when i was a kid, i loved x-men. i read the few comics i could afford to buy with my scant elementary school allowance — it was basically nothing, since my mom figured little people don’t need money — and mostly i watched the popular fox animated series which was conveniently slotted for a time right when i returned home from school. i would sit in front of the television on a daily basis with my little sister, who loved scott summers while i myself was partial to logan aka “wolverine”, as we munched on some after-school snackage. we collected the old trading cards and got mad when we had too many of beast and not enough of gambit.

the movie, i felt, did the story of the good-willed mutants justice. though, i’m sure many would disagree because of inaccuracies to the comic and blah, blah, blah. i re-watched the dvd today with my little sister and couldn’t help but feel like a wide-eyed child once more, lost in the fantastic stories of cartoons and action. today, i was happy to have my sister there to recall our past indulgence with me, as usually i type them in solitude in front of this inanimate computer. i can’t wait for x2, which was actually filmed right here in vancouver; i’m sure my sister and i will be chattering once again. i look forward to this film more than i do the two towers — take that, you elvish wannabes!

damn, i never quite realized wolverine’s hottie potential at my young age, even with his excessive hair. i suppose that i just wasn’t as boy-crazy then. haha! tscha… right.