X-Men (2000)
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen
Adapted from the most popular Marvel comics of the 1990s, The X-Men are a group of genetic mutants with amazing abilities, brought together and trained by the world's most powerful telepath, Professor Charles Xavier to help fight for his dream - a world where the mutant minority and human majority c... (read more) Adapted from the most popular Marvel comics of the 1990s, The X-Men are a group of genetic mutants with amazing abilities, brought together and trained by the world's most powerful telepath, Professor Charles Xavier to help fight for his dream - a world where the mutant minority and human majority can live together in harmony - to be judged not by the fancy powers they possess, but by the content of their character. However, the Mutant Master of Magnetism, Magneto, scarred by the human brutality he's experienced, has come to believe the mutant race is superior to humanity, and should rule over them as their betters, and he's amassed a brotherhood of like-minded mutants to help achieve his goals by any means necessary. With anti-mutant sentiment prevailing at every turn, the X-Men strive to protect the very humans that fear and hate them.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed by:
Bryan Singer
Release Date: Jul 14, 2000
DVD Release Date: Nov 21, 2000
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this movie started the revival of CBM (comic book movies). Joel Schumacher almost killed CBM (batman and robin, batman forever).
Saw this for the first time. It is a lot like the TV show "Heroes", but of course this came much earlier. I did enjoy it, and have already borrowed the next movie.
While I appreciated seeing the title on the screen, this wasn't the X-men. It derived so much from the source material that it might as well have been called something else. While the casting was good in some places, it was just odd in others. It see... (read more) While I appreciated seeing the title on the screen, this wasn't the X-men. It derived so much from the source material that it might as well have been called something else. While the casting was good in some places, it was just odd in others. It seemed like Bryan Singer was trying to make X-men cool and hip, when the story is nothing like that at all.
Fairly good beat up movie that has some indications of story... wich is OFC pathetic but(the story) still pretty good action pice
Overall, a comicbook film that doesn't get itself too wrapped up in anything but. Thank goodness.
i think i had been waiting 10 years for this movie. pretty well done, though an unfortunate (but necessary) amount of time was spent introducing characters. also, as in all three, they managed to completely miss storm's character.
This ruined X-Men and Wolverine for me. Before there was just the comics, cartoon and action figure and now there this .... monstrosity. Hugh Jackman is a horrible actor and along with the writing, directing and just the whole movie just about kill... (read more) This ruined X-Men and Wolverine for me. Before there was just the comics, cartoon and action figure and now there this .... monstrosity. Hugh Jackman is a horrible actor and along with the writing, directing and just the whole movie just about killed my love of the Uncanny X-Men. I'd rather watch a Spears Marathon then EVER watch this garbage again!
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All these characters with their odd powers are inherently absurd and they throw a barrel of wrenches into the machinery of a coherent narrative.full review
It sucks that this choppily edited film appears rushed and incoherent in ways that cheat the story of its human resonance and the stunts of their anticipated pow.full review
The events that end the movie are sort of anticlimactic, and the special effects, while energetic, are not as persuasive as they might be.full review
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