Looking forward to a sequal

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2000)

I thought the film X-men was brilliant. As a fan of the cartoon and comic books, I was really looking forward to seeing the motion picture. The parts were played well and I believe the correct actor for each part was chosen and that they played to the best of their outstanding ability. Fans of the cartoon will notice that favourite characters such as 'Beast', 'Gambit' and 'Jubilee' did not make profound appearances in the movie. At first I was shocked and annoyed that they had thoughtlessly left out these parts. However, now I can see some reasoning to it I appreciate the action taken. As this will undoubtedly be the first of at least one sequal, we can be sure to see our favourites in later editions of the series. An opener to a series, such as this film was, would obviously have to be a mere introduction to the plot, characters and general story. Therefore, I hope to see my personal favourite, 'Gambit', in the next film as, I'm sure, do many. If the sequal is only half as amazing as the first then I'm sure no one will be disappointed.