X2

[mrv3000]

Giving in to internet peer pressure (just how sad is that?) I went and saw X2 today. Very entertaining! Pretty sweet special effects!

My only problem was that the only exposure I've had to this universe was watching the first movie. And while I wasn't in any way lost during the second movie, I couldn't help but feel I was missing *a lot* because I didn't really know the characters or the big overall picture.

• Were Jean and Scott supposed to be married or something? A couple of small things were said that made me wonder.
  
  
• Are the movies set before the comic book series? Or during the comic book series? Both movies felt like a lot of back-story. But maybe that's because I had it in my mind that the X-Men were a group of crime fighters, like the Justice League or something, and it seemed like they hadn't gotten to that point yet in the movies. Yes? No? I guess I'm really curious where the movies fit in the storyline.
  
  
• The metal in the blood thing - cool but ewwwwww!!
  
  
• It was really nice seeing the same actors in the 2nd movie! And speaking of which, tons of familiar faces in this (aside from the main cast). Familiar in that I knew I had seen them *somewhere* before. I only placed two of them on the spot - two actors that had been on Stargate: Jill Teed and Peter Wingfield.

And, of course, there were trailers. Lots and lots of trailers.

• The Matrix. - {drool} Fantastic visuals! Ooooooooo! Cannot wait!
  
  
• The Hulk - erm...the Hulk was a bit too "cartoony" for my taste - would have rather had a more realistic look like the CGI Spiderman. Looked seriously off from the rest of the action. As in Scooby Doo off.
  
  
• 28 Days Later - I've heard it's supposed to be interesting, but the trailer was a big mess.
  
  
• Hollywood Homicide - Harrison Ford. Yet another buddy cop movie with the grouchy, wise, older cop and the young, cocky rookie. But wait - it's a comedy. Woo. Hoo.
  
  
• Stuck On You - Conjoined twin comedy. At first glance :P, but it was done by the Farrelly brothers and as much as I hate to admit it, There's Something About Mary had me laughing so hard I was crying.
  
  
• Finding Nemo - Latest Pixar/Disney. Okay, I'm sure I won't see it in the theater, but it looked pretty funny and very cute.
  
  
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - Sean Connery could read the phone book and it'd sound cool. Don't know about the movie though - it didn't really grab me. But you never know. Is it based on a comic book? The name sounds vaguely familiar.

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Re: *kicks up her heels and sighs happily*

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

HA! I knew my comic obsession would come in handy one day! GO ME!

Hee!

Yeah, they mentioned that they were married. Well, Jean said something like "I married a good one." And in the comics they did get married. After a looooooooooooooooooooot of backstory. Oy, with the backstory.

Well, I *thought* that's what she said, but that was about the only thing that made a reference to it, so I wasn't sure. So Logan & Jean is a big no? (Not that I would want those two together.)

Heh. Well, they are kind of crime fighters, but not really. They've pretty much been declared a terrorist group in about seventeen different countries. Basically they're the 'good' mutants trying to patrol and 'rehabilitate' the 'bad' mutants. But because they tend to leave a lot of property damage in their wake, and they aren't all down with diplomacy, they keep getting outlawed. And killed.

Okay - that makes a lot more sense. I kept waiting for them to don their capes and save the world.

They're basically the AU cousin to main X-canon. But then, we've got Extreme and Ultimate (new comic titles) that are *also* AU cousins to the main X-canon.

Eep! How do you keep it all straight?

LXG: Is it based on a comic book? The name sounds vaguely familiar.
*squealflap!* Yes! YES! A million times, yes! It is probably one of the keenest comic series ever. It was done by Alan Moore and this other guy who's famous. Don't remember though. It's really neat because it takes literary figures and makes them all JLA-like, but not.

I'm glad you're around to explain all these things to me. :)

Grr, that made no sense.

Yeah it did. :)

Man, I am just in geeker heaven.

Good! Looks like a summer of comic book movies and you'll have to help everyone through. {looks around} Okay, so you'll have to help *me* through. ;)

Re: *kicks up her heels and sighs happily*

[aj.livejournal.com]

Good! Looks like a summer of comic book movies and you'll have to help everyone through. {looks around} Okay, so you'll have to help *me* through. ;)

*grin* No problem! If all else fails, I'll know *someone* who has the answers. And thusly I am still grateful for #subcafe.