Best comic adaptation to date

Rating: 7/10 (7 August 2000)

Right up there with Superman and Batman, X-Men is a winner. The movie is extremely loyal to the comics, making minor changes but leaving big details (example: origins) intact. The cast is excellent, especially Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin were also good. Of course, like most big budget films, this film has very impressive special effects. I also liked the in jokes (What would you prefer Yellow Spandex?). People who have never read the comics are not going to understand the movie's plot like a fan would. Even fans who did not like the film at least understand it. By the way, there is reason X-Men is on the top 250 list at the time of this writing... it's that good. X-Men will surely bring on sequels (thank you) and inspire other projects (Superman 5) to get made. Hopefully, the sequels will continue to be as good as this film.