Better than the other two combined

Rating: 10/10 (28 May 2006)

I am a true X-men fan and I've got to say, though the movie wasn't exactly close to the comics, it was definitely a great movie. For all those "fans" of the comics, you need to realize that this movie is an ADAPTATION SCRIPT BASED ON OTHER MATERIAL. The key words are adaptation and based on. Obviously there's going to be errors in the original plot but it doesn't mean we have to get all butt-hurt at it. It is a movie, not the comic and we should take it for how it came.
I enjoyed every moment. The direction was so much better because of: 1.) The many fight scenes- Every other scene had either great action, great dialogue, and great special effects. 2.) The new fighting moves- Storm can now create lightning from her hands and can create a human hurricane, Bobby can no become solid ice, and Logan's healing powers are even better. 3.) The great script 4.) The great actors 5.) The final fight scene where the six last X-Men formed a line to protect the cure gave me chills. It was such a moving and exciting moment. I especially enjoyed their actual fight scenes. I loved seeing Beast's transition from being diplomatic to being an animal fighting machine. I loved Wolverine's fast moves and claw attacks. I loved the showdown between Bobby and Pyro. It was so good and so satisfying to finally see Pyro get what he deserved. I loved how Kitty "fought" Juggernaut, and the fact that she fought at all. And I ABSOLUTELY loved Storm's fight against Callisto! I loved how Storm became more physical and was able to punch and throw Callisto around. And I especially loved when she shocked Callisto to death with her lightning bolts. It was SO good!
So as you can see, it was a great movie. It may not be the comic book but it exceeds any of our imaginations in just a running time of an hour and fifteen minutes. If you ask me, it was a better script, better special effects, better casting, better fight scenes, better direction and overall better than the other two combined!!! If you want to be geeks about it then go ahead and complain. But as a true fan of X-Men, I enjoyed every single moment of the movie starting from the moment I bought the ticket to the end of the credits!
This was obviously a 30 out of 10 (if it were possible on the scale)