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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 878026" data-attributes="member: 8530">Probably a good thing, I did too, having actually dropped the book around the Age of Apocalypse and not picking it up again until eX-Treme X-Men #1.The thing that I loved about the first movie was how well they were able to quickly define each of the characters, given that they had to composite around 500+ comics down to a 2-hour film.   I even thought they exceeded the comics in two areas: the portrayal of the Toad, and the portrayal of he school as a learning institution with tons of unique kids.  Same for the second film, establishing Pyro, Nightcrawler and Stryker as fully developed characters.   I know there has been a lot of nitpicking in this thread about specific points, but the big picture was that it was a fun film for both comic fans and those not familiar with the comic as well.</blockquote>