Waste of time

Load of rubbish!!

good back-story, and good acting

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

This movie is about a young girl by the name of Rouge who first discovers her powers after taking a dose of her boyfriends energy. She is then taken to some fight club where she meets logan and then later on Professor X recutes her as an X-men member.This is a very good movie as it was the beginning of Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stuarts careers as Logan and Charles Xavier.The acting was good and so was the camera angles and movements.If you like the X-men comics then you will enjoy this movie

What bad can I say about the film that kicked off modern superhero films in general. Other than its extremely dated. The visuals are very old, the dialogue is awkward, and the costumes while cool, could've been more comic inspired especially after seeing what we have now. Other than this the performances are fantastic Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Famke Jansen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, and Ian McKellen clearly did their research and deliver only the best portrayals of their superhero/villain counterparts. The action is also really cool and just seeing these characters on screen for the first time is pretty amazing. While it doesn't stand the test of time well. X-Men still deserves some love for launching what we have now and giving us a fun ride that would later be surpassed by its predecessors.

X-Men released back in 2000 had several among fans of hype since it was the beginning of the decade as well as the film has been very anticipated. This film does a lot well and is a great piece of entertaining. Running relatively short on screen time (about 96 mins excluding the end credits) compared to the typical 2+ hour of other comic book superhero films. Although the pacing could have been better, since it wasn't too long, things come into place very quickly and the film becomes instantly good. The cast is great, which is what makes the film excel. The chemistry between the characters work out well, especially Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) with Patrick Steward (Charles Xavier) as well as the other heroes Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Rogue. The visual effects are top notch. We see how far this franchise has come into the year 2017 as many had not known back then how successful these films would have become. Comparing this original X-Men film to the newer films of the 2010's, this feels somewhat more dark in spirit, and less comical in some ways. A feel in tone is noticeable. X-Men most definitely lived up to the hype and is overall exciting and faithful to its original comic book origins. Although with quite a simple plot, it flows decent enough and by the end of the film (in which an obvious sequel was set), we are left wanting more. Highly recommend for those of fans of the source material as well as those wanting to see how the origin started.

This in addition to being the start of the "X-Men" franchise was also the first superhero film of the 2000s as well as the first major adaption of a Marvel comic. This was a pretty solid movie with plenty going for it, even if there was better to come.Of course, one of the best things about this franchise is Hugh Jackman's portrayal of Logan/Wolverine. He is a tough joker and someone you don't wanna mess with and also very interesting to watch. He was made for the role just like how Christopher Reeve was made for Superman and Robert Downey Jr. was made for Iron Man.Many of the supporting characters are also interesting. Patrick Stewart is great as Professor Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen makes for a great villain in Magneto. Mystique, Storm, Cyclops, and Sabertooth also compliment the film nicely.The film has a solid enough story and some pretty exciting action sequences. I also liked the music score.However, one issue is that a lot of the supporting characters, while cool, weren't developed quite enough. One character I didn't care for was Anna Paquin's Rogue, who was a bit whiny.There isn't really anything to make the film anything more than solid. It really kind of felt like they were holding back some with this film. It isn't surprising that director Bryan Singer considers this to be the "prologue" to the "X-Men" series.It's still a good, solid movie that laid the groundwork for the "X-Men" movies. There would be better superhero films to come, but this is still worth watching.RATING: B