THIS IS SO GOOD! | X2: X-Men United (2003) | FIRST TIME WATCHING REACTION!

[@emme]

loved this movie!!! if you were interested in early access or full length reactions make sure to check out my patreon! www.patreon.com/emmereacts

[@miller-joel]

Hi, Jean.

[@Nimasti]

The "bye bye" music at 18:10 hit different after deadpool 3.

[@herbox]

exactlyy

[@Joshua-i2o8s]

The opening scene with nightcrawler in the white house is still one of my top superhero film scenes, even after like 30+ marvel films.

[@paneledmeteor33]

And the cgi still looks incredible

[@phtevenj]

it IS really good BUT nothing compares to the Quicksilver scenes imo

[@brianng8350]

@@phtevenjI don’t know… this is almost 10 years earlier. That one is funnier, but this one is a great introduction to Nightcrawler and interesting use of transportation power to show how he can take on an army of secret agents.

[@brandonparisien2381]

Magneto's comment about flying us an in-joke: Jean, Storm, and Rogue all fly in the comics. The scene with Bobby telling his parents he's a mutant was meant as a comming out as gay analogy...and pretty well done.

[@thedoctor4327]

I once mentioned that scene and other parts of the films/comics that reflect LGBT issues to a homophobic "fan" of the X-Men. Their temper tantrum swearing off the franchise for its "agenda" was kind of funny.

[@puremachinery]

@@brandonparisien2381 Rogue wasn't originally able to fly in the comics either. She only gained the ability to fly (and also super strength and some other powers) during an arc where she was in the Brotherhood of "Evil" Mutants and fought Captain Marvel, permanently absorbing her powers and memories.

[@SigTheSauceMan]

26:00 Marie/Rogue's power is to absorb other people's powers. The longer she touches the person for, the longer she'll have their power for. But it's always temporary, and may kill the person whose power she is taking if she touches them for too long. So in this scene, she's taking Pyro's power away temporarily, and using it put the fires out. 26:15 Wolverine's skeleton is bonded with Adamantium. The bullet never got through the skull. It got through the skin and tissues, but stopped dead at the skull. The force of the bullet's impact (ie. like a concussion, though Wolverine would not suffer the long-term/permanent effects of one) is likely what knocked him out. 30:30 Curious that you didn't even question why Mystique and Nightcrawler look exactly alike, even standing next to each other... 31:45 It's actually Iceman's actor that played Lamplighter in The Boys, not Pyro's. 38:20 This character is Yuriko Oyama / Lady Deathstrike. Basically, her father is the one who figured out how to bind Adamantium to bone, but his technology was stolen by the people who used it on Wolverine. So Yuriko devoted herself to hunting Wolverine, who she believed dishonored her father by becoming the weapon he did. The movies don't show this, but her body is actually cybernetic, which is where she gets her healing factor from. It's good, but not even in the same world as Wolverine's. It would take hours to days to recover from major injuries/disfigurement (though that applies to her comic Earth-616 version, not this movie/Earth-10005 version). 40:30 Yes. Mystique is 100% naked at all times.

[@lizardkingsliwinski4031]

X-Men: Evolution is a series really worth checking out and maybe even reacting too! There's even a great little story about why Nightcrawler has smoke appear when he jumps around.

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

8:12 Fun fact: Cassandra Nova did exactly that to Wolverine, in Whedon's Astonishing X-Men comics. 😂

[@Etticos.]

Magneto is cool because he isn’t the traditional “villain”. His goals and Charles over lap, mainly the desire of peace and security for mutant kind. However, Magneto’s ideas on how to achieve that vastly differ from Charles. Charles is Martin Luther King, Magneto is Malcolm X. And yes Mystique is usually nudy rudy. Also in the comics Mystique is Nightcrawler’s mom.

[@fajenthygia5760]

"Have you tried...not being a mutant?"

[@happyslapsgiving5421]

"Have you tried... not being a Slayer?" This is how you can tell Whedon has worked on these movies. 😊

[@thedoctor4327]

@@happyslapsgiving5421 I know that he did some rewrites for the first X-Men movie (Wolverine's "You're a dick" line was one of his additions and the infamous "toad that gets hit by lighting" quote was the remains of running gag of Toad making boasts about what a toad can do but all the other instances of it were cut so Storm's line is both cringe but also a bit of an orphaned punchline ). I've checked and didn't find anything to suggest he did any other work on the X-Men movies (although he did write an excellent series of X-Men comics in the mid 2000s)

[@VColossalV]

@@happyslapsgiving5421 yeah he had nothing to do with this one.

[@pablochian1439]

Charles doesn't pause time, he pauses brains. If Stryker's assistant could not be healed, she would not survive the adamantium implantation

[@dai.wah.chi.jun.bo.1]

Years ago, I have visited the real-life building which was referred to as the Professor Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in the movies - it's Toronto's majestic castle, Casa Loma. The hallway, underground tunnel, and classroom (maybe parts of the garden) scenes in X-men 1 & 2 were really at Casa Loma ... at least, that's what I was able to recognize from touring Casa Loma! 😁👍 cool experience‼

[@blueroninstudios]

Nightcrawler is a fan favorite X-Men character, he's as famous as Beast and Wolverine. He's a master acrobat an expert swordsman, and as a romantic he's quite a hit with the ladies .... well, at least the ones who don't mind blue skin and sharp teeth! He's also got a very great sense of humor! I love Kurt! Also, once you see X-Men '97 .... you'll think the movies are not nearly as cool as they could have been! The writing, the characterization, the plots, the fight choreography, the design, the animation.....it's all next level top tier, it is the purest adaptation of the comics in animated form. I didn't hate the X-Men films, but after I watched the recent animated series I said to myself "Yeah, Singer and Fox should have done this instead." They made Cyclops cooler than Wolverine! Anyone who only knows the movies didnt think it was possible, but they gave Cyke some of the best fight moments in the series!

[@havok6280]

In the comics, Nightcrawler is Mystique's son...

[@Donzig4p]

Oh yeah???

[@thedoctor4327]

And Rogue was adopted by Mystique in the comics which makes Rogue and Kurt’s brief interactions even better

[@joshuawells835]

He's also a devout Catholic who joins a monastery.

[@AntoineRideaux-wd1zk]

Along with another mutant from x-men 1st class , who's a red version of nightcrawler

[@AntoineRideaux-wd1zk]

She also has human kids like humans would have mutants

[@Krayd-q5j]

The way "Wolverine" smiled and looked at Stryker was really off to him. He knew it couldn't be Logan.

[@quieness]

We all love magneto

[@jerodast]

Genuinely greatest comic book villain of all time IMO. Depth of backstory, moral complexity, fantastic performances on screen, awesome powers, interesting schemes, relatable motivations, he's got it ALL. (Lex Luthor might be up there too given my more limited knowledge of his legacy in the comics, but he's never been translated to film in a way I've loved. Joker had one of the greatest performances ever by Heath Ledger, but as fun as he is, he doesn't have nearly the depth of Magneto. Don't even start with me about Thanos and his "durrrr let's kill half of everything then life will be great" asinine plan :P)

[@mareiramv]

This movie is great, but I gotta say, if there's one thing that I like about reactions is how much they can add to this reexperience of something you already know. In that case, it added quite a few laughs lmao. You loosing yourself in that analogy was really funny.

[@magicbrownie1357]

A bad batch of snow peas. LOL

[@biguy617]

If you are wondering why Nightcrawler has the same color skin and eye color as Mystique, this is never mentioned in the movies, in the comics, Mystique is his mother.

[@KohmacVitus]

"Don't you remember?" "No he doesn't, that's the whole thing!" Had a hearty chuckle at this, a guffaw if you will.

[@m626m]

30:26 In the future? Like in 5 minutes. She can't wait. 48:15 Bobby! Freeze the water! Could have been Option 2.

[@biguy617]

Bobby is one of the original X-men in the comics. The first 5 X-men Xavier recruited were Cyclops, Jean, Angel, Iceman and Beast.

[@puremachinery]

Correct, Mystique is not wearing clothes, because she can only change her body, not her clothing or other items she's carrying. So for example if she wore an X-Men uniform and changed into William Stryker, she would then be William Stryker in an ill-fitting X-Men uniform, which wouldn't be helpful for tricking anybody into thinking she's the real William Stryker.

[@Jon_FM]

The Weapon X program in this movie is located in Alberta Canada (where Wolverine was when Rogue found him in the last one. Wolvie is from Canada and that is where his Adamantium skeleton happened.

[@williamhu6941]

I was actually eight years old when the movie came out in theatres and I saw it on the big screen with my cousins and the three of us really enjoyed it. If you’re curious about the character Colossus, he has the power to turn his whole body into steel.

[@annabellaroma9886]

Its actually rly cool watching with someone who isnt so into xmen hehe learning as you get more into it 😊

[@Rhymester2113]

Magneto loves his helmet because it's especially made to stop anybody from getting to his mind and controlling him. Loving your reactions. 😊

[@umbramoons9303]

Nightcrawler is my favorite, so this film has always been great to me. I was so happy to wake up and see this reaction!

[@BLynn]

In the comics Lady Deathstrike is not a mutant, but a cybernetic being who had nanotech that gave her the sharp fingertips & repaired her body, but Fox had the rights to mutants at the time so anyone adjacent to the X-Men became a mutant. Even Juggernaught was not a mutant, but had Power from a Mystical Gem & he is Charles' brother (Step maybe, brain is fuzzy).

[@Elementarian]

My favorite in the franchise. Fantastic opening. Great story and momentum, with a great villain. Wonderful character moments too.

[@anashiedler6926]

i also was surprised that he was not a kind of werewolf being, because the animal thats called "wolverine" in english was totally unknown to me, and in my language (german) is called - if you word for word translate it - "everything-eater"

[@thijsvandrenth5947]

Glad to see you continue to have fun with the X-men movies. I hope this will be the case for most if not all of them. Just want to add that this is the first time I see you with what looks like a new hair style and color and I think you look lovely.

[@JustLiesNOR]

Just wanted to say, the red looks great. And also that is the cutest cat I've seen all week.

[@spacesergeant101]

Man, mutants can be so cliquey! And Mystique is always wandering around naked, can change into any body type or anatomy she wishes... I assume she's got to be kinda freaky.

[@AntoineRideaux-wd1zk]

Emme x-men may be about mutants in America and around the world in the comics but it was a way for stan Lee and marvel comics to talk about racism in America during the Civil rights moment in 60's . Mutants represented black people in America and white people were the humans

[@biguy617]

The woman with Striker is Yuriko Oyhama, Lady Deathstrike. In the comics she dated Wolverine once. Her father was the man that came up with the process that Sriker used to bond the Admantium to his skeleton. In the comics she uses cyborgnetics to bond admantium to her. I thought it was brilliant to make her a mutant and give her the same abilities as Wolverine. It makes sense and is the best way to introduce her without using cyborg procedure to give her the claws. Her father is killed and Wolverine is framed for the murder. This is why she gets the procedure.

[@ronfehr7899]

When we first see Wolverine, he is up north, in Alberta, Canada, if memory serves. I believe that's where Charles Xavier suggested he look for answers at the end of the first movie.

[@88rixadzin88]

Sir Ian McKellen is my favorite actor. Magnito is my favorite mutant. So ofc my favorite character in this movie is: Nightcrawler.

[@sindre.]

"A bad batch of snow piece" xD lol Imma steal that one 26:07

[@MikeWood]

Wolverine's healing a bullet wound described as being spat out like a bad batch of snow peas. That has to be a first. 🤣

[@biguy617]

The reason why Jean’s powers aren’t the same is because Cebebro affected them and unlocked the Phoenix abilities in her, although that isn’t how she gets the Phoenix powers from comics. In the comics The Phoenix is a guardian of a source of ultimate power called the M’Kran crystal. The Sh’Air princesses Lilandra steals the crystal from its rest place to prevent her Brother getting it and uses her telepathic powers to contact Xavier for help to stop him. The Phoenix saga is told better in the 3rd season of the X-men animated series than in the next movie. The Sh’iar aliens aren’t even introduced in these movies.

[@AidantheLegend]

Early notification squad reporting in ✨ now THIS is a good one

[@HammerdWalrus]

Nightcrawler's power isn't just simple teleportation. He shifts to a different dimension briefly then returns to his destination. It's like walking to a different room using a hallway.

[@paulalexandredumasseauvan2357]

GREAT reaction, thank you! 👍☺

[@Swampthing71]

My top 15 favorite X-Men characters 1. Wolverine 2. Deadpool 3. Gambit 4. Cyclops 5. Magneto 6. Jean Grey 7. Colossus 8. Mystique 9. Storm 10. The Juggernaut 11. Professor X 12. Syrin 13. Havok 14. Nightcrawler 15. Sabrerooth My top 15 favorite Marvel characters 1. Wolverine 2. Deadpool 3. Thor 4. Spider-Man 5. Iron Man 6. The Punisher 7. Blade 8. Ghost Rider 9. Black Panther 10. Moon Knight 11. Cyclops 12. Captain America 13. Professor X 14. Venom 15. Rocket Raccoon

[@h.s_industries]

18:13 - Remember this song...! ⚔🐺

[@Ag8844]

you'd love X-Men '97 the writing is amazing

[@thomashobbes8786]

“…like a bad batch of snow peas” FTW!!!🎉

[@mikegoodwin2386]

"Is Grace Mystique?" Grace is more Mystique than any of the other Mistiques. That's the actress, Rebecca Romijn, in her natural form.

[@MusaFinderi]

"Jean's powers incredibly increased" 😏 Also, the helmet protects Magneto from psychic powers. At that point he was the only one to save mutants. X2 is so good.

[@theangelperiel]

@38:16 we found the Bard of the party! 😂

[@Clambamthankyoumam]

X2 is the second best movie of the franchise after Logan in my opinion! The first Xmen movie is my fourth favorite while First Class is my third favorite and The Last Stand is one of my guilty pleasures aside from Days Of Future Past. #XmenUnited

[@VorchaKali]

Love the new hairstyle

[@scottallen6160]

Holy Jean Grey Batman! I love the new red hair Emme! ✌️🥰

[@mikemartin8194]

That red hair looks so good on her.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

19:25 "Oh my God, that's severe." Yeah, well, I see two possible explanations: either the son was born a psychopath, or the son was treated so cruelly by his parents that he ultimately lashed out in kind. (You can guess where I'd put my money down on that question!)

[@JcFerggy]

Somehow I had completely forgot that Bye Bye Bye was in this movie, even for a short moment.

[@w41duvernay]

Emme, The X-men were Marvel Comics response to the issue of Civil rights in the 50's and 60's.

[@magicbrownie1357]

X2 is the best of the original trilogy. Some of the reboot stuff is just as good if not better. Love your hair color change as well, Emme. Looks great!

[@richardparkes166]

Mis Sneaky made me laugh 😂😂😂

[@jerodast]

Me too, but also kinda botched it - it was SO CLOSE to "Miss Sneak" haha.

[@darthhooah6596]

Love the hair colour Emme!!

[@CorrectFossa]

I highly recommend X-men 97 to learn more about the non-Wolverine, Professor X, or Magneto characters

[@CorrectFossa]

Storm, Cyclops, and Jean Grey (along with Wolverine) are basically THE X-men in the comics, and they barely get anything in these movies.

[@jeffroskywalker]

Emme Love your X-men/Wolverine journey. Please continue for us

[@glesnietutty8444]

Awesome can't wait for your next reaction I love the Xmen universe

[@davidkent5626]

When the movie came out I really wanted the RX-8 sports car. I drove one and almost got it until I found out that the color (mutant blue), x rims, rear spoiler and chrome trim were only done for the movie and not available as options. Otherwise it was really fun to drive.

[@Mark_E_M]

"bad batch of snow peas"...LOL!!!

[@cp368productions2]

Scrolling through and saw bright red hair. It took me a full minute to recognize you.

[@chrisherber1635]

That’s just how night crawler is haha, heartwarming. He’s a priest.

[@thomasbeauchamp3781]

Armor Guy, aka Colossus, appears in the Deadpool movies, if you haven't seen them.

[@dai.wah.chi.jun.bo.1]

Imagine experiencing the introduction scene and the ending scene at the movie theatre ... would really feel like you're at the white house environment undergoing mutant attacks! 😎

[@VorchaKali]

Wolverine has 3 blades on each hand. 1 between each knuckle

[@jerodast]

I didn't realize how much that question would make me laugh, because I'm just picturing every little boy who ever held chopsticks and/or knives in between their fingers acting like Wolverine yelling "three of them, duh!"

[@deboraharroyo3047]

In the comics some of the kids are runaways from home, or are sent to the school because the parents are scared of the kids

[@Sherman1fan]

Not paused time, but paused humans. When Nightcrawler teleports, he leaves behind the smoke/ brimstone.

[@thedoctor4327]

This was the first X-Men movie I saw as a kid and it remains one of my favorites in the franchise (only Logan and Deadpool 1 are ahead of it). I had read comics like Calvin & Hobbes and Tintin before X2 but X2 and X-Men Evolution wer my introduction to Marvel and from there other superhero comics/stories

[@ADifferentVibe]

That Wolverine Lady Deathstrike fight took like 3 weeks to film to get everything right. Rebuild the set if it's done wrong and film the fights again, making sure no actors or stunt people got hurt.

[@Julini89]

Storm is an omega level( level 5 in this universe)mutant one of the few she extremely powerful some refers to her as a goddess.

[@abetterfuture4787]

Yes, Mystique is always nude. I don't believe her power allows her to alter the clothes, so anybody she shapeshifts into would be wearing the same outfit. By being nude she alters her skin to resemble clothing, even though it isn't. Same concept with super heroes who turn invisible. They turn themselves invisible but if their power doesn't include the clothing, then the power really only works if they take it all off. It's just one of those things you're not supposed to think about.

[@johnmcclure40]

Regarding the question of "Can she touch anyone", that reminds me. Have you ever seen Pushing Daisies? If not, might you consider it?

[@josezamarron1064]

Thank you for another great reaction. I’m excited for your The Last Stand reaction.

[@myTERAexperience]

It's hands down the best live action X-Men movie. Mainly due to the Nightcrawler opening scene and Wolverine killing. Rebecca Romjn was the best actor in my opinion in the entire franchise. It is a pitty we never got a live action as good as the 90's cartoon was... or even a franchise following the comics. Instead we got ... what happens when a toad is struck by lightning...sums up my feelings as a whole of all the X-Men films.

[@jimtams]

This hair is SO good

[@deanthemachine8879]

Just remember if/when you get to First Class and the movies after that that the consistency of the canon/timeline is a *MESS*, so get ready to see some of the characters from this era show up with different backstories and at different ages

[@CrownlessKing88]

I always had the feeling that Ronnie was Jealous that he didn’t have a mutant power and that’s why he called the police.

[@GhostGoneWildLive]

Ty for reaction! Excited to see you react to Logan and Deadpool 3 😸

[@GAMBIT909]

"Mysneaky" 😂😂😂

[@Craig_Murray]

One of the best superhero movies ever made, not as good as Tobey Maguire Spiderman 2, but right up there.

[@Danceofmasks]

They sure deviate from the comics in these movies ... 'cos when I saw a certain scene, I was like, "Mystique doesn't remember that she's Nightcrawler's mum?"

[@Jonno92100]

I love that you're in the mindset now, don't trust anyone, is everyone Mystique?

[@justinw7323]

This was when Magneto was full on villain.

[@Jack_of_Hearts4]

You should keep your hair the same for X-Men The Last Stand. Just a thought....

[@kevinfhaney]

I own this trilogy on DVD I think I'm going to go watch now at least the third one

[@MyNewYoutubeName]

Some of the FOX X-Men movies are pretty decent. Some are dumpster juice. But, if you want to see the true X-Men, your best bet is X-Men '97. It's brilliantly written and animated, and it's easily one of the best Marvel cartoons ever made. It's better than many of the MCU movies.

[@phtevenj]

you might like the first couple of seasons of Heroes... then Heroes Reborn which only has one season...

[@Danceofmasks]

Mutants can have kids. If Magneto wipes out all humans, then from that point on everyone is a mutant. Now nothing in that equation says there will be any more of a peaceful planet than the Earth has been, but as far as Magneto's goals are concerned, it's the optimum move. As for whether Magneto is right or not ... well, I think he's always right. But most people aren't going to agree. I mean, humans going to human.

[@LooKingG00d]

0:53 Weeeell... X-men the comic when it came out 70-90 years ago was kind of a metaphor for racism

[@biguy617]

Armor guy is Colossus. He is Russian in the comics.

[@alexbebout6931]

I think you figured out by now but wolverine isn't freddy kruger😂 he's got 3 claws on each hand that come out between the knuckles

[@charcoalberries819]

10:55 you are a KZbin reactor, of course your opinion matters! That's why your viewers watch your videos, we want to know what you think! 🤣And Storm *IS* cool!😁

[@curtquinlan9870]

Snow peas??!?🤣🤣🤣

[@JerryMoore-y9i]

My birthday today 🎁🎁

[@TheJerbol]

Pyro needs to ditch the lighter for a glove that sparks when you snap your fingers