X-Men [VHS]

This film holds up remarkably well. It establishes a world that feels appropriately serious given the political subject matter, but it's not above its source material, either. It is a movie in which a frog man devours a bird with his cartoon tongue, after all. It's this magic trick of tone that gives the movie its staying power, and it's a tone that today's Marvel Cinematic Universe has continued to make use of. Something that those films don't do as well, however, is the human drama. X-Men nails this as well thanks to director Bryan Singer. He brings the character-driven focus of an indie film to what would otherwise be a goofy sci-fi flick.With the hindsight of all the superhero films that have followed in the decades since, this is, dare I say it, an important film. It showed the way for all those huddled super-powered masses yearning to breathe free.

The original X-Men movie was about fear of the other. Mutants were just becoming public knowledge in America and that led to fear and politicians to push the Mutant Registration Act that would make all mutants to sign up with the government to be controlled. The reaction to that took two forms. One was the X-Men led by Charles Xavier that wanted to protect mutants and help mankind at the same time and the other led by Magneto who wanted to fight humanity to protect mutants. This split actually harkens back to the origins of the X-Men with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Originally the comic was about equal rights for African Americans with the mutants representing that group. Charles Xavier was Martin Luther King Jr and Magneto was Malcolm X. Magneto even says he will fight for mutant rights “By any means necessary” which was a famous phrase that Malcolm X used.The first part of the movie lays out all the mutant characters. Although the X-Men was the title, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) was obviously the lead since he was always the favorite character in the comics. Then there’s Magneto’s plan and of course the big confrontation at the end.The movie does a good job balancing out the characters, the story and the action. This made it a very good introduction to what would become a very successful franchise.C

For some reason, a few people have rated these new copies of the XMEN movies with 1 star because they think that it supposedly says on the back cover that it's a two disc edition but when opened, it's only one disc. THIS IS FALSE. The new slipcovers and the case itself say bluray+digital. I read both the slipcover and the case artwork (even the fine print) and nowhere does it say it's two discs. Digital copies are exactly that. Digital, not physical. You do get two copies of the movie but not on two discs. First copy is a physical disc, second copy is a code to redeem the movie for free on VUDU.com. I'm not sure why this is so complicated for some to understand.For the movie itself, five stars ALL THE WAY for the superhero movie that started it all! I've loved this movie since I saw it in the movie theater and will continue to love it for the rest of my life!

I have not been an X-Men follower. I watched this film because I enjoy Alan Cumming and wanted to see him in this film. It was a pleasant surprise for me, and totally inspired me to watch some other X-Men films. The concepts within these film are based upon the original comic books and makes them fascinating. The sets and special effects are tremendous. The costumes and make-up are beautiful, as are the performances from a superb cast of actors. I urge viewers to set aside the "cult" reputation of this series and give it a watch! These films are fun and entertaining!

This movie really legitimized Marvel's venture into converting comics into movies and really the "Grand Daddy" of them all trailblazing the path for all others to follow.The X-Men comic series became the cornerstone of Marvel's success in the late 70's and 80's and ultimately their "crown jewel" as viewed today. Brian Singer and Marvel took a huge risk retelling the Chris Claremont/John Byrne era "Comic Hall of Fame" stories, and clearly "the high risk - high reward" philosophy paid off. They fully accomplished the "believability" goal of bringing the comic story/visual into the modern era.If you are an X-Men Fan or just curious about the "Mutant" story - don't hesitate, this movie is a great "Hero story" (regardless of familiarity with the franchise) and for the Marvel/X-Men fan a triumphant, quality tribute to the series (and a great ride!)

Professor X :"Mutation, it is the key to our evolution. It has allowed us to evolve from a single organism into the dominant species of the planet. This is process is slow, normally taking hundred of years but with a few millenniums, evolution leaps forward!"In what I think is one of the best adaptation from comics, X-Men 1 and 2 deserves to be the winners. Bryan Singer and his team managed to turn this comic series into modern day "reality".I won't go into the movie details but if you think about it. Mutation may just happen in the near future or very soon. Imagine being prejudiced against because you can move metal/things, read minds, transformed into anyone, blast off a mountain with just your eyes etc. When it does happen, what would you do:1. Join Magneto and wipe out the human race as what Ian McKellen's character said "We are the future, not them Charles?" OR2. Join Professor X and learn to earn their trust and show them we're are humans too as what Patrick Stewart's character said "If no one is to oppose them (i.e. Magneto and gang), humanity days would be over."The storyline is close to the heart, what if you are gay, a jew, a minority race that is considered "not normal" in the eyes of everyone else...This movie does great along those lines. Great action is useless without great storyline. X-men 1 and 2 hits bull's eye!P.S. Give X-Men 3 a miss please, it was pure fluff and utter rubbish with only great CGI and poor storyline. I blame 20th Century Fox for not willing to wait for Bryan Singer and gang to come back with a powerhouse story for X3.

Excellent value for money

Great watch

Great Movie

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If you enjoy X men movies you will defo enjoy this one as well