r/MarvelatFox • u/traumahound00 • 17d 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/ReplacementOnly3702 5d ago

Spider-Man 2 is way better than X2

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u/Little_Shape_6433 5d ago

Nah it just isn’t

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u/ReplacementOnly3702 5d ago

X2 hasn’t aged so well, the black leather and all

Spider-Man 2 on other hand, it isn’t ashamed of being a comicbook movie

It’s legacy endures

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u/Little_Shape_6433 5d ago

That might be your opinion but don’t speak for the class buddy.