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Release Date: 03 February, 2004 Retail Price: $23.99 OUR Price: $21.59 You SAVE: $2.40! |
X-Men Evolution Collection Reviews
Evolution
Evolution is a very poorly written/animated series that attempts to go off the bases of the first X-Men movie, which was virtually nothing like the comics many of us are used to. I found all of the XMen in high school boring and acting out of character. Not to mention they had half the XMen working for Magneto or weren't seen.
The '90's cartoon was much better, and actually followed most of the storylines. Don't waste your money on XMen Evolution.
Revisionist, and excellent
Some of the reviews you'll read claim X-Men: Evolution is horrible and recommend "the original '90's cartoon". So really, what you have to do is form your own opinion because I found "the original '90's cartoon" unwatchable, yet I love Evolution. Here are my quick hits so you know what I'm talking about.
First, I place the phrase "original '90's cartoon" in quotes because it's not the first animated X-Men. I don't know if there was a cartoon done in the '60's when Spider-Man got his treatment or not, but I do remember "Pryde of the X-Men", a pilot episode that didn't turn into anything in the '80's. The story telling, art and animation were FAR superior to the Fox series. The only thing the Fox series had going for it was stories that were very close to the comics continuity, and a pretty cool opening sequence.
Second, X-Men: Evolution has simplified character design lines (but not "simple") that flow, much like Batman: The Animated Series, allowing for better animation and subtle expression. There are occaisional bad frames, sure, there are in ANY animation (Looney Tunes included) but on the whole it looks great. Plus, it's farmed out to Korean animators who do excellent work. Compare early "Simpson's" episodes to later seasons'.
Third, Evolution only uses the comics as very loose guidelines. You don't have to know 30+ years of comic lore to appreciate it and there's certainly know reason to get incensed if they do something different. If you do know all the characters sometimes it's cool just to see what the animators and writers will do with them.
Fourth, the voice acting is excellent, characters are well-defined (maybe even lovable), and it's a very entertaining show!
Personally, I love it, can't get enough of it, and ever since Grant Morrison destroyed the comic versions, and Mark Millar left Ultimate X-Men, it's all I've got left. Hope this helps, and I hope I didn't tick off too many Fox series fans.
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