A Great Nightcrawler in a Great X-Men Movie

The White House opening scene in X-Men 2 feautring the first appearance of Nightcrawler was so good. Did Nightcrawler peak there in the X-Men movies? I break down his role in the second movie, his potential teleporter fathers and his role in the prequel films Apocalypse and Dark Phoenix…
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[@philipbellingham6483]

imagine a modern Nightcrawler scene that got as much love and attention as the famous Quicksilver scene got. Peak cinema

[@giyuutomioka6974]

Id love to see that.

[@nathanrojas-fonseca8046]

real

[@Rough_Estimates]

Let them "fight"

[@namecomingsoon9517]

That’s basically the white house scene. In a way Quickswilver scene was just a modern speedster version of nightcrawler’s introduction

[@_davidboxing]

@@namecomingsoon9517exactly 😂 ofc we just didn’t have social media back then and have mainstream fans talk about it as much as comic geek fans were raving about it then

[@nightangelx1513]

Watching X2 at 10: wow Night Crawler cool Watching X2 as an adult: wow Night Crawler is so cool.

[@basedcringechad5640]

I'm proud of you for learning two new words

[@HeyItsLito]

^Lmao love that reply, also IT'S NIGHTCRAWLER NOT NIGHT CRAWLER

[@npcimknot958]

Watching X2 as a senior : jimmy, that guy that is blue, what was his name again? Grandpa used to watch him as a kid, and i would say he was cool. Then i learnt a few words and say ‘ he is so cool.’.. what was his name jimmy? I met your grandma at a convention and we were actaully talking about this blue fellow.. NIGHT crawler..thats his name.. what is it that hte kids say? Based? He was very cool, jimmy… like your grandpa ha ha ha.

[@thegreatandterrible4508]

No Nightcrawler will ever be complete without a rakish smile. None will ever be peak without three rapiers.

[@TY-km8hj]

Its bugged me since i was a kid that nightcrawler wasn't in the last stand, he was my favourite character and with one of the best powers

[@JoeChillton]

I think in hindsight they needed to do X3 in two parts. And ditch the Dark Phoenix if not gonna devote the necessary time and keep the cure

[@TY-km8hj]

@@JoeChillton defo

[@Mars-Stuff-314]

That whole opening sequence is maybe the best in the whole X-Men universe cos it shows how powerful just one mutant can be, and it was executed with perfection

[@timepotato3045]

Time was not saved in a bottle with this one 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

[@kaydgaming]

@@timepotato3045that scene too

[@paniniboy]

It always blows my mind just how cool nightcrawler is that opening scene is the best X men action scene.

[@brandonbeck9856]

I would argue quicksilver’s two scenes are better personally

[@BullseyeBobE]

Nightcrawler would have washed Toad like dirty laundry 😂

[@lenastorm6280]

Like he does in "X-Men: Evolution".

[@samsambroski9438]

I mean this toad managed to beat Jean Gray so…

[@Evenmoresteven]

Nightcrawler was my favorite comic character as a kid. Seeing them get him so right and then so wrong in every other iteration was so hard. He really had the perfect introduction and characterization in X2.

[@thedorkknight5772]

I always really liked that the smoke lingers in the air for a bit after he teleports.

[@FullFatVideos]

It’s awesome!!!

[@LordJudgement1818]

The nightcrawler Whitehouse attack scene was peek cinema for me . I was like 11 or 12 when it came out and I legit went to the theater and saw the movie 3 times because that scene was so kickass.

[@JacHir99]

I was shocked we never got a Nightcrawler/Quicksilver team up scene in the later movies where they’d both be taking down a squad of soldiers or something. Imagine their powers together visually. Nightcrawler bamfing around with quicksilver putting people to sleep in between them. The best of both “best scenes”

[@DuskyPredator]

What adds to elements of how cool the action scene is that Nightcrawler can be a terrifying devil, but that isn't Kurt. Kurt may be among the kindest X-Men, who isn't a literal empath.

[@GothAtheist]

Now this ome I actually agree with completely. This Nightcrawler, in this X-men movie, this one was peak, it was excellent.

[@IronGloochIMAX3D]

My favorite version is from Wolverine and the X Men. He was so heroic and intelligent. He almost teleported across the ocean too. He stood on business taking out Geonotion mutants and sniffing out Magneto’s plot

[@kevinry4n]

Probably my favorite character besides Gambit, i always used to main him in the X-Men Rise of The Apocalypse game

[@peachgo3]

I might be biased bc I AM German, but when you asked about a reboot!Nightcrawler in the MCU, Matthias Schweighöfer immediately popped into my head lol I guess he's famous enough right? He also has a great laughing voice and could pull off the goofier side of Kurt very well imo But I'll have to think about this harder for a serious answer! Great video as always!

[@patros1801]

Bitte nicht.

[@seabookfarno8656]

**NO MY FRIEND..... NINE! (Nein!)** -- Nightcrawler 97

[@omidthebigbearsalari]

Just have to say it's so nice that you've gone back to this style of commentary and analysis, it reminds me of the old MCU stuff you did that impressed me so all those years ago. My favourite parts are when you predicted what the charcter arcs would be. Top video is still 3 faces of vader. Great content, thank you, you're awesome

[@starsynbeachlamptheunknown5447]

I really appreciate this video because whenever I watch/read reviews about X2, I'm hoping for more discussion about this version of Nightcrawler because usually the extent I see is "he's super cool/his action scene is super cool/his personality is cool/Alan Cumming is cool/etc", but never get in too deep with it or go past the actual movie. Awesome job and I love your inclusion of talking about the tie-in comic and video game because those both get severely overlooked

[@s0me0ne1se]

YES ABSOLUTELY they can now CGI his makeup with a track movement suit and dots on his face, technology has advanced SO MUCH since X2 came out… please Mr. Cummings we fell in love with your authentic endearing portrayal of NC… PLEASE COME BAAAAAAACK 😢

[@HILLSIDECOMICS]

Love how this channel has become all about all things live action xmen

[@stringer2295]

That is still a top 5-6 comic book movie action scene and what made it better it made sense to the story, it wasn’t just action for the sake of action.

[@Rose_Bride]

I'll be honest...for me, Nightcrawler was never even on my radar until _"that"_ scene in _X-2;_ I LOVED the way they used his powers! ♥️

[@avatarmikephantom153]

The White House attack is like as amazing as the lobby fight in the matrix.

[@LeeoJohnsonTV]

You are on a roll with these! I love X-Men, saving this for later.

[@WhiskerDooz]

I just finished my X2 re-watch. Great timing

[@hokutoshinken-chrisarmstro131]

Can you do just how good Ray Park's Toad was next time? Guy literally changed how Toad was done in comics and TV completely after the movie.

[@YSEternal_]

This scene blew my fkn mind as a child. I remember rewinding this scene soo many times, it was ridiculous. Also, the fact Nightcrawler flips a grown ass man backwards with just a backhand bitch slap is DIABOLICAL. (2:05)

[@_Vaal_Hazak_]

WHEN THE NIGHT CRAWLS 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@TheMemeLord33]

I’m loving all the x men videos it’s really getting me more and more hyped for Deadpool 3!

[@mikie274]

Full fat is on an X-men binge and I love it

[@Tylearned]

Wow Nightcrawler is so cool! I wonder what they’ll do with him in the next movi-

[@Gibbypastrami]

I wanna live in the universe where Toad and NightCrawler fought…

[@FullFatVideos]

Especially Ray Park Toad, oh boy

[@transformersrevenge9]

I kinda understand them not having Quicksilver tell Magneto that he is his son. Mainly because it would have been kinda tone deaf, if they go ''yeah, you lost one kid, but here is a replacement kid''. He doesn't say it, but Magneto must have already put two and two together since DOFP.

[@radrno7]

Teleport is such an amazing power, only ever explored so well in this movie and 'Jumper' (2008). It's very odd how no other movie seems to have ever attempted to do it as well. Honorable mention to X-Men games emulating Nightcrawler.

[@leoneljaramillo6710]

I don’t think they’ll ever be able to make a better nightcrawler sequence, the other movies never even came close, this was magical, especially seeing it in the theater on opening night…

[@JoeChillton]

0:26 that cue with the action is just incredible editing.

[@MaxTheHusky-]

Peak Nightcrawler in Live Action IMO would officiate a wedding

[@RyomenAyeni225]

X2 is my favourite X men movie, only one that comes close is first class for me 😭

[@afro_souledits2382]

That nightcrawler assault in the white house in X2 was one of the hardest scenes in all 2000s marvel

[@SonOfKimo]

This movie made me love night crawler. Never a better interpretation of him

[@finalfroggitapproaches6418]

Have you seen X-Men ‘97? Because they did him *flawlessly* in that show.

[@santividal9387]

Perhaps I'm exaggerating, but this must be the best opening scene in a superhero movie in history

[@girwanttaco]

One of the best scenes of all time. Easy contender for best sequel of all time

[@dws0828]

A Nightcrawler without swords cannot be peak. Love X2 tho

[@diamonshade7484]

Xmen 97: 3 sword style

[@kadegetslaid634]

Agreed, plus in my opinion he way wayyy too serious, nightcrawler Is quite a goofy little guy

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

@@kadegetslaid634Are these not serious circumstances though?

[@kadegetslaid634]

@@equivalentexchangeisalie5726 obviously they are, but he jokes in worse situations, like spiderman (he even became spiderman for a while)

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

@@kadegetslaid634 You're going by the comics though. This is a film adaptation with a serious tone and setting. He's not gonna be cracking jokes or act light hearted while he's essentially under mind control and in some dark, damp underground military bunker.

[@leopoldmaximus145]

This is easily my 2nd or 3rd favorite adaptation of Kurt (Nightcrawler). I also love that they did not try to ignore his Christian aspects too

[@giyuutomioka6974]

Ever since I was a kid, i loved nightcrawler. I still do, much gambit is my favorite of the xmen.

[@WinsomeJarl4342]

I always found it baffling that some of the marketing for Last Stand actually had Angel wearing a leather X-Men costume but he never wore it in the film. It would’ve been cool to see him fight in the final battle as well save his dad and potentially even Pyro since last time we saw him he was unconscious before Jean went crazy.

[@anthonyrousseau8050]

Wouldn't mind seeing a video on Ben Foster's Angel next. He's right up the alley of a perfect character adaptation let down by a shit movie.

[@TheDrexLord]

I would love a video on Wolverine. Either when he is at his best, at his worst, or when he is most like the comics

[@khaisproductions]

I COMPLETELY agree

[@Trelitty11]

Interesting that they gave Azazel the swords like night crawler from the comics and animated series

[@callmev3531]

1:07, It’s important to note that Kurt’s first appearance in the film series’ was as the terrifying demon others believe him to be at first glance and his final action sequence in Dark Phoenix (for the flimsy reason of a human guard who spoke to him one time dying) sees him return to that terrifying demon, smiling sadistically as he uses his abilities in their most violent and destructive ways. Kurt’s abilities and appearance may have been perfectly translated to screen, but his personality is only partly done right, especially his religious leanings, but in both film iterations, it takes either a mind control serum or sudden, out of character bloodlust, to have him weaponize his abilities like in the comics. 6:53, Looking back, the likely reason they abandoned him was them considering his telepathic abilities a threat. Sure, Storm messing with the surrounding temperature disrupted his use of his abilities, but the moment he recovered, he could have projected torturous illusions into everyone’s minds, which would have impeded them long enough for the building to collapse on them. 8:15, It’s interesting that Azazel largely lacks Kurt’s reliance on sight and limited range because the hypnotized Kurt and the rebooted Kurt are portrayed similarly versatile with their abilities, suggesting X2’s Kurt simply never pushed his abilities enough to discover more of their potential, something supported by his overcoming his reliance on sight by teleporting himself and Ororo into a closed room with injuring either of them. 10:03, I’d say Scott and Jean’s presence fit the story better both because they were directly referenced in the story by Logan and they were far more integral parts of the team. Kurt was more of a situational ally in comparison.

[@Samsonfs]

8:40 I had NO IDEA that was Jason Flemyng bruh 😂 I guess teleporters can only be played by british comedy legends.

[@blueraccoon1088]

I personally like teleporting powers. Kurt was one first teleporters I became a fan of as he is a brother in faith, which makes it better. Makes me wanna be a teleporter myself.

[@SmashBrosAssemble]

It’s annoying they only had Nightcrawler in one movie (up until Apocalypse or First Class with Azazel) cause he has so much potential for amazing action set pieces, just look at his team up with Wolverine in X-Men 97’

[@giyuutomioka6974]

Actually he was in 3 movies, xmen apocalypse, x2, and dark Phoenix. That is if you dont count his cameo in deadpool 2. And hes not in first class. But man, i legitimately loved him on xmen: the animated series and xmen 97. And he was so lovable on wolverine and the X-men and X-men: evolution. Hes practically done perfectly in basically every adaptation hes in.

[@Z.200]

Nightcrawler vs Toad woulda been so entertaining

[@ngud_gaming267]

I am eternally grateful

[@SilasBlanks71912]

even tho alan coming is kind of old now, i hope he comes back to play nightcrawler, he played him so well

[@KenRogers-e9s]

I've been watching your videos for a long time I'm a big fan lately you've been killing it with the videos you're on a hot streak they have all been so dope this is a good video this is my favorite X-Men movie scene of all time X2 X-Men United is the best film in the trilogy it's up there with the best of the franchise it's top 3 it's up there with Logan and X-Men Days of Future past those are the three best X-Men movies I also a like Deadpool and Deadpool 2

[@KenRogers-e9s]

Make more X-Men videos and I will watch them all

[@jocosesonata]

That White House sequence will always be my favourite Nightcrawler fight scene. Everything about it is just Peak.

[@FullFatVideos]

Still one of the greatest superhero action scenes

[@jocosesonata]

@@FullFatVideos It's just **chef's kiss** every moment, every piece, every factor that went into it. I explicitly remember as a kid constantly replaying that scene over and over and over again. It's just that good! Especially since I find myself doing the same thing here.

[@ToastieTaco]

Nightcrawler is my favourite xmen character

[@CrezetheousVP]

Genuinely I WISH That Marvel would replicate that "teleporting chandelier cutting" scene from M:UA! That would look BEAUTIFUL

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Multiple Man is one of my favorite X-Men characters

[@freeamericanthinker558]

14:08 love his cute little laugh

[@DanGore91]

There's this guy from Netflix's DARK and All the light we cannot see, a german actor called Louis Hofmann. He's 27 and would be perfect for the role in every way imo.

[@TheDrexLord]

You really need to do a video on Quicksilver. I would also love one on magneto, either when he is at his best or at his worst, and same for mystique would be great.

[@FullFatVideos]

Only thing with Quick is I’ve kinda covered it in the Days of Future Past video

[@pedrosantossinger]

Flula Borg would be a great Nightcrawler. He's german, have a great sense of humour and I loved his small participation in The Suicide Squad. I like an older, more mature version of Nightcrawler like they did in the old 90's X-Men series and I think Flula would nail it. Love Alan Cummings Nightcrawler btw.

[@FullFatVideos]

Nice choice!

[@plushstrawberryfrog]

Alan Cummings never got the respect he deserved.

[@ammarnapata2193]

Hey, it’s been a while, but didn’t there used to be two guys that was commentate on the channel?

[@LukeLovesRose]

Both Nightcrawler and Quicksilver have better, more effective and timeless moments in the "awful" Fox X-Men movies than any one character moment in the MCU

[@mhawang8204]

But X2 and DOFP are arguably the best of the FOX’s X-movies.

[@joshuacollins9316]

What lol? The MCU has many “timeless” character moments?” lol like so many 1. Thor Entering Wakanda 2. Captain America Gets Thors hammer 3. Guardians 3 Galway’s scene 4. Tony’s Snap 5. Hulk punches the Chitari leviathan 6. Thor lighting fight scene in Asgard 7. The first Iron Man suit up moment 8. Endgame Portals scene 9. Dr. Strange bargains w/ Dormamu 10. Loki saving the multiverse in Loki season 2 All of these are memorable character moments that people still mention all that time.

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@joshuacollins9316 For fanboys. I'm talking about for everyone including general audiences

[@joshuacollins9316]

@@LukeLovesRose I am as well lol And I’d argue the MCU heroes are way more mainstream than the Fox “quicksilver” and “night crawler”. Actually I know for a fact they are considering how many more people have seen the MCU movies, and how big a part of culture they are. If you ask a random person that’s scene those movies about the portals scene in endgame, seeing iron man suit up, or all 3 Spiderman swing together, most likely they know about it and would call them memorable.

[@LukeLovesRose]

@@joshuacollins9316 And so what?? Just like the Avatar films, people will look back and say, wow, those scenes really hold up. They'll look at those flat, uninteresting, unengaging scenes in your toy commercial franchise, and go... OK. People are still wowed by the Nightcrawler scene.

[@equivalentexchangeisalie5726]

X2 will always be my favorite X-Men movie 💞

[@kevinw712]

is there precedent in the comics for a mutant having a child that winds up having a completely different power set?

[@valentecarrillo4259]

Hope to see more of Nightcrawler in the mcu universe. The fox x-men movies pretty much ignored that Nightcrawler mom is Mystique. They also ignored that Mystique adopted Rouge in the fox x-men flims. So it would be nice to see that in the mcu just like in the animated series and the comics. I'm sure most of the x-men characters will get their own movie or Disney plus series. Although I am expecting mcu wolverine will get his own movie maybe Gambit too with Rouge.

[@JenGM24]

The Great Nightcrawler from the circus, My favorite mutant followed by Charles Xavier.

[@parkerpshebnisky1051]

Nightcrawler is my third fav X-man behind wolverine and cyclops!

[@Artist_Unbound]

It hurts that they gave Mystique a redemption, but she and Nightcrawler never reunited. Imagine they finally get a happy ending, in the vastness of the multiverse and the infinite timelines, it's not impossible.

[@lenastorm6280]

Kurt/Nightcrawler has always been my favourite X-Men and one of my favourite Marvel-characters in general. I never understood, why he just vanished after the second movie and didn't stay with the X-Men. (Yes, I know he's in the Reboot/Prequel-movies, but still.) Also: There are THREE movies with Nightcrawler and Mystique in it and yet they still never point out that they're mother and son!

[@hawktalon7890]

Best member of the X-Men. You cannot change my mind, although you can try. Maybe Nightcrawler will be relevant again in some future property.

[@sanitizerwilson1599]

I just add that Azazel his father is Mutant not a Demon that retcon long ago!!!

[@mathaijacob1345]

Can you do colossus next.

[@SlickA10Homepage]

I like Nightcrawler with red telporty smoke more because it shows that Azazel is Kurt’s father.

[@mikhail5428]

*I was thinking Nightcrawler in D&W, Alan is a magnificent actor* *But he needs to wield his swords in this one*

[@darthwatson8274]

Even ze voice

[@G59METH]

Damn I thought this was a video about the movie

[@VishinSingh-bp3mz]

Okay so the reason why Alan Cumming didn't wanted to return as Nightcrawler was because of the long hours of makeup and prosthetics, but now that we know that Marvel can easily make CGI characters, that too perfectly, they also did it with Beast recently, I think there's a good chance that Alan could return as well, and would be more comic accurate than ever. Tho for the future appearances of Beast or return of Nightcrawler, they need to utilize their budget, which they used to do in Infinity Saga for Thanos and Hulk.

[@laurelsilberman5705]

I will point out that in days of future past, Mystique sees two other photos of dead comrades and allies (Angel is first, then I think its Banshee?), and its only when she sees Azazel that she gasps and tears start to run down her face. Like maybe she was there looking specifically for evidence of him. Idk. It’s subtle but it’s so obvious you know what I mean? Like Jennifer Lawrence straight up jokes about it. They never wrote a scene in acknowledging it because like…it’s all right there lmao

[@Stopmotionguy2049-cf2bp]

Wish Kurt was in X3

[@kentroberts2545]

Based on their ages compared to the classic X-Men, I don't think Bishop and Blink would've been erased from existence necessarily, they might just not be X-Men in the new timeline.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Next video 2 Bad Angel in 2 Bad X-Men movies

[@owenjolley351]

*So season 4 of The Boys is out now.*

[@MrRed424]

I can’t wait til they put him in marvel rivals imagine the gameplay and his synergy with dr strange 😆

[@FullFatVideos]

Would be too sick

[@nyho508]

2:28 In a matter of fact. Mozart is austrian not german

[@robsquared2]

My go to for recasting is always Danny DeVito because it's funny.

[@blueraccoon1088]

8:38 you made the connection

[@_davidboxing]

You should also cover *“A Peak Mystique in a Peak X-Men Movie”* with Rebecca Romijn Her solo infiltration of Stryker’s base and sliding off with the 🖕🏽 *oh my days!* 😮‍💨

[@FullFatVideos]

Yep seriously sweet!!!!

[@vigorthecharacter4396]

which one?

[@AshtonRogers-se1zj]

"X-Men: The Last Stand is easily the weakest of the first three movies"!? I don't necessarily disagree with that statement. It's just that I would've said that X2 is the only one of them that didn't suck.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Bryan Singer used to be amazing

[@ytuser_3122]

Too bad he’s a sick ass creep

[@Cardiacarrested445]

I really hope we see kodi again as nightcrawler cuz he was SOOO wasted

[@Mr-atom55]

It looks like Nightcrawler is... Morbing!!!

[@milohargadine1601]

I’m drawing the line, Kelsey Grammer did a terrible job as Beast. His characterization was good but he doesn’t know how to act in the make up. Nicholas Hoult isn’t in the make up 100% of the time, sure, and he’s in the prequels which progressively get worse with each joint, but he carries so hard, First Class he steals the show when he chokes out Magneto, and almost decks Havok. Days of Future Past he has several incredible scenes despite being a supporting character, namely his first few interactions with Wolverine. I need to rewatch Apocalypse before I say anything about it. Dark Phoenix, he carries SO HARD. Like more than Hugh Jackman in Last Stand. As far as Nightcrawler goes your analysis is spot on