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May. 4th, 2003 12:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Just went and saw X2 again. ::blissful smile:: It doesn't have the emotional punch or gorgeous script or epic scale of LotR, but it's just so goshdarn enjoyable. Can't write coherent review, but I can certainly squee a lot. So, without further ado, official X2 squeeage:
In something resembling chronological order...
-so, you know how Nightcrawler has the coolest character introduction ever? Yeah. The Coolest Character Intro EVER. Frodo under the tree, Merry & Pippin and the fireworks, Eowyn darting up the stairs, Grima's snake thingy, even Aragorn in the shadowy corner of the Prancing Pony have NOTHING on Nightcrawler's official entrance. With the smoke and the wtf?! and the SLOW MOTION ass-kickin', smoke-trailin', teleportin' action. And the. Yeah. Remember how cool we all thought Legolas's backflip thingy with the horse in TTT was? This scene is about a bajillion times cooler.
-I <3 the exchange between kid-with-ice-cream and mutant-kid-with-weird tongue. So much cuteness.
-"Hi, I'm Jean. This is freak-out fit #1. I hope you've got a pencil handy to keep score. Incidentally, I think my eyes just blinked gold for a sec. It must be a nervous tic."
-Rogue: "Hi, I'm Rogue, and these are my friends Iceman and Pyro. We will be your OT3 for the evening..." kaydee: GUH.
-personally, I think Professor X is showing off more than Pyro. Pyro set fire to a kid's cigarette. Professor X froze the entire museum.
-Mystique is such a naughty girl. I'm never sure whether I should be cheering her on or not.
-Colossus's drawing of Bobby/Rogue? Pardon me while I bust a gut laughing.
-Logan sure knows how to make nice with other people's boyfriends, huh? Iceman, Cyclops...I keep expecting random other female students' boyfriends to wander in and exude hostility at him.
-actual quote: "My tolerence for your smoking in this mansion notwithstanding, if you continue smoking in here, you will spend the rest of your days under the belief that you are a six-year-old girl. I'll have Jean braid your hair." Reasons We Love Professor X, #213.
-Magneto is reading The Once and Future King. That's PRICELESS.
-I want to have Alan Cummings's babies. (Yeah, yeah, I know, "get on line...")
-Storm is a lot cooler this time. Less dialogue, I think.
-the Hispanic janitor and Mystique-as-Hispanic-janitor passing each other. Heh. The poor bloke's gonna need psychiatric help for years.
-the thing. With the soda. And the Logan holding out the soda to the Bobby. And the. That scene is begging to be slashed. It is actually on its knees pleading with me to slash it. Back, Wolverine/Iceman! ::thinks Wolverine/Cyclops and Iceman/Pyro/Rogue thoughts at evil Wolverine/Iceman bunny::
-the entire theater started cheering when Wolverine finally lost his temper and started slicing and dicing the bad guys. And Bobby's hiding behind the counter thing? ::snogs Iceman::
-Whee, Colossus! ::toasts:: Here's hoping for a bigger part in X3!
-"Hi, I'm Iceman. Wanna know why they call me that?" ::creates WALL of ice:: "THAT'S why."
-the Iceman/Pyro/Rogue bunnies are breeding like...well, like rabbits.
-it's almost Professor X/Magneto. And then they get knocked unconscious and Cyclops FAILS and Death Strike does her thang, and fortunately by then the old-man!slash has passed.
-Bobby's "coming-out" scene to his parents. Is so gay. ;)
-why we love John for being such a wiseass punk: Bobby's Mom - "This is all my fault." John - "Actually, we've discovered that the mutant gene is passed on by the male," ::indicates Bobby's Dad:: "so technically it's his fault."
-"Hi, I'm Pyro. Wanna know why they call me that?" ::insert a helluva lot of fireballs::
-oh, cool, Wolverine's not dead... ::is still drooling over fireballs::
-look, kickass jet. ::continues drooling over fireballs::
-Mystique seducing guard. He's icky, but Mystique! Holy shit. I almost wish I weren't straight.
-okay, so the pulling-iron-out-of-blood is kinda disgusting, but Magneto wreaking havoc with only three tiny metal spheres? GUH. It makes you wish Gandalf would turn evil, because Ian McKellen is just THAT delectable as a villain.
-dude, I knew Storm had gotten cooler! TORNADOS. OH GOD YES.
-I get all mushy inside when Rogue falls out of the airplane, just because of Bobby's heart-wrenching "ROOOOOOOOOOGUE!" Also, serves purpose in the why-Nightcrawler-should-be-a-minor-deity sort of way.
-how much do we love Magneto? THIS MUCH. "When will these people learn how to fly?"
-Nightcrawler and Mystique need to have lots of beautiful blue babies. I'm just sayin'.
-Ahahahaha Mystique fucks with Wolverine's mind ever so much. That's such a wonderful mutation. I want it.
-actual quote: one of the OT3 (can't remember who) - "Why don't we get uniforms?" Wolverine - "They're in the laundry. They'll be ready in about three years." OT3 - mutter mutter grumble grumble.
-insert about ten solid minutes of Mystique squeeage here. And Magneto/Mystique. (Which isn't necessarily het, mind)
-it should be noted that Jason creeps the fuck out of me.
-the little girl Jason becomes creeps the fuck out of me, too.
-Magneto continues to have all the best lines. Or maybe just the best delivery. Who cares?
-the Cyclops/Jean fight? Where she's holding the red ray back with her hand and sort of grimacing at the camera? Really looks like an illustration out of a comic book. It's gorgeous.
-"Hi, I'm Jean. I'm not sure what # freak-out fit I'm on. But aren't those golden flashes in my eyes cool? Just mentioning."
-John's kiddie table remark. Heh.
-OMG. The Wolverine/Death Strike deathmatch! Is so the most pointless fight ever! They have the same weapons and the same moves and neither of them can die! ITISSOCOOLOMGSQUEE!
-Moment of near-mutant-extinction, and the OT3 aren't all together. BAH.
-bad Magneto! Bad! You stole my Pyro away, you fucker! ::insert angsty OT3 bunny:: Hmm, on second thought...
-the Storm/Nightcrawler subplot is kinda disturbing and annoying. Make it go away.
-it's the weird-tongue-kid! Yay!
-Cyclops flips out in such a wonderful tightass manner on the jet. He's got that whole "but I'm supposed to be able to CONTROL everything and this is SO not in my master plan!" vibe going. *heart*
-"Hi, I'm Jean, and this is my last freak-out fit of the movie. Incidentally, that gold glowing thingy in my eyes? Yeah. It's called foreshadowing, fuckers! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAglubblub" ::drowns::
-Wolverine/Cyclops. You know of which scene I speak. Just. Yes.
-the scene. With the X-Men and the storm and the President. Is just too cool for words. Also, note the "There have been casualties on both sides," and how Wolverine looks over supposedly at Cyclops yet the camera pans to Iceman. Now, who did Iceman lose? ::coughcoughPyrocough::
-the ending is kinda cutesy. But I'll forgive it.
-but WAIT! That's not the ending! Storm's voiceover, blah blah evolution blah mutation, yeah yeah, pretty lake, poor Jean, yadda yadda yadda HOLY SHIT there's something GOLD AND GLOWING under the surface of the lake! Audience Members who know the comics - "PHOENIX!" kaydee (who has passing knowledge of comics but remembers no plotlines) - "DUDE it's gotta be Jean!" Jean - "Hi, remember how my eyes kept glowing gold? Well..."
And I'm spent. Wow that was long and spoiler-laden.
In something resembling chronological order...
-so, you know how Nightcrawler has the coolest character introduction ever? Yeah. The Coolest Character Intro EVER. Frodo under the tree, Merry & Pippin and the fireworks, Eowyn darting up the stairs, Grima's snake thingy, even Aragorn in the shadowy corner of the Prancing Pony have NOTHING on Nightcrawler's official entrance. With the smoke and the wtf?! and the SLOW MOTION ass-kickin', smoke-trailin', teleportin' action. And the. Yeah. Remember how cool we all thought Legolas's backflip thingy with the horse in TTT was? This scene is about a bajillion times cooler.
-I <3 the exchange between kid-with-ice-cream and mutant-kid-with-weird tongue. So much cuteness.
-"Hi, I'm Jean. This is freak-out fit #1. I hope you've got a pencil handy to keep score. Incidentally, I think my eyes just blinked gold for a sec. It must be a nervous tic."
-Rogue: "Hi, I'm Rogue, and these are my friends Iceman and Pyro. We will be your OT3 for the evening..." kaydee: GUH.
-personally, I think Professor X is showing off more than Pyro. Pyro set fire to a kid's cigarette. Professor X froze the entire museum.
-Mystique is such a naughty girl. I'm never sure whether I should be cheering her on or not.
-Colossus's drawing of Bobby/Rogue? Pardon me while I bust a gut laughing.
-Logan sure knows how to make nice with other people's boyfriends, huh? Iceman, Cyclops...I keep expecting random other female students' boyfriends to wander in and exude hostility at him.
-actual quote: "My tolerence for your smoking in this mansion notwithstanding, if you continue smoking in here, you will spend the rest of your days under the belief that you are a six-year-old girl. I'll have Jean braid your hair." Reasons We Love Professor X, #213.
-Magneto is reading The Once and Future King. That's PRICELESS.
-I want to have Alan Cummings's babies. (Yeah, yeah, I know, "get on line...")
-Storm is a lot cooler this time. Less dialogue, I think.
-the Hispanic janitor and Mystique-as-Hispanic-janitor passing each other. Heh. The poor bloke's gonna need psychiatric help for years.
-the thing. With the soda. And the Logan holding out the soda to the Bobby. And the. That scene is begging to be slashed. It is actually on its knees pleading with me to slash it. Back, Wolverine/Iceman! ::thinks Wolverine/Cyclops and Iceman/Pyro/Rogue thoughts at evil Wolverine/Iceman bunny::
-the entire theater started cheering when Wolverine finally lost his temper and started slicing and dicing the bad guys. And Bobby's hiding behind the counter thing? ::snogs Iceman::
-Whee, Colossus! ::toasts:: Here's hoping for a bigger part in X3!
-"Hi, I'm Iceman. Wanna know why they call me that?" ::creates WALL of ice:: "THAT'S why."
-the Iceman/Pyro/Rogue bunnies are breeding like...well, like rabbits.
-it's almost Professor X/Magneto. And then they get knocked unconscious and Cyclops FAILS and Death Strike does her thang, and fortunately by then the old-man!slash has passed.
-Bobby's "coming-out" scene to his parents. Is so gay. ;)
-why we love John for being such a wiseass punk: Bobby's Mom - "This is all my fault." John - "Actually, we've discovered that the mutant gene is passed on by the male," ::indicates Bobby's Dad:: "so technically it's his fault."
-"Hi, I'm Pyro. Wanna know why they call me that?" ::insert a helluva lot of fireballs::
-oh, cool, Wolverine's not dead... ::is still drooling over fireballs::
-look, kickass jet. ::continues drooling over fireballs::
-Mystique seducing guard. He's icky, but Mystique! Holy shit. I almost wish I weren't straight.
-okay, so the pulling-iron-out-of-blood is kinda disgusting, but Magneto wreaking havoc with only three tiny metal spheres? GUH. It makes you wish Gandalf would turn evil, because Ian McKellen is just THAT delectable as a villain.
-dude, I knew Storm had gotten cooler! TORNADOS. OH GOD YES.
-I get all mushy inside when Rogue falls out of the airplane, just because of Bobby's heart-wrenching "ROOOOOOOOOOGUE!" Also, serves purpose in the why-Nightcrawler-should-be-a-minor-deity sort of way.
-how much do we love Magneto? THIS MUCH. "When will these people learn how to fly?"
-Nightcrawler and Mystique need to have lots of beautiful blue babies. I'm just sayin'.
-Ahahahaha Mystique fucks with Wolverine's mind ever so much. That's such a wonderful mutation. I want it.
-actual quote: one of the OT3 (can't remember who) - "Why don't we get uniforms?" Wolverine - "They're in the laundry. They'll be ready in about three years." OT3 - mutter mutter grumble grumble.
-insert about ten solid minutes of Mystique squeeage here. And Magneto/Mystique. (Which isn't necessarily het, mind)
-it should be noted that Jason creeps the fuck out of me.
-the little girl Jason becomes creeps the fuck out of me, too.
-Magneto continues to have all the best lines. Or maybe just the best delivery. Who cares?
-the Cyclops/Jean fight? Where she's holding the red ray back with her hand and sort of grimacing at the camera? Really looks like an illustration out of a comic book. It's gorgeous.
-"Hi, I'm Jean. I'm not sure what # freak-out fit I'm on. But aren't those golden flashes in my eyes cool? Just mentioning."
-John's kiddie table remark. Heh.
-OMG. The Wolverine/Death Strike deathmatch! Is so the most pointless fight ever! They have the same weapons and the same moves and neither of them can die! ITISSOCOOLOMGSQUEE!
-Moment of near-mutant-extinction, and the OT3 aren't all together. BAH.
-bad Magneto! Bad! You stole my Pyro away, you fucker! ::insert angsty OT3 bunny:: Hmm, on second thought...
-the Storm/Nightcrawler subplot is kinda disturbing and annoying. Make it go away.
-it's the weird-tongue-kid! Yay!
-Cyclops flips out in such a wonderful tightass manner on the jet. He's got that whole "but I'm supposed to be able to CONTROL everything and this is SO not in my master plan!" vibe going. *heart*
-"Hi, I'm Jean, and this is my last freak-out fit of the movie. Incidentally, that gold glowing thingy in my eyes? Yeah. It's called foreshadowing, fuckers! AHAHAHAHHAHAHAglubblub" ::drowns::
-Wolverine/Cyclops. You know of which scene I speak. Just. Yes.
-the scene. With the X-Men and the storm and the President. Is just too cool for words. Also, note the "There have been casualties on both sides," and how Wolverine looks over supposedly at Cyclops yet the camera pans to Iceman. Now, who did Iceman lose? ::coughcoughPyrocough::
-the ending is kinda cutesy. But I'll forgive it.
-but WAIT! That's not the ending! Storm's voiceover, blah blah evolution blah mutation, yeah yeah, pretty lake, poor Jean, yadda yadda yadda HOLY SHIT there's something GOLD AND GLOWING under the surface of the lake! Audience Members who know the comics - "PHOENIX!" kaydee (who has passing knowledge of comics but remembers no plotlines) - "DUDE it's gotta be Jean!" Jean - "Hi, remember how my eyes kept glowing gold? Well..."
And I'm spent. Wow that was long and spoiler-laden.
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Date: 2003-05-03 09:20 pm (UTC)Nightcrawler and Mystique... er... she's his mother, y'know... but, hey, fandom thinks up a lot of worse stuff all the time.
And Magneto/Mystique. is canon! Sir Ian said so, woo!
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Date: 2003-05-03 09:44 pm (UTC)Comic!canon relationships I've forgotten, #274. ::sighs:: I feel like one of those LotR fandom heathens who haven't actually read the books. Whoops.
Fortunately, there are about twelve other potential pairings for me to squee over. And, apparently, at least one is canon. ::beams::
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Date: 2003-05-04 12:36 am (UTC)Magneto is reading The Once and Future King. That's PRICELESS.
And then, at the end? with Prof. X mentioning the book? I love that...
Bobby's "coming-out" scene to his parents. Is so gay. ;)
So, so, sosososo gay. And do not feel any need to kill Wolverine/iceman bunnies! Yum.
Nightcrawler and Mystique need to have lots of beautiful blue babies. I'm just sayin'
I am so glad I am not the only one who thinks this.
the Storm/Nightcrawler subplot is kinda disturbing and annoying. Make it go away.
Amen! Again, can we make her mute? she is pretty, but, as paula Poundstone said, the issues are with the moving and the talking
Wolverine/Cyclops. You know of which scene I speak. Just. Yes.
*thud*
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Date: 2003-05-04 04:40 pm (UTC)Sheer brilliance. It's the little things, man, the details...
*thud*
Amen to that!
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Date: 2003-05-04 02:13 am (UTC)the thing. With the soda. And the Logan holding out the soda to the Bobby. And the. That scene is begging to be slashed. It is actually on its knees pleading with me to slash it. Back, Wolverine/Iceman! ::thinks Wolverine/Cyclops and Iceman/Pyro/Rogue thoughts at evil Wolverine/Iceman bunny::
Forth, Wolverine/Iceman! Hurry! Make kaydee slash you!
-Wolverine/Cyclops. You know of which scene I speak. Just. Yes.
Eeeeeee....yes.
HOLY SHIT there's something GOLD AND GLOWING under the surface of the lake
Wha? I missed that. Mmm. Well, another reason to see the film again.
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Date: 2003-05-04 04:47 pm (UTC)DON'T ENCOURAGE IT! ::clings to OT3 bunny::
Wha? I missed that. Mmm. Well, another reason to see the film again.
Yupyup. ;)