X2 - X-Men United (Widescreen Edition)

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Summary: One Of The Best Comic Book Characters To Film Creations Ever
Review: X2 is a great movie, and this DVD is loaded with extras. I waited way to long to finally take a look at this film.

Director Bryan Singer did a great job, even better than the first X-Men, creating a movie that even people who know nothing about the X-men comic books will enjoy. This movie draws the viewer right into the plot and keeps them on the edge of their seat. The fight scenes are amazing, the characters have addictive personalities, and the story flows at just the right pace.

Charles Xavier/Prof. X is played, of course and once again, by Patrick Stewart. His character really doesn't have a lot of EXCITING parts, but the X-Men need a leader, and he fits the bill. Stewart is very believable in this role. We may see a little too much of him though, since the other characters are so much more interesting.

Logan/Wolverine is played by Hugh Jackman. He is absolutely perfect in his part. I can't picture anyone else playing Wolverine. His character only has a few moments that fall a little short of believable, like when he is seeking out William Stryker's hideout but doesn't think about the fact that it might be underground - even though the mutant school has a plane under the basketball court...go figure. The other part that left me scratchin' my head was when the kids at mutant high store their Coke and Pepsi in a non-refrigerated cabinet even though they have a gi-normous refrigerator in the kitchen. This was added to the script just to have Ice Man / Bobby Drake show his chillin' powers. Scenes like that did not need to be forced into the movie - the viewers are not morons. Other than those two very small mistakes, I found the scriptwriting for Wolverine to be better than I could have ever dreamed! Zak Penn and David Hayter know how to write! Great job, guys.

Ian McKellen plays Eric Lensherr/Magneto. He is fantastic in his role. I really believe this guy thinks he is a mutant!

Halle Berry manages to hole her own as Storm/Ororo Munroe, but I think she could have pushed a little more spice into her character. Better than Cat---, oh, I won't even go there....

Famke Janssen is very believable as Jean Grey, but how exciting is it to watch mind-powers? It would have been cool to see her in more action scenes, like tossing people around with tele-whatever.

James Marsden plays Scott Summers/Cyclops. I never realized how hard it is to relate to a character when you can't see their eyes. He did a great job in a part where you can't tell where the heck he is looking! That cannot be an easy role. Maybe I should ask Jamie Foxx how tough it is?

Anna Paquin nails the role of Rogue. She was absolutely born to play that role. Talk about a comic book character coming to life - she did just that.

Rebecca Romijn-Stamos is Mystique from this day forward. She could almost jump this movie to an R rating. Mutants aren't all bad. :-)

William Stryker is played by Brian Cox. What a jerk! I think that is what he was going after, so good show ole' chap.

Alan Cumming plays Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, one of the most memorable roles I have ever seen. Man, this guy is one of THE best actors in the world today. The directing, the acting, and the stunts involved with Nightcrawler are superb. Everyone involved with the development and end-result of this character should pat themselves on the back. I was totally impressed!

Yuriko Oyama/Deathstrike is played by Kelly Hu. Hu really grabs the screen at first knuckle crack! She has that IT factor so many stars strive for. She fit the role of Deathstrike better than the orignal concept turned out. You rock, Kelly!

The plot is pretty simple: Bad guy hates mutants, he wants them to be blamed for an attack on the president, the mutants find out the truth, and both sides are trying to stop the other before it is too late. Some times, simple works best! Like in X2's case.

X2 DVD deliver the goods. Bryan Singer is an amazing director, gifted with the ability to make films that go beyond the usual expectations.

See ya next review.


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Summary: I hate sequels (there's probably a spoiler in here)
Review: I hated the spiderman sequel, ALL of the star wars sequels, and any other sequel you can name that I've seen, but this sequel I absolutely loved. I felt it was even better that the first in that they actually did do some character development.

The only thing I didn't like was there was a lot more, well, shall we say "mushy" stuff. (I hate movies with kissing.) There was also a lot more violence and swearing than the first which is why I give it only 4 stars instead of 5.

The ending was excellent even though sad. It conveyed all of the emotion and shock we comic book readers had during the "Phoenix" saga of X-MEN.

I hope they do go ahead and make a third one. Man, I CANNOT believe I just said that.

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Summary: Good continuation...dialog and acting still flat
Review: X2 is a good continuation to the first movie X Men. X2 starts exactly where the first one ends. In this movie the war between the mutants and the humans goes one step further. Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his team, the X Men, are going to prevent the war. Mutant-hating scientist (Brian Cox) wants to fight and kill the mutants. The scientist wants to take over Xavier's machine that can find all the mutants and the humans in the world and kill them. The effects in the movie are a bit better than the first one, but the acting in this movie and the plot are still flat. The movie sticks with the comics, which is a good thing. But sometimes I feel that the movie is going too fast for the viewers and its hard to understand the plot. X2 is a good movie for all ages. If you are a fan of comics and/or action movies this movie is for you!



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Summary: Better then the first, but plot seems lacking
Review: I like this movie, but the plot i don't think was as focused on as other things were. They made the characters and action sequences look like they came out of the comics, very well done on that. Acting is better, more character depth, which was highly needed. Great comedy, which is needed, a little humor calms people down after suspense scenes. This is definitely one of Bryan Singers best. The only problem besides plot, was the speed of the movie, even though a very long movie, scenes move way too fast. The movie is almost at race car speed, especially during action scenes. Overall, very good, definitely one of the best marvel movies, but for X3, plot work would be nice, because if they can keep the formula from this and then add a great plot, X3 will definitely be a classic.

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Summary: Sequels vs. #1
Review: Why is it that all the sequels I watch is better than the first one? Anyways, I loved this movie. The scene with Nightcrawler attacking the White House was cool as well as the scene with Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike fighting. If you're a huge X-Men fan, I reccomend this one.

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Summary: THE WORST MOVIE EVER !!!!!!! ZERO STARS !!!!!!!!
Review: I watched this one on DVD, luckily my cousin lend it to me so I didn't has to pay for that kind of crap !!!!
The worst movie I've seen. A complete waste of valuable time goddammit. The first One is much, much better than this piece of crap. This DVD is pure trash and you all know it. Buy this one, throw it to the trash and burn it. Money is worth on this DVD so you can take a big crap on this piece of garbage. The worst movie ever. A complete waste of more than two hours and popcorn. Watch something descent instead, like SE7EN, 44 MINUTES or something like that. BUY THIS ONE TO SPIT ON, CRAP ON AND BURN IT IN THE GARBAGE, OR DO NOT BUY IT AT ALL ! ! ! !

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Summary: ** BETTER THAN THE 1ST ONE ... BUT ...
Review: STILL FLAT! I think this movie is definitely worth buying and a marked improvment over the first one, but the dialog and acting is still a bit flat. Go buy and enjoy ... its a nice continuation of an interesting comic book series. Lets hope the 3rd movie installment introduces a wider selection of characters, gets rid of halle berry and gets better with the acting and dialog! Yeah.

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Summary: United We Stand
Review: I have always enjoyed the X-Men comics, and the two feature films have done a fine job of following the spirit of the comics, if not the exact detail of the charactors and their stories. X2 is certainly one of the best comic adaptations ever put to film, due to the seriousness the actors and director obviously put into it. If they played it tongue-in-cheek, it would have been a disastor. All the roles are intelligently realized here, only a couple of beefs, though. The relationship between Rogue and Wolverine, so touching in the first film, is much more distant here. And what happened to Storm and Rogue's accents here? Storm being from Africa, and Rogue from Louisiana, each had noticeable accents in the first film, yet neither had them here. Oh well. Brian Cox as the bad guy was very good. One thing, I do wish his link to Wolverine was explained a bit better. Overall, the film moves well, grags little, and has action sequences that are well-done, with great effects. The ending leaves me more than ready for X3. I can't wait! Anyway, enjoy this film, because most comic-book movies aren't this well-done (remember the later Batman movies?).

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Summary: Awesome Comic Book Movie
Review: This is without a doubt my favorite comic book movie. Yeah, Spiderman is good and all, but there's just something about X-Men that I find more interesting-- maybe because everyone can find something to relate to in an X-Men character. And I like that there's more than one hero and that the bad guy is a mutant, yet unlike the mutant heroes.

This is the second installment, the third is on the way (can't wait!) and we re-join the mutants at "Mutant High," which is also the secret base of the elite X-Men. The film begins with an action scene, one of the best I've ever seen, in which a mutant teleporter attempts to kill the President as a protest against the anti-mutant sentiment that has swept the nation. Jean and Storm are sent by Xavier, the leader of the X-Men, to track down the teleporter, who was actually forced to attack the President by a man named Stryker, a non-mutant who has developed a mind-controlling serum and also has a great dislike for mutants and hoped his attack would force the government to get rid of the mutants.

Great film, lots of cool action scenes, and some of the holes of the first film are finally filled in, getting more information about Wolverine. You don't have to like comics to like this movie, just have a like for action or a like for a good story. This movie has both. This movie isn't quite as comic bookey as Spiderman 2 was actually. Check this one out some time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!