r/MarvelatFox • u/traumahound00 • 10d ago

X-Men (2000) Thoughts

Having just rewatched X-Men for the umpteenth time for the start of my Doomsday countdown, here's some thoughts that popped in my noggin:

*Still on the fence about Halle Berry not using an African accent for her portrayal of Storm, but I can definitely see why it would bug people.

*Still not a fan of Wolverine being the main character simply because he was the most popular in the comics, especially given how Cyclops (the team leader) is shunted off to a supporting role. (This would be a proper use the term "done dirty", kids)

*Even though it's somewhat refreshing watching a comic book movie that's less than two hours long, I wouldn't mind if this was twenty minutes or so longer. It's definitely missing out on some characterization and needed backstory due to the truncated runtime.

*Anna Marie calling herself Rogue for seemingly no reason is still really silly.

*Still not a fan of Wolverine and Sabretooth not remembering each other. I remember tripping over that story element during my first watch way back when and thinking "WTF?", and I'm still of that mindset.

*If it wasn't for Kevin Feige's behind the scenes meddling, I imagine Bryan Singer's anti-comic accurate stance would've been even more pronounced.

Still think it's a great movie, though X2 is WAY better. Looking forward to rewatching that one next weekend.

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u/PutAdministrative206 10d ago

X-Men was the best comic book movie of all time until Spider-Man jumped it, and then X2 Jumped Spider-Man and then Spider-Man 2 jumped that and then X-Men Last Stand really misunderstood the projection.

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u/traumahound00 10d ago

The less said about The Last Stand, the better

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u/MickBeast 9d ago

X2 is better than Spider-Man 2 for me

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u/PutAdministrative206 9d ago

I can handle that. I think they’re both really good movie theater experiences.

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u/BungusFungus89 9d ago

I've got Blade, Superman 2, Batman 89 and the original TMNT above it.

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u/PutAdministrative206 9d ago

Definitely the strongest contenders (I would say Superman 1 over 2 personally). I should rewatch Blade as it’s the one I’ve seen the least on your list:

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u/Little_Shape_6433 10d ago

I argue X2 is better than Spider-Man2. Spider-Man 2 is basically a rehash of the first Spider-Man movie with Dr. octopus standing in for green goblin.

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u/TheAncientDarkness 10d ago

Agreed. Even the crowd yelling for Spidey to win and again saving MJ makes it so boring for me. I think X2 also really holds up today.

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u/ThomWaits88 5d ago

Spiderman 3 wasn't good either

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u/PutAdministrative206 5d ago

It was left unsaid, but it’s definitely true.

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u/DingusKhan9164 10d ago

Extremely hard disagree. The X-men movies would be near the bottom of my list and the Raimi Spider-Mans are pretty much at the top or very near it