Better than the 1st!

Rating: 10/10 (5 May 2004)

X-Men 2: X-Men United
Rated: PG-13
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Alan Cumming, Shawn Ashmore, Kelly Hu, Brian Cox and Aaron Stanford
Star Rating: ****1/2 out of 5
I thought this X-Men sequel was better than the very first one because in this one they finally put in more characters from the comic book. Not like I didn't like the first one. I liked the first one but this one was a little better! 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. So now Professor X and his mutants most team up with Magneto and his mutants to fight William Stryker and stop to the Mutant Academy from being attacked by the military forces. Plus in this movie we also get to discover the origin of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). The new mutants in this movie are Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming), Pyro (Aaron Stanford), Kitty Pryde, Jubilee, Colossus and Lady Deathstrike (Kelly Hu). I kind of miss Toad and Sabertooth, wishing they didn't die and were still with the other bad guys. Plus in this movie we start seeing a closer relationship between Iceman (Shawn Ashmore) and Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Cyclops (James Marsden) and Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). Plus another thing I like about this movie compared to the first is that there is more funny parts by Hugh Jackman has Wolverine!
BOTTOM LINE: LIKE THE FIRST BUT THIS IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST ONE!