Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
Pluskylang Great Film overall
Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.
vincevader What was supposed to be the love story behind this it was like a love triangle ( not that it was a romance story) But,I didn't understand who liked who.But that doesn't matter it was a pretty decent movie overall besides,their making a new one in 2019 along with the other great stuff coming out that year.So I guess I could fastforward 20 years worth of X-men because why the hell not?
gcsman Contrary to the ongoing publicity from the MCU, the superhero-film genre did NOT start with Iron Man (2008). It began 8 years earlier with X-Men and director Bryan Singer's deft vision of how to take realistic people who just happen to have mutant powers, and convincingly put them on screen. My rating for IMdB really means a 7 "with an asterisk". Several years ago I would probably have given X-Men a higher numerical rating for IMdB, but of course the field has kept rising in the nearly two decades (!) since.. But that's really the whole point: this ground-breaking movie itself deserves a ton of credit for getting that train rolling. With apologies to the classic Superman and Batman films of the previous generation (ca. 1980-90), they really had no successors, and the special effects capabilities were not really up to the task. X-Men is what made this genre stick. I watched it again recently on DVD after many years' absence, and it still holds up quite well. It's just so likable. The characters are engaging like people you'd want to know better, the storyline is clear, and the ending is satisfying while obviously leaving threads for a followup. Its eagerly welcomed sequel X2: X-Men United (2003) raised the bar in every way and it still ranks IMHO among the handful of the best superhero films ever made.X-Men gets a lot of things right. For one thing, the X-Men comics from which it draws its basic elements has had a very strong cohort of female characters almost right from the beginning. Sure enough, in this movie the cast of players has something approaching gender equity with Jean Grey, Ororo, Rogue, and Mystique (Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn) alongside the leading men (Professor X, Magneto, Scott Summers, and of course Wolverine -- Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman). The only thing that doesn't *quite* make it to full gender equality is that the agendas driving the plot are still being set by the two older men who lead the opposing teams of good and bad mutants. Another obvious highlight is the quality of the casting. Stewart and McKellen, already well established top actors at that stage, gave the cast instant credibility are almost perfectly suited for their roles. Hugh Jackman was a revelation in his breakout role as Wolverine: the snarling, physically intimidating antihero continually plagued by the mystery of his own origin. Halle Berry, who I guess was intended to lend another reasonably big name to the list, looked the part of Storm all right but was too soft-spoken: that character needs to have a commanding, regal demeanor. James Marsden is fine as action team leader Scott Summers, though a dozen other guys would do as well. The young Anna Paquin plays a mutant who hates and is trapped by her own power. Famke Janssen, though not a great actress, nevertheless nicely puts across a charismatic warmth. In a key too-short scene halfway through, we get an early foreshadowing of her capability for self-aware self-sacrifice: the mind-enhancing Cerebro computer (straight from the comics!) has been sabotaged and puts the Professor into a coma after he tries to use it. Jean, knowingly putting her entire mind at risk, uses it to uncover Magneto's location. In X2 -- where she's really the central character -- she will choose a much costlier action to save the entire team. For the villains (here called the Brotherhood -- the "Brotherhood of Evil Mutants" as it was in the early rather simplistic X-Men comics, just wouldn't have worked -- Tyler Mane and Ray Park as Sabretooth and Toad don't have much to do before the final dust-up, but they're fine. The shapeshifter Mystique (Rebecca Romijn) doesn't need to do much either except look spectacular, which indeed she does, but in the final action scenes she has a great all-out fight with Wolverine. Storm also gets to show off her full weather-controlling power at several points throughout. The first 20 minutes or so has the difficult job of introducing not just one new leading character but an entire team of them. To get this across, we get a very nicely staged series of dramatic entries. First is the flashback to the concentration camp in 1944 where young Erik (now Magneto) has the traumatic experience that shapes his entire life. Then it's the present day with Jean speaking at a Senate committee meeting that also introduces Senator Kelly (an effective Bruce Davison) and the "mutant problem" that underlies all the X-Men movies, along with Charles and Erik behind the scenes . Then in rapid succession we get Rogue, Logan, Scott, and Storm expertly linked, and finally the X-mansion where the main plot can finally get started. A nice touch is that all the action is placed in historical context: the shadowy contest between Professor X and Magneto and their teams has already been going on for years, and this plot is just one episode in a bigger story. X2 continues the saga pretty much where this important first one leaves off. Finally, I'll repeat what I said in my review of X2: they both succeed because the storyline and the characters take center stage -- not the action scenes. X-Men doesn't skimp on action, but it's what happens *between* the action set pieces that makes a movie like this last.
minerex-91500 Everything about this film is done perfectly. Hugh Jackman surprisingly is great as Wolverine, despite this being his "odd one out" performance, and Patrick Stewart is especially memorable as Proffesor X. I also liked the casting decisions of James Marsden as Cyclops and Halle Berry as Storm, but I wasn't a huge fan of how their characters were somewhat underdeveloped.So basically, the plot revolves around Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) trying to hunt down Wolverine for some unknown reason, even though SPOILER ALERT: He actually wants Rogue. The biggest problem I have with the plot is that it doesn't make sense to me why Magneto wants Rogue because all she can do is make someone have a heart attack, meanwhile Wolverine has a full skeleton made of adamantium.Surprisingly, this movie holds up in a dated sort of way because it's an all around 1990s/2000s movie. It's theme still holds true today and I felt that it was presented in the best way possible. Not to mention that
Brandin Lindsey X-Men is a 2000 film based on Marvel's X-Men comic book series. The plot follows a drifter named Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman, who is soon introduced to a young woman, nicknamed Rogue. Wolverine quickly realizes why the girl wants to stay with him: they are both mutants, or people who are born with supernatural abilities. The misfit duo's genes soon bring them in the middle of a clash between two organized mutant groups: Charles Xavier, played by Patrick Stewart, and his mutant X-Men against Magneto, played by Ian McKellen, and his Brotherhood of Mutants. Action and heroism follow that lead to an epic battle of mutant against mutant.The film takes many liberties from the comic books, but it seems to work well in this setting. The movie has all the action and fun you'd expect from the X-Men, including a smug Cyclops, the rebellious and awesome Wolverine, and an interesting cast choice of Halle Berry as Storm. The special effects are good, the movie keeps an exciting pace, and the story is interesting.The problems with this movie mainly consist with the poor dialogue. This is the part of a comic book movie that needs to be the least like a comic book. Corny one-liners, puns, and melodramatic dialogue take away from the seriousness established in the conflict. Some of the fighting scenes are a little silly, especially the ones including the shape-shifting mutant, Mystique. My final complaint, which I make in hesitation, was the way some of the plot devices were handled. I cannot elaborate too much on this without giving anything away, but one example I can make is the villain's cliché "doomsday" weapon. Where did it come from? How does it work? It's just there to be there, to be the conflict and the problem that has to be addressed.Despite these flaws, the film is still entertaining and enjoyable. Action-packed and full of your favorite characters from the comics, this movie is mostly for the fans. Outsiders are in for a corny ride that the action may not justify.
