X-Men (DVD)

Mutation: it is the key to our evolution. It has enabled us to evolve from a single-celled organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, and normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few hundred millennia, evolution leaps forward… Although “Blade” was made two years before, “X Men” is widely considered to be the first Marvel Movie Adaptation. This is probably because “X ...
...thank you “Spider Man”) made the film financially more successful than its “Blade” comrade. With a budget of $75 million, “X-Men” became one of the largest grossing films of 2000, and is currently the 133rd most successful film ever, world-wide (source: imdb.com). Arguably, although “Blade” was a more mainstream unfriendly film with its violence and 18 certificate here in the United Kingdom, it was ...

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...the trailers we both decided x-men looked pretty cool. So out came the sofa bed and the surround sound and the popcorn and we were off. Well, what can I say but wow, this film is absolutely excellent. The story is mainly based around 6 main characters. They are wolverine, rogue, cyclops, storm, magneto and the professor, although there are many more superb characters. The government know that there are mutant humans living amongst the normal human ...
...must all register, so they can keep an eye on them. The mutants all have very different surprising powers which are portrayed excellently through the amazing special effects. The government are frightened by what the mutants can do with these powers that`s why they want them all to be registered. The main part of the story starts with wolverine who has the power to heal himself and sprout razor sharp knives from his hands. To earn a living he has ...

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...Remember too, that the X-Men is not solely an ‘action’ movie i.e fight scenes, chases, special effects, explosions, you know the typical kind of thing you get in a ‘blockbuster’ – it also tries to go beneath the façade of the superhero. The movie is set at some time in the ‘near future’ and revolves around the ‘anti-mutant’ sentiment that is evident in members of the U.S. Congress and that is ...
...quite obviously there is another X-Men movie in the wings. But that does not detract from the fact that this movie if very good. It looks almost as good on the small screen – better on a widescreen TV – as at the Cinema. Whether you were a fan of the comic books, the TV Cartoon series or just came to the X-Men for this film, you’ll want a copy of the first, the original film, of what could be a long running series of movies……and ...

flashpointz 03.05.2001 (04.05.2001) · Read full review
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...in question. I missed watching X-MEN when it came out at the cinema a couple of years back, and knowing that I was spending the night in all alone (get the violins out), and nothing decent showing on TV (what a surprise!), I thought I'd rent the film out for tonight and see if it lived up to the hype. I went along merrily to the counter, gave the lady cashier my gorgeously coloured, recently acquired video club member card, paid my 99p rental fee, ...
...I won't bore you with what happened in between (I hear many sighs directed at many monitors right now), except that I settled down with my crisps and chocolate and put the video on. The whole thing stars Hugh Jackman (in swordfish), Patrick Stewart (Star Trek), Halle Berry (Swordfish pops up again), the ever so edible Famke Janssen (will you marry me?), and Ian Mckellan amongst others. Our world has two species living in it, your normal mankind, ...

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...to get the impression that X-Men is desperate to become a franchise. Whereas other big screen comic adaptations (Batman, Blade) hinted at the inevitable sequel, X-Men seem to be trying too hard. The breakneck pace is enjoyable, but gives the cast no room to breathe. A sub plot involving Wolverines past is hinted at, the relationship between Jean Grey and Cyclops is quickly forgotten about and while the action is adequate, the films’ payoff feels ...
...movie experience. However X-Men still makes for an engaging ninety minutes, you’ll realise this when it ends all too quickly, leaving you wanting more, and seeing as the sequel expanded on the story, this is no bad thing. So while being far from perfect, X-Men is not the disaster many had predicted. To his credit, Bryan Singer has managed to fashion a film that will appeal to a mass audience as well as satisfy die-hard X fans, and for that alone ...

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I grew up with the X-Men don't you know?, its true - every Saturday morning I would rush down stairs to watch Wolverine, Cyclops and the gang have a good ole fight with other Mutants and/or a couple of Humans thrown in for good luck, and I'll let you all into a little secret of mine - when an X-Men marathon appears on Fox Kids, I feel all warm inside and still sit back and watch it. But this is 2001 and cartoons just aren't that passe any more, so ...
...this movie wouldn't be called X-Men if there wasn't a group called the X-Men in it and so lets meet - The X-Men, a group of mutants who tend to reason with the Humans rather than fight them, and heres where the story starts. Now thats also where my story-telling stops, wouldn't want to ruin the story for everyone and get a barrage of Not Usefuls from you all now would I?, so then - is it any good? in a word yes, in two words damn yes, in three words ...

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...Some may feel their favourite x-men are brushed over and the lack of depth may be a bone of contention for some of the more die hard fans. Yet this film is a success for the most part. It sets up the trilogy well with fans itching to see more when this first came out at the cinemas. And I feel that Bryan Singer needs to be thanked for reinvigorating the comic book genre, inspiring the newest versions of Batman and such to follow quickly in the success ...

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...X -Men team. The X-Men are striving to convince humans that they can live in harmony, and at the same time they are helping mutants come to terms with and control their very individual powers. The task in hand is tough enough, but this team has an added complication. Not all mutants feel as they do about humans. Some are, unsurprisingly, remarkably bitter and vowing for vengeance against those who shun them. A very powerful mutant named Magneto ...
...human race, and only the X-Men can stop him. When he kidnaps a very frightened and insecure Rogue, it is a race against time for the X-Men to save both her, and humanity. The film is full of state-of-the-art special effects, and the feats demonstrated in it are amazing. It is, in essence, of action/superhero genre, but for anybody who watched the cartoon, it is a must. Having said this, as an avid watcher and fan, I was disappointed in the portrayal ...

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...back to the 1960's, the X-men first appearing in 1963 and over the years new characters have been added. >>>THE STORY<<< Evolution has taken a further step. A new breed of Humans is appearing. They are known as Homo superior or the Children of the Atom. This is a new breed of powerful mutants possessing many special powers. Some such as professor Charles Xavier, argue that the mutants should be integrated in to human society and their powers be ...
...two mutants belonging to the X-men rescue them take them to the stronghold of Professor Xavier. Through subterfuge Magneto manages to disable Professor X's powers and capture Rogue. As he prepares to complete his plan only The X-men stand in his way…. >>THE CAST AND CHARACTER BACKGROUNDS<< ***THE GOOD GUYS*** PROFESSOR X (played by Patrick Stewart) Professor Charles Xavier is most powerful mutant but also a force for justice and good. His dream ...

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...the main characters from the X-Men series. A young girl has a power that essentially draws the life from regular humans or the powers from mutants. The young girl, named Rogue (Anna Paquin) links up with a bad tempered mutant called Wolverine (Hugh Jackman); his abilities include retractable metallic claws and amazing healing abilities. They are attacked by the evil Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his followers. Luckily for the pair, Cyclops (James Marsden) ...
...and Storm (Halle Berry) a mutant that can control lightning, save them. The pair is taken to a school for mutants run by Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart). As the mutants learn of Magnitos plans to alter regular humans they attempt to thwart Magneto's plans. As a first movie I found this to be a little weak as it introduces some of the idiosyncrasies of the main characters. It helps to have read some of the comics or to have ...

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Xmen.... well I remember the TV children’s cartoon and I’ve been aware of the comic series for quite a long time but I was a bit sceptical about watching the movie. I wasn’t a fan of the Batman movies and very few comic book/cartoon series have been turned into a decent movie. If you remember the cartoon or the comic book then the story line of the film won’t come as much of a shock! Certain people have mutant genes and they mutate at puberty causing ...
...of what they don’t understand and a good public speaker (US senators) begins to turn society against the mutants - a section of society that are slightly different from the norm. Charles Xavier (played by James Stewart - AKA Captain Picard of Next Generation) runs a school for talented children which is basically a front for the Xmen. The Xmen are a group of mutants wanting mutants and humans to live together side by side. Magneto, former friend ...

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...screen. Also a series like X-men has been around for almost 39 years, so if you think your going to tell the ‘whole’ story to a comic illiterate you’d be wrong. Saying all this, X-men wasn’t a bad version for director Bryan Singer. As the plot goes it isn’t the greatest story your going to witness this year, but it wasn’t weak and it didn’t let the film down. Basically the world leaders want all mutants ...
...school and base of the X-men owned by Prof. X or Charles Xavier, acted by Patrick Stewart (Star Trek 1987). The X-men team also include Cyclops or Scott Summers, portrayed by James Marsden (Public Enemies 1996), Storm or Orono Monroe, acted by Halle Berry (The Flintstones 1994) and Dr. Jean Grey, played by the feisty Famke Jansen (Golden Eye 1995). To underline my point about type-casting, take a look at Halle Berry as Storm, because I think her ...

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...film versions of superhero fables, X-Men has to tread a fairly fine line between camp high drama and taking the rise out of itself, but Singer just about manages to do so successfully and will reward you with a pretty darned good movie. For anybody who's been under a stone these last couple of years, X-Men tells the story of the battle between Humanity and Mutants, an offshoot along the evolutionary change as Homo Sapiens becomes Homo Superior. ...
...black leather outfits. X-Men will never be remembered as a great film, or even particularly stretching, but that's not really the idea - however, it's darned good fun and will keep you well absorbed for a decent hour and a half as long as you don't expect too much. ...

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...the past year and with X-Men provong a big hit you'd expect a great dvd. Bryan Singer was quoted as saying they had shot a lot of behind the scenes stuff and there was a rumour that a lot of stuff had been cut from the film. What we get is very poor by comparison to say disks like Fight Club. Firstly the picture is presented in anamorphic 2.35.1 and features a Dolby 5.1 sound mix. The picture is top quality and as you'd expect the sound is great. ...
...a downgrade in picture quality. With disks like Gladiator having these features and being high quality I find this hard to believe. There is also a 2 channel track and a french surround track if you are that way inclined. The menus are animated and pan around the cerebro chamber as well as Wolverines motorcycle ride. A nice touch. The extras may look like a good package from the outside but what you get is very poor. There are 6 deleted scenes which ...

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...the child-like reputation of the X-men comic-books, on which the movie is based, the 100 minute thriller has been a huge success, both at the cinema and on home release on both sides of the Atlantic, proving that it's got what it takes to become one of the biggest selling discs of 2001. And yet, I don't quite get it. Although I am an avid action-film moviegoer (I love anything with a few special effects and a plot that confuses the very soul out ...
...think that the detail in X-men is great; so much effort has been injected into the whole project that there is no way this movie could ever be considered as rushed - you only need to watch the first few scenes to see that much. What I don't like about the movie is the anti-climax that is the plot. The first 90 minutes of this film are a text-book example of how a climax in a film should be portrayed. The characters grow closer to each other, a major ...

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