The Best Xmen Adaption to date!

Rating: 10/10 (3 June 2011)

Just like any other X-Men fan learning of a new movie was a bittersweet feeling. I was excited to see another story of my childhood pleasure come to life but was also inhibited of how Bryan Singer and Matthew Vaughn would translate the entire plot into an enjoyable two hour movie. For lack of a better word, I think the most appropriate word in my vocabulary is pure and utter awesomeness. I enjoyed the tact Bryan Singer implemented from the previous movies and how they tied into this one. I also enjoyed the surprising cameos.
It's no question that the makers of the previous of X-Men films were obvious Wolverine fanatics, so part of my disappointment with the first three films was that the plot glorified his character and back story. Wolverine was always the most important, had the most emotional depth and somehow saved the day. It was disappointing because every character's personal story is captivating in its own right. This time it was different. This time they got it right. the unveiling of each character's backstory was beautifully done and I found myself emotionally invested in the plot.
I found it brilliant that the plot connected itself to a true event, the Cuban Missile Crisis. I'm also a lover of villains and Kevin Bacon and January Jones did an amazing job. James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender are definitely Oscar potentials because they're acting sold me from beginning to end. In the previous movies, Professor X and Magneto were just men too old to change and you accepted them that way. But it was definitely an enjoyable tale to see their friendship grow, blossom and ultimately how they became enemies.
I think every movie goer should know by now, that after many adaptions from novels, comics, cartoons, etc. that the film version is never going to be 100% accurate. How can a film-maker be creative if all they're doing is recycling someone else's idea??? Where's the fun in that? So if you're going to the film hoping that will be exactly like the cartoon or the comic, you will be really disappointed. My advice is to go in the theater blind, if so, you will appreciate the evidence of obvious hard work, detail and genius all the more.
The score was great and suitable, the costumes paid homage to the original comic and looked great. The plot and script were nicely done. Kudos to the screenwriters who captures the essence of each character without pounding us with thousands of words. The story was about Professor X and Magneto but each character definitely made their mark on the screen when it was time; from Mystique, to Beast, Emma Frost, Azazel, Pixie, Havok, Banshee, Sebastian Shaw, Riptide, Darwin, etc.
As I stated before they finally got it right. Just think of X-Men 1, 2 & 3 and even the Wolverine: Origins movie as practice for the product that came out June 3rd. Enjoy!