X2: X-Men United (2003)

[Plain Old Tele]

Bamf!

[Squaremaster316]

Best Marvel film ever.  ****1/4

[RobinHood26]

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Edited April 8, 2015 by Jay Hollywood

[Lordmandeep]

Hmm back in the days this and Spider Man 2 were considering the best comic book films of recent times.

 

Still a great film that I have seen many many times

 

A-

[Plain Old Tele]

Better than the first but drags in the last act.

[Lordmandeep]

hmmm the last act is the best part of the film ... ?

[vc2002]

X1 and X2 are among my fav SH films ever. Singer's direction in both was clearly a golden model of how SH films should be done.

[Plain Old Tele]

Bump for Jay.

[Ozymandias]

The best X-Men film.

[RobinHood26]

Just re-watched this, first time in 5/6 years. Wow, now that is a blockbuster superhero movie. A top 3 superhero movie along with TDK and Spider-Man 2 possibly. The cinematography and editing are spot on. 

 

I really love the tone and atmosphere, it may be the best blend of comic/reality. 

 

A-

[Hatebox]

Only watch it once. I remember liking the first half a lot, then being a little bored when they were confined to that underground fort at the end. It's funny how this was the go-to 'best Marvel film' for quite a while.

[Goffe]

It's a great movie indeed. great story and great acting, but the editing is quite bad and special effects were horrible, just compare to Matrix 2 and Hulk effects. B+ 8/10

[CaptainJackSparrow]

One of the best films of all time, great characters, plot and cliffhanger...Oh, and the opening was fantastic.

[RobinHood26]

Love how the climax is multilayered and the simple plot continues to expand from one struggle to the next like Aliens. 

Edited April 30, 2014 by Jay Hollywood

[Blankments]

X2: X-Men United improves on the first film in an unbelievable way. The only character that feels underused this go-around is Cyclops, and even though Wolverine is still undeniably the lead, the other X-Men are used in spotlight fashion, where you're gonna be happy how all them are used. A particular highlight is Alan Cumming's Nightcrawler, who both has an awesome design and intriguing characteristics. He, along with Magneto and Mystique, steal the show thanks to excellent acting and very neat power usage. The plotline is much more complex than the first film's, but yet, is rather simple to follow in a refreshing way. Every scene counts in this film, and the pacing is super solid. X2: X-Men United is a sequel that easily improves on the original and also a dang great superhero film. B+

[Lordmandeep]

On 7/6/2013 at 10:53 AM, Hatebox said:

Only watch it once. I remember liking the first half a lot, then being a little bored when they were confined to that underground fort at the end. It's funny how this was the go-to 'best Marvel film' for quite a while.

 

 

Pretty much this and Spiderman 2 were the pinnacle of Comic Book films till BB and IM and TDK came out. 

[Blankments]

X2 is a brilliant achievement in blockbuster filmmaking. Every scene adds thrills, and the film utilizes its excellent cast almost to its full potential (Marsden gets short-changed a bit, but that about the only problem here). Stryker is an excellent villain, bringing a more unique threat to superhero films than its contemporaries, and Nightcrawler is the best addition in the series' history, bringing a beautiful heart, wonderfully realized by Cumming's delightful performance. The entire last hour is possibly Singer's finest, weaving together every plot strand in a magnificent symphony of action and character moments. X2 is spectacular in every sense of the word; a blockbuster that still holds up today thanks to its strong characters and fantastic direction. A

[RobinHood26]

2 hours ago, Blankments said:

X2 is a brilliant achievement in blockbuster filmmaking. Every scene adds thrills, and the film utilizes its excellent cast almost to its full potential (Marsden gets short-changed a bit, but that about the only problem here). Stryker is an excellent villain, bringing a more unique threat to superhero films than its contemporaries, and Nightcrawler is the best addition in the series' history, bringing a beautiful heart, wonderfully realized by Cumming's delightful performance. The entire last hour is possibly Singer's finest, weaving together every plot strand in a magnificent symphony of action and character moments. X2 is spectacular in every sense of the word; a blockbuster that still holds up today thanks to its strong characters and fantastic direction. A

 

 

BRAVOOOOOOOOOOOO

Couldn't agree amore. I give it a solid A now, not an A-. Might just be my favorite superhero movie ever. 

[Lordmandeep]

Looking back at this film, this is easily the best X-Men movie even more then DOFP because it has cooler action. 

[chrisman0606]

I just watched it again and I agree it is one of the best! A