Enthralling, clever, exciting and action all the way through!

Rating: 9/10 (13 July 2000)

When I went into X-Men today (that's right...Australia got a movie BEFORE the US for, like, the first time!) I was preparing for a let down. I've been a huge fan of the cartoon, and up until a year or two ago, the comic. However, when I went in, even from the special effects at the very beginning, I was impressed. This is one of the very best movies ever! The story-line didn't move along too fast, nor too slow (as seen in some other comic-turned-movie-movies, eg Spawn) and every scene was written and performed well. The fight scenes at the end of the movie in and around the Statue of Liberty were absolutely amazing (I especially loved the fight between Mystique and Wolverine - at least, the first one...)
So yeah, it was an incredible movie that even someone who didn't have a clue that it was a comic before would get it. Enthralling, clever, exciting and action all the way through! A must see!