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Nov. 11th, 2003 11:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angelophileJust finished watching X2 again. Just as good the second time round. Far too many good bits to rave about and everyone's done that already. I've watched a few of the DVD extras and out of them the things worth noting?
Extra scenes -
11 in all, from a couple that are vaguely, but not very, revealing, to a couple that are...well, exactly the same as the released version. These are:
Extended fight sequence between Wolvy and Deathstrike (because it wasn't gory enough the first time apparently)
Wolverine killing an intruder (-Exactly- the same as the movie version I'm sure. Maybe they cut it then changed their minds or something.
Mystique in Stryker's Files (Extended version with her discovering details of Nightcrawler. Presumably cut in case it looked like she was looking him up specifically, rather than stumbling acoss his involvement in the plot to kill the President. Singer's said he didn't want to complicate things with the Nightcrawler/Mystique relationship so that makes sense I guess)
Nightcrawler bamfing to save students - Pointless addition, exactly the same as the film version as far as I can tell.
Jean and Storm in the X jet - Jean trying out her powers by trying to pilot the Blackbird with them on the way to Boston. Okay addition.
Jubilee in the museum - Jubes almost 'sparking up' when she gets upset reading about mutants.
Pyro starting the campfire - Presumably cut because it seems to conflict with the later canon statement he can't create fire, just manipulate it.
Kid being sick after being bamfed - about 3 seconds worth.
Rogue helping kids escape from soldiers - no real revelations
Returning to an empty school - Start of Jason's illusion in which he fools Xavier into using cerebro. Movie version works better.
On top of the unseen bits there's a few nice extras. No sign of Gambit in any of the trailers etc so I have no idea where people got the idea he was in there somewhere. There's a set of the mutant X-rays from Stryker's complex which geeks will have fun identifying no doubt. Pre-production artwork including designs for Angel and sentinels (which I can't seem to open for some reason). A few 'making of' documentaries (which I haven't watched yet). A multiangle Nightcrwler sequence pre-production. (haven't watched that yet either). Some Post Production stuff. Lots more image galleries the best of which is all the circus posters for the incredible Nightcrawler. I want a couple of them. :)
All in all not a bad lot but would have liked to see more cut scenes.
Extra scenes -
11 in all, from a couple that are vaguely, but not very, revealing, to a couple that are...well, exactly the same as the released version. These are:
Extended fight sequence between Wolvy and Deathstrike (because it wasn't gory enough the first time apparently)
Wolverine killing an intruder (-Exactly- the same as the movie version I'm sure. Maybe they cut it then changed their minds or something.
Mystique in Stryker's Files (Extended version with her discovering details of Nightcrawler. Presumably cut in case it looked like she was looking him up specifically, rather than stumbling acoss his involvement in the plot to kill the President. Singer's said he didn't want to complicate things with the Nightcrawler/Mystique relationship so that makes sense I guess)
Nightcrawler bamfing to save students - Pointless addition, exactly the same as the film version as far as I can tell.
Jean and Storm in the X jet - Jean trying out her powers by trying to pilot the Blackbird with them on the way to Boston. Okay addition.
Jubilee in the museum - Jubes almost 'sparking up' when she gets upset reading about mutants.
Pyro starting the campfire - Presumably cut because it seems to conflict with the later canon statement he can't create fire, just manipulate it.
Kid being sick after being bamfed - about 3 seconds worth.
Rogue helping kids escape from soldiers - no real revelations
Returning to an empty school - Start of Jason's illusion in which he fools Xavier into using cerebro. Movie version works better.
On top of the unseen bits there's a few nice extras. No sign of Gambit in any of the trailers etc so I have no idea where people got the idea he was in there somewhere. There's a set of the mutant X-rays from Stryker's complex which geeks will have fun identifying no doubt. Pre-production artwork including designs for Angel and sentinels (which I can't seem to open for some reason). A few 'making of' documentaries (which I haven't watched yet). A multiangle Nightcrwler sequence pre-production. (haven't watched that yet either). Some Post Production stuff. Lots more image galleries the best of which is all the circus posters for the incredible Nightcrawler. I want a couple of them. :)
All in all not a bad lot but would have liked to see more cut scenes.
