In
the comic book Rogue would fight along with the X-Men, she was not the
helpless victim that needed to be saved as portrayed in the movie. I was
also disappointed with the fact that cyclops rarely fought. They gave
Cyclops a very weak role in the movie.
Timothy Carr
score = 90
Being a true X-Men fan i can honestly say i loved this movie, because it
tells the tale of something i truley care about. I have grown up and
fall in love with the stories and characters of the famous Marvel comic,
so i do have some bias towards the movie. If i was a person, who
previously knew nothing about X-Men..i would have thought this to be a
"boring" movie. Knowing of the X-Men genre...so much more
could have been done with the movie..besides the minor details that were
wrong, but i could looked aside like Wolverine has to be shorter...Sabertooth
and Wolverine are both product of the Canadian Weapon X program, meaning
they both worked together.. those elements should have been explored..but
still its hollywood i can get over it..but still it should have "WOW"ed
me...and it really didn't...maybe next time they will get some brains and
get the talented writers..and planners behind X-Men..because think about
it..why is X-Men so popular..because of the great minds at MARVEL..not
some yuppie ego-powered screenwriter who has never even read the comic..oh
well..maybe us fans should make our own movie
Remy27
score = 100
Stop searching for the best summer movie of 2000, because the X-men have
arrived! Hugh Jackman played THE Wolverine! Mystique was
simply awesome! The plot has it all, a truly great piece of writing.
Even as a 15 year fan, I never thought I would come out laughing from the
X-men movie. Singer must be a genius to pull this off so exsuitely.
Everyone in the movie theater stood up and applauded, and walked out
talking about how they wanted more. Hey, the score says it all, just
GO SEE THIS MOVIE. Only giant ticket sales will ensure a sequel, which is
exactly what this movie deserves.
Tom27
score = 100
As a fifteen year fanatic of the X-men comics, I have had a lot of time to
think about what would make a great X-men movie. What Bryan Singer
displayed however was completely beyond my expectations. It seemed
to me that Dougray Scott's (originally cast to play Logan) scedule
conflict was a blessing in disguise. Hugh Jackman shines in this
film with his near perfect portrayal as Wolverine. Patrick Stewart and Ian
McKellan were simply awesome as Xavier and Magneto. If I wasn't a
big fan, these are the guys that would grab my attention in this movie.
Xavier and Magneto's history and current struggle unfold beautifully in
this film. I however have always been a Wolverine fan and now I
always will be. Hugh, you ROCK! Trust me folks, this guys going
places. Great special effects and kudos to the sceenplay as
well. Everyone else in the cast was really good. I just wish I could
have seen more of characters like Jean and Storm, but I'm sure Bryan
Singer will rectify this in the sequel. Oh yes, there will be a
sequel. If your someone who's debating on seeing this movie,
here's an interesting note: I saw this movie with seven other people, my
parents (54 and 55), my two friends (20 and 22), my sister and boyfriend
(both 27) and my 8 year old nephew. Everyone came out loving it and all
wanted more. But I'm sure tha t was Bryan Singer's plan all along.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE!! Sorry I wrote so much, but I loved this movie SO
MUCH! Thank you, Bryan Singer, for portraying these great characters with
so much dignity and taste, and for the outstanding casting. I know
that I speak for all of us die-hard fans out there who wanted a great
film, and got one.
Thomas Siterlet
score = 80
A worthwhile effort. I've been a fan since X-MEN #1 back in 1963, and
think Singer did a great job. I look forward to the sequals -if Singer (or
someone with his vision & dynamic) does it. No Joel Schumakers need
apply.
Doctor
score = 100
I have only read one xmen comic, but am an absolute fan of the cartoon
series, I personaly thought the xmen movie was a fantastic film. My
favourite character is wolverine and I must say to anyone who is a big fan
of wolverine you have to see this movie and even if you arn't you will be
once you've seen it. I truly believe Mr Jackman has made the character
{wolverine} his own and cannot imagine anyone else in the role now after
seeing the movie. I hope that their will be plenty of sequals, enough even
to give the bond saga some competition and that in the sequals they bring
in some of the other great characters such as gambit, beast and Mr
sinister to name but a few.
V
score = 100
I went to see that movie yesterday. I was totally blown away. It was
incredible. The special effects were amazing. All the characters were the
best. It is so worth seeing!
Gokmen
score = 100
Action packed through out the movie. Always keeps you on your toes. Great
acting by the cast. They did a really great job on reflecting the cartoon
characters on the movie. Perfect X-men movie. Nothing more can be
expected. I'm sure there'll be a sequal because its x-men. I'm sure
there'll be more then the sequal.
Jenna P
score = 100
x men was very acction packed and funny too.It also was alot like the
comics and the animated cartoons like wolverine he had everything well
except the yellow spandex and blue hair Everyone else looked good jean
grey,cyclops,storm.well there was one person Rogue she looked nothing like
her,and i did not like who played as her rogue was an adult not a kid.I
liked Wolverine the best because he is cool and the Hugh Jackson is a cool
guy he is Kinda Cute but not as cute as Russell Crowe but anyway the movie
was Awesome!!!!!
Lucas
score = 30
I don't get it. Why did Magneto mumble all of the time, and call
Professor X all of those stupid names? Come on...Magneto would never
call people names like "punk" and "poop-face".
That was highly insulting to the character and comic which spawned this
lie of a movie. Wolverine was close to be portrayed realistically, but his
butt is NOT that tight in the comic. Not that I'm a great butt-judge
but... Wolverine is a badger of a man, who, while having muscles, is more
down to earth and should be portrayed as such. Why did he never
smoke cigars or engage in sexual relations with Japanese women?
Disappointing. Mystique is NOT a scaly critter. Toad is NOT a
dazzling whoop-butt phantom menace. Where was Psylocke? I
would have settled for Jean in a thong, but this movie
"adaptation" could not even deliver the essentials of X-men
richness: barely clothed women who can read your mind. Senator Kelly was
not portrayed well at all. Where were his powers? I, being the
tried and true X-men fan that I am, was definitely insulted by this
complete departure from X-men reality. I have so much to complain about
with this movie. It had the same effect on me as the Batman movie
with Lawrence Fishburn and Tim Conway: a sense of monotonous dread spiced
with the collective movie-attending audience loudly criticizing it during
the viewing. Hugh Jackson, you are a terrible director. Go back to
vaccuming hotel rooms, you deluded rapist of my childhood comic fantasies.
shane
score = 90
as someone who has waited to see wolverine sink claws into sabretooth in
live action since i was about ten i was not let down the characters were
all well cast and action was awesome great sneak in (jubilee iceman etc.)
i would have given it a perfect score except for its only two bad
points - mixing characters from different x-men eras and the big one in my
book , no collossus which would have pushed this movie way into the
excellent zone still head and shoulders above any comic book movie
especially batman
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