Movie a Day #398: X2 (X-Men 2)

[dreamcastrocks]

The best of the 3 X-Men movies is my first movie of the week.

from Amazon.

Plot Summary

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Tagline: The time has come for those who are different to stand united
Plot Outline The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.
Plot Synopsis: Already living in a society that mistrusts them, the mutants are faced with even more discrimination after an unforeseen enemy - who may be a mutant with extraordinary powers - launches a devastating attack. The news of the assault causes a public outcry against the mutants, including renewed support for the Mutant Registration Act, and William Stryker, a military leader rumored to have experimented on mutants (possibly including Wolverine), is among the most vocal supporters of the legislation. Stryker puts into motion a plan to eradicate the mutants and begins an offensive on the X-Men mansion and school. Magneto, having escaped from his plastic prison, forms an unlikely alliance with Professor Xavier to stop Stryker. Meanwhile, Wolverine heads north to investigate his past.

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[thirty-two]

I've only seen the first X-Men, but I really liked it. Those comic book movies are not my type of thing, but I liked the first one well enough - maybe I should check out the second.

 

[SunsTzu]

X-2 and Batman Begins are far and away the best (mainstream) comic book movies imo. X-3 was such a let down after this one.

 

[Chaplin]

X-2 and Batman Begins are far and away the best (mainstream) comic book movies imo. X-3 was such a let down after this one.

Spider-Man 2 should also be put into that group.

 

[Pariah]

I also thought Superman Returns was very good.

 

[SunsTzu]

Spider-Man 2 should also be put into that group.

To each their own. I thought Spiderman 2 was ok, but I didn't even like it as much as the first one.

 

[Chaplin]

To each their own. I thought Spiderman 2 was ok, but I didn't even like it as much as the first one.

Ugh, I thought the first one was boring, and like Superman Returns, was a retread of other superhero movies, mainly the first Superman from the 70s. (which also deserves to be on the top list)

 

[SunsTzu]

Ugh, I thought the first one was boring, and like Superman Returns, was a retread of other superhero movies, mainly the first Superman from the 70s. (which also deserves to be on the top list)

I actually do really like the first Superman, just not as much as X-2 or Batman Begins.

I can understand people thinking Superman Returns or Spiderman as being boring, but I liked the story lines in those movies better than Spiderman 2 and to me thats probably the most important part.

 

[Chaplin]

I actually do really like the first Superman, just not as much as X-2 or Batman Begins.

I can understand people thinking Superman Returns or Spiderman as being boring, but I liked the story lines in those movies better than Spiderman 2 and to me thats probably the most important part.

I gotta agree that storylines are the most important part, it's just that Superman Returns and Spider-Man 1 both have the same storylines as the first Superman.

 

[Bada0Bing]

This was a great sequel. It's amazing how they're able to balance all these characters. They all have their unique qualities, but Wolverine is by far my favorite.