Ok, I have a little bias toward this movie.  I read comics growing up and have a small collection of X-Men comics. If ever there was a comic that could be made into a movie, it's the X-Men.  Not only have the X-Men been one of the premiere comics series of all time, along with a great group of characters, but the the theme and content of the X-Men couldn't have found a better time period to be released as a movie.  The very ideals of the X-Men are not far from the head lines of today, genetic research and political correctness. 

X-Men avoids one of the major mistakes of comic book to movie conversions.  That's making the movie into a series of mind numb action sequences.  X-Men is at the forefront, a story, a building of a concept and characters, and a battle of the mind.  The movie does have action in it and a touch of humor, but the story is the primary vehicle and it stays true to the ideas of the comic book. 

X-Men is a comic book movie that I can finally be proud of.  We haven't had a good one since the early Superman movies.