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X-Men 2 picks up almost directly where X-Men left off: misguided super-villain Magneto (Ian McKellan) is still a prisoner of the US government, heroic bad-boy Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is up in Canada investigating his mysterious origin, and the events at Liberty Island (which occurred at the conclusion of X-Men) have prompted a rethink in official policy towards mutants--the proposed Mutant Registration Act has been shelved by US Congress. Into this scenario pops wealthy former Army commander William Stryker, a man with the President's ear and a personal vendetta against all mutant-kind in general, and the X-Men's leader Professor X (Patrick Stewart) in particular. Once he sets his plans into motion, the X-Men must team-up with their former enemies Magneto and Mystique (Rebecca Romjin-Stamos), as well as some new allies (including Alan Cumming's gregarious, blue-skinned German mutant, Nightcrawler).
The phenomenal global success of X-Men meant that director Bryan Singer had even more money to spend on its sequel, and it shows. Not only is the script better (there's significantly less cheesy dialogue than the original), but the action and effects are also even more stupendous--from Nightcrawler's teleportation sequence through the White House to a thrilling aerial dogfight featuring mutants-vs-missiles to a military assault on the X-Men's school/headquarters to the final showdown at Stryker's sub-Arctic headquarters. Yet at no point do the effects overtake the film or the characters. Moreso than the original, this is an ensemble piece, allowing each character in its even-bigger cast at least one moment in the spotlight (in fact, the cast credits don't even run until the end of the film). And that, perhaps, is part of its problem (though it's a slight one)--with so much going on, and nary a recap of what's come before, it's a film that could prove baffling to anyone who missed the first installment. But that's just a minor quibble--X-Men 2 is that rare thing, a sequel that's actually superior to its predecessor. --Robert Burrow
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When new teleporting mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming, Goldeneye) appears inside The White House and attempts to assassinate the President, the X-Mens’s world is thrown into danger. Rebel baddie Stryker (Brian Cox, Manhunter) is behind it and plots an elaborate plan to capture all mutants including the pupils at Professor Xavier’s (Patrick Stewart, Star Trek) School for the ‘Gifted’. It is then up to the indestructible Wolverine (Hugh Jackman, Swordfish) to discover the truth about what is going on, and in the process, the story behind his own identity. Meanwhile, the villainous Magneto (Ian McKellen, Lord of the Rings) breaks free from prison with the help of his shape-shifting comrade, Mystique (Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Femme Fatale), creating more cataclysmic events for the X-Men. As danger beckons, the mutants call upon their powers to an even greater extent.
Dr Jean Grey (Famke Janssen, Goldeneye) reaches extraordinary new levels using her powers of telepathy alongside weather-manipulator Storm (Academy Award winner Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball), life-force zapper Rogue (Anna Pacquin, Buffalo Soldiers), laser beam Cyclops (James Marsden, Disturbing Behaviour) and the cool Ice-Man (Shawn Ashmore). United with further newcomers including the iron claw-clad Lady Deathstrike (Kelly Hu, The Scorpion King) and fingertip firestarter Pyro (Aaron Stanford), X-Men 2 contains the most spectacular array of super-hero powers you have ever seen!
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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X-Men was a joy to watch when it first came out in the cinema as it was a blockbuster with all the fast moving action that implies but it also tried to give the main characters depth, exploring what it is to have these powers that scare 'ordinary' people so much and showed two ways of handling the situation. Try and take the world over or use your powers for the good of the rest of humankind. I liked also the background to Magneto and the way this meant that why you do all the traditional hating of the bad guy, you still feel a sympathetic understanding towards him, probably in the same way as Charles Xavier himself does and a hope he'll change his mind.
X-men 2 in a sense is more of the same except it builds on what X-men starts. It deepens relationships, especially in a love triangle between 3 of the x-men, and portrays the younger generation coming through and growing up and making their own choices about their lives. There are also a few genuine powerful emotional moments which changes the pace of the film now and again effectively and gives you a chance to catch your breath.
Both are well worth seeing as the films that set the present trend of super heroes films with more humanity and depth than spandex.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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X Men 2 was very much as good, if not better, as the first. Bryan Singer seemed much more comfortable with the original characters who's background were developed in the first film and the adition of Nightcrawler was a particular hit who allied with the good guys made a formidable team.
The effects were excellent and the storyline zipped along with twists that kept it entertaining throughout. The ending has left the way clear for another film which if made in a similar vein should see this franchise continuing for some time, particularly as the cast by all acounts had so much fun making it. Cant wait for X Men X!.
The effects were excellent and the storyline zipped along with twists that kept it entertaining throughout. The ending has left the way clear for another film which if made in a similar vein should see this franchise continuing for some time, particularly as the cast by all acounts had so much fun making it. Cant wait for X Men X!.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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this film excels the first in almost every way. The script, action and SFX, and the magnificent locales are all stunning. The two-disc version is probably the best value for money, but if you're a purist, the extras will be rather dull. The Nghtcrawler sequence is the best, however.
The script is well written, with many plot twists, and a strangely VERY evil villain, Stryker, who I thought was a lot more evil than Magneto. The acting is spot-on, the casting was perfect, and Hugh Jackman was made to play Wolverine. The best character was Magneto, an acting veteran who slips into the role like water. He is perfect; those spooky eyes, that expression, and that enigmatic-ness that a villain needs! The SFX, as I said are stupendous, the highlight being the tornado vs. missiles showdown. It is pacey, and although it may not have the storyline of an Ian Rankin or Danielle Steel, it rollocks on at a superb speed, with plenty of plot twists etc; etc; to keep even the most critical Rankin fan at bay. The plot has CLEARLY benefited from the high budget.
One bad point though, some of the characters are left grossly underdeveloped, for example, Cyclops. James Marsden sleep-walks through his role. I've watched this DVD plenty of times, and although it has a rather Spielbergian running time, it is certainly not a Spielbergian film, it has a style all its own, albeit a tad cliched. Better than the original, and well worth the £16 for the extras...get this!
The script is well written, with many plot twists, and a strangely VERY evil villain, Stryker, who I thought was a lot more evil than Magneto. The acting is spot-on, the casting was perfect, and Hugh Jackman was made to play Wolverine. The best character was Magneto, an acting veteran who slips into the role like water. He is perfect; those spooky eyes, that expression, and that enigmatic-ness that a villain needs! The SFX, as I said are stupendous, the highlight being the tornado vs. missiles showdown. It is pacey, and although it may not have the storyline of an Ian Rankin or Danielle Steel, it rollocks on at a superb speed, with plenty of plot twists etc; etc; to keep even the most critical Rankin fan at bay. The plot has CLEARLY benefited from the high budget.
One bad point though, some of the characters are left grossly underdeveloped, for example, Cyclops. James Marsden sleep-walks through his role. I've watched this DVD plenty of times, and although it has a rather Spielbergian running time, it is certainly not a Spielbergian film, it has a style all its own, albeit a tad cliched. Better than the original, and well worth the £16 for the extras...get this!
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