d3ckard Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 actually ako rin di ko napansin. pero when the credits rolled...his name showed up! well, i just saw the movie once pa lang...so if anyone has seen it more than once...maybe you could confirm kung limabas nga yung name ni gambit sa credits. havent seen x2 yet... but found this interesting EW article posted at pinoydvd Something old, something new, something bladed, something blue: Look for all of these and more in ''X2,'' the latest installment of director Bryan Singer's comic-book saga of social oppression, minority pride, and battle-applicable birth defects (opening May 2). And things have gotten considerably darker: ''It's kind of a trial by fire for Mutant High,'' says Singer. ''Literally, in certain scenes.'' Below, what every good citizen -- mutant or norm -- should know about the impending fray. Consider this your spoiler alert and warning: Even as you read these words, Fox executives are looking at an initial print of the film -- thus, everything you read could undergo serious mutations before the premiere. 1. SUPERHERO BRIEFS The X-Mansion (an inviolate haven in ''X1'') is besieged by a military force under the command of mutant-exploiting Gen. William Stryker (Brian Cox), the guy who customized Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) with that nifty adamantium endoskeleton. The melee conveniently allows Professor Xavier's (Patrick Stewart) mutant students to let off a little steam: Glass-shattering Banshee, Kitty ''Shadowcat'' Pryde (who walks through walls and, if necessary, people), and Colossus (whose metal musculature becomes visible when he manifests his power) all get to strut their stuff. But Wolverine racks up the highest body count when he gives the invaders claws for alarm. 2. WHO'S MISSING IN ACTION The gang's not all here, of course. (The ''X'' universe is immense, and this isn't a 12-hour miniseries.) Beloved, blue-furred Beast appeared in early scripts, but ultimately proved one blue mutant too many. With protean Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) and teleporting Nightcrawler (Alan Cumming) already needing four to five hours of makeup application and expensive computer assistance, the filmmakers decided a third visually complex character was just too extravagant. Similar concerns doomed Angel, a character with a 15-to-20-foot wingspan. But sharp-eyed fans may get a glimpse of plasma-zapping Jubilee and the card-carrying incendiary, Gambit. 3. RE: THE ENDANGERED ROOM Another casualty of war (and budget): the Danger Room. When ''X1'' debuted, fans waited in vain for a glimpse of the comic's mutant training facility -- and the wait continues. Much of the set was completed when the team decided the effects would be too expensive. Understandable: As conceived by Singer & Co., the DR was to be an enormous cylinder -- control room on one side, scoreboard on the other -- bristling with all manner of weaponry and constantly rotating to throw off telepaths. 4. NO ONE IS SAFE -- NOT EVEN THE PRESIDENT In his first movie, Singer dared to make the Holocaust a central motivator for one of his villains. In the sequel, he depicts a sympathetic character -- disgruntled circus performer Nightcrawler -- mounting a terrifying assault on the Oval Office (which was reconstructed based on photos from the official website -- the Bush administration refused to help out). 5. HALLE'S HAIRY PROBLEM Weather witches tend to be a little temperamental about their hairdos. ''Halle [berry] was pretty vocal in her thoughts about Storm,'' says producer Lauren Shuler Donner. ''We had discussed it being short. But Halle rightly said, 'You've got to have some hair flying around.' The problem is, it's a white wig. We've tried to make it as soft and real as possible -- without making her look like a senior citizen.'' 6. BETTER X-CESSORIES ''I always hated Cyclops' goggles,'' admits production designer Guy Dyas. ''They looked like Princess Leia, with those huge things on the side.'' Dyas, who previously designed Discmans for Sony, redesigned the visor with an eye to fashion. ''He could almost go out into the world with these and get away with it.'' Dyas also sexed up the X-Jet, making it longer and sleeker. ''The X-Jet on the first film was basically a window and four seats. It was a two-second beat. On this film, we've got eight pages in the X-Jet. So we had to build something a lot more intense.'' 7. GROWING UP MUTANT IS TOUGH If you think it's fun telling your parents you don't want to go to medical school, try coming out as a Homo superior. ''We've got a fun scene where Bobby Drake, Iceman, goes home to see his parents, and they find out he's a mutant,'' says Singer. Things also heat up for disaffected youngster Pyro (Aaron Stanford), who conducts fire like a maestro -- an angry, cop-maiming maestro. 7.5 PATRICK STEWART...remains bald. Quote Link to comment
marko Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 ok. x2: xmen united blew me away. i almost lost my spinchter control watching it.. yummy..can't wait 2 more weeks for the matrix: reloaded.. :boo: Quote Link to comment
kenzji Posted May 5, 2003 Share Posted May 5, 2003 ok X2. can't wait for X3. definitely Phoenix will be there. anyone observed something beneath the lake before the credits? Quote Link to comment
Ronin Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 medyo...pero i really can't tell. maybe i was just expecting something in that scene Quote Link to comment
artvader Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 actually yun image sa lake is supposed to be the phoenix ata. not sure ah...but there was definitely something there... Sinu sinong mutants ba napansin niyo doon sa movie? Ako ang kilalako lang si wolverine, storm, rogue, jean grey, cyclops, prof. x, iceman, pyro, artie, colossus, siryn, kitty pryde, nightcrawler... magneto, mystique, mastermind, beast and gambit's name... sino pa ba? Quote Link to comment
DRAGONCLAW_39 Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 x2 is good but i think the matrix will be better Quote Link to comment
dogshark Posted May 6, 2003 Author Share Posted May 6, 2003 (edited) saw X2 recently, yup the film was good but it did leave me with some hangups (minor spoiler alert): - IMHO, the director took too many liberties in character development, wasn't Lady Deathstrike and Wolverine supposed to be lovers in some time past? Wasn't it Yoriko Darkwind's father who came up with Wolverine's adamantium skeleton? etc. - When Jean Grey was saving them all from the raging water, can't Iceman do anything, I mean, it is water after all - As usual Cyclops is useless, Wolverine gets the hot kiss, could have been better if Cyclops had a bigger role Just some thoughts Edited May 6, 2003 by dogshark Quote Link to comment
Ronin Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 saw X2 recently, yup the film was good but it did leave me with some hangups (minor spoiler alert): - IMHO, the director took too many liberties in character development, wasn't Lady Deathstrike and Wolverine supposed to be lovers in some time past? Wasn't it Yoriko Darkwind's father who came up with Wolverine's adamantium skeleton? etc. - When Jean Grey was saving them all from the raging water, can't Iceman do anything, I mean, it is water after all - As usual Cyclops is useless, Wolverine gets the hot kiss, could have been better if Cyclops had a bigger role Just some thoughts -ganun talaga when converting a story into a screenplay...hindi na accurate yung story. -stryker is actually a charachter from "god loves, man kills" graphic novel. former soldier turned preacher siya. -true, iceman should've done something nga... kaso, if he did...baka walang xmen 3 Quote Link to comment
selosa Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 ask ko lang... la bang movie ngaun na horror/suspense/thriller? Quote Link to comment
jojo_palaboy Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 (edited) lam ko may bagong movie.......nkalimutan ko lng ung title.......pero makers din ng THE EYE :boo: :boo: btw.....coming soon pa po un Edited May 6, 2003 by jojo_palaboy Quote Link to comment
d3ckard Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 saw X2 recently, yup the film was good but it did leave me with some hangups (minor spoiler alert): - IMHO, the director took too many liberties in character development, wasn't Lady Deathstrike and Wolverine supposed to be lovers in some time past? Wasn't it Yoriko Darkwind's father who came up with Wolverine's adamantium skeleton? etc. - When Jean Grey was saving them all from the raging water, can't Iceman do anything, I mean, it is water after all - As usual Cyclops is useless, Wolverine gets the hot kiss, could have been better if Cyclops had a bigger role Just some thoughts saw it just this afternoon, and though there are some minor inconsistencies with the comicbook material, i found the movie to be well-made and quite enjoyable. colosus transforming from human to living metal was a sight to behold, i also loved the way they conceived and implemented nightcrawler's "bamfing", very cool! Quote Link to comment
d3ckard Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 (edited) ask ko lang... la bang movie ngaun na horror/suspense/thriller? bangkok haunted, from the director of the eye, pang brothersring 0, prequel to ring 1 & 2 Edited May 31, 2003 by d3ckard Quote Link to comment
Ronin Posted May 8, 2003 Share Posted May 8, 2003 ask ko lang... la bang movie ngaun na horror/suspense/thriller? here's a list of upcomming horror movies sa U.S. ...ewan ko lang kung kelanipapalabas dito sa pinas... 1)The Exorcist: Beginning2)Freddy (of 'nightmare on elm st.') vs. Jason3)Underworld/the Covenant..di pa sure yung title...its horror/romance 4)the Order (heath ledger)5)the Gathering...(teka napalabas na ata yun)6)Jeepers Creepers 27)Willard may nabibili na complete set nung "the ring" di ko lang sure kung DVD o VCD Quote Link to comment
chubby_21 Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 (edited) meron na ba dito nakapanood na ng ANG TANGING INA movie ni Ai Ai Delas Alas? i'm planning to watch kase mukhang maganda naman. any comments/recommendations? Edited May 31, 2003 by chubby_21 Quote Link to comment
Ronin Posted May 31, 2003 Share Posted May 31, 2003 a friend of mine saw it na daw...funny daw, yet touching at the same time. planning on watching it myself Quote Link to comment
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