expands and improves on the first film - big time!

Rating: 10/10 (28 April 2003)

Firstly i would like to say that i enjoyed the first film immensely and feel it was the best yet of the marvel movies what this film achieved was a sense of the real world in relation to the characters of the world renowned comic book and although i loved daredevil it was grounded in the comic book world as was spiderman which i didn't like so much. X2 expands on the foundations laid in x1 and works as a companion piece to the original this is the only fault i can see in that those who have not seen the first film or ever heard of marvels mutants before may feel a little alienated as the powers of the original cast and certain conflicts are not overly explained if you have not experienced x1. For those who have seen the first well prepare to be blown away the nods to the fans are brilliant and as in the first the special effects serve to enhance the characters more than the story though they do both equally. I love that mystique has a lot more play in this film and i came out thinking Mystique was awesome not rebecca romijin nude with blue bits was ahh anyway i agree with the guy from london in that they are setting up a franchise but believe me this is not a bad thing if the development of a certain character's powers lead to the inevitable conclusion reached in one of the great... ill leave it there but Bryan singers film is a special one and the reteaming with his editor and composer form suspects is a big plus in the pacing and scoring department (score was about the only lax thing in the first film) and i can only hope they secure the rest (mystique is on board for x3) of the cast in what is looking to be the best marvel franchise to date - finally i implore those of you who have not seen x1 to do so before you you see x2 as it will enhance the x perience greatly and you will be hard pressed to walk out disappointed also it might help if you read...shut up man - go see it!