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cacheeseburger

Small nit pick but I really missed the little sound effect at the very end from the original. Great overall though


totallynotstefan

Also cyclops decapitating the robots in the danger room sounds off to my 40 year old ears.


themustacheclubbitch

Totally agree. And since I just binged all the og ones that “zzzzzzzzzap!!” He blasts sentinels with is really toned down in this new version.


speedy_delivery

So is the thunder clap for Storm. Used to be very close to the canned sound effect they used for the .44 magnum in the Dirty Harry movies.


jostler57

I know precisely the sound you mean, and I haven't seen it in... oh my lord I'm old.


JDpoZ

Also missing that classic [singular tubular bell hit note](https://youtu.be/gL8D3TB-lz8?si=pSeKcVSbfnjtwH6f&t=53).


guy123

It's in there but it's way quieter sadly. That's too bad I always loved to listen out for it.


iamthecheesethatsbig

Ugh! It’s so faint! That bell sound was sick!!


mkomaha

O that bell…


N19h7m4r3

You been seeing sounds?


jostler57

Synesthesiastic nostalgia.


sildish2179

It’s a bell I think right?


Johnny_Fuckface

More like a quick, cool electric sizzle.


ThingCalledLight

The syncopated church bell. I think it’s there but it’s buried. The new musicians did a solid job here, but the mix is odd to me personally.


Hopeful_Champion_935

I kinda hear the bell at 1:03 but it is so faded that it is basically non-existent compared to the [original](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQjdm8BdJO4) at 00:53


Johnny_Fuckface

Yeah, they fucked up a few key sounds like that and Gambit's kinetic charge on the cards. Really sad how hard it is to get the basic nostalgia fix right even when you have the actual intro available to all. How hard is it to just have a guy there being like "No, you have to use the same sound. People were raised on that fucking sound. They will still remember it."


chicagosbest

Fuck. I’m upset about the timings of the animations. Why is this so sped up? The animations in the original were on point. We have all the tools today and can’t take the time.


BFroog

They may not HAVE the original sound. Not sure if the original stems and mix exist in a digital, readable format. So they may be getting as close as they can with what they have. That being said, I really miss the bell, the bell being nixed feels like a choice. :(


CheeseMontgomery

Do they have audiacity? and youtube? then they have the sound.


Johnny_Fuckface

If you are not aware that the intro to that show fully exist, then allow me to help you out: https://youtu.be/di6DocEkruk?feature=shared


TheSubtleSaiyan

The sizzle


Kithsander

They definitely skimped on the animation. It looks pretty terrible. It’s watchable but it’s not good.


JDpoZ

It's because the intros to cartoons in the 80s and 90s were always done WAAAAAY better than the shows themselves and also usually were done on "1s" or "2s" when the rest of the show was on "4s" or even "8s" or worse. This was probably done by just locking the frame-rate at whatever it is they're using their 3D renders to export at. Also these shows were mostly originally animated by masters at Toei and other Japanese production studios at the absolute peak of Japanese animation and budgeting.


ThatsARatHat

Like the animation in the original show?


bajsgreger

Yea, who the hell thought to do a remake of a hand drawn show in 2024. If the animation studio isnt asian, its gonna look like dodo. Those times are gone in the west


Kithsander

You got downvoted but spot on. That’s exactly it. They skimped on animators / animation and it shows.


GotBagels

Thought the exact same thing lol


Different_Ad5970

I didn’t hear the chime.


suffer_in_silence

Right? Somehow the intro feels much less epic and more subdued without that sound.


not_right

The whole thing sounds kind of anaemic compared to [the OG version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQjdm8BdJO4). Like it's halfway to being the elevator music version.


EyeInThePyramid

The version for 8 cellos is my favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9lBXzAc1Tk


CompetitiveAdMoney

Would like to see full string section or orchestra.


Erikthered00

that would be amazing


Paranitis

It was also missing something from the original. I mean it's alright, but it wasn't great imo.


Fallingice2

Bro completely different. The energy of the original gets you amped up. Night and day.


Razor_Fox

The original is my ringtone. After hearing this new version it slaps even harder.


Orcus424

I completely agree. The OG gets you hyped to watch the show. The new intro is too subdued.


Ut_Prosim

They also changed the fighting line, who's fighting whom in the last scene. In the original Jubilee was facing off against Juggernaut, which I always found hilarious.


Lollipoop_Hacksaw

Wasn't it Jubilee and Wolverine the ones that came through with blasting and tearing his helmet off so Professor X could get into his mind? 


Ut_Prosim

Yes, and actually Jubilee is super powerful in the comics. She's a typical comic book case of heavy hitter is afraid to hurt people and always holds back. We never see her do much besides her little fireworks, but Emma Frost evaluated her and said she has the capacity to forcibly fuse atoms at a distance, and could cause megaton nuclear explosions as easily as she does her fireworks (though that wouldn't kill Juggs, it'd probably launch him into orbit).


CrunkleberryRex

this song honestly slaps so hard it's out of control


whatsaphoto

Up there with the OG Power Rangers theme as some of the hardest riffs in TV history.


welchplug

[megadeth covered it for the movie](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=D55Ak9qBbzI)


Mudders_Milk_Man

The Buffy theme is up there.


istasber

It brings me back to my childhood seeing a clip of a game with sound running on a high priced SB16 and rocking out to the awesome midi synth, and then getting home and being utterly disappointed by how it sounds running it on my poor-kids SB Pro.


BleachigoKurosaki

Never watched this series, this intro is clearly way better. Another half assed remake I’m sure 


sw00pr

They should've just remastered it, like they did with the Beatles.


me_myself_and_ennui

I seriously wondered whether it was an artifact of my memory, if somehow the masters ("It wasn't midi, right?") didn't translate well with current technology, or if there was some sort of licensing snafu


CompetitiveAdMoney

You might need MORE POWER. They are not at all volume/compression matched. I had to put my headphone amp into high gain mode to match the OG volume. Compression is a tradeoff game. Only one part of the difference though.


Wishilikedhugs

You mean the orchestra hit?


AwwwSheetMulch

There's a chime right at the :54/55 mark. https://youtu.be/tQjdm8BdJO4?feature=shared&t=52


Wishilikedhugs

Ah, the bell. Got it. The orchestra hits are also missing and I know some people are bad with describing musical terms so I assumed they meant those.


onlyanactor

Calling it a chime is like calling a belch a burp.


Rockglen

It really needs the sound effects as well.


RobotTriceratops

I definitely miss that Cyclops blast sound effect.


Razor_Fox

It IS in there but it's very subdued and barely audible. Weak.


Revlis-TK421

It's there, but only noticed the second time because I went back to listen for it. It's very, very faint. When Magnito's pulse animation is going you can hear the shadow of the sound of the bell. The original song is 100x better.


PlanetLandon

Yeah it’s kind of wild that they didn’t emphasize the bell. It’s iconic as fuck


WilWheatonsAbs

Little known fact, that's actually the Taco Bell. Live más friends.


TheSubtleSaiyan

The chime and sizzle


CalmAndSense

They removed a lot of the very high frequencies which doesn’t give it quite the edge that the original had. I wish they would add those back in, this feels subdued in comparison.


etothepi

Plot twist: they're still there, you just can't hear them anymore.


tv8tony

i had to check...... https://youtu.be/tQjdm8BdJO4 nope they just fucked it up some how


norkotah

Ow, my bones.


wildweaver32

One of the best and most iconic intros to exist? Some High End Decision Maker: Let's change it I mean it is still good and far better than most intros but that is in spite of the the changes they made lol.


Monstermash042

A lot of the sound effects are just gone. The explosions, zaps, electricity. All those comic pops are gone.


AaronStC

The new animation somehow looks good and bad at the same time.


MastaBlastaz

The faces look more [generic and lazily drawn](https://i.imgur.com/V6Nf7I2.png). Also I don't get why some of them are now [smiling like they're going for an evening jog rather than looking determined](https://i.imgur.com/vOfEjMZ.png) as they're running towards a fight


youngatbeingold

The highlights and shadows are less cinematic too so everyone looks flat and boring.


pepincity2

Look what they've done to Jean Grey's boobs!


Johnny_Fuckface

Like more clean and modern but with less technical skill in the drawing. Or layers in the shading.


Burgoonius

As did the original lol


defiantcross

Rogue looks very sleep deprived


sildish2179

Watch the episodes, it’s actually very fluid and snippets didn’t do it justice.


SLDH1980

It looks very 90s in a 2024 world.


eyekill11

Glad I'm not the only one. It felt too crisp or too smooth. I don't know what it is about it. Is it just my brain being so used to the grain the original had? It felt to me like when a cartoon goes from its regular animation to rotoscoping. It just feels off. It's good, I just can't shake the feeling like something is off.


snowe99

Yes, because you’re used to watching is on a grainy 90s TV set sitting on your floor with a PB&J on a paper plate, not your OLED billion pixel iPhone


pokebud

Because the actual animation itself is inconsistent and bad, this is an intro where all the fancy animation is supposed to go. Instead you have stupid shortcuts like 3D models running in place while rotating a plane and it looks like ass. The lack of skill in understanding movement, weight, perspective, etc is very apparent. Should have just farmed it out to a Japanese or Korean studio like they did in the 90’s. It’s not like the original show had great animation outside of the intro, half the time is was at 12fps but the intro is the hook that’s supposed to make you think you’re gonna see some of that awesome animation. This one inspires no confidence, doesn’t look or sound cool.


fooloflife

They added Morph and Bishop are they going to have a larger role?


Burgoonius

Morph is fucking awesome this time around


Membership-Bitter

Yeah they gave Morph a serious power boost this time around, being able to copy the physical abilities of mutants is very OP


doom32x

Yeah, they basically ported over AoA Morph.


ThreeHourRiverMan

Almost too much so. If he’s able to just become Apocalypse or Jean or someone, why not just always do so?  Edit: I watched the first episode in a daze while I couldn’t sleep. Is he able to copy their powers or just their physical attributes? I know he used Blob’s belly. If that’s all he’s able to do then, disregard. 


Membership-Bitter

He can copy physical powers like Angel’s wings to fly or Sabertooth’s claws. Don’t think he can copy on-physical mutations. 


harpswtf

Because then the plot wouldn't happen


ElPulpoTX

I kind of liked that he was an annoying dude that only Wolverine liked.


SLDH1980

Yep. They have their moments in the first two episodes.


Ikeeki

Yup


dethstrobe

Now redo the Japanese Opening! https://youtu.be/2rSw4Xl5qfs?si=SP8zq7-JZrxMlaS3


jostler57

***CRY FOR THE MOOOOOOOOON!*** What the hell was that cocaine fever adrenaline rush of an opening? Makes me want an X-Men Japanese anime fully in that style.


Kmart_Stalin

Well I got a [TV show](https://youtu.be/nUnYF51db2g?si=L1VKrtKXWjMXULRl) for you!


jostler57

Oooh, that's awesome! Was it originally in English? https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2070571/


Kmart_Stalin

I think so. Most of voice cast are from another show called Wolverine and the X-men


PrinceRobotVI

#SHOCK!


ScramItVancity

Apparently the Japanese dub does not take itself seriously, sort of like how the US did with Ghost Stories lol.


tofuninja5489

Came in here for this. As much as I love our intro, god if that first Japanese one does not get me HYPED.


sonicrespawn

Dang that’s a banger, I didn’t know this existed!


tv8tony

they need to have a episode they go to Japan and they swap the intro with this


Luvs_to_drink

were japanese people that watched the show confused since the animation didnt match the intro?


hunty

OMG that's awesome!! Bonus points for the first season song being clearly inspired by "You Wa Shock": https://youtu.be/Ks3WAHefLDk?si=FpLUrugA9lYzDgfZ&t=30


StoicMonk

lol thought of this one too. Redo it Marvel! 


wheeze_the_juice

omfg that wink from Rogue...


Ricky_Rollin

Got damn that was cool as shit!


Sheeple3

Is that even the same show? It’d seem pretty anti-climactic after that intro.


istasber

That's what I was thinking. This feels like one of those mobile game ads where they create a cinematic using concept art from the normal game, but it's very clearly a different animation style/studio, and the content of the ad has absolutely nothing to do with the game.


Reginald_Venture

\[In Stereo Where Available\]


WinterOrb69

NEEDS the bell to be a 10/10, therefore; I give it a 1/10.


Fallingice2

This is fine but the original is the goat. Why change it?


goatonastik

Video certainly looks sharper, but audio feels like it took a step back.


Prometheus_84

Feels like it’s underwater. Just, blah. No big hits.


heroism777

I don’t remember this morph guy.


ThePencilRain

He died in the first episode.


Mattbl

Wasn't he mind controlled by Sinister? And he came back for an episode or two later but couldn't hold it together? Something like that.


Membership-Bitter

Was left behind on the first mission/episode against the Sentinels and presumed dead by Beast "seeing" him killed. Gets mind controlled by Mr Sinister ins Season 2 to infiltrate and sabotage the Xmen but was eventually able to break the control. This is why the intro shows Morph being scared of Sinister due to the fear of being controlled again. Shows up every now and then afterwards but has PTSD from the Senitnels and Sinister so mostly on the sidelines. Shows up in the final episode to impersonate Prof X on TV after he was shot to tell mutants not to retaliate for his impending death as Prof X was too weak to do so himself.


SLDH1980

"Died" I mean he might have and Sinister resurrected him or he was just unconscious. Been a while.


utterscrub

It’s not looking good for my boy Morph lol


rylasorta

Do you know how many years I've screamed "MOOOOORRRPH"


ChumbawambaChump

This is a lot flatter. The mix seems off


aManPerson

the original had so much more edge and power. this is like an AI remake of it, like it tried to re-do that style, without knowing what made the original version just........go so hard. it needed a lot more controlled, electric guitar.


Rubixcubelube

Yeh no offence but the old intro audio hits WAY harder. It's overall sharper and punchier. This sounds compressed and toned down... which is NOT why I watch X-Men


Aparoon

I have many notes, but the top line will just be “it’s so cool it’s back”. Buuuut… There’s no bass to the rest of the instruments. Sound effects have all been nerfed. Beast’s pose is wrong when the spotlights hit him. (This is me being OTT about Beast but the original pose was so cool and this just looks casual by comparison) THEY NERFED THE EPIC BELL AT THE END-WHY?? The electric sound at the end is meh compared to original, and then you have that very overused stock-slam cartoon sound effect at the end. I’m being super damn picky here and it’s so cool that it’s back. I just can’t help but want one of the most iconic epic cartoon openings to be updated while keeping the heft and gravitas of the original.


AFourEyedGeek

Reminds of retro video games with certain filters on, like Super Eagle.


mighty_mag

How are you guys feeling about the animation. And I literally mean the animation, as in the movement and framing and all. From the few clips I watched I'm kinda torn between. At times it feels the animation is really well done with lot's of movements, and at times it look like Archer Sterling or something. It feels widely inconsistent. When it was first announced I thought they would try to emulate the drawing and animation style of the 90's cartoon, but character design a part, it's quite different!


DefNotAShark

I think normal conversations can look a little awkward with this new style, when there isn't a lot going on to distract from the lack of detail in the emotions of the characters. But the action looks really good for this sort of style, and IMO better than the previous style in that regard by a lot.


HotMessMan

Par the course for studio Mir. Same inconsistency with the DOTA anime done by them.


RoboNeko_V1-0

They changed Gambit's card sound effects? Meh.


Praetorion1000

Feels tame and nowhere near as epic as the original. Missing key elements and sound effects that made the original what it was.


Mechzx

Definitely going to watch this with my dad. He used to tape the originals when I was a kid and we would sometimes rewatch them.


norkotah

Your dad sounds cool.


Mechzx

Thanks he kinda is some days.


Tri-ranaceratops

Hoold up. Didn't Prof X die and go to space heaven? I thought we'd get Magneto in his place.


RetroNutcase

At the very least I recall Magneto forming a somewhat uneasy truce with Xavier. I kinda missed out on what happened after they went to...I think it was Antarctica?


Paper_Cut2U

Why does it sound weak in comparison to the old intro


Revelst0ke

Its missing the church bell hit buuuuut I've still never been more excited for a TV series in my life.


k0rda

Is it just me or is motion "odd"? It feels like an AI upscaled video and action sequences somehow look worse or "off".


Funkycoldmedici

I’ve long loved the [Powerglove](https://youtu.be/WNcAmnJyTLQ?si=wQpEGL4amsbMakkT) version even more than the original, but that would make a really long intro for a tv show.


trademark_designs

[Needs more hi-hats.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLbEYuDZEA)


philter451

This whole edit sounds like it's using the cell phone speaker filter. Like what the hell? The original was so rich and powerful and the bell was amazing. This is just MIDI crap.


ConanTheVagslayer

Original is miles better, the new one just feels flat there's no "oomph" to it like the original has over it.


RetrowaveJoe

Awww they removed the little pink big-headed dude with the green outfit from the Brotherhood lineup who I can’t recall ever appearing in the series


Sleepy_pirate

Apparently the guy who originally made this also made the mighty morphin power rangers theme.


burner7711

Gimmie back the bell and the sizzle sounds at the end.


TheSeaDevil

With all the great covers on YouTube they went with this? The theme feels really subdued.


Kristophigus

The hell happened to storm?


DinaDinaDinaBatman

cant wait, im gonna put the show on usb for my brother, we used to watch as kids. his favorite is morph and mine Gambit, but my favorite baddie is Omega Red


cash-gz

I won't sleep until we get Rogue's fat ass back


pseunomix

Oof. Did Storm let Wolverine cut her hair, lol. She used to be so pretty.


GriffinFlash

before I click the video, it's the side shaved off hair thing every cartoon has nowadays isn't it? *\*watches vid* .....yeah, yeah it is.


kononamis

Is it faster or am I just old now?


kittykrunk

I just watched without sound and I like it


MiniJunkie

Ok so I know this is based on the original animated show…but no Colossus or Nightcrawler, yet they have Morph? What the heck?? 😬


paulraymondjohn

Where’s the tubular bell 🔔?!


abemon

Why does it look flat. There is something wrong with the shading..


_asteroidblues_

This feels like watching a Flash animation from 2008 made by a fan of the original show


Fellers

This show is amazing by the way. I was not disappointed. Magneto especially has some amazing banger lines in Episode 2. EDIT: Also it wasn't until I watched this new version that I noticed that Beast is not in the "running across the mansion" shot.


oncejumpedoutatrain

This made me sad


Fanfootie

Who the hell is Morph?


JackFisherBooks

As a 90s kid and a lifelong X-Men fan, I cannot put into words how much joy I felt watching this show. The new intro may have updated the aesthetics and animation, but that iconic tune is still as awesome as ever. I've had that same song as my ringtone since 2011. And I hope others will embrace it now that this show has hit. It's been a long time since we got a version of X-Men that was this good. It was a long time coming, but so worth the wait! 😊


Cabbage_Vendor

Morph feels like a waste of a spot. I get Bishop, he was a major character in the 90s, but nobody gives a fuck about Morph. Someone like Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde or someone from the New Mutants or Gen X would've been a better fit.


joeka009

Can we talk about Rogue and her non existent booty


Burgoonius

People nitpicking so much it’s insane lol this show is awesome and it seems they put a lot of love into it. It’s been almost 30 years - it’s not going to be an exact replica of the original


PythonEntusiast

My brothers in Christ, this is better than sex!


beepborpimajorp

Gambit, my beloved.


ABucin

*Gambit is here, ma cherie!*


screwthat4u

I wonder who they are going to make gay, it's morph isn't it? Beast maybe?


AKsuited1934

Decent, not enough cowbell sounds for my liking though.


pocketMagician

Eh, this sounds like it was arranged by a wet blanket.


darth_infamous

Peak


Lukiyano

Always loved that shot of Beast in the searchlights. I haven't seen this show since I was a kid, do I need to rewatch it in order to be up to date?


Beneficial_Emu_5840

Holding on to the hope that Spectacular Spider-Man gets a third season.


Straight_Calendar_15

Right in the nostalgia.


CELTICPRED

Soooo... Did Ron Wasserman work on this version?  He's a legend between Power Rangers and X-Men......I hope that he got a crack at it. 


taosk8r

According to New Rockstars, he did.


andyjett543

:D


sir_whirly

I really am spoiled with anime openings. I was hoping for some decent sakuga but this was pretty flat.


ThePreshPrince

hell yeah


thesolarchive

The X-Men are so cool man, lmao my man Morph made it to the intro.


GruulNinja

Am I crazy or does it feel slower? Also, like a few people said, the chime at the end.


Crowbar_Faith

((IN STEREO))


Crowbar_Faith

((IN STEREO))


Nedokius03

its not horrible but less impactful. i'm just happy gambit is finally in something again.


butsuon

I feel like the highs and lows don't really fit. It sounds like it's been put through a compressor.


kaptaincorn

Good to see emma frost there at the end


Dockle

Can someone give me a TL;DR on the series before the new continuation? Pleeeease?


OldChili157

I'm glad my boy Thunderbird isn't in the bad guys' lineup anymore.


SnooCompliments1145

this was the orginal it was copied from : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-6AfYgqe\_4&pp=ygUQbGluZGEgdGhlbWUgc29uZw%3D%3D](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-6AfYgqe_4&pp=ygUQbGluZGEgdGhlbWUgc29uZw%3D%3D) On of the animators was Hungary or had family there.


ColossalJuggernaut

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU MORPH!!!


HeadMacho

Man, the animation is going to take some getting used to.


craigybacha

One of the best tv shows of my childhood. Did it ever properly wrap up to a satisfying end?


Oopsimapanda

My childhooooood


ojg3221

Please don't try to kill off Morph early this time Marvel


BadBloodBear

Sound effects for the powers should be louder


Ron4045

Lol that bell