Redefines the Comic Book Genre!

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2009)

I've always enjoyed watching comic book and comic strip characters "come alive" on screen whether TV or movies. Even the cheesy serials of the 1940s & 50s were wonderful to watch as kids. With Spider-Man, and now X-Men, this genre has been reborn. As for X-Men, I couldn't agree more with the superlatives used by reviewers here. Brian Singer has given this film energy, style and class, sophistication, believability and he has raised the genre to a new level. Not being a previous X-Men follower I can say with honesty that he introduced us to the many X-Men characters and their world superbly and told a terrific story to boot. What a challenge that had to be! The cast is so perfect, from Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) on down to Sabretooth (Tyler Mayne) who we'd like to see more of. The special effects are absolutely dazzling, the music score, cinematography, everything is so perfect. Singer and his cast have made these complex characters believable and that alone is astounding. Kudos must go to Stan Lee (who has a cameo in the film), the genius behind X-Men and the Marvel Comics empire. Now his unique imagination can be shared with movie-goers. Even better is the fact that this is just Part 1 of a trilogy and hopefully there will be more X-Men films to come.