X-Men (2000) is Excellent! - Talking About Tapes

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[@CreepyBoris]

I always figured when he said the claws hurt every time, he was referring to them piercing his skin when they come out, not whether they were bone or metal.

[@dylanlawrence5261]

I believe theres a scene in one of the xmen movies, that shows the bones in his hands get rearranged when the claws come out.

[@inquisitorsquish5422]

You are correct

[@MANTI5]

I also took it as a double meaning, the other possibly being they hurt others when they come out.

[@dariendarkhouse8538]

You are correct. Also, they were never inserted and I don't know why Tony thinks they were.

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

@@dariendarkhouse8538 because at one time, before the Fatal Attractions comic, the claws weren't a mutant power, they were solid adamantium, no bone claws.

[@harleyjackson3708]

Unfortunately, following the incident where Johanna hit Tony, the host of Hack the Movies in the mouth during a joke, she has been officially banned from the academy for 10 years.

[@RaDicAL808]

I remember getting a comic book on the premier night. It was a before story to the film. Oh this brings me back lol this was before HUGE Jack-Man.

[@Stab_fan96]

I got to meet Sir Ian McKellen around 7/8 years ago when he visited my high school and during recess there was a Q&A which only serious questions could be asked but some kid in attendance asked him if he actually moved the bridge in X-Men 3 and the room fell silent…he proceeded to answer it in style and it was fantastic🙌🏼😂

[@davealaya]

Can we please give Kieran credit for directing the best X-Men short film of all time? "What are ya gonna do? Use your lazer cry abilities? Cry your lazery tears?". hahaha

[@haruruben]

5:00 wait what’s this about a pizza murder? This deserves its own episode

[@dariendarkhouse8538]

Wolverine's claws were never inserted, that's not why they hurt. The bone claws hurt too because regardless his claws tear through his flesh and he still feels it even though he heals. His adamantium claws were "given" to him when the adamantium was grafted to his bones, not inserted during or after the process. Also, there is a frog that breaks their bones so that they will stick out as claws. It is a thing.

[@MGall_Channel]

The whole point of Magneto is that he is a tragic result of the worst of human nature. It's ironic that he becomes a mutant facist. Great character.

[@ryanpowell2540]

We need more Kieran episodes like this.

[@nwaman88]

Yesss

[@patrickcharles6983]

it was awesome that we got an X-men film back then. Rogue was probably the biggest disappointment, that asides it was cool seeing it in theaters. "Blade","X-men" and "Spiderman", all good theater experiences back then.

[@Smokey1419]

Rogue, Storm, Cyclops, Jean, Sabretooth and Toad were all disappointments

[@harleyjackson3708]

Honestly, all three of those movies still hold up to this day, and with Blade, that SHOULDN'T be true because of all the clichés, but the way its handled makes it such a classic. Imagine a Blade/Reynolds Deadpool crossover.

[@patrickcharles6983]

@@harleyjackson3708 so many Hannibal King and paying taxes jokes would be in that crossover 😆

[@zacharyjochumsen9677]

@@patrickcharles6983 yeh blaze getting busted for tax evasion you ever know anyone who's committed tax evasion

[@theredscum4202]

I wish Rluge was more like animated series Rouge but her character makes sense in this movie

[@HackTheMovies]

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[@harleyjackson3708]

That DVD menu for X-Men was made almost entirely of the Doom 64/PSX door and pick-up sound effects and I love it 🤣

[@harleyjackson3708]

In Pryde of The X-Men, Wolverine isn't Australian, he's Cockney British. He's supposed to be from British Columbia, Canada in that cartoon, I believe.

[@totaleclipse518]

Put Hugh Jackman in Trisha’s catsuit for X2. I’d bet he’d do a cameo……..

[@fusionspace175]

Sorry I missed the live chat, yt delivered my notification several hours too late. Love this movie.

[@kidcrossfire3489]

I think this was my most anticipated movie ever at the time that it came out. I ended up being a little disappointed, probably because I was a super fan that wanted to see more, but I was happy with what it set up and anxious to see where it would go. Because some really great stuff would launch out of it, I think it’s held up better for me than similar movies, where that first movie in the franchise showed so much promise, but the follow-up would be weak or something.

[@shainewhite2781]

Joel Schumacher, Tim Burton, Richard Donner, James Cameron, Danny Boyle, John McTiernan, Irvin Kershner, Stephen Hopkins, Paul Verhoeven, Robert Rodriguez, Paul Anderson, and Brett Ratner were considered for directing until Bryan Singer was picked.

[@shainewhite2781]

Angela Bassett, Rachel Luttrell, Jada Pinkett Smith, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey were considered for Storm till Halle Berry was cast.

[@shainewhite2781]

Fun fact: before Hugh Jackman was cast, Dougray Scott was picked but dropped out, while Jean Claude van Damme, Aaron Eckhart, Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Keanu Reeves, Russell Crowe Keifer Sutherland, Jackie Earle Haley, and Viggo Mortenson were considered for Wolverine.

[@HackTheMovies]

Oh don't worry we talk about dougray

[@RyGuy-fi4zx]

And it was none other than Russell Crowe that recommended his good buddy Hugh

[@TaxinGigs]

Jean Claude as Wolverine would've been so ridiculous

[@harleyjackson3708]

I just can't see Keanu Reeves as Wolverine, and I LOVE Keanu Reeves. Mel Gibson at that time would work, though.

[@systemofadownsyndrome7715]

And Danzig

[@cthulhupthagn5771]

I honestly didn't think the third movie was that bed. It had its flaws, but it also had some really good moments. For example I really like the scene when the mutants are planning their attack in the burnt-out church, and they all have tattoos and piercings. They make fun of Magneto for not having any tats, and he rolls up his sleeve to show his numbers from the Holocaust and said he would never let anyone put a tattoo on him again. A very well done and understated moment.

[@tokkafan4life]

I’m probably the only person that remembers Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) as Jake from the Animorphs TV Show.

[@nightmarerazor5991]

Lol Kieran’s look when he held the toys ..he even lost his train of thought lol

[@mikeminer1947]

Re: Professor X coming back (again): I'm old enough to remember when they killed off Jean Grey, the significance of that issue (X-Men 137) and the shockwaves it sent throughout the fan community! I've lost track of the comics and how many times they've brought her back again. Nothing makes more compelling storytelling than low stakes!

[@tony7713]

Wish they had the balls to kill someone off

[@tsartomato]

i lost track of how many times they kill anyone and bring them back again in general superior spider man was the best run of comics and vol 3 supported it but by the vol4 they erased everything and made him boring again. like in superior carnage kasady was written out but some time later he was ressurected

[@Marcus616]

On another note, I remember the day I went to the theaters to see X-Men on opening night. I was a super-hyped teenager, I had watched that Fox behind-the-scene special with Senator Kelly plus I love and would watch the X-Men cartoon show, so my hype was over 100%. While waiting in line for my showing, I got even more hyped when fans were coming out of their screening dressed in costumes. It was an awesome great time. Watching movies in theaters as a teenager, I think was a lot better than watching movies now as an adult. I had that X-Men DVD, but unfortunately gave it away when I bought the Blu-Ray; I regret it. But, I still have the X-Men 1.5 DVD, which is also how I got my ticket to see X2 in theaters. Another great theater experience.

[@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO]

Bone claws got revealed in like.. 1993? It was the fatal attractions arc. The moment was actually pretty powerful in the comic lol

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

And then the Origins comic that no one wanted in the end. Which has been basically ignored thankfully.

[@codyt821]

Yeah that was such a stupid complaint from Tony, even Kieran was like wtf are you talking about man

[@seanstrange459]

The X-Men movies had no continuity but I love X1, X2, First Class, DOFP and Logan. True Epics man.

[@lennylaserdiscs]

This came out when I was 6 years old. After I saw this in the theater I begged my grandma to take me to a comic book store. Thus, my comic book collection began. I know it’s not the most comic accurate but it holds a special place in my heart.

[@robk.6591]

I liked Ray Park better as Darth Maul but he really chewed up his scenes as Toad in X-Men, too.

[@Blindpulitzer11]

And that bird.

[@shainewhite2781]

Thomas Jane, Eric Mabius, DB Sweeney, Jonny Lee Miller, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Tom Cruise and Owen Wilson, Edward Burns, Jude Law and Edward Norton were considered for Cyclops till James Marsden was cast.

[@willigagbob8243]

Damn, we could've had Thomas Jane Cyclops. I thought Cruise was up for Wolverine though.

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

Jane turned it down, only reason he did Punisher was because it wasn’t a traditional comic book movie. (Now he’s a Punisher fan)

[@JohnnyWick69]

One of the best episodes so far. You guys been killin it keep up the good work🤘🏻

[@RyGuy-fi4zx]

According to Singer's commentary, THEIR version of Colossus.. is (boy drawing on basketball court). and although not proven, (boy who runs across water) could be Quicksilver. Apparently a small cameo by Moonstar as well. Although these 3 may not be credited as such, I love to think that Singer & Co. still did these kind of inside characters etc. Just on a much smaller scale etc. Singer binged the entire animated series before filming. But apparently they didn't want comics on set. And it was Kevin Feige himself, who helped to sneak them on set for references etc lol a who's who was looked at for this film. And EVERYONE wanted a piece of it... from script writers to actors alike. Story goes, that Shaq and Michael Jackson were just a few of many who wanted in... and that Jackson wanted SO badly to be Professor X LOL and speaking of Phantom Menace.. Singer visited the set of it as well as Titanic. To ultimately get a feel for special effects and how to handle them. To get tips and learn the ropes and all. I adore this film and I always have. And one of many things I love about it, is that it actually feels in line with the animated series. It feels like it's own contained story and world. And it feels like we could end it here and all would be okay and right. I can't say the same for a whole lot of other movies in general. Criminally underrated score by Kamen to boot..

[@k1dn1ce76]

"Caveman" does kinda fit for an XMEN character to be fair, and would definitely have super strength as one of his mutant powers...

[@gregoriocruz4530]

The original X-men movie DVD released was the first DVD I ever owned. I bought it two weeks after buying my launch PS2.

[@shainewhite2781]

Renee O'Connor, Selma Blair, Lucy Lawless and Maria Bello were considered for Jean Grey.

[@The64Whore]

Always enjoy seeing and hearing from Kieran ,

[@RyGuy-fi4zx]

The famous Storm line is actually from a leftover Joss Whedon script and treatment. They chose to Cherry pick two things from Whedon's script, and this was one of 'em. Why they chose to do it that way I'll never know. So not only is it taken completely out of context to begin with... but the way Whedon tells it, is that Halle Berry delivers it completely dead-pan... it was meant to be delivered very sarcastically in the end. So not only did she not do that, but again... it was all out of context from the get go. A Goddess that was supposed to say this line like she was ordering a pizza and tempting her prey... so none of this was done. But in the end and even in context, it's just not a very good line lol

[@harleyjackson3708]

I don't think Kieran realizes how much worse "it croaks" works. Neither line works but if she said it croaks NOBODY would take her seriously.

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

It would still be a bad line no matter how it's said.

[@wstine79]

I saw this at a beach drive in. I thought this was a great movie. Rebecca Romijn was such a trooper to spend 9 hours in make up to achieve her Mystique look. I had to apply that kind of make up several times on film sets.

[@GiovanniPeluso]

Romijn

[@shainewhite2781]

Christopher Lee, Terence Stamp and David Hemblin were considered for Magneto till Ian McKellen was cast.

[@SerpentNight]

17:33 It was THE first DVD I ever owned!

[@dereksmith6033]

This Movie is Awesome & BRYAN SINGER proved how great a Filmmaker he was which was years prior to his recently Revealed Activities ALLEDGEDLY 🤣😅🤣

[@AusCardDad]

Professor X was also killed by Gene Grey in XMen last stand and he died in Logan also.

[@HaussmannComics]

The "toad struck by lightning" line was actually written by Joss Whedon. He says it is the only thing left from his draft.

[@jerseymikes3403]

There were two things. The "you're a dick" line was also his.

[@HaussmannComics]

@@jerseymikes3403 I could see that

[@jamesbrooking1287]

David Hayter who wrote the 1st xmen movie voiced Snake in the 1st 4 metal gear solid games and he voiced Captain America in the 90s spider-man cartoon

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

“Nano machines!”

[@erikbyrge2024]

57:06 you derisive it Tony

[@williamscholl9018]

Great movie, and a great review crew. Thanks!!

[@Mako2401]

Such a good movie, this along with the second one are still my favorite X-Men movies.

[@guts311]

The Bobby/Iceman actor plays Lamplighter in The Boys season 2, who has fire/flame powers 😂

[@andreavasquez4355]

Ever since you talked about the Pampers "Born to Wild" ads, I keep getting them during your videos.

[@zestyfarquad4110]

Always great to see Kieran

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

I had that Pryde of the X-Men pilot on VHS back in the day. Actually think I still have it. I also have my old Pizza Hut VHS copies of the first episodes of the 90s cartoon. What you need to see is the Japanese opening to the 90s cartoon. It's freaking awesome.

[@Skywarp-kr4ft]

The discussions about life in Magnetos lair are killing me 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@1dancy]

Not related but sort of...I wish someone would put together an Alpha Flight film/show. Wolverine's back story without Alpha Flight is like taking about Vimy Ridge saying it was the british army that had the major role.

[@KevinOReilly12684]

Dear Jo-Ann and Toni. I just wanted to say I was responsible for framing your love for each other, but it was actually your fanboys that got jealous of our back and forth and continued the narrative because they wanted your attention. I'm happy to see the burning (unyielding) passion is still alive, it's so inspiring!

[@WowThereBuddy1]

I honestly miss this era of superhero films. Stuff like this actually looked and felt cinematic. There’s more thought into the shot compositions in just the opening sequence of X-Men than most of the MCU. Really baffled by the people saying they’re excited Disney now owns the IP. That company hardly has an artistic impulse left. I like the comics but I’ll take something less accurate to them but more interestingly directed over accurate but soulless.

[@estebanperez2557]

Well it's all due to Disney's cookie cutter movie factory business plan

[@mikepretty7768]

I don’t know I always felt that the movie looks painfully cheap at times. Hardly any establishing shots are used.

[@WowThereBuddy1]

@@estebanperez2557 Yeah it’s getting obnoxious. I’m really hoping Raimi’s Dr. Strange actually looks like a Raimi film.

[@WowThereBuddy1]

@@mikepretty7768 There’s a difference between something looking low budget and being well shot. A lot of MCU films are shot and lit like a Progressive Insurance commercial.

[@RyGuy-fi4zx]

Couldn't have said it better myself...

[@Smokey1419]

One of my favorite theater moments ever was watching this with my cousin. He had a card based on Xmen 25 with Magneto ripping the adamantium from Wolverine, so when we saw Magneto lift Logan up in the train, our mouths dropped and we looked right at each other in anticipation of that happening.

[@TheConGaminator]

I love this movie series, even if most of them are terrible Binge-watching them all in a week was amazin- XCELLENT, xcellent, and I cannot wait to see you guys do the whole series

[@Jimbo-123]

I think it's funny how Professor X uses Cerebro to track down Rogue and proudly announces, "She's at the train station," because checking nearby transportation areas (bus terminals, train stations, airports, etc) is something that a rookie cop would know to do when a teen runs away.

[@BatmanWangChung]

Loved this review! Let's bring back Kieran for more reviews please and thank you! Maybe let him pick another movie! He had me laughing more than he ever has in this one!

[@gervan1213]

I remember seeing this when it came out, it was the best thing ever

[@Bongman42088]

This is episode was so good. I was laughing so many times. Thank you.

[@oduinn7948]

Your name alludes to a third-degree "performance enhancer".

[@shainewhite2781]

Sarah Michelle Geller, Katherine Isabelle, Christina Ricci, Natalie Portman, Evan Rachel Wood, Drew Barrymore, Katie Holmes, Alicia Silverstone, and Jennifer Love Hewitt were considered for Rogue

[@FavioRiveros]

That Scene with Kelly`s daughter gave me goosebumps! looks like something created by for an episode of Tales from the crypt!

[@Zacman1123]

Good on Johanna for finally doing something about Tony's crap.

[@shawnnightengale7372]

awesome episode guys loved it when johanna threw something at tony it was fine and fun cant wait for the next episode

[@johnavenger]

Tony and Johanna's laughs are wonderful.

[@Darkzilla66]

Maybe wolverine became a KZbinr who reviews old movies. I hear it does hell to the body.

[@M613M]

I heard a rumor that in the Dr.Strange 2 post-credit scene Deadpool, Cable, Domino, and Vanessa walk into the Illuminati's ruins including Professor X's body, and makes a joke about him dying yet again.

[@brentwolfe2661]

Nice job on the editing. 👍

[@JohnClark-tt2bl]

I hereby declare that Kierin is host to the Denim symbiote.😅😎

[@RAAAAAAHHHHHhh]

My economics teacher in high school spoke to the whole class about how cool X men 2 was when we were all doing some school work one day. The film had been out for a little while at the time so everyone else had already it. The class just started nerding out and it became a group discussion on how cool part two was and how we all couldn't wait for the third. It was such a let down when I finally saw it.

[@Staticseven1]

Is it just me or when Wolverines claws were bending backwards from the distortion. Did they make his face look like the comic books?! Haven't seen it in a long time but love it. Seen it in the theaters and had a great time.

[@codyt821]

That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard, if that's the case I promise you it wasn't intentional. It's just the face he was making dude

[@LukeKorolowiczArt]

this brings me back to the summer of 2000 when this came out and i was supremely hyped. it holds up as a better piece of filmmaking than the soul dead factory processed mcu films of today. my father worked for richard donner so he insisted on taking me to the film

[@joepennacchia7325]

Wolverine having bone claws was first introduced in fatal attractions in the comics. Way before this movie. Love you guys. Love ya

[@codyt821]

Kieran makes this show 100000000 times better, you need to have him on much more.

[@RomeroTV]

Johanna is way better then a script writer

[@trevorschmitt2456]

Seeing this on opening night really stands out to me. My mom took my brother and I to see at the drive-in. We loaded the car with snacks, and at this time my local dollar store started selling X-Men figures. Oh, and I dude high as a kite accidentally entered our car midway through the movie.

[@frankmichniok5134]

Another great episode!!! Love hack the movies!!!! Thanks guys!!!

[@scpamplin]

I love that this episode has covered the topics of the 90s X-Men cartoons and the heavy topic of circumcision / genital mutilation in children.

[@blankdisk5]

I always assumed Magneto was interested in Wolverine because he was a good example of human atrocities against mutants, and would be an ideal member of his forces while serving as a propaganda piece to recruit more mutants. Which is to say I think Magneto kinda idolized Wolverine, and was pissed off when Wolverine didn't live up to his expectations.

[@BJCHESTER]

Richard DONOR!?

[@YakBat]

Times like this I wish studios realized how awesome crossovers would be an why they should happen. I mean imagine right now, Prof X is coming back, but like what if Disney and Paramount had worked out a secret deal and instead of Charles it's freaking Jean Luc. Even with no metal the claws popping out still hurts, as the holes actually seal up each time he retracts them. The first hint we got for bone claws was Weapon X, where they describe them by Barry Windsor Smith The purple blood was probably cause of the stupid early 00's trend of giving every theatre released movie that stupid blue tint that only makes sense in Terminator and T2.

[@KaryudoDS]

For a second I thought Tony said they offered directing to Wes Anderson and for a brief moment I was sad at how amazing a Wes Anderson X-Men could have been.

[@HackTheMovies]

I think college humor or someone did a skit about that

[@KaryudoDS]

Will have to look into that. Part of me feels like it'd be strange, but it'd still be great.

[@codyt821]

It would be super weird, but I guarantee it would look awesome visually

[@raulzavala9061]

X-Men was my last VHS movie before getting a DVD player.

[@Micky626E]

YESSSSSSSS!

[@Sauceyjames]

Hey everyone remember Laserdisc?! You could have gotten this film on it! I'd like to get it, but I'm pretty sure it have some form of laserrot

[@ScarFace5566]

Do you know what happens to a Toad when it’s struck by lightning?

[@EnwardSnowman]

Pride of the X-Men is awesome. Kitty: "So it's true. I am a mutant. I'm a freak!" Charles: "No, no, my dear. We mutants aren't freaks. Except for the Morlocks. Have you seen the Morlocks? They are most definitely freaks. I mean god DAMN! Hahahahaha! Sigh. What were we talking about?"

[@Staticseven1]

Everyone on hack the movies is great! Not forgetting Jessica.

[@Stoopid_Sandwich]

Damn I know i'm getting to this review kinda late but when you mentioned the possible final season of Spider-man, wasn't there a rumor going around for awhile that the Scarlet Spider would piggy back with Peter into his earth, Since Ben's version of New York was destroyed by Spider-Carnage? So while Peter took off in search of Mary Jane, the show would split into two sub plots, With Ben Reilly patroling NYC in Peter's absence, and Peter stuck in the past searching for MJ? (My memory is also slightly fuzzy but I think Black Cat was supposed to team up with Ben at Peter's request to keep an eye on the new blood.)

[@IM_ProphetSoup]

I know its a little thing but I like the new art on the VHS box in the opening. Suprised it took so long to update it.

[@TheBestComicKing]

I think the only disappointment I ever had when watching all the X-Men movies as a kid was that the X-Men never fought the Sentinels until Days Of Future Past.

[@mattfletcher2740]

Does anyone still think the “I invited a celebrity guest, oh no they died!” bit is funny? Did anyone ever think it was?

[@davidplumadore2589]

Not alot of us no it's annoying

[@OnyDeus]

I think that's the bit, taking a stupid joke and running it into the ground. Johanna even said she's tired of it. That's a lot of their jokes so 🤷‍♂️

[@trekadam30]

5:40 Actually, Picard S2 & S3 were shot back to back, so it'll still happen.

[@halloween2004]

24:57 click for totally out of context quote...

[@dillonwalshpvd]

Dude that “I’m still your little girl” clip is straight up nightmare fuel wtf

[@colincurrie2431]

Fun fact: Russell Crowe was asked to play wolverine but decline so Hugh Jackman could play the role

[@billybeeeeeeeeee]

I hope when the Xmen get into the MCU they do the reverse joke and someone says "What did you expect black leather?" lol

[@nickmarkins6746]

That would be great lol

[@codyt821]

Cyclops just made that exact comment in the newest episode of X Men 97. We all lost our minds when he said it lmao

[@NecromancyLabz]

We got a real prophet here!! 🎉🎉🎉 Go gambling sir

[@clovie101]

Having all of them together just proves Andrew Garfield is leagues ahead in terms of acting.

[@NeoSaturn69]

I think a going send some movie posters to the PO box , My sister use to work the a video store and a few just sitting around.

[@vodoodoll6953]

Speaking of deer carcass I think Freddy Got Fingered would make a fun Talking About Tapes episode...

[@moosedawgatlantaproductions]

This channel is best enjoyed late at night with a nice glass of gas station Pinot Noir served over ice. 😂

[@billybeeeeeeeeee]

Paul W.S. Anderson's Millolverine would've been my fuckin' jam

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Wouldn’t she have been Jean?

[@Ondrix]

When are you guys going to review Critters?

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

Third