Grand Entertainment, The old fashioned way

Rating: 8/10 (29 October 2000)

Let me first just say that I was a fan of X-men comics when I was a kid and used to read them religiously. So years later when I saw that an X-men film was coming out, I was ready to go straight away and relive old comic book memories. I was also ready to be dissapointed (Judge Dredd movie). However I can say that this film lived up to my expectations in just about every single way. The characters were as I remember them (except for Toad, I dont remember him) and Magneto and Professor X were both picture perfect. This film is how I used to remember block-busters being. Where heroes would do heroic things and bad guys were all powerful except for one thing, and a rousing music score would be playing at all the dramatic moments. Everyone (Except Anna Paquin) should be commended for their work on this film. The director obviously had read audience expectations and satisfied them to the hilt. One minor grip though, I would have preferred that rogue had died at the end, but thats just me.
All up an unqualified success.