2/4  Not good and not bad
The first of the 3 X-men movies is not bad nor is it really good. It just seems rather standard, but not really poor. It could have been worse and it could have been better. It not anything great as in characters or the overall story, but ... (read full)

3/4  MARVELOUS BAND
I was five years old when MARVEL COMICS first released its maiden issue. That was 1963. Wheww! I feel jurasically old just mentioning that. I'm a big fan of STAN LEE, rather a big follower of a lot of his creations, including this one. T... (read full)

2/4  65%
Action: 2 / 3, Comedy: 0.5 / 2, Good vs Evil: 1 / 1, Love/Sex: 0.5 / 1, Special Effects: 0.5 / 1, Plot: 1 / 1, Music: 1 / 1 = 6.5 / 10 or 65%, which is 2 / 4 stars per my rating system.

Jackman gives a starmaking performance as Wolveri... (read full)

3/4  X-Men Quick Review
Seriously, who doesn't love X-men?!

3/4  X-Men Quick Review
Although I was not familiar with X-Men before I went to this show with my son, I immediately fell in love with the Mutants. The show is fun and full of great action. The characters are cool and Magnito is a great bad guy.

3/4  X-Men Quick Review
I'm not usually so big on comic book hero movies but I remember enjoying this one when I saw it in the theaters. I remember being a big fan of the early 1990s cartoon as well, and maybe that helped, who knows.

2/4  X-Men Quick Review
While better than a lot of comic book super hero movies, it is not done all that well and we are left with a some good action, a weak plot and much to be desired. The sequel is much better but check this one out if you like the comic.

3/4  X-Men Quick Review
If there's anything wrong with the first film in a superhero series, it's that there's too much origin story to get out of the way. With X-men, you have a lot of that. Still, one of the better films in its genre.

3.5/4  X-Men Quick Review
This movie is sweet. It is defiantly my favorite comic book inspired movie. The acting is good, it is action packed and the sequels are just as good.

5/5 Great
  by Margaret Wright (Florida USA)
DVD shipped when you said and received in good shape. Watched it the same day. Love the X Men movies and plan to get them all (again). This was a replacement of stolen DVD. Thanks good price and fast service.

1/5 Not much to say
  by Matthew Elliott (Bartlesville, ok)
I would love to review the particular Item, but I never received it from the person I ordered it from, so alas, I can't give you a review. needless to say I will most likely not order from the person I ordered from when I ordered this VHS...

4/5 What an X-Men movie should be...
  by Blake Man
I believe that the first film in the X-Men film franchise was a solid start. As the title says, this is what an X-Men movie should be like. I like how the movie doesn't make the mistake of introducing too many mutants at once, since I don't think that there would've been enough time to flesh everyone out. With that said, I am also very happy that they did not go too in depth with characters. This way, there is more room left to explore character's origins in the future films.
While the action is forgettable, the story still progressed well. Characters developed nicely with highlights including Wolverine and Rouge's friendship and Xavier and Magneto's opposite ideologies for humans and mutants. The setting for the movie revolving around increased tension between humans and mutants was established quite well. All in all, director Bryan Singer did a good job. Original story, dialogue, and music make this movie something that will be cherished by both X-Men fans and newcomers alike.
The movie keeps true to the comic book, but it doesn't come without its tweaks. Certain tweaks were expected, but some tweaks stand out more than others. The complicated and interesting rivalry between Wolverine and Sabretooth is... well... its not really there. Sure the two go at it a couple times in the movie, (and they take a disliking to each other quick), but the dialouge between them is pretty much absent. And Toad... well don't expect that funny, pitiful lackey of Magneto. In this movie he is actually quite dangerous. While these tweaks don't bother me too much, they're just minor examples of some changes made from the original comic book franchise.

4/5 A Treat For The Eyes & Ears
  by Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
Special-effects and terrific 5.1 surround sound are the highlights of this science fiction film. And what highlights they are - tremendous in both categories, at least for 2000 when this film and DVD came out. At the time, they were the best special-effects I had ever seen, but strides are being made so fast in that category that every few years we movie fans are stunned at something new we see. Still, this DVD holds up.

Audio-wise, the rear speakers come into to play as well as any movie I've heard.

As for the story, it is a simple good guys-trying-to-get-the-bad guys fare. It's pure escapist fun made so with tons of sci-fi effects. The characters aren't particularly involving, either the "good" or the "bad." The two leads, played by Hugh Jackman and Anna Paquin, should have had us more interested in them, but didn't. Jackman's "Logan/ Wolverine" always seemed to be pouting and angry. (He got more personality as this series continued.)

For me and most males, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos was a treat for the eyes. Her outfit was something to behold.

If profanity bothers you, the film was very good in that department, too, as there was very little. Obviously, this film was popular enough to spawn multiple sequels. Now that all three "X" films are out in a packaged Blu-Ray box set which, I've heard, looks and sounds fantastic, that's my next step.


2/5 I LOVE THE MOVIE
  by Emily A. Hernandez (El Paso, TX)
I was so excited that it finally came in the mail but it was broken. it didnt even play the full movie. I love the movie in the theaters so wanted to get on dvd.