![]() It improved on the first movie in every way In honor of its 20th anniversary, here are 20 reasons why X2: X-Men United still holds up all these years later as one of the best comic book movies ever made.ġ. X2 excelled at just about everything: characterization, action, humor, worldbuilding, you name it. Released in the first week of May 2003, it did what sequels are supposed to do: be bigger and better than their predecessor, while still setting up future installments so fans will keep coming back for more. The best of the bunch was X2: X-Men United. X2 had a great cliffhanger ending that teased a classic storyline ![]() Jean’s sacrifice was heart-wrenching to watch X2 forced the X-Men to team up with their greatest enemy: Magneto The fight between Wolverine and Lady Deathstrike was brutal Magneto and Mystique’s catty relationship was fun to watch ![]() ![]() Storm finally showcased her awesome powers Mystique established herself as a badass icon X2 had great action, humor, and a compelling revamp of Pyro as a potential bad guy Iceman emerged from the background and became a well-rounded character Wolverine finally unleashed his berserker rage It gave Succession’s Brian Cox one of his best roles The raid on Xavier’s school remains the best action sequence in the entire franchise It introduced Nightcrawler, one of the best X-Men ever The opening sequence in the White House was amazing ![]() X2 adapted one of the X-Men’s greatest stories ![]()
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