The PERFECT Comic-Book-to-Big-Screen Adaptation! FINALLY!

Rating: 8/10 (12 July 2000)

I admit I was skeptical going into "X-Men." I feared the plot and acting would be too melodramatic, the characters would be too one-dimensional, and the action sequences would be too over-the-top, as is usually the case with Marvel Comics movie adaptations. In short, I went into the theater expecting "Batman & Robin" (a true travesty of the film industry). Instead, what I got was a pleasant cinematic surprise equaled only by last year's "The Matrix."
My wife, an X-Men newbie, and I, a 20-year veteran of the comic books, both LOVED "X-Men!" With its perfect blend of plot, characterization, acting, and action, "X-Men" takes its place as THE best comic-book-to-big-screen adaptation I've seen. Gone are the campy moronics of the "Batman" franchise, the cheesy special effects of the "Superman" films, and the myriad things that made all previous Marvel Comics films (except "Blade") so heinously unwatchable! "X-Men" doesn't just hit a home run for comic book movies, it hits a grand slam!
In my opinion, "X-Men" is THE summer movie of 2000! My only complaint is that I have to wait who know HOW long for a sequel...