Yes the x-men movie was a box office success and you may be right about its influence on the genre, however that doesn't mean it was a good movie. Being someone who collected x-men comics for a long time and loved the characters and continuity I hated what they did with the movie characters. For example: Bobby Drake being half the age of the other original x-men and then falling for Rogue, really kills the timeline of the comics. The "plot" was terrible, a total waste for an otherwise decently cast film. This is all IMHO of course, but I would never watch 1 or 3 (don't get me started on that one) again!
And actually I really like Spidey '02.
Btw, love the avatar!