X2: X-Men United

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Year: 2003

Synopsis:
When the President is attack by the teleporting mutant, Nightcrawler, it sets events in motion that lead government agents to attack the X-Mansion. Led by William Stryker, the agents capture several students and the X-Men are forced to flee. They must form an alliance with Magneto's Brotherhood to defeat Stryker, who is planning on using Professor Xavier to kill all the mutants in the world.

Hellboy: Sword of Storms

Starring: Ron Pearlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones
Directed By: Phil Weinstein, Tad Stones
Year: 2006

Synopsis:
The B.P.R.D. is called to Japan after a professor is possessed by the demons of Thunder and Lightning. When Hellboy picks up a mystical katana he is transported to a world of Japanese folklore where monster try to take the sword from him. Meanwhile, Abe and Liz are struck on a small island fighting a dragon.

Sword of Storm is the only animated Hellboy movie I've seen so far and it was a funny and entertaining movie. But X2 was (IMO) the best of the X-Men trilogy. It was exactly what Bryan Singer wanted to do with the X-Men franchise. He got the exposition out of the way and had already introduced the characters so now he could jump right into the incredible action and the well-done story. Definitely gotta go with X2 here.

Calling X2 the best of the franchise isn't much of a stretch.

I'm not going to vote for Hellboy because I haven't seen it, and because I really like X2.

No, it really isn't. I'm not entirely sure if I'd agree or disagree (the first may be better in my mind in some days), but it was still good enough to be OK, unlike the third. Haven't seen the Hellboy movie, though, so I'll think more critically of X2 at a later time.

Sword of Storms was okay, and able to do a lot more with the Hellboy character thanks to being animated, but it can't hold a candle to X2.

Sword of Storms is a gorgeous film, and is highly recommended viewing.


But it just aint as good as X-2.

I really like This X-men my fav by far not only because it has MY nightcralwer in it. nope i lied thats why

X2 didn't really do it for me so much. I mean it was ok, but nothing to write home about...

Haven't seen Hellboy, but I'm willing to guess I would enjoy it more than X2...

nothing to write home about?????? Nightcrawler by himself was worth a month of correspondence! Seriously, remember the first time you saw that opening scene in the white house? Holy crap, I nearly peed myself it was so cool.

Man, this is a tough crowd!

Amen, brother!

Yeah, that one scene was pretty cool, but it then had to carry the rest of the movie. so by the time it was all said and done I'd just about forgotten it...

The tornado scene was pretty nifty, I thought.

And the Pyro vs. the cops scene, with Wolverine getting shot in the head.

Actually, I thought the best scene was a quiet one... the "this dorky looking helmet" scene.

Indeed, I loved that dialogue between Magneto and Pyro. But I'm surprised no one's mentioned my favorite scene of the movie: Stryker's attack on the mansion, and Wolverine's awesome slaughter of the soldiers.

The fight between Wolverine and Deathstrike was also really good.