Great Action, Effects, AND Plot!

Rating: 9/10 (4 May 2003)

I am an X-Man, fan, and although the nitpicker in me wants to point out all of the inconsistencies that this movie has compared to the comics, I can't. The plot was carried well from the first movie, with more glimpses at some of our favorite heroes and villains. The special effects were much improved, especially the teleportation effects of Nightcrawler, the woefully short metamorphosis of Colossus, Magneto's escape - well, suffice it to say that there's a ton of eye candy. There are a number of subplots within the main plot, all of them well done and well performed, providing the true "fanboy" of the comic satisfaction that, although things are different, they are still laden with the respect for the Marvel series. The first movie was nice, but had a very simplistic plot, perhaps necessarilly so. With this film, a number of teasers are presented that scream "SEQUEL!" or "SPINOFF!" The plot was well presented and moved well enough, and with the exception of a few semi-clumsily done things (the prelude to Phoenix could've been done a bit better, and the insistence of including many of the "old guard" of the comic as children - enh), I couldn't have asked for anything more. Definitely one to see again!