I've never given that much of a fuck about the "X-Men" franchise to be honest. I'm not sure why. I guess it's just been something that's never interested me when I was younger or even today.

Up until this point I've only seen the movies that have come after the main franchise (Those being the two Wolverine movies and "Days of Future Past") but I've never seen the one that many would argue brought back Comic Book movies back into the spotlight after THAT infamous movie from the mid 90s if you catch my drift.

So how is it? It's pretty good! It's aged pretty poorly in some areas (Those fight scenes and effects tho) but for the most part…

A promising start of the X-Men universe on the silver screen, X-Men is a fascinating work of science-fiction & a terrific addition to the superhero genre film. This is the first time I've watched it & now I'm wondering what the hell actually stopped me from checking it out earlier. The only other X-Men instalment I've seen before is X-Men: First Class & if it wasn't for its latest sequel which brings back the cast from the original trilogy, I wouldn't have bothered to give it a go & would've again missed out on what actually is a pretty good film.

Set in a not-so-distant future in which few people around the world are mutants; possessing superhuman powers that has also resulted in them…

"Oh and Logan? Stay away from my girl."

Ever since Marvel became a household name, I've been planning to return to the scene of the crime and investigate where this hero of the box office got its powers. While X-Men was neither the first Marvel Studios live action co-production (Blade) nor the one to really launch the studio into the spotlight (Spider-Man), for me it signified the superhero genre's shift from the realm of b-movies, cult classics, and relative obscurity onto the center stage of the American blockbuster. It may have only grossed a modest $300 million compared to Spider-Man's $800 million, but it proved that you could use wonky sci-fi characters in a mainstream action movie to get audiences…

Bryan Singer gave himself quite a chore with 2000's "X-Men." In the space of a single film, he needed to introduce the personalities and powers of an ensemble of beloved characters, allowing each the opportunity to stand out and be recognized. For the most part, he succeeds, and "X-Men," while not the greatest superhero film, is a solid motion picture. It lacks the personality of better superhero and better X-men films to come, but it gets the franchise off to a good start.

The film begins by moving across eras and introducing its major players. Magneto, Rogue, and Wolverine are given separate moments before they are integrated into the film's plot. This allows Singer to establish a serious tone and…

Scavenger Hunt #44 - 6/30
Task 20: A movie where someone wears a really bad wig

I’m so behind on the first-time watches of this hunt, but it’s been a hectic few days and since we lost the legendary Stan Lee today, this seemed appropriate, as well as easy viewing. 

While Halle Berry’s wig is terrible, the rest of the film is pretty great. Magneto is one of my favourite comic book villains, played to sassy perfection by Sir Ian McKellen, and Hugh Jackman’s first outing as Wolverine is always a delight to rewatch. (“Hey, hey it’s me!” // “prove it” // “you’re a dick” // “ok”)

It annoys me that they’ve dicked around so much with the timeline of…