One of the best comic movies

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2003)

As a fan of X-Men I was very surprised at how good it was. After seeing how much they changed the costumes and which X-Men they were using and how they pretty much changed the real comic history I was a little nervous, but this movie blew me away. It had great acting, especially from Hugh Jackman who nailed Wolverine dead on, great special effects and a thought provoking story. What I liked about this too was the fact that the bad guy wasnt a true bad guy. Magneto, though a true villain, wasn't like your Joker or Green Goblin or anything like that. He wanted equality, though he wanted it in a very foreceful way, he wanted everyone to be equal in a land of intolerance. It was a great way to set up the saga of the X-Men. It wasnt like your regular comic movies where it's part of the movie discovering the powers of these characters and the rest is non-stop action. This story has the action, but more story telling and drama than anything. Bryan Singer's approach was great and I am anxiously awaiting X2 next month. Thusfar this one seems great and has a very thought provoking story. Next to the original Tim Burton Batman movie X-Men has to be the best comic movie ever made.