Intense action flick.

Rating: 10/10 (29 June 2002)

This is what has started the comic adaptions of the Twenty-first Century. But what this great comic adaption has done is spanned the existance of the god-awful SPIDER-MAN. And since they are making a sequel, that makes it even worse.
But, let's talk about this movie. The cast is great, no one could have portrayed the X-Men better. Hugh Jackman is Wolverine, Patrick Stewart is Professor X, Ian McKellan is Magneto, Tyler Mane is Sabretooth, Ray Park is Toad, and Anna Paquin is Rogue. And let us just thank whoever it was that had the idea to make the cast wear black instead of the pathetically designed costumes of the cartoon series. The action sequences are pretty intense and some of the younger fans might want to stay away for a few more years, because for some reason they find it all way too scary. Even with the laughable SPIDER-MAN, some children found Willem Dafoe as the Green Goblin somewhat frightening. Hugh Jackman perfectly portrays Wolverine. He looks exactly like the cartoon character. The sequel will probably ruin the great reputation that this film had and so will the sequel to the horrid SPIDER-MAN. But perhaps the greatness of X-MEN will keep it from being dismembered by the sequel in a few months. But until it is, let us all enjoy it while we can. X-MEN gets 5/5.