X2 Trailer (otherwise known as Kick Me In the Jimmy!)

[Ashrem Bayle]

Anybody got a link??

 

[John Crichton]

Quicktime!

I'm sure this will look better than the version I saw. Quicktime rules.

 

[ToddSchumacher]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

 

[Viking Bastard]

Isn't Archange back to being just Angel in Uncanny?

At least he's got his old wings back and he stopped that silly blue-skin thing.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Isn't Archange back to being just Angel in Uncanny?

At least he's got his old wings back and he stopped that silly blue-skin thing.

Sadly, I haven't kept up with a lot of the newer comics...this sounds nice though...may have to look into finding more information on this. Thanks.

 

[Chauzu]

That looks freakin awsome.

It looks like there will be no Sentinels again, though.

 

[John Crichton]

That looks freakin awsome.

It looks like there will be no Sentinels again, though.

That's ok, they can save em for the next movie. Gotta have something to look forward to.

 

[Ristamar]

Am I the only one here that thought the first X-men movie was a bit disappointing (and I don't even read the comics that much)?

Things that made me smile :

- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Easily the best performance in the film.

- Patrick Stewart as Xavier. Casting him as Charles was a no brainer.

- Tyler Mane as Sabretooth. He did well with what little he had to work with.


Things that turned my stomach :

- Halle Berry as Storm. Yech. That platinum wig was horrendous and her tiny, lanky, squeaky arse simply does not do justice to Ororo.

- Ray Park as Toad. Er, yeah. Look at me, I'm Ray Park. I played Darth Maul in Episode 1. I'm acrobatic and...um.... stuff. Ok.

- Ana Paquin as Rogue. I don't even know where to start.... so I won't. Though, to be fair, I'm not sure if it was her fault or the weak script/story they handed her.

- Magneto. The ultimate disappointment. As much as Ian McKellen rocks, he may not have been suitable as the Master of Magnetism, but again, much of the blame falls on bland writing. His costume looked ridiculous, his scheme was lame (even by comic book standards), and he did not come off as the 'ultimate badass supervillain.' Perhaps if they had buffed him out a bit more (in regards to his physique and mutant powers), it wouldn't have been as bad. For a guy that regulary hands the entire X-men squad their asses simultaneously, he didn't come off as a very tough cookie. The potential for a breathtaking, high powered, special effects extravaganza between the X-men and Magneto was off the charts. Instead we only receive a small scuffle as he defends his goofy, mutant-powered gyroscope-on-crank. Total weak sauce.

 

[John Crichton]

Am I the only one here that thought the first X-men movie was a bit disappointing (and I don't even read the comics that much)?

Nope. I've had multiple conversations where both sides were represented.

Things that made me smile :

- Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Easily the best performance in the film.

- Patrick Stewart as Xavier. Casting him as Charles was a no brainer.

- Tyler Mane as Sabretooth. He did well with what little he had to work with.


Things that turned my stomach :

- Halle Berry as Storm. Yech. That platinum wig was horrendous and her tiny, lanky, squeaky arse simply does not do justice to Ororo.

- Ray Park as Toad. Er, yeah. Look at me, I'm Ray Park. I played Darth Maul in Episode 1. I'm acrobatic and...um.... stuff. Ok.

- Ana Paquin as Rogue. I don't even know where to start.... so I won't. Though, to be fair, I'm not sure if it was her fault or the weak script/story they handed her.

- Magneto. The ultimate disappointment. As much as Ian McKellen rocks, he may not have been suitable as the Master of Magnetism, but again, much of the blame falls on bland writing. His costume looked ridiculous, his scheme was lame (even by comic book standards), and he did not come off as the 'ultimate badass supervillain.' Perhaps if they had buffed him out a bit more (in regards to his physique and mutant powers), it wouldn't have been as bad. For a guy that regulary hands the entire X-men squad their asses simultaneously, he didn't come off as a very tough cookie. The potential for a breathtaking, high powered, special effects extravaganza between the X-men and Magneto was off the charts. Instead we only receive a small scuffle as he defends his goofy, mutant-powered gyroscope-on-crank. Total weak sauce.

I don't want to turn this into a discussion about the first movie as there are old threads to look through about that and such. The first movie wasn't great but it was important because it was Marvel's first decent and entertaining superhero movie. It's success (no matter what folks thought of it) made all the other superhero movies coming out now possible.

 

[Ristamar]

True, true, its success did open doors. And I did enjoy it. I just think it could have been so much more. I'm not sure if I should point the finger at the writer or the director. *grin* I'll go with the writer..... Bryan Singer directed The Usual Suspects, one of the coolest movies ever made (IMO), so he gets a free pass.

To think what might have been. Ah, I miss the old cartoon...