Telekinetically rose past my expectations...

Rating: 10/10 (14 July 2000)

When I saw the many previews of X-Men, being a follower of the comics, I was somewhat disappointed. They didn't even keep the costumes which to me was a somewhat big part of the X-Men, it was what separated each of them(aside from the powers, duh!). In the movie, apparently, they wore all black, taking away that uniqueness each had aside from their powers. They didn't have Angel or Beast even, characters there since the beginning. They had Rogue, but not Gambit(For me, you should have had both, not just one)! Moreover about Rogue, she didn't have that white hair you see in the comics(and even the cartoon) and she wore a cloak, not a leather jacket which she wore in the comics and cartoons!!! Mystique was naked the whole time(not that bad a thing) whereas she should have a costume, Sabretooth looked nothing like himself and who the hell was Toad?!
So upon arriving at the theater, I was expecting not much at all. However, I sure was wrong about the movie. The movie still captured many aspects of the comic even though it missed out on others. The conflict between Wolverine and Cyclops was great, Charles was as hopeful as ever with Magneto forever opposing him and Wolverine still had the thing for Jean! Even more, Rogue does happen to get her unique blotch of white hair in the end(If you want to know how, watch the movie, there will be no spoilers here)! The action was pretty cool, I was seeing some of my favorite super heroes come to life. Watching Wolverine break out those awesome adamantium claws of his was so damn cool! As was seeing Storm hit Sabretooth with a bolt of lightning and Cyclops hitting them with his optic blasts! The Toad wasn't bad either, but Sabretooth still needed some work. The plot was something really pulled out a comic book which I wanted & liked and the actors played their roles well enough for me. Even if you're not a fan, give X-Men a try, bub! It's not as bad as you may think.