Quality: Adamantium

Rating: 10/10 (4 November 2000)

First of all, I'm NOT a reader of the comics. I know most of the characters and some basic storylines, I've seen the old animated series and I will watch Evolution and I've read some issues, but I don't read the comics. I'm kinda new in the comic scene, but I know enough.
My favorite X-Man is Wolverine and I can't wait to see Hugh Jackman back in part two. Man, was he good! I also saw the original Wolvie, Dougray Scott, in M:I2, and although he was good, he couldn't have been better then Hugh. So in a way, M:I2 has done something right in the end.
Wolverine is without a doubt the main character of the movie. Singer has improved the concept of his claws: coming out of the knuckles and being bigger, they look staddier. Good job.
For the rest: not the best plot ever, but in this movie, the plot's not important. It's the characters that come to life, the great music, the strong cast and fantastic special effects. This movie is about the best comic book adaption ever and it's the start of a new line of such movies. X-Men 2 and 3, Spiderman, Spawn 2 (come on, part 1 sucked, it should've been more like the comics), Blade 2, Fantastic Four, etcetera. What I really mean is that the Stan Lee-style was not in this movie. I don't mean to disrespect Stan Lee, after all he created it, but his characters are always a little bit unreal and too happy and the uniforms look colorful and unrealistic. That's why I like the new X-Men suits.
What I also liked, were the references and quotes: humor. Toad imitating Darth Maul and thus imitating himself, the yellow spandex, Logan's disbelief about the names, and so on. Some details from the comics may have been changed or lost, but the result is great.
Conclusion: X-Men is an amusing, fascinating and good movie that's made for a sequel. If you haven't seen the movie yet: sorry for spoiling it, and now get the hell outta your chair and go see it!