Is *X2* Really the Best X-Men Movie?

[@Stereosin]

I will never get used to Alex missing details that were literally just shown/explained to him.

[@whattheduenas]

This one was definitely frustrating to watch. Pretty much all the questions he asked had already been answered or were in the first movie.

[@KillingMachine56656]

@@scaryfstball100 probably why he's not practicing law rn LOL

[@ttagg3710]

Because he's not even trying to pay attention to the movies he's watching anymore. He just has the movie playing so he can tell the same lame jokes over and over.

[@kenrichardson1072]

@@ttagg3710dang your little dick energy is very strong 😂 why you here?

[@DmRofAtoZ]

Alex makes PLENTY of NEW lame jokes all'a time. there wasn't one Gooch in this episode at all . I think he's one of the wittiest reactors out there... or in here, and the editing is catching up with his level as well...

[@MrErik052005]

I really hate they nerfed Cyclops in the trilogies. He is a strategic genius and complete badass. He is essentially the Captain America of the X-men but cyclops isn’t afraid to kill if necessary. He always has a plan A to plan ZZZ. His optic blast are strong enough to punch a hole through a mountain. Instead the movies made him a foil to Jenn and Wolverine. That’s it. Easily defeated by anyone and everyone.

[@F13FAR0]

Right? I hated cyclops because this was my first introduction to him but after reading the comics he's a badass but I still hate him but that's for different reasons lol

[@krisfrederick5001]

Yeah they kinda made Wolverine the lead. When Cyclops was the leader, they did include the banter but. Still no Gambit did it for me.

[@kptmaci4979]

Cant wait for mcu xmen to be introduced. We can easily expect proper Cyclops treatment. Avengers vs Xmen would be nice, with introducing more Magneto-like Cyclops later on.

[@AdamTyree]

SO happy you said this. Real ones know that Scott is the linchpin of the X-Men. Wolverine gets all the glory, but Scott is the leader for a reason.

[@kainex4898]

I hate how they handled Cyclops in the movies but at least he had some cool scenes. Rogue on the other hand was completely useless, Anna Paquin was wasted 😐

[@glennwelsh9784]

Logan calling people "bub" is a signature of his from the comics. He also says "bub" in the first movie during the climax at the Statue of Liberty, even though it actually wasn't in the script. But Hugh Jackman slipped it into a scene as a little bit of fan service and they kept it in the movie. Needless to say, the fans loved it so they doubled up on the "bubs" in this movie. When Magneto talks of "the war", he's usually talking about mutants vs. humans. He's so militant because he believes that war between mutants and humans is inevitable. Due to his childhood experiences as a Holocaust survivor, he's seen humanity's intolerance firsthand and believes that it's only a matter of time until humanity starts rounding up mutants the way the Nazis started rounding up Jews.

[@B-Dad]

I called my son Bub forever and he loved it. Years later he read comics and was like do you know wolverine calls people Bub? And I was like….I had no idea! 😂😂🤷🏾‍♂️👍🏾

[@RustyDust101]

I am waiting for the reaction to 'bub' to be misunderstood in one of the later movies. For hilarious effect... everyone who has seen them, knows what I'm talking about... you know, 'Slim' 😂😂😂

[@bobdonda]

@@B-Dad you bubbed him!

[@surlycanadian]

It’s a Velcro duty belt for law enforcement. It consists of two belts; one with the fuzzy part of Velcro and one with the prickly part of Velcro. You thread the fuzzy belt through your belt loops and it secures to itself to hold your pants up. Then you put the other belt with the prickly bit over top of it. It’s secures to the other belt via Velcro and doesn’t go into the belt loops. The second belt has all of their gear on it; cuff cases, radio clip, baton/flashlight rings, key keeper, gun holster, pepper spray ect. This way you don’t need to individually put on and take off all of those items every day before and after your shift. You just take the outer Velcro belt off and stuff it in your locker and you’re left with a soft Velcro belt to wear home. Why that CO wore his uniform to a bar is anyone’s guess. It’s against protocols to wear your uniform when off duty.

[@ElderonAnalas]

@@surlycanadian I was assuming velcro fly on the pants. I also always thought he was just a security guard, not true law enforcement

[@gar817]

16:25 aged like fine wine Deadpool and wolverine

[@mizuari99]

yeahhh right, i was like “is this why they chose bye bye bye?” haha gold

[@PhantomLantern2814]

The saddest part with Lady Deathstrike (fem wolverine) is her eyes change color as he’s filling her with adamantium. She snapped back to herself right as she was dying. Was she good? Was she evil? We’ll never know.

[@quinnzelreign8775]

If you read the comics, you know lol

[@PhantomLantern2814]

@@quinnzelreign8775 I know she’s a villain in the comics, but I think it was clear Singer didn’t care to follow the source material. In this case it actually does work. This is the only time we see her outside of Strykers control and we know nothing about who she was. She’s just a victim, another pawn in strykers war on Mutancy.

[@Leekle2ManE]

The fact that they made Deathstrike a mutant instead of a cyborg suggests she very likely has a different backstory. Initially, I was a little bummed about the change, but I didn't hate it. And yeah, at the end when her eyes go brown, I felt bad for her. Something about the the expression the actress went with made it feel like the whole thing was just forced upon her from the beginning and not just after the adamantium bonding.

[@xyex]

@@Leekle2ManE Yeah, same. Her expression to me always seemed to be a mix of fear, regret, and relief. Like, she doesn't want to die, but she's glad it's finally over.

[@keeperofnecronomicon]

@@quinnzelreign8775 And Mystique is supposed to be Nightcrawler's mother but that was never true in the movie canon.

[@wrorchestra1]

The undertones, as you put it, are exactly what its supposed to reflect, especially the "have you tried not being a mutant?" line. Like most Marvel comics, it's a reflection on society and the world in general.

[@xyex]

Yeah, back in the original comic runs the mutants were always used as a societal analogy for being gay.

[@Lenriak]

@@xyex The original comics was all about racism. The gay aspect didn't happen until Bryan Singer made it about homosexuality in these movies. Or, atleast the movies where the first time I personally noticed the gay analogy.

[@xyex]

@@Lenriak Nah, it was definitely present in the old comics, too.

[@button9]

@@Lenriak it was in the comics years before. It became an analogy to prejudice outside 'norms' for a long time, Singer just wasn't as subtle about it.

[@TGPDrunknHick]

of course the allegory has always been somewhat flawed. as the intro shows, gay people do not typically wake up one day with the power to infiltrate the white house and assassinate the president. giving the revolving door of good and evil in the comics it's even more understandable when one week the X-Men are stopping Magneto trying to take over the world and the next he's palling around with them.

[@sarcasmxkate]

Magneto wasn't just throwing shade at Rogue. He's the reason her hair changed. You know, through his attempt to murder a child.

[@MindYourBusiness23282]

isn't that exactly what throwing shade is 😂

[@sarcasmxkate]

@@MindYourBusiness23282 if you consider attempted murder a funny reason to shade someone, sure.

[@MindYourBusiness23282]

@@sarcasmxkate do you really think magneto cares about the feelings of anyone he tries to kill LMFAO

[@sarcasmxkate]

@@MindYourBusiness23282 I understand why Magneto says it. It hits as it's supposed to and fits his character. It just feels weird to use a word like shade for something as serious as murder. But you do you. I'm just a random person on the internet and I'm not telling anyone how they should feel.

[@VelkanAngels]

@@sarcasmxkate - Dude, MindYourBusiness23282 did not say that MURDER is "throwing shade", which is what you keep strawmanning and then judging them for... It means that Magneto making a joke about a visual result of his attempted murder on her can be called "throwing shade" at her... The offensive joke-making is the shade-throwing part, not what the joke is ABOUT -_-

[@LuLu-Sil]

The opening scene with Nightcrawler has to be, hands down the best intro I've ever seen to a movie! Fun fact! The audio Jean hears during the museum scene is actually dialogue from later in the movie. Mystique is my favourite character and has been since the beginning. 🖤💙 X-2 is my favourite then X-Men (OG) is my second favourite.

[@AkriteChea]

Mystique I wolverine are my two favorites especially the tent scene from this movie

[@magiccheetos420]

Facts but the opening to LOGAN man…

[@M1T0K1D]

Night crawler is literally my favorite XMen character and the beginning is such a good opener

[@Russell_Crockett]

Kurt is the man, and having him hit it off with Storm made me real happy since they were a couple at the time in the comics.

[@dustinreinhardt8231]

Gambit is mine, its unfortunate he doesn't show up in the trilogy

[@Chuamidias]

mine too, last video i said that, my favourite is kurt in comics and animations. i would love to see a live action of his pirate fase, or newer instances where he lives in mars with other mutants

[@maureenseel118]

I love Nightcrawler. I wish he got more time and attention in the other movies. The actor that played him refused to do another movie because of how much time and work it was to get his costume/makeup done.

[@Amalibtrending]

Damn samething happened with Gamora from guardians of the galaxy kinda sad that some of these good actors and characters gotta go cuz of there Role on set

[@BloodofaFool]

Fun fact: The blonde from the bar is the actual actress who plays Mystique. Rebecca Romijn. She is beautiful. Hours and hours of make up everyday for years to play her. Jennifer Lawerence takes the role later and made it clear she hated the process so it was refined to get the time down (I was never a big fan of the later Mystique look) still Rebecca was a tough cookie.💁‍♀ X2 is great Xmen film. Probably the best in the early Xmen films. It was a big come-up as the first one did so well in the box office. Promos and Xmen were everywhere. You can tell the budget went up since the first film. I never liked the later films as much as these. Ill never forget this original cast and overall feel of these Xmen movies. The new ones have a lot to live up to. I guess Alex missed the figure in the water in the last shot as the camera pulled out. The Pheonix has awaken!

[@lungboy8980]

I mean you can't really blame Jennifer for wanting a bodysuit instead of the makeup. Like sure we can say Rebecca was a trooper for sitting through makeup but it's a pain in the ass for the actor and eats up a ton of time. She could've made the same request.

[@hrishiv27]

@@lungboy8980 it’s also worth saying that Jennifer has a far larger role to play in her movies, so full body paint every time would really add up.

[@RPG_Angie]

Lets not badmouth actors for no reason here. With Rebecca Romijn, the studio was looking for an unknown model/actress willing to put with the uncomfortable makeup and partial nudity on set. She was in only a couple of scenes, which made the logisitics not so terrible. And she had very little negotiating power. With Jennifer Lawrence, they wanted a big name, even though she (IMHO) wasn't a perfect fit for the makeup and clearly wasn't going to love it. She also had much more screentime, which made the hours in the make-up chair very bad for the budget. And unlike Romijn, JLaw had the power to negotiate her working conditions. Let's be honest, the make-up didn't look great on her when they did it the traditional way in First Class, and it didn't look that much worse in the second movie. But the studio reaaally wanted her, so it's on them for not casting someone else.

[@Wolfimann22]

Jennifer Lawerence never had a full body suit, she didn't wanna play the role anymore because of all the hours in makeup, and what does it matter? It looks just as good.

[@MarisolFerreiraMarysoul]

Also, Rebecca played the very dirty girl Ross of friends dated on one episode, the one that had the very dirty apartment.

[@bensneb360]

I remember being 11 years old and seeing this movie in the theater with my dad and it blew my mind, then I used to watch it over and over again on DVD, this is a pure nostalgic classic

[@baeleth]

This movie expects you to remember when Rogue's powers were explained in the first movie. She takes energy when she touches people. In the case of mutants, she takes/gets their powers. If she touches anyone long enough, it kills them.

[@declanArdmore]

The girl who walks through walls is Kitty Pryde she is a major character who's been thrown under the bus in every movie and is the real Father / Daughter relationship that Logan has in the comics

[@nintenmetro]

Storm, Iceman, and Nightcrawler were the highlights of this movie, but I’m personally not overlooking Colossus. He’s the mutant who can turn his whole body into metal, and he helped the kids escape from the mansion ambush.

[@DarkChaos87]

Deadpool Colossus is better. IMO

[@renevious]

Colossus was criminally underutilized in this series. It was so great to see him again in Deadpool, even if he was a little different.

[@deeplyasleep4445]

I really love his small part in this movie. When I was a kid, I kept rewinding the tape of him turning into metal. Just awesome!

[@blackknight1013]

@@renevious Yeah, he was different, but that made him a great straight man to Deadpool's out there antics and one liners.

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

​@@blackknight1013Deadpools was considerably closer to source material than Singers.. yes theres many different runa and versions... but since he was so underdeveloped innthe Singerverse its no contest

[@leonwilcox4887]

Days of Future Past is my all time favourite from the series. The opening of X2 was probably the best opening for the franchise however. It just took people by surprise how awesome it was.

[@uhuhuh1966]

Alex completely forgetting about Rogue’s abilities is iconic for some reason lol

[@Sandy-wk7gd]

I find his memory to annoying at times.

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

Don't do drugs, kids!

[@GentlyUsedFrog]

Seemed to me that he remembered what her power was in the beginning? And that his question at 20:27 was more of a general "what exactly does it do inside their body" type of question

[@uhuhuh1966]

@@GentlyUsedFrog but he also seemed confused as to why Rogue did it and that she was controlling the fire lol

[@ThatsMyStuffYouBledOnTrevor]

Let’s not pretend like her powers are super clearly defined. The filmmakers take “show, don’t tell” to a different level in X1 by literally never explaining what she can do. She flies, if i remember correctly, in the video games. So idk!

[@kitfisto1847]

Side note. In the comics, nightcrawler(the blue teleporter) is the child of mystique and the red teleporter in xmen first class

[@mahega128]

Since Cyclops is such an underrated, I appreciate any spotlight given to him, no matter how short it is. Like his little fight scene in the Plastic Prison, his fight with Jean & when they hug, and Scott’s reaction to Jean’s death always gets me. I won’t stop saying it, character needs more attention and needs to get portrayed more accurately to how he is in comics: Badass calculated leader. *cough*cough* “X Men Evolution” TV series shows a terrific iteration of Scott

[@renevious]

Exactly. Literally the field leader of the Xmen but plays second fiddle to everyone else in every scene in these movies.

[@brianvalencia7717]

YES, THANK U! He should've had a more prominent role in the franchise!

[@OilyAnimal3]

Cultured ❎

[@Leekle2ManE]

The problem with Cyclops is he is the Boy Scout of the group. Or more pointedly, he is the Steve Rogers of the X-Men, almost literally. They both have insane minds when it comes to strategy and calculating angles. Just as Steve was able to bounce his shield around and catch it, Scott was able pull similar crazy stunts with his optic blasts. But unlike Steve of the MCU, Scott never got his own standalone movies to flesh out his character. In X1 and X2, he very much took a back seat to the edgier Logan. Imagine if the first MCU movie was Avengers. Steve probably would not have been nearly as popular when set opposite of Tony.

[@mysticfox1663]

Still so made X Men Evolution was cancelled the way it was

[@barneyismyhero1]

I want to watch every movie with Alex from now on, it’s like watching with my mom again with all the questions he asks

[@it-really-hurts2092]

Logans main power is regeneration, and due to his ability to heal he was used in the Adamantium experiment ( as he was the only one likely to survive the procedure).Lady Deathstrike has similar healing abilities. He also has strength, reflex and tracking abilities.

[@vederianl9723]

If you look at the X-rays Wolverine isn't the only one. Deathstrike , Sabertooth and Archangel are all there.

[@tiago9977]

23:59 I didn't know until I watched X-Men: Evolution, but apparently Pyro can also manipulate fire to take any form he desires - he calls his fire creations "the living flame". 24:23 I love seeing how characters w/ Pyrokinesis can acc extinguish flames too. I wish we saw that more often tbh.

[@izukumidoriya8600]

26:20 I love to think Magneto saw them all flying and decided to start slowly turning them towards himself to make it seem like he casually caught it instead of bringing them to him

[@MrErik052005]

Fun fact: Mystique is the real life mother of Nightcrawler in the comics. She cheated on her human husband. Because Kurt was born looking like his father (but blue), she put him in a basket and sent him down a river.

[@soblndkorn]

One of my all time favorite scenes is Wolverine stabbing the guy into the fridge. He shows his pure and raw anger, lost and loneliness all in that one moment. He's always beem my favorite Marvel character and I grew up watching the saturday morning cartoons in the 90's with my dad who passed away before these movies came out. This scene always brings a tear to my eye and hits me emotionally as I've also felt that same pain.

[@stvbrsn]

5:12 ok, matching the Xavier eye shot like that while saying “that’s a cool shot” really got me. You are absolutely the best kind of goofball out there. From a kindered spirit.

[@blank_C7]

16:25 😂 bye bye bye! ❤

[@Alphakennyone13]

I love that you are doing X-men reactions! And your editor is on point and hilarious!😂

[@jean-mi1825]

If you notice, the actor playing Pyro chsnged between X1 and X2... The kid from X1 accused Singer of having "wrongful behavior" towards him. He was quickly silence, threatened to be put on trial until his family took the accusations back. He was then blacklisted from Hollywood. Retrospectively, it should have been the first Red Flag about Singer, later accused by many other young men. When the Studios stopped silencing the kids (money or threats) Singer's career started to go down But for the kid who was his first victim, it was too late to come back. As much as I love Singer the director, the human being is a piece of shite !

[@RPG_Angie]

And he's still getting work, even in the X-Men franchise!

[@BipolarJack]

Well, Hitler was a very talented speaker, you don't have to be anywhere near a decent person or anything that should exist in society to be good at something. 🤷‍♂️

[@craigime]

the hell are you talking about?

[@jbonceu2457]

​@@craigimethe director of this movie, Bryan singer, was accused of so many abusive behaviors ranging from 1990s-2019 from several actors. He's never gotten accountability for most of that. Makes you wonder how f up hollywood actually is.

[@joshwright7229]

There have been a few allegations against Singer, that's true. But, none of them have ever been proven, and at least two of them were proven to be lies because he wasn't even in the locations where the person accused him. I don't know wether he did these things but it just amazes me how you can so confidently state as fact things that have never been even close to proven.

[@kevinjohnson7631]

4. Logan's mutant abilities included increased speed and agility . Super healing and the claws. What Stryker did to him was encase his skeleton in adamantium which is a very strong metal. The only reason he was able to survive the process was because of his super healing.

[@WT003]

Don't forget that increased smell.

[@sharonjoan1970]

Absolutely Loving these X-men Reactions ❤❤❤

[@Parallaxus]

Your wish to teleport brings up a really good movie suggestion. The movie "Jumper" with Hayden Christiansen is a really fun movie about just that topic.

[@dynamo116]

I loved Jumper! Not many people's cup of tea but it's great :)

[@BrittanyArtPoetry]

6 minutes and 95 likes already. A good indication how truly awesome this channel is

[@k3n12ock]

28min and we're at 3.1k now

[@MsMelyjean]

Storm and Nightcrawler have always been my favorites. X2 has the best intro of ALL superhero movies, IMHO. I ship Jean and Cyclops always.

[@tiago9977]

Storm & Iceman are my personal favs, but I love Nightcrawler & Shadowcat too. I definitely prefer Jean & Cyclops over Jean & Wolverine or Cyclops & Emma Frost lol. I hope they take inspiration from X-Men: Evolution when they introduce Jean, Scott & Logan tbh (in terms of personality, relationships, storylines, etc).

[@markcastellanet9672]

The Iceman (Bobby) coming out to his parents is exactly how that scene is supposed to be read as a coming out analogy It's also apropos because Bobby came out as gay in the comics as well. Also, Bobby is probably one of the most powerful characters in marvel comics.

[@42Mrgreenman]

Yeah, IIRC he is considered Omega level...the power to manipulate water molecules and temperature is even more broken than Magneto's powers...theoretically, he could just reduce the temperature of anything to near absolute zero and just shatter it...

[@JayRhea]

​@@42Mrgreenman That's also a fraction of his powers. One of my favorite of his abilities was healing himself from a poison injection by absorbing ambient moisture and repairing the poisoned cells of his body before they killed him.

[@Cream-2128]

@@42Mrgreenman wouldn’t go as far as magneto the movies don’t even show the full extent of magneto powers.

[@markcastellanet9672]

@@42Mrgreenman he's even more broken than that as he can turn any matter into water and exists in all water molecules simultaneously. He turned Thor, his clothes, and mjolnir, into ice and commented how easy it would have been to just scatter his molecules instead of reforming him where he wanted. When his enemies demanded he show himself, he said he is everywhere in all the ice, the water, he exists in the snow under the feet of the fox on the other side of the planet.

[@markcastellanet9672]

@@Cream-2128 Iceman is so far above magneto in terms of power, it is ridiculous. There is literally nothing he could do to Iceman and Iceman could just turn off magneto's powers.

[@DavidGowers]

It's been a minute since I picked up a book with Nightcrawler in it, but last I checked his teleportation power isn't one you'd want. He technically creates a kind of wormhole into some kind of hell dimension, moves through that, then re-emerges into the 'real' world in the new place. So, yeah, he's kinda gotta run past a shitload of demon thingies to get to where he's going...

[@TkPhoenix17]

Jean Grey's full power slowly coming out was my favorite part of this movie. This is also why Scarlet Witch in the MCU is often compared to Jean because MCU Wanda basically has Jean's powers plus the magic and red hair

[@mannys4036]

I would love to see them both team up; would be amazing with the right story!

[@quinnzelreign8775]

In the comics, when Wanda joins the X-Men, Jean Grey is her first friend so they do team up for a bit

[@TkPhoenix17]

@@mannys4036 I agree! I would like to see Wanda be a mentor for a younger Jean since they will have similar powers in the MCU

[@quinnzelreign8775]

@djaustin9815 correct! Magneto has quite a few children (in different timelines) but I doubt the MCU will introduce any them.... maybe Polaris.

[@Chuamidias]

the fenix force could be some good news for next marvel movies, but they want us to forget the x-men first haha not a chance of forgeting x-men

[@how-b-xar1217]

Alex you are great. Your energy, positivity and genuine in the moment reaction is what keeps me coming back. Sure sometimes you ask questions about things that have already been stated but everyone misses things in movies. You just verbalise it immediately- which is part of your charm. In answer to your question, x-men first class and days of future past are my personal favourites from the franchise. Keep doing what you do, love it.

[@mwooldridge9155]

You kinda missed the last scene with Jean becoming the Phoenix.

[@mannys4036]

I don't think he missed it; he just didn't include it with his editing.

[@JaggerG]

It’s pretty vaguely hinted for fans of the comics, but there’s nothing really to glean from the scene if you haven’t.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

That Magneto's prison break scene is one of the coolest, most creative use of a superpower I have ever seen.

[@Macapta]

Love the scene of Logan walking around the mansion and getting a drink with Bobby. Just small character moments.

[@Forbidaxe]

20:43 One of the best ideas for a prison escape I ever saw and will never forget.

[@karlsmith2570]

20:14 As it was explained in the first movie, Rogue can temporarily absorb the abilities of mutants that she touches

[@tiago9977]

14:05 The scene of Stryker's men invading the mansion is so cool. I loved seeing the mutants all show off their powers to escape or fight back, & it was a really cool way to be introduced to Colossus 14:47 (I wish we had gotten more of him in these films tho 15:01). It also kinda reminds me of a similar scene from St Trinians tbh lol.

[@olliewalls1903]

Love all your vids Alex but we need the rest of the Harry Potter reactions!!

[@georginascott3388]

Definitely!

[@VigilantYT]

Literally me rn

[@silentassason]

And he's gotta wear his hipster hufflepuff scarf when watching the rest of them

[@montanabruce2482]

It’s coming on his patreon, he said his computer broke so he had to rip the file from patreon and is working on the edit but is taking longer than expected cuz of the hoops he has to jump through editing wise

[@JasonRogue]

Expect more HP on the 16th, read his community tab before commenting this.

[@surlycanadian]

Wolverines movie healing factor is 100 times faster than it was in the comics. They may have changed it in the comics to match the movies but in the comics originally he would heal much faster than regular peoples but not near-instantaneously. Many comics would end with him unconscious in the infirmary all bandaged up after taking massive damage( like at the end of the first movie) and he’d wake up healed a couple days later. I prefer that healing factor; increases the stakes of his fights that he doesn’t just regrow pounds of flesh in seconds.

[@CarnytheM-mv5uo]

That and Logan still feels pain, he just has a very high tolerance for it.

[@NotKidding52]

yea thats a bad take. just healing but slightly faster is a very lame power. I cant imagine hed be any good in a fight with that lack of power. regeneration to near immortality is far better in terms of powers. its very smart to have changed that.

[@surlycanadian]

@@NotKidding52 yes, no danger or stakes sure makes Wolverine a complex character with fights that matter. Your take on this is retarded as whale shit. There are hundreds of characters that don’t have healing factors and get injured in fights. Hopefully you are not stupid enough to think that 95% of hero’s and villains are “not good in a fight” since they don’t have near instant regenerative powers.

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

then again, we never see him lose limbs or anything like that in the movies he just gets shot, stabbed, punched, and thrown around, all things that regular humans can heal from in days or weeks I imagine if he ever lost any limbs in the movies, it would be similar to movie Deadpool growing baby limbs, because the alternative (instantly rematerializing whatever was just cut off) would look way sillier

[@MarvelMan320]

This movie had the best version of NightCrawler and Mystique.

[@sean_mccadden]

X-men Evolution did a really good job too but Mystiques acting and Nightcrawlers acting/back story are a huge highlight in this series!

[@Dilligff]

@@sean_mccadden Fun little fact: If they had stayed comic book accurate, Mystique is over 300 years old and Nightcrawler is actually one of her several children.

[@sean_mccadden]

@Dilligff I think I remember hearing about Nightcrawler being her son. I did forget about that fact though. Thanks for that tid bit!

[@manuelarosas1375]

​@@DilligffIs mystique immortal or just like slow-aging? And if she is immortal, which other mutants are also immortal? Just curious

[@tinkinc85]

Don't forget cannonically Mystique is Nightcrawler's mother!

[@Dcmarvel831]

Holy f I’m here after Deadpool and Wolverine they played bye bye bye in x 2 and also you thought it was by Backstreet Boys 😭

[@xanthais141]

The analogy of "coming out" is very much an overarching theme in the X-Men, as is the theme of any kind of registration for them. Mutants are the "others" group that's often marginalized and mistreated. It was Stan Lee's way of addressing that issue back in the 60s. Such great stuff!

[@LSG101097]

imagine comparing really potentialy dangerous people with gay people. It's so evil idea.

[@Petrixxxxxxx]

​@@LSG101097its comparing a group that some people don't accept with a group some people don't accept.

[@AlexanderNash]

Literally anyone is "potentially dangerous", you're so thick you're missing the point that the people who are against the mutants(other group) are the ones pushing the narrative that they are dangerous, just like homophobes say gay people are dangerous for various reasons. The fact that the mutants powers make them more powerful than a normal person is just because, well it's a superhero movie. @@LSG101097

[@SSJ2Phenom]

​@@LSG101097If that's what you take away from the X-Men story then you prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you completely misunderstood it.

[@erueka6]

​@@LSG101097don't really see a difference now truly the danger was real but relating such a cool series to something so lame and gross is the bigger sin.

[@MindYourBusiness23282]

I love the fact that X-men has always had tones relating to race, sexuality, and gender!! Even before it was trendy to talk about these subjects publicly I feel like that's probably what made the comics/ films so popular. Aside from the awesome fight scenes and cool powers anyone can relate to them!

[@RayMcElroy50]

Disney will never make a Wolverine this tragic and badass

[@Chronal-Rend]

I think you're in denial lol

[@silversrayliegh5924]

@@Chronal-Rend No disney just sucks ass now.

[@silversrayliegh5924]

@@Chronal-Rend They might make Wolverine bisexual lmao

[@Chronal-Rend]

@@silversrayliegh5924 then he would be comic accurate

[@Werewolf914]

He'll be funny and crack jokes non stop

[@Landonio]

Superhero movies were never the same after this banger. Changed the game.

[@ngrosskurth]

28:30 was one of the scenes I was waiting for and Alex did not disappoint.

[@sebastianemond5313]

Still, kinda random of Mystique to pull this outta nowhere. Apparently it was done just to get an image of Hugh and Halle in bed together. Question though: why didn't they just have Wolverine and Storm hook up in this instead of Wolverine with Jean? Especially given their history as a couple in the comics, and even in the 1992 animated series?

[@rashadwalker8218]

Night crawler opening scene in the oval office is such an iconic scene

[@tiago9977]

9:23 28:01 I love how Mystique can shapeshift just her vocal chords to mimic ppl's voices in any form. I hope she's a powerful shapeshifter in the MCU, able to regenerate & shapeshift into animals too. 30:44 I also hope she acc wears a costume/ clothing in the MCU so the actress who plays her won't hv to spend hours getting makeup done every time.

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

she's probably going to be fully CGI, like Beast in the post credits of The Marvels

[@sebastianemond5313]

16:20 - 16:35 Remember this bit of shade they throw at N-Sync. You're gonna love what the recent Deadpool and Wolverine does with this song. Deadpool: "🤨🤪Suck it, Fox. *🎤😆😁I'm going to Disneyland!* 👊🎥💥 😠Get f-ked!"

[@JoJoDragonslayer]

Jean becoming the Pheonix was amazing when this movie came out

[@tinkinc85]

But she didn't. We wanted her to, but I guess it was too weird for the executives

[@wolokowoh0]

@@tinkinc85 But she does in the next movie and they explain she had mental blocks to control her power. Dougherty actually said the ideas he was kicking around with Singer for part 3 were Phoenix related and this was setting that up. Even if they had the staff from X2, it still would have been a Dark Phoenix story next because that's the set up.

[@Russell_Crockett]

This is my personal favorite X-Men film, but I'm biased as Nightcrawler is my all time favorite superhero so his first live action debut rocked my world.

[@psymike]

To me, "X-Men 2" and "X-Men Days of Future Past" will always be my favorite and personal best movies from the mutants / Fox saga

[@J3ryMack]

I remember seeing the Nightcrawler opening scene as a kid and I was blown away

[@DravenMercer]

I just got the notification for this and I'm so excited to watch, unfortunately I'm at Disney World right now so I'll catch it tonight. I'm so glad you're visiting the Marvel multiverse. I still think the MCU movies are best but I grew up watching these.

[@Axetwin]

17:19 In case you didn't pick up on it, this is what Mystique's actress looks like without the blue makeup. In the comics Wolverine was also known as Weapon X, which was a big mystery about what that meant. Eventually it was revealed that the X stood for 10. Wolverine was not the first, nor was he the last to have adamantine experiments done on them. As for the war both Stryker and Magneto talk about. Yes, a war between humans and mutants, a war Magneto continuously tries to instigate.

[@jotunfalls4026]

I see a lot of comments saying that days of future past and logan are the best X-men movies and although both are amazing movies, my favourite will always be first class. It focusses on the relalationship between Charles (professor X) and Erik (magneto) as their relationship changes from being great friends to becoming more like how we see them in the older X-men movies. Micheal Fassbender is just perfect as magneto, James Mcavoy as well as professor X, perfect casting.

[@LukeLovesRose]

First Class is great too

[@brianvalencia7717]

I agree, seeing it was initially titled to be Magneto's origin film. Not sure why the title changed.

[@gabrielleroux2333]

Dude, stop spoiling futur movies

[@rengokusfox]

those the top 3 fr

[@nimueperlo]

This are my top 3 X-Men movies but I prefer days of future past Rogue cut because Rogue was always my favorite in any adaptation I just love the character she would be so OP if had given the proper attention

[@antonytjp]

Fun fact in the comic’s Mystique is Kurt’s/Nightcrawlers birth mom..

[@Makkaru112]

Just know at the end of every film there is extra scenes show them at each reaction going forward. And watch by release date even though the timeline is not in the same order. And they are adapting the vast long comic books so there is a lot left out. ;)❤

[@mojomaster38]

In the comics Mystique is Nightcrawler's mom. His dad is in X-Men: First Class.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Back when less was more Now that Disney got the X-Men, everything will be overblown with CGI and memes

[@jean-mi1825]

AND raceswapping

[@rayjones2606]

@@jean-mi1825 What does that matter they are fictional cartoon characters created in a era of white dominence

[@headcaptainyamamoto7015]

@@rayjones2606 The "fictional character" excuse is only used when the change is one way, stop excusing lazyness

[@rayjones2606]

@@headcaptainyamamoto7015 How is hiring actors of color "lazy". Why does race still matter in 2023. Its called acting and the best actor should be cast for a roll

[@Jim_The_Fish]

Y’all realize the X-Men are an allegory for racism, sexism, and homophobia, right?

[@Theturtleowl]

This movie taught me that I would be a great guard for Magneto since I have anemea. Glad that's good for something.

[@ElvesofZion]

Growing up, Nightcrawler was always my favorite superhero. Thus movie does an ok job with him, but I hope we get more and to explore some of his other great aspects later (in the comics he loves swashbuckling adventure like Errol Flynn movies and becomes a catholic priest for a while, and his parentage is ... Interesting)

[@RaymondXperia]

9:35 - Rebecca Romijn is so cool, she is also in "The Punisher (2004)". To understand Wolverine's backstory, u need to watch the Wolverine trilogy.

[@CrazeeAdam]

So, Rouge, if she does touch someone for long enough probably would kill them, but in short bursts, with mutants she pretty much takes their abilities and weakens them, kind of making them less powerful and weak. Logan's secondary ability is to regenerate and heal quickly, making him next to immortal for the most part outside of some rare instances

[@BrittanyNgo01]

Nightcrawler and Alan Cumming have always been my favs 🩷

[@depression6410]

Thank you Alex, I hope that you find what you are looking for as well if you haven't already found it. You are awesome!

[@rmhartman]

Most people forget what the purpose and mechanism of keys are. The lock has tiny metal cylinders inside to prevent the cylinder from turning unless they are pushed out if the way with the right shape -- the key. With enough strength and a solid tool (like a heavy screwdriver... Or a Wolverine claw) you can turn the cylinder without a key.

[@darris5877]

"When will these ppl ever learn how to fly." That line was put in because Storm can fly. Jean can levitate and Rogue can fly in some comics but only because she held on too long to Ms. Marvel and permanently absorbed her powers.

[@shnookydemon]

Man I hope Rogue permanently absorbs Carol Danvers in the MCU!

[@justingarrett1675]

Fun fact that they don't mention in the movie. Nightcrawler in the comics is the son of Mystique.

[@Zombiesnyder13]

Bryan Singer used to be amazing

[@Gosi88]

Keyword USED to. He lost his edge

[@mariodeabreu199]

There was a time, yeah...

[@bimalgarg95]

Did you know? 1. That for the 05:12 scene, all the frozen characters are played by mimes. 2. Mystique, Rogue & Nightcrawler are related in the comics.

[@xRamZx]

The poof effects on Night crawler blew my young friggin mind back in the day

[@powerbadpowerbad]

That fight scene in the white-house was-AWESOME.

[@lowelling]

38:11 “goodbye” 😂 idk why but that had me chortle lol

[@fullmetalandtheflame438]

Alex: “I love the new characters we were introduced to, like Iceman!” Everyone watching: There goes Alex, instantly not recognizing characters 😂🤦‍♀️ He was in the first one too LOL

[@petercolson2990]

About the action sequences being 'outdated', it's not just a product of its time, even at the time the movies came out critics noted that Bryan Singer was uncomfortable/awkward when it came to direction action sequences, it wasn't his strength at all.

[@akhnatenpage4854]

He was much better at racking up accusations. Lmao

[@PhrankJWhite]

X men days of future past is the best imo. Can't wait to see your reaction on that 1

[@jasond4949]

Did you read the comics? Because DoFP movie version sucks compared to that.

[@forestcatkay14]

3:36 so glad you see the Ace Ventura connection, lol, I love the similarities of hairstyles they have. 9:09 you say that but look at the world of Harry Potter. Magic seems like it would beat muggles, but it all depends on the individual. Some mutants have powers that aren't that useful, like the kid with the blue tongue. Take Jonah the kid who turned tv channels, how is that power supposed to be helpful in a fight? 11:04 Kurt is well beloved amongst the fandom. I loved his character in X-Men Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men, Evolution because he is absolutely adorable. As for in Wolverine and the X-Men they have him use his two swords and his fighting moments are beautiful.

[@DarthSoto78]

43:32 Sabertooth from the first movie actually has the same powers as Wolverine. He just did not go through the weapon X experiment in most versions.

[@lizanna6390]

Personal favourite is first but this was the first superhero movie i had on dvd. Watch it over and over again.

[@heikira438]

The opening scene is still badass.

[@Jakehatred666]

Heres a fun fact never addressed in the movies but in the comics Mystique is Nightcrawlers mom so that scene where he asks her why not look like everyone else is pretty wholesome, a mothet telling her son to be proud of who he is.

[@TimDaco]

Awesome Video!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! Definitely One Of The Best X-Men Movies.

[@cgtang]

When I was in 8 grade, My male friend and I (both gays) were big fans (still are) of X-2. He and I are agreed that the Iceman's family scene is the most terrify scene. It still hits hard and not subtle at all to us. The 'have you try not be a mutant?', that same sentence still happened, just replacing 'mutant' with 'gay'. Imagine your own home is not the safest place and your own family call the police to come get you just because of who you are. It is and still terrify.

[@masgalll18]

Thank you for the reaction! This is the first X-Men movie I've ever seen! I couldn't wait for that Wolverine ability, that claw! And I remembered that I dissappointed at first, because I thought that Wolverine wouldn't use that ability, cause when I saw his hands, his hands don't have that "place" to release his claws. I mean like in the cartoon and the animation Wolverine has that to be a place when his claws are released (I'm sure someone here know what I mean :). Up until that "attacking prof'X school scene, when Wolvie releases his claws in this movie for the first time, when he attacked those Stryker's soldiers. I finally knew that in movie versions, his claws are released through the space between his fingers! And that was supercool to me to see that! Wolverine does have claws!!!! And maybe in comics version there are many interpretations or images that Wolverine's claws are released the same as in the movie, between his fingers, but It just me who don't know haha. And yeah! Wolverine's hair is supercool to watch. I remembered, I really wanted to have a hairstyle like that, when I was a kid and after watching this movie!

[@ulti87]

That was such a good laugh, Alex, I love your energy! Sending you much love ☺☺👍

[@williszhao]

X2 is my favorite of the X-Men movies! Partly due to nostalgia, largely due to it being badass 😎

[@shade-tk6tg]

Did you know that in the comics, mystique is nightcrawlers mom.

[@renevious]

Interesting parallel about Iceman confronting his parents looking a lot like someone coming out of the closet, considering they ended up writing his character as actually gay in the comics. Regardless, he is an Omega level mutant who is ridiculously OP'ed. Love him.

[@maldrix5449]

It's not really an interesting parallel. That's literally what xmen is, an allegory for those who have been oppressed, Jews, blacks, lgbt. That's almost their whole point

[@TGPDrunknHick]

@@maldrix5449 which fails mostly because our minorities don't suddenly wake up one day able to infiltrate the white house and attack the president. hell the ending shows exactly why they don't work. they can sneak an army of super soldiers into one of the most secure places on earth on a whim. If all gay people suddenly woke up with laser eyes you can bet people would be afraid. for very obvious reasons.

[@Wyndigayle]

I love re-experiencing these movies with you. It's been years since I watched the X-Men movies. I loved them back then, and experiencing them again just proves that that hasn't changed. This one was definitely my favorite. The third one was my least favorite. Logan, the movie, is AMAZING! Can't wait for you to get to it. I haven't seen Dark Phoenix, so I will be experiencing that one for the first time with you. Looking forward to it. This movie was pretty cool because for the fans of the comic books, we recognized so many characters that weren't mentioned by name. It was fun picking them out and seeing them have a moment. A common question for those who enjoy the X-Men, or comics in general, is what superpower or mutation would you most want to have. I'm with you on the teleportation. If I could get to where I need to be in the blink of an eye, that gives me that much more time to sleep in! LOL

[@shawneebushatz1963]

Man Alex (and other reactors) missing half the details really makes me wish they would just take some notes for these franchise reactions as it would help them a lot

[@M3WT-va]

Senator Kelly, the guy you said was from friends, is the senator that Magneto turned into the water mutant in the first movie. He died though so Mystique took over as him to infiltrate the government.

[@joefontaine5267]

We really aint getting that next Harry Potter reaction huh? 😭

[@coachellyn]

It still trips me out hearing Magneto's voice because Ian McKellan was doing LOTR and Gandalf literally at the same time as these first 2 Xmen movies. I still just can't get used to the fact that I love him so much as Gandalf and he's SUCH a good villain in these movies. Literally such an amazing actor!