X2: X-Men United (2003)

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" Rewatch Viewing Date: July 20th Via: Disney+ Plot: When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him. Rating: 7.9/10 Why Did I Watch It? I watched this film once and it was 20 years ago. I couldn't remember it, so I felt a rewatch was appropriate with Deadpool and Wolverine looming."

Better than the first film

“Not that the first film was bad, because actually I still found it good, well-made fun for all its flaws. It's just that whereas the first X-Men film did feel like the beginning of a franchise that was yet to properly find its feet, it was found with X2. X2 isn't perfect either but still a very good film that is bigger and darker than the first and all the better for it. Again X2 is very well-made, with the dark visual style still maintained yet with a slightly grander look. The photography is beautiful and atmospheric, and the special effects are better here too, they were good in the first that they're slicker, bolder and eye-popping in the way that the first film didn't quite but almost did achieve. Whilst Michael Kamen's score in the first was fine, John Ottman's score here is an impro” read more

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"8.3/10"

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"Rated: PG-13 Why it’s rated: Sci-fi violence and Adult language"

Better than the first film

“Not that the first film was bad, because actually I still found it good, well-made fun for all its flaws. It's just that whereas the first X-Men film did feel like the beginning of a franchise that was yet to properly find its feet, it was found with X2. X2 isn't perfect either but still a very good film that is bigger and darker than the first and all the better for it. Again X2 is very well-made, with the dark visual style still maintained yet with a slightly grander look. The photography is beautiful and atmospheric, and the special effects are better here too, they were good in the first that they're slicker, bolder and eye-popping in the way that the first film didn't quite but almost did achieve. Whilst Michael Kamen's score in the first was fine, John Ottman's score here is an impro” read more

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"Monday, March 29th"

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"Blu-Ray"

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" Directed by: Bryan Singer Produced by: Stan Lee, Kevin Feige, Avi Arad, Tom DeSanto, Laura Schuler Donner, Ralph Winter, and Bryan Singer Written by: Michael Dougherty, Zac Penn, David Hayter, and Dan Harris Based on characters created by: Stan Lee, Len Wein, Steve Ditko, Chris Claremont, and Jack Kirby Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel Edited by: John. Ottman Music by: John Ottman Distributed by: 20th Century Fox"

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"Logan / Wolverine"