X
- 2000
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 44 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 44 m
Summary Dr. Charles Xavier gathers children from all over the planet who were born with an added twist to their genetic code. Known as the "X-factor" these children can perform extraordinary feats. Dr. Xavier calls them his X-Men.
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Written By: Tom DeSanto, David Hayter, Bryan Singer
- 2000
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 44 m
- 2000
- PG-13
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 44 m
X-Men
64
7.5
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Summary Dr. Charles Xavier gathers children from all over the planet who were born with an added twist to their genetic code. Known as the "X-factor" these children can perform extraordinary feats. Dr. Xavier calls them his X-Men.
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Written By: Tom DeSanto, David Hayter, Bryan Singer
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 Critic Reviews
64
70% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The best kind of summer blockbuster -- the kind that makes you immediately crave a sequel.
One of this year's most dazzling entertainments, not to mention one of the best comic-book movies ever made.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 798 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
630 Ratings
630 Ratings
16% Mixed
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
5% Negative
41 Ratings
41 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 798 User Ratings
7.5
79% Positive
630 Ratings
630 Ratings
16% Mixed
127 Ratings
127 Ratings
5% Negative
41 Ratings
41 Ratings
The Best Superhero movie to date. A tight TIGHT story-line, not formula with corny subplots of villians for future movies. Clever fights and fine acting and tight story. The scenes between Magneto and Dr. X are wonderful!
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Loaded with fine performances, traffics in audacious images and generally comports itself with a great deal more grace and gravitas than most movies with roots in fantastic themes.
A solid action story with inventive battles (one on the Statue of Liberty) and satisfyingly gooey special effects.
I started out liking this movie, while waiting for something really interesting to happen. When nothing did, I still didn't dislike it; I assume the X-Men will further develop their personalities if there is a sequel.
Missing are well-choreographed action scenes, likable characters and involving plot twists.
Isn't juvenile, it isn't even infantile. It's prenatal!
Back in the days when superheroes were never taken seriously, one movie came up that completely changed everything. It was nice to see Marvel's most popular superhero group getting their own movie series.
As a kid who grew up watching the X-Men cartoons, it was a surprise to soo the same "cartoon characters" come up on the big screen. The story centred around the relationship between Rogue and Wolverine. As a kid I absolutely loved Wolverine. He wore an outfit of my favourite colours and looked like an absolute badass. My second favourite character was Cyclops. And guess what? He was a leading character in this movie too!
The superhero genre only had the two Superman and Batman movies from each franchise, and both of them had started losing their charm by the third movie and become absolute garbage in the fourth one. But that was over a decade ago. This one marked the beginning of the time superheroes began to be taken seriously (Burton's Batman movies were serious, the characters were not).
It blends history and comic realism perfectly. Every character gets enough time to shine. By the end of the movie I could actually tell the names of all the protagonists, something that I was never able to do as a kid while watching the cartoon. This movie also clearly explained the entire concept of the X-Men, and it sounded very satisfying. This movie franchise will always be remembered as the time when both the studio and the directors were ready to experiment in the genre, unlike the generic, repetitive movies Marvel makes nowadays.
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Затянутый старый фильм, который особо ничего не показывает. Я разочарован! Очень сильно!
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To say the least, the X-Men franchise is off to a good start on the big screen. The characters are brilliantly introduced, without overdoing it, but still cultivating our interest in each of them. Hugh Jackman as Wolverine is perfectly highlighted and the character manages to be endearing despite his constantly frowned upon eyebrows. Some jokes hit the nail on the head, especially when Wolverine questions each mutant's silly nicknames. Yet other jokes may be ridiculous.
The scenario is correct. However, I can't help but think of a question that cruelly prevents me from believing in the film's universe: how did Cyclops (and the other mutants with such invasive powers) discover his power? Did he open his eyes one morning and atomize his room? What I mean by this is that the humans in X-Men take the existence of the mutants with a lot of calm and hindsight! Teenagers like Cyclops and Rogue have to grow up with deaths on their conscience, talk about a trauma!
Some of the protagonists, like Sabretooth and Storm are horrible and terribly hollow. Without doing any research about him, Sabretooth looks like a stupid and shallow werewolf who has absolutely no place in the X-Men universe. The whole conflict between Cyclop and Wolverine is boring, futile and childish at best, and contributes to making Cyclop seem like one of the most stupid protagonists in the story despite his truly interesting potential.
The overall pace is good, even though the missed scenes and flaws start to add up towards the end of the film. The ending (no spoil) is particularly sloppy, incoherent, full of ridiculous suspense, and is totally inconsistent with the rest of the film, which is full of interesting and original ideas.
The fight scenes are often badly filmed so that only a confused set of movements and diffuse sound effects of blows remains on the screen. The special effects very often seem to come from another era, at some points in the film more than others, but I forgive that since it was released in 2000. The Cerebro helmet especially seems to be made of plastic and simple aluminum.
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Based on perverted comics and adapted into a perverted movie; this film is by far one of the ones I hate the most.
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Les « mutants » ne sont rien d’autre que des super-héros super-cons avec pour la plupart d’entre eux (ou elles) des tenues toujours aussi ridicules, excepté évidemment le bourrin Wolverine, brave blaireau soupe au lait de son triste état (il aurait pu faire une pub pour Pijot dans les années 80 : un con(structeur) sort ses griffes !).
Donc, on a comme d’hab’ les gentils cons d’un côté et de l’autre les méchants cons toujours à con-ploter contre les gentils cons… la belle affaire ! le blaireau bourrin est amnésique à l’insu de son plein gré et les chefs de chacun des camps (dans ce grand dîner de cons) sont deux fossiles qui s’engueulent pour la becquetée du soir (et ma purée, elle est où et qui a piqué mon dentier ? et mon déambulateur, et moi, je veux un déambulateur comme le tien ! ).
Le scénar est naze, l’histoire est bidon, les dialogues sont ineptes, les personnages pathétiques… il ne se passe pas grand-chose là-dedans et on s’endort assez rapidement… vous me direz que c’est normal puisqu’il s’agit d’une marvellerie de mon cul et qu’elle est par conséquent totalement nulle à chier, en plus de s’avérér d’une bêtise affligeante : misérables super-héros mutants de mes deux !
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Production Company
Twentieth Century Fox,
Marvel Enterprises,
Marvel Entertainment Group,
Donners' Company,
Bad Hat Harry Productions,
Springwood Productions,
Genetics Productions
Release Date Jul 14, 2000
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Evolution Begins.
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 6 Wins & 11 Nominations
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 3 Nominations
