SummaryThe mutant heroes must carry on after the death of Professor X in the animated series that begins after where X-Men: The Animated Series ended in 1997.
SummaryThe mutant heroes must carry on after the death of Professor X in the animated series that begins after where X-Men: The Animated Series ended in 1997.
X-Men ’97 goes all-in on the requisite campiness, high-stakes action, and potent parallels that made the original, as well as the comics that inspired it, so much fun.
Despite “X-Men ‘97” leaning too hard into heavier drama, this is an excellent continuation of a fan-favorite series. .... “X-Men ‘97” is the real deal.
Serious perfection, and some of the best storytelling in tv period. I really hope losing Beau De Mayo doesn't mess up season 2. I can't imagine why anyone who was even a moderate fan of the original series wouldn't like this. I'm shocked the fan rating is lower than the critics. This is easily a 95% series.
It's comic accurate.
It has great dialogues.
It develops main characters and the relationship between them witch is the core of x men universe.
It's not Wolverine based and that is something i appreciate. it has a lot of action and it develops very quickly.
It has great battles and show x men power in a new level.
It features a solid voice cast and a vibrant new visual style marked by several spectacular action sequences. It’s also a series that illustrates just how powerful the mutant metaphor is even three decades later. Marvel fans of any age would do well to give X-Men ‘97 a look.
The pace can be dizzying, but when rendered in the pleasantly throwback, neon-colored, two-dimensional style of the original, it’s also engaging. There’s no time for things to drag when the plot is this packed.
Taking advantage of the streaming format and passage of time, “X-Men ‘97” is a little more adult in tone than the original, though it remains true to its spirit and incorporates plenty of familiar trappings, from the animation style to the memorable musical theme.
It’s truly a fun watch for adults who grew up watching the original series, though that nostalgia will only carry some fans so far. But it’s also a bit dense for kids to pick up jumping in (at least without the first five seasons of the decades-old version to get acclimated), and the ‘90s setting and history might be a tough sell for newcomers. But whoever it’s for, we’re so glad Marvel willed it into existence.
Probably one of the greatest things Marvel has created under Disney. Stays true to the original show's essence and pushes it forward with amazing character development and the most engaging story.
X-men 97 has cool moments and at times weak writing mainly plot and many cameos some of which are very much forced and feel out of place, Beau Demayo clearly has the hots for Magneto and dislikes Gambit and Rogue's relationship from the old show glad he was fired for being a creep, Storm is also pretty miss used with her often doing things she logically shouldn't be doing and her over all writing being pretty bad, character wise Morph is great, Kurt and Gambit are good, Scott and Wolverine are pretty good, Jean and Beast are fine Rogue is fine up until after episode five but then her writing isn't as good afterward, Sunspot or what ever his name is is fine Jubilee and Professor X aren't great, Cable is good and Bishop is fine, Storm is bad and Magneto has good moments but the context of how he's being used is gross.
Animation wise it's a huge step down from the old show at least in consistency, there's a monent when Rogue is doing a kick and it looks so bad and it's very noticeable when ever the camera gets close up on someones face such as Jubilee when the camera is further away it looks fine and even looks pretty good at times but the animation consistency is pretty bad and art style wise the old show looked better, the first few seasons anyway.
The animation seems off to me, almost like it's vector art with the mouths moving like a Flash animation. Story is okay so far, wish there was more action in a, ya know, comic book superhero cartoon.
X-Men '97 got off to a strong start, with good action and nicely revamped animation. Unfortunately, the series quickly descended into cheap soap melodrama. I know Cyclops has always been a bit of a crybaby, but here they take it to a whole new level. I want to see him laser people and do other badass things, not spend two episodes watching him whine about his marriage and his baby.
The series is also, of course, being a Disney show, very female-centric. All the women in the show show strong agency, willpower and the ability to get things done. Almost all the men (with the exception of Magneto) are reduced to whiny crybabies. Gambit is basically the same as Cyclops, except he also makes painfully unfunny jokes and remarks. And, of course, he doesn't have the balls to confess his love. If there was one thing from the old series that the Disney writers wanted to capitalise on, it was of course this trait. Wolverine is almost a supporting character here. And of course, his unrequited love for Jean now becomes his entire personality. Yes, it's not as if we've already seen this storyline played out in the original X-Men film trilogy. Let's just pretend that nothing has happened since 1997 and people are still invested in it somehow.
All in all, just a sad attempt at a cash grab. They should have called it Soyjack-Men instead.
This poorly-named series lacks the mood and themes of the ‘90s. Instead its creator seems bent on making us relive the trauma of the Pulse nightclub and 9/11 terrorist attacks. These are not the X-Men I remember from the ‘90s.