History Recap / TheNostalgiaCriticS12E7

* SoOkayItsAverage: Critic's final opinion on the film is that its an "eh" movie in hindsight, feeling it's a heavily watered down adaptation of the classic comic books and on its own, is a rather [[ClicheStorm by the numbers action flick]] with a lot of (alleged) PlotHoles that hasn't aged particularly well [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny in comparison]] to the many, ''many'' superhero movies that have come out in the years after it.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Despite claiming to be fans of the comic books, there's more than a few research flubs that even casual fans of the comics would notice:
** At one point, Malcolm is baffled that Rogue's more versatile powerset from the comics (including flight and super strength) is reduced down to her main ability to sap the abilities/lifeforce of others. Except that in the comics, she ''didn't'' have those other powers at first and only got them by absorbing them from ComicBook/CarolDanvers.

Everyone loved it when it came out, it spawned [[Film/XMenFilmSeries a billion dollar franchise]], but did this series have as promising a start as you remember? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at, X-Men.

** At one point, Malcolm is baffled that Rogue's more versatile powerset from the comics (including flight and super strength) is reduced down to her main ability to sap the abilities/lifeforce of others. Except that in the comics, she ''didn't'' have those other powers at first and only got them by absorbing them from Carol Danvers.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Critic complains about how boring looking the now-dated CGI effects of Magneto's mutant conversion machine look.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Despite claming to be fans of the comic books, theres more than a few research flubs that even casual fans of the comics would notice:
** At one point, Malcolm is baffled that Rogues more versatile powerset from the comics (including flight and super strength) is reduced down to her main ability to sap the abilities/lifeforce of others. Except that in the comics, she ''didnt'' have those other powers at first and only got them by absorbing them from Carol Danvers.
* SoOkayItsAverage: Critic's final opinion on the film is that its an "eh" movie in hindsight, feeling its a heavily watered down adaptation of the classic comic books and on its own is a rather [[ClicheStorm by the numbers action flick]] with a lot of (alleged) PlotHoles that hasnt aged particularly well [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny in comparison]] to the many, ''many'' superhero movies that have come out in the years after it.

** At one point, Malcolm is baffled that Rogues more versatile powerset from the comics (including flight and super strength) is reduced down to her main ability to sap the abilities/lifeforce of others. Except that in the comics, she ''didnt'' have those other powers at first and only got them by absorbing them from Captain Marvel.

Everyone loved it when it came out, it spawned [[Film/XMen a billion dollar franchise]], but did this series have as promising a start as you remember? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at, X-Men.

** Critic expresses confusion over why Xavier doesnt just use telekenesis to get himself out of certain tight spots such as his standoff with Magneto at the train station. Except that Xavier's powers are ''telepathic'', not telekenetic--Jean Grey is the one with the telekenetic powers. To be fair, this isnt made outright clear in the films and its easy to assume his powers are telekenetic due to his ability to freeze people in place (mentally) in the sequels.

** At one point, bafflement is expressed that Rogues more versatile powerset from the comics (including flight and super strength) is reduced down to her main ability to sap the abilities/lifeforce of others. Except that in the comics, she ''didnt'' have those other powers at first and only got them by absorbing them from Captain Marvel.

* CriticalResearchFailure: Despite claming to be fans of the comics, theres more a few research flubs that even casual fans of them would notice:

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Critic complains about how boring looking the now-dated CGI effects of Magneto's mutant conversion machine.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Critic's final opinion on the film is that its an "eh" movie in hindsight, feeling its a heavily watered down adaptation of the classic comic books and on its own is a rather [[ClicheStorm by the numbers action flick]] with a lot of (alleged) PlotHoles, [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny especially in comparison]] to the many, ''many'' superhero movies that have come out in the years after it.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Critic's final opinion on the film is that its an "eh" movie in hindsight, feeling its a heavily watered down adaptation of the classic comic books and on its own is a rather [[ClicheStorm by the numbers action flick]] with a lot of PlotHoles, [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny especially in comparison]] to the many, ''many'' superhero movies that have come out in the years after it.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Critic's final opinion on the film is that its an "eh" movie.

Everyone loved it when it came out, it spawned a billion dollar franchise, but did this series have as promising a start as you remember? Nostalgia Critic takes a look at, X-Men.

Review of: ''Film/XMen'' (2000)