20th Century Fox
X2: X-Men United is still one of my favorite superhero moves. There's just so much to like about it, it's a real shame that all of the momentum this movie built up, was quickly destroyed by the very uneven X-Men: The Last Stand. Regardless, this is about X2, and it should be required viewing for anyone diving into superhero movies for the first time.
Like all good sequels, X2 takes all of the parts that work about the first X-Men, and amps them up. The best parts of the cast of the first movie (Wolverine, Magneto, Professor X and Jean Grey) still hold true in this one. Sadly, the weaker parts are still the same: Storm is pretty meaningless still, although not as meaningless as she was in the first movie. Cyclops is once against misused, this time having his screen time cut in half as he gets brainwashed into becoming a villain and spends most of the movie being a brainless bodyguard. If anything X2 does make up for this by introducing Nightcrawler (the opening scene at the white house was easily my favorite scene in the whole movie), and giving Iceman a little bit more to do. Iceman would see a heavy increase in X3, one of the few things that movie did that I enjoyed, but more on that later. Brian Cox plays William Stryker, the man behind the facility that created Wolverine, and his scenes with Jackman are easily some of the best moments of the film.
Despite coming in before the true comic book film golden age began, in my opinion X2 holds up very well compared to the newest of movies. It's full of action, good effects and some great, memorable moments. If you see just one movie from the original trilogy, this is the one to see.
Highly Recommended
Like all good sequels, X2 takes all of the parts that work about the first X-Men, and amps them up. The best parts of the cast of the first movie (Wolverine, Magneto, Professor X and Jean Grey) still hold true in this one. Sadly, the weaker parts are still the same: Storm is pretty meaningless still, although not as meaningless as she was in the first movie. Cyclops is once against misused, this time having his screen time cut in half as he gets brainwashed into becoming a villain and spends most of the movie being a brainless bodyguard. If anything X2 does make up for this by introducing Nightcrawler (the opening scene at the white house was easily my favorite scene in the whole movie), and giving Iceman a little bit more to do. Iceman would see a heavy increase in X3, one of the few things that movie did that I enjoyed, but more on that later. Brian Cox plays William Stryker, the man behind the facility that created Wolverine, and his scenes with Jackman are easily some of the best moments of the film.
Despite coming in before the true comic book film golden age began, in my opinion X2 holds up very well compared to the newest of movies. It's full of action, good effects and some great, memorable moments. If you see just one movie from the original trilogy, this is the one to see.
Highly Recommended
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