Not at all disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (28 August 2003)

Bryan Singer and an exceptional cast far exceed my expectations with this big screen translation of the famous comic. At first I had serious doubts about the look, the actors and the script. But once I saw the movie I realized that certain aspects of the comic had to be sacrificed for the story to be believably set, in film, in our reality. Yellow spandex wouldn't work(as cleverly pointed out in the movie). Ian McKellen, while my favorite actor, wasn't my first choice. However he excels at his role. As always.

If everyone wanted this movie to exactly mirror the comic, then it should have been a cartoon. As it is, this was supposed to be "real life" and certain realities had to be maintained. All in all, an excellent movie that far surpassed my expectations. Cheers to the cast and crew.