Fantastically entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2009)

I'm too young to have ever read, or even had a glimpse at, any marvel comic, so I watched this movie having no clue about the X-men or their story. I only had other super hero movies to compare to, such as Spider-man and Fantastic Four.
X-men, in my opinion, doesn't compare to the other marvel films out there. Its a film on its own, not your average comic book adaption. It has more action than you could wish for, a brilliant cast of actors, and seems to have everything and more.
Other super-hero movies out there have a very 'power rangers' feel to them I feel, which make them too young and they hold back from the hardcore action we want to see, but X-men doesn't shy away from the violence, the occasional swearing, and the pure emotion and sense of actual danger and mystery that other super hero movies miss out on.
There is a real sense of threat throughout, which makes it so much more enticing and entertaining.
I thoroughly enjoyed it, from start to finish, each character was given their own part to play, their own meaning and given pretty much an equal amount of screen time, which I know the sequels ever so slightly lacked.
For the first in the trilogy, an excellent movie that I can easily watch again and again and not tire of. Its quick, full of action and funny one liners, really good acting... there't not one fault.
It's a movie to see and enjoy.