X-MEN 2 (2003) Breakdown! Marvel Easter Eggs & Details You Missed! (X2 X-Men United)

X2 X-Men United (2003) Full Movie Breakdown & Analysis! How does the second X-Men film set up Deadpool, the Avengers, and Days of Future Past (2014)? Choose 1 audiobook and 2 Audible Originals absolutely free. Visit audible.com/NEWROCKSTARS or text NEWROCKSTARS to 500-500.
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After our breakdown of the first X-Men (2000), we're back with a deep dive into X2, with an analysis of the X2 opening scene with Nightcrawler's White House attack, to hidden sightings of Deadpool, Avengers, and New Mutants. Erik Voss explains everything you might have missed in X2 X-Men United, including deleted scenes, visual Easter Eggs, cameos, and deeper layers of meaning that make X2 one of the best X-Men films. How do missed audio clues in this film set up time travel in X-Men Days of Future Past (2014)? What secrets are hidden in Nightcrawler's teleportation design and combat moves? And what overlooked scene contains dozens of Easter Eggs pointing to dozens of X-Men characters and comic details?
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PATREON PRODUCERS:
Dan Woodson
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Producer: Erik Voss / eavoss
Producer: Zach Huddleston
Written by: Erik Voss
Executive Creative Director: Filup Molina / filupmolina
Post Production Supervisor: John Costa
Editor: Josh Hurd, Aaron Carrión, John Costa, Devin Cleary

[@NewRockstars]

Erik here! I'm so glad we could revisit these first two X-Men films! I loved discovering the Jean Grey foreshadowing details and I was reaffirmed in my choice to include Brian Cox Col. Stryker on my X-Men all-star lineup. Check out our theory for how the MCU could reboot Storm in the MCU in Black Panther 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpvSlH6vbryFrdE

[@nuggetyeti9960]

I'm really enjoying these X-Men watchalongs. I can't wait to see how The Fantastic 4 and X-Men get introduced in the MCU. Keep up the amazing work

[@matt34dogify]

Kinda have a fan theory for connecting all XMen movies together. So in DoFP, Beast has a line “Time is like a river... throw a rock in it and creates some ripples, but maintains the stream”. So what if Logan’s trip created “ripples” through the time- stream? Hence why Xavier and Eric meet in the 60s and how Prof. X became paralyzed. Probably why the line was written in the movie but I felt like most people didn’t catch onto it

[@shawnberry760]

Is there any chance you can cover x-men the official game? It’s basically x-men 2.5 and uses the same cast and story. It bridges the gaps between x2 and x3 and is a severely underrated story. Please check it out and mention me if I helped! lol love all you guys!

[@darkstorm08]

Excuse me Erik..... The #1 fact points to Magna as to the fire powers and well not Asianness of it all

[@arbinrides429]

Please make a video on xmen watch order i am so cofused where to start from Love from nepal❣❣

[@KingChiggy]

"Have you tried...not being a mutant?" "Gee ma no I havent gosh golly let me just do that"

[@CaptainDevilSticks]

r/thanksimcured

[@seanwright5867]

“Lemme write that down real quick.”

[@FaithfulHorrorhound]

"Dunno, have you tried not being generically normal?"

[@lukeandreitolentino6634]

"wow mom, I haven't think of that yet gee poor me"

[@flamingstallion]

I mean technically because of the cure in The Last Stand he could have

[@HR-in1dm]

That nightcrawler scene is literally one of the best scenes of all the x-men films

[@cappyjones]

One of? THE! 👍

[@MarlinRando69]

Some would say it's an X-celent scene

[@qqqfuzion2582]

@@cappyjones quicksilver's scene are up there as well.

[@haydn.oneill]

I remember when I first saw that scene I was in awe!

[@shaunlouisbautista3497]

The opening of x men days of future past is my favorite (the one where the x men fight against the future sentinels)

[@venomousnate7263]

That opening scene with Nightcrawler was amazing. That led Nightcrawler to become one of my favorite Marvel characters.

[@mitsukitai2713]

The Corridor Crew reacted to it in one of their Good and Bad CGI videos and said it still holds up today. I completely agree

[@crimsonstormsurge]

Same

[@chillybones6894]

I agree

[@seaph2022]

What's the difference between nightcrawler x2 and nightcrawler apocalypse?? I'm confused

[@davinci3478]

Night Crawler: BAMF! YOU LOOKING FOR THIS

[@gjben86]

Voss, it was right there! 😆

[@blindandwaiting]

Lady Deathstrike: clanks to the bottom of the water. Rhodey : BOOM.

[@megelf807]

I enjoyed the first two movies actually. The third one was questionable. Although I did enjoy Hugh Jackmans “grow those back” 😂😂

[@LockedInHighlights]

3rd was surprisingly okay considering the circumstances. After the first two, it was definitely a letdown, but it has some good parts

[@Christ2010Grad]

jack surrette My thoughts exactly!!

[@budstermcgreen6360]

As a young Jean says in Apocalypse.."at least we can all agree that the 3rd one is always the worst"✌️

[@alexslusher16]

People back in the day used to say the 3rd was the worst. It's nice seeing people accept it now.

[@dragonlvr069]

I actually have enjoyed all (yeah, you red that right.) of the X-men movies. The trick is view each of them as a stand alone movie even though the movie name might be X2. I don't remember the third star-wars moving being that bad.

[@J.O.R.D]

I love the opening scene with Nightcrawler “bamf”ing (as Erik correctly states with all iconic marvel words) all over the white house 🙄 it was epic for this time of superhero movies!

[@MITHYKA]

I rewatched all of the Xmen films this quarantine and as a pre-MCU film I can wholeheartedly say X2 holds up with the very best of them! The Nightcrawler scene is still spectacular 17 years later. Aside from Logan, I think X2 and Days of Future Past are the best Xmen films

[@ArtofLunatik]

Yup . I like first class as well.

[@varadbhandare4441]

First Class and DOFP are masterpieces

[@jaxontee3201]

My god how many people were recast in the X-men movies. We need a recast counter

[@Retro_Red]

A Recast Down!

[@PhastoX1428]

There are 1 for every cast member at least lmao

[@dylansinh5359]

@@Retro_Red or Recast Roundup

[@altcut02]

@@PhastoX1428 not true but close enough

[@raaku8723]

@@PhastoX1428 not for wolverine

[@SailHatinSoap]

X-Men 2 and Spider-man 2 are both proof that sequels can outshine the original

[@ricardo_sotorbs]

And Winter Soldier and The Dark Knight

[@SailHatinSoap]

Precisely

[@anthonyornelas9169]

the empire strikes back

[@anonymousaccount4483]

Ricardo Soto Robles and Days of Future Past and Blade 2

[@MemeMan99]

Ricardo Soto Robles Civil war is the best out of the 3

[@MemeMan99]

The opening scene with Nightcrawler is one of the best scenes in all the X-Men movies.

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+Pig Y Bakon #FACTS

[@loserlessons101]

Days of future past - quicksilver scene is the best tho

[@collinsmithy6399]

Way so serious

[@johnpauldriskill8737]

He’s creeping asf

[@MemeMan99]

Nobody Nobody Apocalypse and DOFP scenes for Quicksilver are great. A lot of scenes from First Class are great too

[@reaviews2300]

The "6 year old girl" line isn't about the film, but actually a reference to the time that Cassandra Nova made Logan believe he was a 6 year old girl. For reference, that story is featured in The New X-Men. Fantastic story. One of Grant Morrison's best imo.

[@iankorapatti7972]

Humans: mutants are dangerous Xavier and magneto: no they aren’t Pyro: literally starts to burn everything...

[@BitchIMron]

Me: cops are murderers The news: all cops aren’t bad Once every 2-3 weeks: cops kill a black person

[@raaku8723]

@@BitchIMron I understand u but let me share my view {Me: Humans are murderers The news: all Humans aren’t bad Once every 2-3 weeks: humans kill another human} is that means all humans are bad

[@rileyedwards8720]

@@raaku8723 u right

[@matthewwilliams8267]

How it should be taken: Humans/Mutants are not inherently bad, some choose to be, and others are forced. How it's protrayed: IT'S NERF OR NOTHING

[@iankorapatti7972]

Matthew Williams the nerf or nothin part got me😂😂

[@make.and.believe]

12:28 - what’s hilarious though (as represented by the folder icons without files inside) is that all those folders are empty. ;)

[@zom8680]

A sneak peak at Fox's lack of ideas of how to make good X Men films :)

[@thesuperviewer3226]

I wanted Wolverine origins to be more like X2. And that opening scene is so dirty

[@Mutant_X98]

The opening of origins was brilliant, showing wolverine as a child and that amazing cut through the times. The we get the title card and things start to go down hill, then up again when we get my boy Gambit, then down again shortly after.

[@brucelau2023]

listening to John Ottman's iconic X-Men scene is just whoa, they should've brought it back for X-Men 3

[@brucelau2023]

that iconic scene with Nightcrawler , man that was just absolutely amazing, probably this x-men movie in the original trilogy is one of the best ones

[@J.O.R.D]

0:26 wait wait wait, Erik what?? 😯 Thisss is why I’m loving the rewatches of these movies I have to see this! 👀

[@jamesporter1496]

About the voices that Jean hears. I'm pretty sure the "Hi" is also from the mansion attack. When the soldiers first enter and shoot the TV kid.

[@Dohsoda]

Can't wait to see the X3, First Class, Days of Future Past and Apocalypse Easter egg videos. So much content!!!!!!

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

1. In my opinion, this is the best X-Men movie. As much as I love Days of Future Past, X-Men United is the quintessential X-Men movie. 2. I remember seeing this in theaters with my sister and future brother-in-law, and I was in awe of it. 3. That Nightcrawler scene is one of the greatest superhero film scenes ever. 4. Also, that Wolverine flashback was scary.

[@craigrobinson9180]

That’s why I am not watching the Wolverine movies

[@whoasked8771]

Why is everybody ignoring that sunspot was in days of future past

[@beginningnerd2243]

True

[@RayfieldA]

LOL!! Erik's disgust of Brian Singer is So obvious!!!😂 Great video as usual!

[@rubaiyat300]

Oh yeah I remember scouring that computer scene when it first flashed in the movies, thinking it was hints at stuff in the then future of 2003. What a bummer so little of it happened and likely none of it was actually intended as a roadmap. I would have loved seeming some attempt at an FF/X-men crossover even if the FF movies of the time were subpar. EDIT - I thought a major source of missed opportunity given how Wolverine-centric these movies were, was highlighting his past with the heavies. When he sniffs out Sabretooth in the first movie, he should have had moment of recognition, but no other info making it a scary scene. Here, if Deathstrike had said "Logan" as she died, that would have been another one.

[@candicedegraaf6877]

6:19 Yo is that D Trump

[@craigrobinson9180]

I guess

[@returntostrength]

All those folder Easter Eggs are incredible. If only they went somewhere with them

[@jaysteelsun]

"Have you tried... not being a mutant" I remember laughing so hard at this line. So subtle... But fr that's when the 'mutant = gay' allegory really clicked for me, I'm kind of an idiot and needed it to be that obvious.

[@jonathanbywater5999]

I love how you always mention the dies irae. That’s how I can tell that nothing slips past you! The music in films often has a lot of meaning to it.

[@thisisthisis542]

Hey Erik! I’ve watched Days of Future past like three times since it dropped on Disney plus and I have an Easter egg for you! During the president’s briefing halfway through the film, Dr. Trask says “She can impersonate anyone, a General, a Secret Serviceman, even you, Mr. President.” This is the order she actually impersonates people. She uses the form of a Vietnamese General to get into the summit, then a Secret Serviceman to kill trask, and then the President to incapacitate Magneto. I thought it was a nice touch and wanted to make sure you noticed it.

[@Downeyman15]

Are you gonna do the rest of the X-Men series

[@myfilms999]

This movie is still so good. The opening scene, the raid on the house, and the fight between wolverine and Lady Deathstrike are the highlights for me (as far as action goes)

[@Spikeland]

They really never said Saber tooth died right? I thought he just went into hiding... I mean he has healing power like Logan

[@spaz9]

11:54 Graymalkin was Cable’s space station. The character with the same name didn’t appear until 2008, which was five years after this movie.

[@danieladeyinka3829]

This is definitely the best X-Men film ever made

[@paytonmorris4124]

It’s one of the best but Days of Future Past is better imo. Logan is also amazing.

[@danieladeyinka3829]

@@paytonmorris4124 yeah those movies were awesome really, but this one right here sets the standard (my opinion)

[@Kevmaster2000]

🤣

[@yacinealimi7808]

nah logan is the best film in this universe, and first class is the best xmen film

[@ayflames]

What about first class

[@damienkakoschke3099]

I remember when Alan Cumming was cast as Nightcrawler, everyone was happy (partly because he had done the german accent in Cabaret for so long, he's get it right & also because he's such a talented chameleon. Apparently they filmed Nightcrawlers attack on the oval office first & due to the "bamf" special effects it was one of the last shots to be finished. They did get the difficult how-do-we-do-the-bamf-effect-in-live-action problem, and solved that problem brilliantly.

[@ry_______]

14:57 you’re telling me magneto just blood bended

[@J.O.R.D]

I’m telling you perfect timing from new rockstars👌🏽 jumped straight to this video from one I was watching 😅 gotta love this channel for going back to these movies that started the superhero franchise we have today 🙌🏽

[@46angelgonzalez]

Top 5 BEST superhero opening scene!! Arguably #1.

[@charleslee8313]

When Lady Deathstrike's head hit the bottom of the tank, that was the PERFECT opportunity to say "Boom! Ya lookin' for this?!" You've dropped the ball, Erik.

[@thunder5026]

Already loving the fact that you guys are doing this series!

[@TheUnapologeticGeek]

I always assumed the Nightcrawler effect was based on Calabi-Yau manifolds, which are the theoretical shapes of bundled up inner dimensions.

[@satvikprasad5811]

i really liked this movie when it came out

[@spiritslayer7474]

Same

[@E4or16]

Lol

[@homtolland8798]

I’m the first person to like your comment

[@dellboyjr5015]

Never clicked so fast love these break downs

[@biggiecheese3072]

I can’t wait for X-3 :)

[@RealLacy69]

Biggie Cheese Grow those back. 😂

[@mikelnelson1038]

I love that Nightcrawler and the girl(sorry name forgotten, the anti-wolverine?) At the end both have their eyes change when they get injured and regain control of themselves.

[@s0_what_n0w]

That last scene of them appearing at the Oval Office is so good! The lightening and the shots of Storm and Scott. Rouge eating the face card and high pony 👏🏾

[@ultradank4799]

I was waiting for this video right after we watched X1.

[@0918168789]

Wow very detailed video a lot of stuff I didn’t know. Even seeing this movie many times. Great job!

[@jaidenhwang9579]

I love because it reminds us about the two well received X men movies and can’t wait for the new mutants

[@jeremiahdanieldemecillo6715]

This was my favorite among the X-men trilogy.

[@FrozenColress]

I LOVED Alan Cummings as Nightcrawler! I wonder if he could join the MCU version of X-Men 🤔

[@bretthake7713]

That Goosebumps stinger at the end was perfect

[@runilareads15]

The hi was also from the future: when the kid who can change channels by blinking, that’s what he says to stryker’s men

[@yippykiyay89]

Good pickup!

[@robertodanoob]

Loving the videos Erik keep them up!!

[@fatpanda9699]

Yeah, they referenced Tabitha Smith, I love Boom-Boom

[@user-bm3qt6uo1t]

I watch your videos all the time and love them keep it up:)

[@spider-man6060]

Erik, you are a blessing.

[@jasonlittlefield1285]

When Erik says, ..."or crouched up in the corner... like.... insidious!" Laughed so hard! Love the channel throughout!

[@jacksont94]

Why does the frame rate always drop at the start of the sponsored segments

[@J.O.R.D]

0:39 😂Erik makes me laugh from beginning to end... i actually want to meet him 😂

[@ralphkerrantoque5341]

I like those xmen movies and even the not so likely xmen films but i appreciate all their effort

[@finleysheehankhamoura441]

Love the vids keep it up

[@Sandully23]

Solid goosebumps freeze frame at the end

[@adamlordi4149]

Absolutely beautiful. I love these Break downs.

[@liittlemiissd]

I loved this video! Every second of it!

[@majinmeech2571]

1:10 That’s not Jubilee, Thats Magma...Amazing vid still tho lol

[@aquatictwist]

Jubilee was behind Magma. I was thinking the same thing but then i realized haha

[@majinmeech2571]

aquatictwist Yeah I realized like right after I made the comment lol 😂

[@joeyallen4968]

Thank you...I was literally about to comment the same thing!🙌

[@isaiahbaggett5014]

Storm is outrageously powerful and can control nature, weather/space weather and matter, at the atomic level; this includes thermo-manipulation. I wish they would show more of her abilities in the mcu other than lightning zaps and wind/flying :/

[@BewareofBordome]

1:09 That was not Jubilee. I can't even remember if Jubilee was in X-men:Evolution. The Character you were pointing at is Amara Aquila aka Magma.

[@pl0xic1ty81]

Dude, feels like I've been waiting for this video forever. Literally just searched for this 2 days ago and was disappointed when I couldn't find anything. By far, my favorite Marvel movie, in fact its one of my favorite movies period. Nightcrawler has been my favorite super hero since I was super young. We saw this movie opening day in the theater, it was one of the best memories of my childhood. When X3 came out , I was so upset and confused that nightcrawler didn't stay.

[@papaj9072]

The scene showing all the other mutants on the computer files with maximoff twins gambit and all the others was such a cool thing to notice

[@will_themaker]

I never noticed and i didn't expect the X-Men movies to hace so many details. This is awesome!

[@RyanHaney55]

Those computer files were amazing. Nice Goosebumps reference at 19:10 😃

[@carl_estepa]

i like that the director and producers just put themselves in the movie xD

[@captainbananapeel2927]

Disney Plus: (looks at the X-Men movies) this will make a fine addition to my collection

[@uniboy13]

Wow, so many hidden details, just even more reasons why this is my favorite X-men movie

[@AWW8472]

Massachusetts Academy is a reference to the White Queen's students, the Hellions. Synch is pronounced sink.

[@catherinethurmond4776]

Amazing video on one of my favorite X-men movies. My favorite part though was the Goosebumps reference. Lol

[@hunterkujava2197]

That scene from insidious was the most terrifying scene for me the fist tome through. I can still feel my stomach lurch just thinking about it

[@evancreagh4663]

I love Jackman and these films but I want X-Men films that arent about Wolverine but about the actual team

[@marcoslerma2926]

I can name 3

[@evancreagh4663]

@ItchyPilauBoto808 but I dont want one person as the protagonist but the whole team. E.g X-Men,X2,X3 and Origins are basically wolverines story with people like cyclopd being side characters.I want the whole team to be the main protagonist not just logan

[@happyguy2k]

Yhh i agree with you

[@skydreamer4225]

Same

[@untappedpotenial9192]

This was absolutely wonderful

[@mrac7483]

Can't wait for X-MEN to enter the MCU

[@aldrinsean]

9:28 Sunspot also appeared in Days of Future Past

[@vincesolamillo7893]

Thank you for this

[@billthompson4018]

Was waiting for this.

[@HR-in1dm]

Definitely the best x-men movie, but that’s not really that hard to achieve considering the quality of other films compared to this

[@davinci3478]

HR24ツ x men first class and days of future past are great too

[@thefilmrookie3099]

First class is mine.

[@anonymousaccount4483]

The rule of Two Perfection

[@yippykiyay89]

DOFP and Logan were better than X2

[@fernandoroman6475]

DaVinci 3 I’d say they’re better

[@michaellecompte6483]

I remember a funny line from the Superhero Movie: We have girls who can walk through walls. We have girls who think they can walk through walls lol.

[@Taterhead-wh3im]

That movie was awesome. THE DRAGON FLY

[@TheRandomSandwiches]

Anyone here before the updated version of this movie comes out for this channel?

[@shawnyetman6875]

Love this shit bro. Keep em coming

[@joshuanolet1076]

Goosebumps Theme right at the end! HAHAHAHA

[@golfpro1600]

If Eric brakes down all the X-men movies that’s Awesome

[@Pizzalover101]

Also when Jean hears the "Hi!" From the museum its actually from the technopath kid during the house invasion

[@ZayWicked007]

they need to bring this night crawler back he was a great casting 💯💯

[@mathyn0689]

Class video thanks

[@crispcoffee7958]

Brian Cox’s characters have been responsible for unleashing some of the deadliest warriors known to cinema lol we got Achilles, Braveheart, Jason Bourne, Wolverine, Super Troopers, I gotta be missing some more lol

[@Modernisse]

Voss,you made me watch those movies again...

[@rantelicious9179]

SO EXCITED FOR THIS X MEN EASTER EGGS

[@amon__7187]

Literally just showed my nephew the first movie. Plan on watching this one next. The rest with a modified watch order

[@joshuabingham8385]

Well explained.

[@jayemerengueli]

1:11 That's not Jubilee; that's Magma.