X2: X-Men United: Review By T.Clark

May 19th, 2011 by T.Clark
ONE PARAGRAPH REVIEW NUMBA 2: In anticipation for First Class...
  • OVERALL
    4.5
    SUPERB
  • Story
  • Acting
  • Directing
  • Visuals
Before there was Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, there were Bryan Singer's X-Men, and while Blade was Marvel's first big venture into Hollywood for a new generation, X-Men set the stage for the modern-day super hero movie--and then X2 capitalized on everything about that. It's largely debated what is the greatest super hero movie of all time, and the two contenders I usually see when the smoke clears is The Dark Knight and Spider-Man 2, which is completely understandable...but X2 ranks pretty high up on the list as well. Like TDK and Spidey 2, or any great sequel, it improves upon the first installment in nearly every way possible. Singer establishes a tone with this movie that's reminiscent of other sequels--including the ones I mentioned, and even Empire Strikes Back, which is the blueprint for more mature follow ups--and in the process feels like a completely different film from its predecessor. X2 not only increases the action--who can forget the opening Nightcrawler attack on the White House, or Wolverine vs. Deathstrike, or my favorite and still one of the best moments in comic book movie history, Logan's berserker rage during the raid on the mansion?--it also presents deep character relationships (Rogue's inability to be able to touch her boyfriend, Bobby; the complex relationship between Erik and Charles; the love triangle between Logan, Scott, and Jean; and Pyro's inner conflict with himself as he struggles with which side he's on). This character development is the driving force behind the movie, and the special effects only keep it fun. X2 is smart, stylish, and action-packed, but more than that, it asks us a heated question: whose side are you on?

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Comments (17)

  1. moviegeek

    @diaigma My review is soon to come. I'm a sucker for competition :P

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  2. Diaigma

    @moviegeek - I'm fine with that. At least I made it to the "Last Stand" :P

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  3. moviegeek

    @diaigma Okay, sorry. He just stole my vote :P (not that I have one).

    1 year agoby @moviegeekFlag

  4. Dan

    It's gonna be difficult to decide after reading this one..

    1 year agoby @dan1Flag

  5. Bawnian©-Dexeus

    Great paragraph review :) @insertusernamehere

    1 year agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag

  6. skywise

    @insertusernamehere hats off to you sir. Great review for a great movie.

    1 year agoby @skywiseFlag

  7. Worth5Bucks

    @diaigma agreed, this is the best ive seen for this competition

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  8. T.Clark

    @mattbierwagen I won't be getting lazy...when I actually write reviews. It's just been a busy time for me with hs graduation right around the corner. But when I do write reviews, I'll give it my all.

    Thanks everyone else. I tried putting as much info into 7 sentences as possible...hopefully it didn't seem cluttered. I guess it didn't seem that way for @diaigma haha Thanks, man.

    1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  9. Diaigma

    ::tips hat at @insertusernamehere ::

    Fantastic, sir. This was a smooth read with perfect punctuation, history, and cross comparisons that didn't bother me in the least. I envy your mad reviewing skills :P

    1 year agoby @diaigmaFlag

  10. MovieWiz001

    oh crap! The competition's getting rough. Great review.

    1 year agoby @moviewiz001Flag

  11. Josh

    I give this the same rating. Definitely one of the best superhero movies ever made.

    1 year agoby @shuabertFlag

  12. Worth5Bucks

    @insertusernamehere once a fan always a fan! unless you start getting lazy

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  13. T.Clark

    @corey haha Thanks.

    @mattbierwagen Thanks. I haven't reviewed in a while, so it warms my soul to hear I still have fans :P

    1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag

  14. Worth5Bucks

    i also always forget how much i enjoy your reviews until i read one :P then im like DAMN he's good

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  15. Worth5Bucks

    @insertusernamehere this is crazy! these just keep getting better and better! I agree with everything you say here, in fact, i would have thumbed this up even if it wasn't for this contest.

    1 year agoby @mattbierwagenFlag

  16. Corey

    Damn you with another extrodinairy one-paragraph.

    1 year agoby @coreyFlag

  17. T.Clark

    @dan1 @moviegeek @narrator @daveactor7 @ejk1 @mattbierwagen @jakn @Zak-F @jayaottley @skywise @shuabert @slysnide @jptheredskull @brian @diaigma @corey @bawnian-dexeus

    1 year agoby @insertusernamehereFlag