a great movie for younger x-men fans but there is sime language
X-Men
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Common Sense says
Comic-book adaptation has brains, brawn, and style.
Themes in this movie include: friendship, revenge
updated 01.07.10
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for Ages 11 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of X-Men was written by James Rocchi
Parents need to know that this movie involves a great deal of comic-book violence executed with near-bloodless restraint but, at the same time, visceral efficiency. One character is a Holocaust survivor; there's much discussion about tolerance and hatred and prejudice, all in the film's fictional context of "mutants" with special abilities appearing in the human population -- and yet, this might provide a great conversation-starter for families.
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- Families can talk about the film's allegorical relationship to everything from Civil Rights to apartheid, as well as the film's metaphors for acceptance, tolerance, and understanding.
- Families can also talk about how often, fantasy and science-fiction are ways to talk about tough real-world issues; does the acceptance of the unreal make it easier to discuss the real?
- Families can also talk about the popularity of super-hero stories -- what need in the audience do they meet? Are they simple fun, or can they be considered seriously as part of what pop culture says about who we are?
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What’s the Story?
In a near future, genetic anomalies -- mutants -- have begun appearing in the human population, some with extraordinary abilities (quick healing, telekinesis) and some with physical abnormalities; humanity's response mixes empathy and fear. These "mutants" are, after all, our children and brothers and sisters -- but their extraordinary abilities are powerful and intimidating. Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) heads a school dedicated to helping mutants, including an action team called the X-Men who deal with extraordinary threats from other mutants; on the other side of the philosophical coin, Professor Xavier's old friend -- a metal-controlling mutant known as Magneto (Ian McKellen) -- is generating a terrorist plot to make the "mutant problem" a concern for the leaders of the world in a way they never expected, with one of Professor Xavier's new charges an intrinsic part of his plan.
Is It Any Good?
Directed by Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Apt Pupil), X-Men is an unerringly smart comic-book adaptation that plumbs its source material for real relevance and deeper meaning while still delivering all the biff-bam-pow action a comic book fan could want -- as well as serving as the launching pad that made Hugh Jackman a star with his work as the feral-but-stalwart Canadian mutant, Wolverine. Some of the dialogue is a bit laughable -- and Halle Berry, as the weather-controlling hero Storm, doesn't do much to help with that when she's on-screen -- but the effects are top-notch, the script is smart, and the tone of the film is pitch-perfect, giving us characters with unreal abilities at conflict in a very real world.
Launching a four-film franchise (with more, possibly, to come), X-Men is perhaps one of the best super-hero comic book adaptation, in part because it doesn't shy away from the big issues the comic explored, however clumsily, but instead embraces them. McKellen and Stewart are perfectly cast, and the remainder of the actors (with the exception of the seemingly-reluctant Berry) are all excellent. A super-hero film with real ambition and true talent can be very rare in Hollywood; X-Men is, alongside The Dark Knight and the first two Spider-Man films, one of the highlights in the modern exploration of the sub-genre.
Movie Details
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Director: Bryan Singer
Run time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release: 7/14/2000, DVD release: 2/7/2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.
Run time: 104 minutes
Theatrical release: 7/14/2000, DVD release: 2/7/2006
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
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- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Negative role models
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
it is a very good movie
it is one of the best movies I have ever seen
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
it is a very good movie
it is one of the best movies I have ever seen
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
A good movie for young kids with plenty of action and not much swearing, no sex references, no drugs and drinking and no blood or scary scenes. Good for fans of the comics or those who love superheores.
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Inappropriate language
Iffy for small children
I saw the movie with my 9 year old sister. It was slightly violent with mild flirtly behavior between Jean and Logan. It was a well done movie special effects wise. The H word was mentioned several times. I wish there was more Kitty because she is sooooo awesome.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
Perfect movie for the teenagers
I loved this movie. I saw it with my brother, sister, and girlfriend. I don't recommend this movie for little kids. I think it made it even better that I got the movie for free at http://tinyurl.com/namz3y
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Excessive violence
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- Good role models
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I rate this title on for age 5 and give it
I think it's a ok movie.There is really nohing wrong.
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I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
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- Good role models
I love all of the xmen shows. I thought I would hate it, but now watch it over and over and over. Good for any age. Not scary, bloody, or anything. Shows excellent morals. I love it
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I rate this title on for age 15 and give it
Not so bad...
Reviews have been iffy but saw it last night with a bunch of 14-16 year olds and they loved it. I thought it was fine expecting a typical violent summer movie.Some gore and cursing but I've seen worse. I actually enjoyed it for what it is.Kids under 12 may be overwhelmed by violence but it is comic book style.
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I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it
I Thought It was A tad bit Violent
Title says it all- I thought it was a bit violent. Maybe not this one as much, but the last two X-Men movies are very violent, and sort of desensitizing. There are also a few inappropriate words, uncommon ones.
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I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it
An Engaging but Hollow Action Film...
X-MEN isn't technologically innovative, there aren't any stand-out performances, and there are memorable scenes or dialogue. That said, it is an engaging action thriller, and you will most likely enjoy it, you just might not remember it. Violence is the biggest and only issue in the film. Characters are stabbed and shot, blown up, lacerated with laser rays, and struck by lightening. While there is no gushing blood, almost all of the cuts are bloody, and some action scenes will be frightening. Wolverine, though an admirable hero, can't control his sprouting blades and ends up accidentally stabbing two or three heroes (the scenes are scary, but they all heal). There is one "hell" and one "s**t". Mystique, one of the villains, is a blue woman who is nude (you can't see anything, as blue sequence covers any sensitive parts (think of the blue guy in WATCHMEN)).
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Action!
Not the best super-hero film, but good. I like X-men!
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I rate this title pause for age 12 and give it
A great start to a great Series!
Wonderful, I am continually amazed at these Marvel movies! This film is highly enjoyable, to say the least. There is definitely more questionable content than in any of the Spider-Man movies, but that is to be expected. There is a lot of violence, a fair bit of language, and alchohol. I say this is not for your average eleven year old to be watching, although some may be just fine. Personally, I think it's best saved for your twelve year olds. For viewers twelve and older, this movie will certainly not dissapoint.
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
If you like super hero material, you'll LOVE X-Men
X-Men is a movie that gets awesome fight scenes in and doesn't spare the message.
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I rate this title pause for age 11 and give it
Great Action Movie
Good action for a 11+ year old
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
Loaded with eye-popping action
X-men is about a world filled with prejudice. Characters possess extraordinary and dangerous powers - the results of genetic mutations. Cyclops could release bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm could control the weather at anytime she wants. Rogue absorbs life forces from people she touchs, and can use the forces to protect herself. But they're all followers of Professor Xavier(Patrick Stewart). These outcasst learn to use their powers for good and not for evil. But on one hand Magneto (Ian Mckellan)has this blief that human and mutants can never co-exist,and now he enveils his bad plan for the future.
I think this is a good movie for everybody who likes action and comic characters. This movie taught me to not judge people for what they look like or how they're different, but judge them for what they're like inside.
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