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The X-Men led by Professor Xavier once again return to save the world from a group of mutant creatures... In the White House, a would-be assassin, an acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant Nightcrawler menaces the president. Meanwhile in the Canadian Rockies, Wolverine searches for answers to his mysterious past at the top-secret facility where he received his metallic skeleton and claws. Back at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Jean Grey and Storm instruct students Rogue, Iceman and Pyro, while Professor Xavier (played by Patrick Stewart) and Cyclops pay a visit to the imprisoned Magneto (played by Ian McKellen). Soon these enemies will unite to defeat the hate-filled military scientist William Stryker (played by Brian Cox), who wants to rid the world of mutants.

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ProducerRalph Winter, Lauren Shuler Donner

EAN5039036015011

eBay Product ID (ePID)3966728

Product Key Features

ActorHalle Berry, Anna Paquin, Daniel Cudmore, Kelly Hu, Brian Cox, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, James Marsden, Patrick Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Michael Reid Mackay, Rebecca Romijn, Bruce Davison, Alan Cumming, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen

Film/TV TitleX-Men 2

DirectorBryan Singer

LanguageEnglish

Run Time128 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Wide Screen\2.40 Wide Screen

FormatDVD

FeaturesAudio Commentary From Director Brian Singer John Ottman And Tom Sigel\Audio Commentary From Lauren Shuler Donner Ralph Winter Michael Dougherty Dan Harris And David Hayter\The Secret Origin Of X Men\Nightcrawler Reborn\Nightcrawler Attack\Evolution In The Details Designing X2\United Colours Of X\Wolverine Deathstrike Fight Rehearsal\The Second Issue Of X Men Making Of X2\Introducing The Incredible Nightcrawler\Nightcrawler Stunt Rehearsal\Nightcrawler Time Lapse\FX2 Visual Effects\Requiem For Mutants\X2 Global Webcast Highlights\11 Deleted Scenes\8 Static Image Galleries Featuring Over 800 Pictures\3 Trailers, Widescreen, Closed Caption

FranchiseX-Men

GenreSci-Fi & Fantasy, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs2

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

Hearing ImpairedEnglish

ComposerJohn Ottman

ReviewsUSA Today - ...The cast is full of actors who are fun to watch..., New York Times - ...A symphony of crescendos and pauses, orchestrated toward a big seat-rattling climax, during which an enormous dam breaks, veins bulge on both villainous and heroic brows, and a lot of computer-generated images pop, wiggle and shimmy to the throb and roar of John Ottman's music..., Sight and Sound - ...No other film-maker has better dramatised superpowers in action and yet remembered the human cost of all the trickery. X2 is full of double-edged power fantasies that manage a frisson of awe amid the excitement...", Rolling Stone - ...Hugh Jackman is again in fierce, lupine form as Wolverine..., Los Angeles Times - ...X2 is 2 good to be 4-gotten. Brisk and involving with a streamlined forward propulsion....One of the unexpected aspects of X2 is the way its concerns seem to be uncannily relevant today..., Chicago Sun-Times - ...It lives in the present, providing one amazing spectacle after another...

Additional InformationX2: X-MEN UNITED, the remarkable sequel to X-MEN, picks up shortly after the first film's finale. At the White House, a would-be assassin--the acrobatic, teleporting blue mutant Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming)--menaces the president. Meanwhile, in the Canadian Rockies, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) searches for answers to his mysterious past at the top-secret facility where he received his metallic skeleton and claws. Back at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and Storm (Halle Berry) instruct students Rogue (Anna Paquin), Iceman (Shawn Ashmore), and Pyro (Aaron Stanford), while Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Cyclops (James Marsden) pay a visit to the imprisoned Magneto (Ian McKellen). However, Magneto has a secret weapon in the shape-shifting Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos). Soon allies and enemies alike will unite to defeat the hate-filled military scientist William Stryker (Brian Cox), who wants to rid the world of mutants. When Stryker launches a ruthless two-pronged attack that leaves the school under siege and Xavier and Cyclops captured, Wolverine and the remaining X-Men must spring to action to save their friends and prevent all-out genocide. Even better than its excellent precursor, X2 delves deeper into the X-Men mythology, introducing new characters and touching on essential storylines from the decades-long run of the Marvel comic book series. Providing larger action-packed set pieces and more advanced special effects, director Bryan Singer further develops the characters of Jean Grey, Storm, Nightcrawler, Rogue, Iceman, Pyro, and Mystique. Each member of the cast breathes vitality into their mutant characters with Wolverine, perfectly portrayed by Jackman, once again the wild heart at the centre. A love letter to longtime fans of the comic and an amazingly entertaining movie for everyone else, X2: X-MEN UNITED is that rare breed of sequel that manages to improve on the original in every way.

Executive ProducerTom DeSanto, Stan Lee, Bryan Singer, Avi Arad

ScreenwriterDaniel Harris, Michael Dougherty

AuthorDavid Hayter, Zak Penn, Bryan Singer

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\DTS 5.1

Movie/TV TitleX-Men 2

Director of PhotographyNewton Thomas Sigel