Big disappointment

Rating: 5/10 (21 July 2000)

When the sequel to this movie comes out (and it inevitably will, since the end of the film left it set up for that eventuality) please will someone beat me on the topside of my head if I ever even consider wasting my time and money and going to see it?!
I must start by saying that I am not a comic book fan, I am a MOVIE fan. Therefore, I have nothing to base whether this depicts the comic correctly, if it's true to the characters or much of the other debate that seems to be prevalent in these critiques. I went in there solely for sci-fi film entertainment and was hoping (expecting really) to see something on the calibre of last year's masterpiece "The Matrix", because of all the hype and great reviews. What a disappointment!
In my opinion, the characters were not interesting or developed enough to care about, the sets were typical, the costumes were unimaginative and the special effects were, well, can we just say, "Seen it, done it"? The only thing that I could say was outstanding was sound effects.

My friend that saw this movie with me said it was the worst movie that she had EVER seen...well, I can't be quite that harsh, but I only gave it a 5 and I would not recommend this movie to anyone.
I am basically dismayed about the lack of original films to come out this year. I guess the movie geniuses shot their wads last year and are resting their brains for the future.