Overlooked Comic elements actually make for better movie

Rating: 10/10 (15 July 2000)

Well, I've only waited six years for this movie and I was not disappointed. This is the best comic book movie since Batman! Sure there have been some good ones like Men in Black and The Mask but they were based on lesser known books. That means there are fewer fans to please. Well, Bryan Singer pleased me just fine with X-Men. I knew there was almost no way it could be bad, but I dared not hope it would be this good. A few complaints I foresee people making and why they won't matter - 1. Not enough development of Cyclops, Storm and Jean. True, but if every character had been given as thorough emphasis as Wolverine and Rogue received, the movie would have been two-and-a-half or more hours long and no one but big-time X-fans would have been entertained. Cyclops and Jean were handled well, we got a good fell for them. Storm was the only one who really suffered, but her battle scenes were reminiscent of Storm kicking butt in the comics. 2. The X-Men weren't powerful enough - Storm and Jean didn't have the same umph! they do in the comics, but let's not blow out the budget. Their powers were accurate and the movie probably couldn't go as over-the-top as comics do (that's why we still have comics!) 3. Backstory omissions - Sure, Rogue's connection with Mystique and Wolverine's relationship with Sabretooth in the comics didn't make it into the film, but so what? Both the villains were well done and more subplots would have slowed things down too much! And by the way - Hugh Jackman was a perfect Wolverine! Can't wait for part 2!!!!