I was a sci-fi geekette in school; knew all of the details of every Star Trek episode, saw the first Star Wars 7 times, and watched Dr. Who religiously. One aspect of sci-fi that I never got into was the comic books. So while they guys I hung around with were busy devouring the X-Men comics, I paid no particular attention.
Last March I attended a Star Trek con at which Patrick Stewart was speaking. He brought along the X-Men trailer, and it blew me away! I had to see this movie. We tried to see it in July, but due to problems at the theater, we missed about 15 minutes in the middle of the movie. Still, what I saw was absolutely incredible.
So when the DVD came out a few weeks ago, I immediately ran to purchase it and watch the movie for the first time all the way through. The movie gives a lot of good background information for a novice like me. I found out where Magneto came from, that the "mutants" were the beginning to an accelerated phase of human evolution, the background to Rogue and Wolverine before they were found by Dr. X.
Patrick Stewart does an incredible job as Dr. X. This was a part made for him. Ian McKellen is just as good as his nemesis Magneto. Newbie Hugh Jackman is incredible as Wolverine and ends up being the main character of the movie.
The story is a good one in that the "bad mutants" are not evil purely for the sake of being evil. I could understand - and even sympathize - with why they felt the way they did. Living in the world we do and seeing all the hate that is around, I can understand their feelings if not their actions.
Creativity is the name of the game in depicting the mutants. The special effects can make or break the movie and I'm happy to say they are very well-done. Watching Mystique morph from one form to another keeps you on your toes in every scene. Storm controls the weather and the lightning is very natural. At the school they show various mutants and their powers (such as going through walls) and it flows very well.
The DVD contains scenes that were omitted from the theatrical release. Most are inconsequential. I did enjoy seeing Hugh Jackman's screen test (without the Wolverine makeup.
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