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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 876640" data-attributes="member: 4779">Okay, comments below.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The climax to X1 was pretty good for the Wolvie/Cyclops banter but I never actually felt that Scott was in charge there (even though he may have been).  And it has been a bit since I have seen it but I actually don't recall much leading around by Prof. X in either of the films.  I do like that he has had other things to deal with besides leading around the X-men as it would diminish their individuality and make it feel like less than a movie and more like a half-hour cartoon.Also, the team-up with Magneto & Mystique worked for me.  I never felt that Magneto was in charge as he needed the X-men to find the place and get there quickly.  I didn't get the lacky vibe at all from the situation as they all had their reasons for going together - Magneto to save mutants from extinction, Wolvie for revenge/info, and the rest basically to save/stop Prof. X and rescue the kids.  I actually kinda felt like they let Magneto come along just because he helped them.  It just seemed like they all agreed to not kill each other for the time being and focus on something bigger than themselves.And one final comparison to X1:  I thought that this movie was better in all forms, character-wise and action-wise.  There were no cringe-worthy lines and unlike the first one, this movie left me wanting more of what I already saw.Also, on a general X-men note:  I did not go into this movie with high-expectations.  I was looking forward to it only because of the trailer.  While I enjoyed the first movie, it did not make my mouth salivate for a sequel.  So basically I saw a movie that really blew me away because I didn't think it would be that good (especially in comparison to my feeling about the first one).  I hope that clears a few things up.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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