User blog:Captain alex/Movie Review: X-Men (2000)

Hello readers! My new review of X-Men has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts, but it's here now! Overall, I liked this movie. No, I LOVED this movie. Obviously, for ten years, Bryan Singer still has this wonderful piece of filmaking acclaimed. I will not view this movie from beginning to end, so I will start with the actors. Now, I have to start with Professor Xavier. What can I say? Sir Patrick Stewart IS Professor Charles Xavier. Patrick Stewart obviously had the acting experience to pull this off beautifully, and I feel that he just knew what the Professor was all about and did it sincerely. Now we come to Sir Ian McKellen, and his portrayal of Erik Lensherr. I think McKellen was really able to portray Magneto and how tortured of a character he really is, under Magneto's misanthropic personality, and awesome helmet. Next is Hugh Jackman, and his portrayal of Wolverine. The first thing I have to say is a question: WHY DO PEOPLE STILL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEIGHT????!!! I know Hugh Jackman is 6'2, and Wolverine is 5'3, but I think people should look at his performance more. Everyone else in the film is well cast, but these three stood out the most. Now, Bryan Singer did a wonderful job, but I feel it was just a little bit rushed. I can't explain it, but I would have preferred more story, and less action. Don't get me wrong, I loved all the action, but I felt the story was kind of taking a backseat just to portray all the conflict. I just feel that the layman wouldn't get all the loyalty to the comics. Well, that was my first review, please review it (ha-ha) in the comments below! Captain alex 03:28, November 7, 2010 (UTC)