X-Men 2 DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Hugh Jackman. Hugh Jackman. Oh, and Hugh Jackman.
Disadvantages: you do really need to see the first film before this

...minutes between the release of X-Men and the filming of this sequel. His cast (who were signed up to return for at least one sequel) were going to make him big bucks on the 2nd installment of the comic book adapatation. Since X-Men, Halle Berry has won an Oscar, Ian McKellan has played Gandalf, Hugh Jackman has hit the bigtime with films like Swordfish and Kate & Leopold, and Famke Janssen has....had her hair cut? (Ok, she was in I Spy, but Owen Wilson ... Read review

Advantages: Some good action sequences and performances.
Disadvantages: Dull, unimaginative, too long

...(understandably) is being marketed as X-Men 2. Do they think that that somehow sounds cooler? I can’t imagine… Anyway. This is perhaps the first sequel I’ve ever seen without first seeing the original. I think you can get away with it if you have some familiarity with the background of the (sorta-) titular X-Men of Marvel comic book fame. I’m not so sure you would if you don’t have that knowledge, however. Returning ... Read review

Advantages: mind blowing entertainment at its best
Disadvantages: don't think there was any

...success of the first, the x-men are back for some more none stop entertainment, and it has to be said I was not disappointed. It was based on the massive comic strip by marvel. The film starts from where the previous one ended with Magneto held in the purpose build non-conductive prison and wolverine is returning from his voyage to discover how he was made. As you are following from where you left off this is great as you sense that you do ... Read review

Advantages: Stunning effects, solid acting, all star cast
Disadvantages: Weaker, sometimes confusing, storyline

...been sceptical about the original X-men film and ending up pleasantly surprised, I decided to view this sequel with less sceptical eyes and once more was treated to another effect-laden Marvel from director Bryan Singer. The technical wizardry combined with an all star cast including Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman and Famke Janssen vividly brings to life one of the most popular of comic book tales. For the uninitiated, ... Read review

Advantages: Good action stuff
Disadvantages: a bit violent for very young children

The second X-Men film starts exactly where the original ended. Bad guy Magneto (Ian McKellen) is still in his plastic prison while Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) continues his mission to bring together ‘normal’ people and Mutants through his school for ‘special’ people. Your old chums from the first film are all still on board: Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), Cyclops (James Marsden) Storm (Halle Berry) and others. I ... Read review

Advantages: The special effects are dazzling!!!
Disadvantages: you need to see the first one to truly understand this film.

...were able to buy the X-men 2 DVD for our 13 year old son that had been making large amount of hints that he would love to see this movie, We had a choice to either buy the 1 or 2 disc version the only differents between the two was the set that had two disc had more extras and knowing that nearly all most teenagers would only really watch the film we thought that buying the cheapier one would make no difference to him and knowing my son the disc would ... Read review

Advantages: A rare sequel that excels the original
Disadvantages: A bit long for yonger audience members

...40 or so years... The X-Men are a group of mutants who try to help the human race who are constantly rejecting and fearing them. All mutants have a unique and special power or 'gift'. Professor Charles Xaivier (Patrick Steuart) is a mutant who runs a school for 'gifted' people and to protect them from the world that hates them. On top of that, Xaivier is also the leader of a mutant team known as the X-Men. This film pretty much picks up where ... Read review

Advantages: Builds on original
Disadvantages: Still missing some characters

...but not yet joined the X-men and Gambit has been mentioned but not yet starred, I feel these would be worthy additions to the cast. This sets up nicely for the rest of the series and after the final few frames fans of the series will know what I mean, I believe this series can run and run and expect big things in the next few years. DVD - On the second of the 2-disc edition of this film are the extras we know and love. 11 deleted scenes add ... Read review

Advantages: Superb film with great acting and effects
Disadvantages: Overlong

Even from the quality of the trailer you know this films is going to be fantastic. The opening sequence shows Alan Cummings new addition to the team teleporting himself through the whitehouse in an attempt to assasinate the president. Meanwhile Wolverine is still having difficulties with where he came from and knowledge of his background. This introduces a stunning but complex storyline about the creation of him by a deranged human who is now hellbent ... Read review

Advantages: Fast Paced, distinctive Sci-Fi
Disadvantages: Nothing worth mentioning

I thought the original X-Men was a ground-breaking movie. How..? well, to me it was the first decent stab by hollywood at getting a true comic classic right. The characters were all there (within reason), and none of them had been fiddled with or edited for political correctness or whatever loonacy that often plagues such endeavours. X-Men 2 therefore was eagerly awaited. The excellent website only served to heighten my anticipation, and when I ... Read review

Advantages: amazing effects
Disadvantages: lack of features on single disc

...Halle Berry (Storm) The Plot: X-Men 2 follows on from the first film, it helps if you have seen it first, but not necessary. I never like giving too much away about storylines as I feel it spoils for anyone who has the pleasure in viewing the film later, but here goes. It starts off with an attack against the president of the USA by a mutant, the next step in the evolution of human kind. This attack helps fuel the growing tension between normal ... Read review

Advantages: exellent action movie
Disadvantages: none

If you've seen the frist X-men you should definately go and see this, In this film humans turn against the mutants for and attempted assasination of the president of the US and the school gets raided because Magneto tells the humans where it is (through no fault of his own you'll see why) then he manages to escape from his plastic prison in an increadably ingeneous way and has to join forces with the x-men because otherwise all the mutants on the ... Read review