X Men 2 (DVD)

When Bryan Singer directed X Men in 2000, he always maintained that it was merely setting the scene for a bigger and better film version of the much loved comic book. In 2003's X Men 2, he shows what he meant as he directs a returning cast on top form and with a meaningful plotline. A Little History X-Men is a comic book creation from Stan Lee and Jack kirby. Conceived in 1963, the comic book still goes strong to this day, and tells adventures of a group of humans who differ due to genetic evolution and are known as 'mutants'. This is the second feature film of the comic book series. The Plot This second installment of the X ...  Read the complete review

X-men 2 (X2) Director: Bryan Singer Release Date: 2003 Runtime: 133 mins Approx === Plot === After the events at the end of the first movie, Magneto is still locked inside his plastic prison, and is deemed secure. However after a a attack on the United States President by an assassin mutant, once again leaves the humans mistrusting the Mutants. General William Stryker, goes to extreme lengths to eradicate all mutants, by breaking into the Proffessor Xaviers school for mutants, and starts kidnapping the students, who are under Wolverines watch while the rest of the X-men are away searching for the assassin who attacked ...  Read the complete review

What’s it about? -------------------- The X-Men are forced to join together with Magneto’s band to find out who is behind an assassination attempt on the President, which is being blamed on mutants. Who’s in it? ----------------- Once again, much of the attention is focussed on Hugh Jackman’s excellent Wolverine – even more so than in the first film. This is no bad thing, though, since he is easily one of the best X-Men and Jackman a great actor. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen once again provide excellent support as Professor X and Magneto, respectively. McKellen turns in a superbly nuanced performance, managing to elicit ...  Read the complete review

Written by Zak Penn, David Hayter, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and Bryan Singer, and directed by Bryan Singer X-Men 2 is the follow up to the hugely successful X-men, released back in May 2003. ****Plot**** Just as the dust had settled and things were getting back to normal, Whitehouse security is breached and there is an unsuccessful assassination attempt on the President of the USA (Cotter Smith) by a mutant that goes by the name of "Nightcrawler" (Alan Cumming). The failed attempt naturally makes the headlines resulting in a public out-cry and the tension between humans and mutants is ignited as there is renewed support for the Mutant ...  Read the complete review

X Men 2 picks up where the first film left off, with Wolverine heading north to Alkali Lake to explore his mysterious past. But while he is out of contact, relationships between mutants and humanity deteriorate further when a blue-skinned mutant makes an attempt on the life of the President. Following this, a military scientist named William Stryker convinces the President to order a military intervention on a known stronghold of the mutants, Charles Xavier's academy. Professor X orders his X Men to investigate the attack on the President, to mitigate the harm it has caused. Storm and Jean Grey attempt to track down the would-be assassin, while Charles visits ...  Read the complete review