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I can count on one hand the number of superhero films that were any good (Superman 1 & 2, Batman Forever, The Mask Of Zorro). But Hollywood got this one right. Despite minor changes from the comic book, this movie IS heart and soul the X-Men. It's also thought-provoking and even emotionally moving in spots. Highest recommendation!

Popeye's nemesis is not Bluto this time around, but a handsome muscle-bound lifeguard who gets all hot and bothered by Olive Oyl in her bikini. Occasionally in the Famous Studio cartoons, The Sailor Man would vie with "one shot" villains for Olive's affections. See also "Pre-Hysterical Man", "Snow Place Like Home", "A Wolf In Sheik's Clothing". "Beach Peach" is an entertaining cartoon. The lifeguard's tattoos coming to life and blasting Popeye across the beach is a scene that has stayed in my memory since childhood.

The quintessential Famous Studios' Popeye cartoon: Olive and Bluto The Count go ga-ga over each other; Bluto humiliates Popeye and gets him out of the way; A willing Olive accompanies The Count to his penthouse; The Count tricks Olive into putting on a strait jacket(!!)and proceeds to chase her around the apartment; She yells for help; Popeye eats his spinach and...well, you know the rest. A very entertaining cartoon.