05-05-2003, 03:33 AM
Word. This movie was rad.
The Nightcrawler stuff at the beginning was so kickass that it almost seemed like they pulled it out of a Matrix movie. Wolverine's scene in the mansion and Pyro's big firefest were the only sequences that came close. Action sequences aside, I was surprised at how well Pyro was portrayed by the chosen actor.
Funny thing about Cyclops being short-shrifted: He seemed to have basically no personality in this movie, which is exactly what he's like in the comic book.
Colossus was cool to see, but I get the impression that the 'actor' they have playing him was less an actor than a body model. Awfully Ahnuld. All the name-dropping of other comic-book characters was pretty neat, as a former fan. I noticed Sam Guthrie and Roberto DaCosta as well (Cannonball and Sunspot).
The villain henchman's name was Yuriko, and she's referred to as Deathstrike at least once in the film. They completely changed the character, but I can't say that I mind much. I can believe mutants, for the purposes of the movie - cyborgs are a bit too much.
Surprisingly enough, the script was pretty well-written, carrying over many of the allegorical themes of the comic and presenting them in a far more realistic way. Kudos to the screenwriter.
The one thing that really, REALLY bugged me about the movie was the PG-13 rating. For all the violence, Wolverine tearing people apart, soldiers tossing hand grenades...there were only two scenes I can recall with any appreciable amount of blood, and all of the grenade explosions seemed to lack any sort of fire. Hell, Wolverine was gutting people and his claws were coming out clean. I'm not saying I wanted tons of gore, but the total absence was very noticable and more than a little jarring.
One little point that stood out to me: none of the "good guys" (cyclops, storm, etc.) killed ANYone, while Magneto and Mystique were pretty indiscriminate. The exceptions being Wolverine, who tore #$%& up, and Pyro, who tried really hard to tear #$%& up but somehow, magically, failed. I think they just didn't want to show any cops getting killed.
Man, talk about disjointed rambling...heh, sorry. On the whole, this is a well-made action movie with a brain in its head and some artful special effects. More than good enough to hold us over until the Matrix sequel.
The Nightcrawler stuff at the beginning was so kickass that it almost seemed like they pulled it out of a Matrix movie. Wolverine's scene in the mansion and Pyro's big firefest were the only sequences that came close. Action sequences aside, I was surprised at how well Pyro was portrayed by the chosen actor.
Funny thing about Cyclops being short-shrifted: He seemed to have basically no personality in this movie, which is exactly what he's like in the comic book.
Colossus was cool to see, but I get the impression that the 'actor' they have playing him was less an actor than a body model. Awfully Ahnuld. All the name-dropping of other comic-book characters was pretty neat, as a former fan. I noticed Sam Guthrie and Roberto DaCosta as well (Cannonball and Sunspot).
The villain henchman's name was Yuriko, and she's referred to as Deathstrike at least once in the film. They completely changed the character, but I can't say that I mind much. I can believe mutants, for the purposes of the movie - cyborgs are a bit too much.
Surprisingly enough, the script was pretty well-written, carrying over many of the allegorical themes of the comic and presenting them in a far more realistic way. Kudos to the screenwriter.
The one thing that really, REALLY bugged me about the movie was the PG-13 rating. For all the violence, Wolverine tearing people apart, soldiers tossing hand grenades...there were only two scenes I can recall with any appreciable amount of blood, and all of the grenade explosions seemed to lack any sort of fire. Hell, Wolverine was gutting people and his claws were coming out clean. I'm not saying I wanted tons of gore, but the total absence was very noticable and more than a little jarring.
One little point that stood out to me: none of the "good guys" (cyclops, storm, etc.) killed ANYone, while Magneto and Mystique were pretty indiscriminate. The exceptions being Wolverine, who tore #$%& up, and Pyro, who tried really hard to tear #$%& up but somehow, magically, failed. I think they just didn't want to show any cops getting killed.
Man, talk about disjointed rambling...heh, sorry. On the whole, this is a well-made action movie with a brain in its head and some artful special effects. More than good enough to hold us over until the Matrix sequel.