Waited 20 years for this.....

Rating: 10/10 (27 July 2000)

.....And I LOVED IT!!!! This was everything I have been dreaming about since I was 10 years old and read my first Uncanny X-Men comic book! For those of you who went to see this movie without knowing a single thing about the X-Men and were confused all I can say is this movie was NOT made for you! The die-hard fan was clearly the target for this movie and they scored a direct hit. I loved the opening scene showing Magneto's first use of his powers as an adolescent. And why didn't they explain all the other X-Men's origins? That's what the sequels will be for! This movie clearly focused on Magneto's hatred and fear of humanity and humanity at large's hatred and fear of mutants in general. The side stories of Jean Grey/Cyclops/Wolverine and Wolverine/Rogue were well handled and really brought the characters to life for me. I've seen some comments complaining there were 'inside' jokes that only fans of the comic books would get; huh? excuse me? 'Inside' jokes are MEANT to only be understood by true fans of the comics and TV series! Anyway I'm sure there are lots who disagree with me and that's great BUT I loved this movie and I am positive that anyone who has seen the TV series or read the comics whether in the last year or 30 years ago will love it as well. 10 out of 10 (in case you couldn't figure that out from my review!)