X-MEN (2000) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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Carly calling Mystique "what's her face", is ironically a perfect description.
Rebecca Romijn was the original Mystique. Jennifer Lawrence played Young Mystique in First Class, Days of Future Past, Apocalypse, and Dark Phoenix
Personal I prefer Rebecca she absolutely nailed it as Mystique
@@davidknight2104 Me also. She was great.
Yep, Rebecca owned it as Mystique. Graceful, determined and vengeful. She optimised the discrimination that the mutants suffered, especially with the comment about not being afraid of going to school. That line hit home for me.
Rebecca also actually liked playing the character
She also liked the body paint and liked playing the character. Unlike Jennifer Lawrence who didn't like either.
“Does it hurt?”
“Every time.”
That always gets me. Such a great line.
“You don’t know or you don’t care?”
“Pick one!”
"I saved your life"
"No, you didn't"
"Whoa, hey, it's me."
"Prove it."
"You're a dick."
"Okay."
The absolute BEST thing that has come out of all the X-Men films as a whole is the friendship that developed between Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan.
They have been friends since the 1970s while in the RSC. Had a few chats with both of them a long time ago - amazing guys.
Gay lovers
Last time Patrick Stewart got married, Ian McKellan performed the ceremony.
@@robbob5302 gay
@@mafmaf82Better than you.
Mystique is EXTREMELY dangerous. She's intelligent, cunning, combat trained, and has the ability to be anyone at any time.
She's definitely a master spy and of disguise too.
"including Ze Voice" to quote her from a later movie in the series. 😉😆
Anyone who goes down from one bullet is a weakling.
She's also a decent hacker, making her the perfect spy
Cyclops' yellow spandex comment was an inside joke.
Wolverine's first costume was yellow spandex.
Actually it was the whole teams colors in the comics
@@dmichael1172 The generic yellow and blue costumes were around in the late 80s after the team had drifted apart, but the comment was aimed at Wolverine.
Most of his costumes are yellow spandex. It's his most iconic costume.
@@jsuperflyc Google "First appearance of X Men" from the 1960s. The Blue and Yellow motif was used back then
@@jsuperflycit was aimed at fans of the source material. This was still when source material fans were the main audience for this genre so it was a wink and a nod.
Once the movie was out though the comics took on the black leather suit look in hopes that any new fans would have a smooth jump in.
7:36 lol yes thats Gandalf. Unmistakable in appearance and such an unmistakable voice you don't even NEED to see him!
No, that's Magneto, and that's how I always want to remember him.
I always get so surprised when people who review movies can’t recognize the most obvious of actors or actresses. You hit it on the head, unmistakable voice.
A mutant is never late. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to!
"care to press your luck, charles?" That whole scene is such a wild flex in both power and skill at controlling it
One of the interesting things about Wolverine is that in almost every iteration he becomes a father figure to young mutants, usually reluctantly
Grumpy uncle.
Some of my favorites were Wolverine and Jubilee
I don't know lore. Isn't he centuries old?
@@Aeroldoth3 he was born in 1832 so about 2 centuries by the time of Logan
The actor who plays toad in this, who is famous for playing Darth maul in star wars the phantom menace
Ray Park FTW!! 😅
Damn I forgot that Ray Park played Toad in this cause I haven’t seen it in so long
Someone always runs to the comments section, on every X-Men movie reaction, to be the first to comment this.
He also plays Shmiegle from Lord of the Rings.
Wow i wrote Ray Park but thats removed somehow.. But I can see others got my remark so it must have been there.. But not now for some reason.. 😞
Magneto is the classic example of a tragic villain. He's not really a bad guy but became one due to his upbringing. His actions are also nefarious against his enemy. But there's a reason he's good friends with Charles Xavier. I always likened their personalities and approaches to Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.
"Magneto is a fascinating character, because he truly doesn't believe he's a villain."
-Fabian Nicieza (or Scott Lobdell?)
If they get to first class and such, they will see why he is so vehemently against humans, and with cause
@@Heller103085 And the coin scenes (I'll just keep it vague) - ooo boy! But yeah. Funnily enough she kept saying she hopes people don't mind doing these movies not knowing they're some of her most popular vids!
Was it his upbringing.... or _what was done to him??_ Suggesting a Holocaust survivor is a villain "because of their upbringing" seems... odd phrasing?
I don't see him as a villain. He's giving back what was done to him, what continues to be done to mutants. Blaming _minorities_ for fighting back, whether with words or with weapons, tacitly supports the side of the oppressors.
Anna Paquin (Rogue) was born in Winnipeg but was raised in Wellington, New Zealand. She won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Piano (1993) at the age of 11. She is also in Fly Away Home (1996) and Almost Famous (2000).
And don't forget True Blood - she's Sookie Stackhouse!
@@cherrypi_bI always hear Bill's voice, "Sooookie." Lol
Never forget her role in True Blood
One of the fun stories I heard was that director Bryan Singer took one of the X-Men comics with Charles Xavier on the cover, handed it to Patrick Stewart, and Patrick asked, "Why am I on this comic book?" I feel like this movie was waiting for Patrick Stewart to grow into the role.
I read a Wizard magazine way back in the mid to late 90's where they were picking actors to play various comic book characters on film. Patrick Stewart was the pick to play Xavier. This was at least 4 years before the X-Men film came out.
Do you know which X-Men comic it was? Curious to see how similar Xavier looked to Stewart on that cover.
@@SuaveGemini I remember that issue. A picture of Jack Nicholson in "Wolf" was used in casting him as Wolvie. 🤣🤣
I think there was a xmens cartoon back in the day where xman and Star Trek next generation merged or worked together
@@letsgobrandon5809 It was a comic book
Some fun facts about this movie: Hugh Jackman's terrified reactions when he meets Ian McKellen are real; he was told Magneto was going to tear open the train car, and assumed that meant ripping off the door, not tearing the entire car in half. And in case anyone doubts it, they really _did_ tear open a train car using hydraulics. It was one of the main things they showed and talked about on the behind the scenes feature on the Special Edition DVD set. Safety on set wasn't as strict back then; some of the extras had to scramble to avoid the sparks. When Jackman stops falling during the Statue of Liberty fight, he lets out a real yell of pain; this is because the harness he was wearing slipped and pinched him in the groin. Also, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos accidentally kicked the senator for real at 16:34. Also, Ian McKellen actually declined the role of Gandalf because he was busy filming this; director Bryan Singer changed the filming schedule so McKellen could finish his scenes first at the end of 1999, and then travel to New Zealand in January 2000.
Good behind the scenes info,enjoyed it. May have to get that special edition dvd set.
Yes, safety on set is much more strict now. Heck, you could pick up a prop gun on set and fire it at someone without a worry in the world. See?
~Alec B
Tnx for this info man.
Nothing fun about that.
Now THAT, is a neat fun fact!
Blade and X - Men not only saved Marvel from bankruptcy, but made audiences take comic book movies seriously again.
And some fun trivia regarding the end:
A chess master was brought in to teach Patrick Steward and Sir Ian McKellen some moves, since neither one of them knew how to play chess in real life.
Actually this isn't entirely true. Blade and X-Men helped with the optics, but Marvel made very little off of these properties. It wasn't until later when they had Kevin Fiege and Marvel Studios that Marvel actually truly got out of bankruptcy. Marvel put up their characters as collateral to get the money they needed for a loan to make Iron Man. Iron Man is the largest turning point in the companies history because they made bank off of that and didn't need to share the money with another studio like they did Xmen. We all know the story from there. I have nothing but respect for older Marvel movies, but the company wasn't making enough to stay a float. An in house studio, Marvel Studios, was what they needed and it was a crazy gamble
An exert from an article:
Then Marvel’s financial woes began, and Arad struggled to convince Hollywood executives of the company’s cinematic value. “It was literally a daily fight, trying to open people’s eyes to what was right in front of them,” he later said.
Things began to change in the late ’90s, when Marvel began to find its feet again: Blade was a hit, and X-Men began to finally move ahead at Fox. The pickings for Marvel, however, were slim: Blade made $70 million at the box office, but the reward for Marvel, according to a Slate article, was a measly $25,000. The X-Men and Spider-Man movies were huge hits, but Marvel only saw a small percentage of the profits. “We were giving away the best part of our business,” Arad mourned.
Don't forget Sam Raimi's Spider-Man which came out a year after X-Men.
@@niletaylor1103and of course, they went and screwed it up by waaay over doing it an forcing woke agendas in their movies (plus the writing itself is just bad).. now everyone is sick of marvel movies.
@@lyianx Personally, I dont have a problem with "woke" stuff. I usually ignore it and can still enjoy something. But they are dragging their feet with the story telling and overall plot.
These early X-Men films will remain my favorite marvel films. They were unbelieveable when they came out and they still hold up decades later. What a cast.
Especially X2😁
The first two, yes!
Simpler days, less CGI more heart. For me the lower the budget have meant the better the film in this series.
Cyclops' power is uncontrollable. As a child, he suffered an injury to the area of his brain that would give him the ability to control his power. That's why he has to wear specially-designed glasses.
Cyclops is similar to Spider-Man, where they're always operating below maximum power because they'd kill anyone they fight if they did. The few times they let loose are a sight to behold.
@@clarkmichaels822 and usually cause a LOT of collateral damage.
I knew cyclops is brain damaged.
I never knew that!! Thanks!!!!
@@clarkmichaels822... Pun intended?
Hugh Jackman played Wolverine for 23 year's, holy mackerel.
Naturally, it's because of his ability to regenerate each time.
the longest by any actor to play the role of a superhero
@@gregkirby9059 Technically Michael Keaton holds the record thanks to THE FLASH. 34 years, with Hugh Jackman about to set the Marvel record thanks to the new Deadpool movie (unless Patrick Stewart cameos as well, in which case both of them will share it).
@axr7149 it only counts if it's the same universe. Different universe= different character
@@axr7149 BRO he only did batman 3 times..... Jackman played wolverine including cameos like 7 times
10:50 "concentration camp..."
"bar... boxing matches..."
"death kisses..."
This why this channel is pure gold
Anna Paquin who played Rogue, was the 2nd youngest Academy Award winner in history. She was 11 when she won best supporting actress for The Piano, a favorite movie of mine. She was also the star of True Blood.
In my childhood, I remember her staring in "Fly Away Home" with Jeff Bridges. She played a young girl who mothers a nest of Gooslings to Maturity.
Watching Cassie's ability to guess what's coming next grow so exponentially from a few years ago (having now digested so much cinema) has been so fun.
It is cool.
However it’s one of my least favorite things reactors do. So often I want to say stop trying to figure it all out and just enjoy. And that is usually when they are talking over important dialogue or actions so they are missing things that would help them figure out what’s next
Not so surprising for someone named Cassandra, the seer from Greek mythology.
Her sister seems to predict things more often even though she seems even more casual about movies. 😂
From her first videos years ago, I noticed she has an insight about people or she notices subtle hints that I didn't. Like in this movie, I was sure Magneto was after Wolverine for some reason. Cassie picked up Rogue was the target right off. Maybe it's from her years of watching dramas and rom-coms...
7:47 "This IS Laughlin City"
Shout out to the truck driver! For those that don't know, the guy playing the truck driver is actually George Buza, the voice actor for "Beast" of the original X-Men 1992 animated series! Even though his role here is very minor, George Buza had said in an interview that his experience on the set was highly positive and encouraging. Bryan Singer (the film director) phoned him out for his audition and told George that they wouldn't even be making the movie were it not for the massive and unexpected success of the X-Men animated series, so having him for this cameo role was a small token of his gratitude for his work as Beast.
*BONUS THING YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN: George Buza was also one of the very few actors at the time that actually KNEW alot about the comics around when the X-men animated series was first being put into production. It's rumored that during his audition he initially wanted to be Wolverine, but he instead was offered the role of Beast which he took immediately because he knew he couldn't pass up an opportunity to play an X-men character.
oh shit i never knew that, cool shit
Wow. I never would've known that!
Now, that is worth knowing. Learned something wonderful today. Thank you.
They’ve just really done all the things.
Concentration camp, bar boxing matches, death kisses…
😂❤
James Logan Howlett "Wolverine" has a special place in my heart. He tries to find a home and has been let down or broken every time. The comic "Old Man Logan" crushed me.
I recommend Wolverine patient number zero, great wolverine one-shot comic
No. In the context of the Marvel universe the word Mutant is NOT offensive. That is what they are. Every single Mutant possesses the exact same genetic marker that is evolved by tens of thousands of years. Marvel has their own offensive word for Mutants. It's "Mutie" and/or "Freak"
Well said. "Genejoke" is another slur against mutants.
the WOKE mentality has changed everyone 😂😂 everything is offensive even in movies.
😂😂😂😂
@@shadyrys618well as 2 ppl who clearly have never read an X-Men comic, then thinking “mutant” is a slur is actually how the word would be used in real life. Ppl would definitely use “mutant” as a slur towards marginalized groups. Hell, even “alien” is slur used as Latin immigrants to the US. Even “colored” was a slur towards black Americans, “greekling” was a slur towards Balkan ppl used by the Romans, “Punic” is technically a slur against North Africans used by the Romans. It’s not about ppl being “woke”, it’s about how words and their societal meanings change. Remember, “gay” just meant “happy” or “cheerful”.
@@SS4Luxray yeah everything is a slur for snowflakes 😂😂
"How does controlling metal make him fly?" He can generate and control magnetic fields. Magnets can attract and repel. When he's "flying", he's manipulating magnetic fields to repel himself away from or draw himself closer to other magnetic fields.
No, it's not that complicated. His boots have ferromagnetic metal soles. 🤦🏼♂️
@@MontgomeryWenis *It's the boots.* Controlling the Earth's magnetic field (it's one giant field) would make him a god.
@@hulkhatepunybanner I mean, it's from a comic book, so his powers are whatever fits the story, and he's definitely shown the ability to control the earth's field. In fact, he, (or one of the many mutiversal versions of Magneto, because multiverses always make things more complicated) has flipped the earth's magnetic fields multiple times. Although for the movie version, they obviously toned him down, so it may well be just the metal boots concept here.
@@hulkhatepunybanner He can.
More specifically, Earth's magnetic field.
One of my favorite things in the series is the friendship/conflict between Xavier and Eric. They are like flip sides of the same coin that respect each other but disagree about methods and philosophy. You learn more of their back story in later movies.
I feel that Patrick Stuart was the perfect casting choice to play the professor. His work in Star trek is television gold.
The prison at the end contains no metal, so Magneto can't control anything. And Jennifer Lawrence does play Mystique, but not until later movies.
Rebecca Romijn played Mystique in the first 3 Xmen movies
@@spike3082 She is smoking hott. John Stemos was a lucky dude!
Which wouldn't work vs comic book Magneto since he has other energy powers that can melt the plastic easily.
I don't know anything about the comic books, but in this film they never say Magneto can "control metal", they say he can "create magnetic fields".
@@fixfalcon2628Probably because it should be common knowledge
Jean wasn't strong enough yet to use the machine. The professor taps into every being on the planet
Ya, that is sir Ian Mckellen as Magneto, and yes, he played Gandalf.
11:29 “It’s like a Yeti Mutant” hahaha
"When they come out, does it hurt"?
"...Everytime."
One of my favorite exchanges in the film.
My second is "you're a dick."
"Ok"
perfectly sets up his characters relationship with pain :)
Yes! Many people who know essentially nothing about X-men know Wolverine, this big tough brute with crazy metal claws. And the movie introduces him that way. But then right afterward they have this interaction to tell us that every time those big claws come out costs Logan something. Cool way to subtly shift preconceived notions.
flashback to high school when I asked my teacher if it was possible for skin to be cut then heal then be cut repeatedly or would it eventually loose the ability to heal or something. The teacher had this horrified expression until I told him I was just wondering about wolverine's hands/knuckles if it were more like real life. lol
I love how willing Logan is to take pain for other people cause in the end he knows he'll live through it and be unscathed. It's what makes him a hero and not an anti-hero.
As you probably figured out, Jennifer Lawrence only played Mystique in the later X-Men movies. The original Mystique is the beautiful Rebecca Romijn (who is now on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, btw!). Rebecca Romijn's makeup as Mystique is, actually, much more detailed and extensive than what they ended up using for Jennifer Lawrence later. Because Rebecca Romijn had worked as a model for many years, she had the endurance and body control to handle longer hours in the makeup chair and the discomfort of wearing a full-body makeup without it affecting her performance. She was basically entirely covered by a bunch of makeup appliances that had to be applied individually and it looks amazing! But, I do remember her mentioning in interviews at the time that she felt like only someone with modeling training would really have been able to handle it. She was apparently right because for Jennifer Lawrence they avoided showing the full Mystique makeup as much as possible and when they did, they ended up using a bodysuit instead. It looks fine but, you can tell it does not have quite the level of detail as this original one.
The U.N scene was filmed on my street (Central Commerce High School in Toronto) Everyone on the street got a letter , apologizing for the upcoming noise and traffic and a gift basket for our understanding. Really nice of them.
“Everything has happened! Concentration camps… Bar boxing… Death kisses.” 🤣🤣🤣💙💙💙
"Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..."
@@hellomark1 The Princess Bride!!!!!!!
Patrick Stewart (Charles Xavier, Captain Picard) and Ian McKallen (Magneto, Gandalf) are not just excellent actors, but very close friends, in real life.
Patrick Stewart wrote in his memoares about how his good friend reacted on the offer, of playing the captain of the Enterprise on the new Star Trek Show, back in the eighties.
Ian told him to not take the offer. He said that he should stay in England and keep working as a theater actor. Working in TV or cinema would not be worth the effort. A waste of time.
Patrick took the gig, nevertheless, and became a star.
And so did his dear friend.
Two decades later the old buddies fought against each other... as the X Men
But they weren't close until after X-men, were they? I mean they knew of each other and had met, but weren't the dynamic duo they are today.
They are also both gay, but many a great thespians are.
@@roberthunter4884 Patrick Stewart isn't gay. He may be bi but he's not gay. all 3 of his spouses have been wives.
@@roberthunter4884Patrick Stewart is not gay. He's been married three times, including currently, and all of them are women.
Ian grew up in a time and place where it was legally problematic to be like him, so that's a powerful backdrop to the mutant narrative.
1. Magneto IS Gandalf
2. Sabretooth doesn’t die because he similar healing powers Logan has. Actually him and Wolverine’s are long time enemies in the comics.
3. Mystique was originally played by the stunning model Rebecca Romijn, and she was better than Jennifer Lawrence at this role.
5. There’s an X-Men you already saw in Deadpool: Colossus. You’ll see him again soon.
6. In the comics, Storm is Black Panther’s couple, but not here.
Wade Wilson: aka Deadpool, was actually a part of the X-Men, but that happens later on in the franchise
Are Wolverine and Sabretooth half brothers in the comics? I know that's revealed in the Wolverine Origins movie.
@@w1975b not in the comics
@@karlsmith2570 ok, thanks
@w1975b From what I remember, Sabretooth wasn't even remotely related to Wolverine
To answer your question about why Magneto can fly; his power is actually magnetism, which allows him to control metal but also allows him to fly in the way that if you put the same polar ends of two magnets together they repel eachother. That's not the best explanation 😅 but hope it makes some sense
I'm thrilled that you enjoyed X-men and the amazing debut of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Sabretooth (The big Yeti Guy as you described him) also has a rapid healing ability and super senses similar to Wolverine. This is what allowed him to survive getting stabbed multiple times in the chest by Wolverine's claws. Sabretooth is a frequent enemy of Wolverine's in the comic books.
On the dvd, there is a special feature where they show 3 of the X-Men run up to the screen and pose, then a guy dressed as Spider-Man come up behind them and then surprisingly admits he's in the wrong movie.
That’s the bloopers.
Bloopers they're called.
YES! It’s an Easter egg, found on one of the menus, as the ice rose on the screen that is selectable, even though it looks just like it’s a part of the screen.
Honestly, I miss when DVDs and BRs had Easter eggs like this.
RIP Michael Kamen
He made Logan and Rogue's moment feel so special and timeless
37:48min "What else is she in?" Her name is Anna Paquin, my favourite movie she was in is called "Almost Famous" you might recognize her from a t.v. series in the early 2000s called "True Blood", but if you recognize her it's prob's from her child acting days in the Piano or Amistad.
X-Men has always been my favorite Marvel comic. Basing Professor X & Magneto on MLK Jr and Malcolm X was genius. As far movies after Blade, there was this. X-2, First Class and Days of Future Past are the highlights of the franchise. Recently I might say X-Men '97
The fact that Magneto doesn't want to be on a register listing people for their difference, and his extreme response to it makes so much sens coming from a kid who knew concentration camps.
Also, these early superhero movies remind me why I loved them as a kid, the theme is of growing up feeling different and rejected, but that difference is what makes you strong. Nowadays the superhero theme is a power fantasy for gym bros.
Not a whole lot of comic book readers left now but the Chris Claremont/John Byrne (and later Jim Lee) run on X-men in the mid 80's and early 90's is legendary. A lot of the stuff in the Bryan Singer X-men movies are based on these comics.
I cant wait for Blood Hunt !
I took a break from reading a few years back but just started reading again. I really like the Gerry Duggan stuff from 2021. Feels like 60s X-men.
even some of the shots are right out of the comics
Except that Bryan Singer literally banned comics from his sets. Feige, as a producer, had to sneak Jackman comics for inspiration. He also apparently had to inform him that wolverines are real animals. 😂
He banned the cast from reading them because he didn't want them forming preconceived notions about their characters. He himself isn't really a reader either but he did base a lot on the animated series, which in turn, is an adaptation of a lot of the Claremont/Byrne run.
I was waiting for the "is this Gandalf?" line right from the beginning 🙂
And I especially always loved the relationship between Professor X and Magneto. They are close friends who went completely opposite ways, but always had and still have biggest respect for another. Quite unusual story telling.
23:20 He can create magnetic fields, this is how he can control metal, and also levitate. Professor X explained this earlier in the movie. :)
I am actually shocked that after doing this channel for years and watching so many movies, Cassie still hasn't seen X-Men. Just from a historical perspective, this movie was basically the ground floor of the modern resurgence of the superhero genre. There's a direct line from the success of X-Men in 2000 to the huge popularity of superhero movies that's still going 24 years later.
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Church Of Marvel gets an amen!!! 🤲🏻
True, but it's not still going strong now is it, it's in a real hole.
Blade as well
The head of the MCU Kevin Feige was a producer on X-men and helped keep it closer to comic accurate.
Somethings you asked about. Magneto is considered to be the most powerful mutant in the world. His helmet does nothing but block Xavier's powers.
Wolverine's powerset has claws, healing factor and enhanced senses. He knew Mystique was impersonating Storm because while she looked and sounded like Storm, she doesn't smell like her.
Magneto controls magnetic fields. He controls pretty much all metals. Wearing anything metal would allow him to fly.
Jean is a powerful Telepath/Telekinetic. However, she is inexperienced. Cerbero can't just be used by any Telepath. It requires a well trained mind. Jean has the powers, but not the experience to use Cerbero safely.
Sabertooth has a powerset almost exactly like Logan's, only he has regular claws, a slightly weaker healing factor and is far stronger.
**********************spoiler****************************
Jean has also been "limited" by Xavier, we find out in X Men 3.
I don't think Magneto is the most powerful mutant. There are many omegas which he isn't one.
@@xrey83 Jean is the only one outright stronger.
@@MandalorianRevan without the helmet, Charles could kill him. Storm with her full potential could definitely best him
@@xrey83 Magneto is an Omega level mutant.
Little things:
Magneto "flies" by wearing clothing infused with metal then uses his magnetism powers to move himself around. You will see in the next movie how.
Cyclops' power isn't laser eyes, but physical concussion. Basically an energy punch. A VERY powerful punch. The wider he opens his eyes (or visor), the more powerful the blast.
Hello Cassie and Carly
Yes, that is the same actor Ian McKellen who would play Gandalf for the next 3 years after this one.
The girl (Rogue - Anna Paquin) that kisses the boy did not 'kill him'. She just sort of drain his energy (life force) and puts him in a minor coma. Anna was also 'Sookie' in "True Blood". She was also one of the groupie girls in "Almost Famous". She was in "Amistad" and "The Piano" as a young actress. She also has been in "The Squid and the Whale", "Scream 4", and "The Irishman".
In this first movie, Mystique is played by Rebecca Romijn Stamos, former supermodel turn actress.
Across various comics, there has been a love triangle between Jeanne Grey, Scott Summers, and Logan. Sabertooth has the same mutant abilities as Logan except he is more mentally imbalanced and on the mean side.
"What did you expect?... yellow spandex?" This is a reference to how the original X-Men in the comics dress.
To not spoil too much, all I will say is that 'military base' that Logan (Wolverine) will go look into and which he has nightmares about is in Canada.
The backstory to most of the other mutants will be explained or alluded to in the following movies, just be patient. They will change a few things from the comics to make it more generally appealing, but since you don't know the background, it will not matter too much for you. So I have you enjoy the ride of discovery of "The X-Men".
7:27
"Is That Gandalf?"
It certainly is, Cassie
I'm already getting emotional just thinking about LOGAN - bring the tissues for that one, ladies.
I grew up watching X men on tv and watched the movies casually as an adult over the years. I went into Logan expecting just another popcorn superhero movie and came out with eyes bloodshot red and swollen from all my crying LOL. These girls are gonna lose it and I can't wait to see it.
it was so bad I had to turn it off
Logan was outstanding. Best movie of the series by far
@@pj4433 Days of Future Past is best imo
can't people just shut up giving potential spoilers.
Magneto "flies" in either of two ways. 1. His power is to control magnetic fields so he creates a field of diffrent polarity around his body and rides earths natural magnetic field. 2: He wears a metal belt.
The fact that I can I'm old enough to say I saw this in theaters 23 years ago is just breathtaking.
There is a LOT of information in this movie they need to convey to an audience that is potentially unfamiliar with any of it. Lots of names and terms and phrases and such. As well as setting up the background character and world dynamics. And they manage it so well. On top of the movie itself being good.
As an aside, Eric is by far my favorite villain. Just in general, in all media, every incarnation of him. He's so layered and understandable and well handled and feels real despite doing terrible things and killing so many people. And I adore how him and Charles are still able to retain some measure of friendship and understanding despite having different views and going to battle on opposite sides over them.
In 1978 I was a 9 year old that hated to read when my friend showed me the comic X-Men #112. On the cover was Wolverine trying to hold back his own claws from impaling his face while Magneto controlled those claws. I was instantly hooked. I had to know who these colorful characters were. Comics like this helped me to become a voracious reader. The X-Men, and particularly Wolverine, became like family to me and I enjoyed following their adventures. I remember feeling immense joy watching this in the movie theater.
There are some hit and miss moments throughout all these but it's been a boyhood dream come true to see these characters on the big screen. A few answers for the ladies: Magneto cannot fly as Superman can. He actually floats or rides along the magnetic fields that flow around the planet.
Wolverine's bones were bonded with a near indestructible metal known as Adamantium. Previously thought to be the world's hardest metal, until Vibranium was discovered. Captain America's shield and Black Panther's suit are made of Vibranium.
I'm excited to see you delve further into the X-Men universe. While the movies and the comics are vastly different, I think you'll enjoy the films quite a bit. Even the sub-par ones.
For me it was The Defenders issue 27.
Hulk holding Valkyrie in a swamp with female Badoon attacking them.
Dr. Strange flying in to help them.
They were masters of their craft back then. Those covers told a story in one shot. I started with G.I. Joe #48, with Zartan hiding behind a wall labeled G.I. Joe headquarters, holding Gung-Ho in a headlock with his gun drawn.
@@jedijonesLarge sections of my memory are completely blank,,,,, but I can remember buying that first one.
It was at a Mom & Pop grocery store on Topanga Canyon road when I was 6.
I LOVE the relationship between Xavier and Eric. Look at them as Xavier is MLK and Eric is Malcom X. Both want the same goal for their people, but both go about it in two completely different ways. They respect eachother and care about one another but are enemies! I just love that!
Given what happened in the US between 2017 and 2021 I miss when 1999 was so much more optimistic.
What happened then?
People often mistake Cyclop's Powers as a "Laser", but it's technically a "Kinetic Energy Blast".
True. The blast causes no heat. He has even used the blast to safely "Catch" falling people and cushion their fall. People often get that wrong. Same with video games that give the Spider-Man villain Shocker electrical powers because of his name when in fact he has zero electrical powers.
@fluxcapacitor007 I also wished they gave Jubilation Lee, AKA Jubilee (Yellow Sweater in the classroom scene for people who dont know), an actual role in XMen 2 or possibly 3 as well.
She's 1 of 2 XMen Team Members of Asian Descent and my favorite XMen aside from Gambit.
Punches from the punch dimension.
@@ivanribnikov2001so stupid and yet his other brothers have scientifically explained powers
The actor playing iceman is actually a twin. He was involved with dc, when both brothers played characters on the superman series "smallville"
Ohhhhhh so was it his twin who _actually_ played Lamplighter? 😂😂😂
I learned this on the commentary, cause if they had known, they would have used Aaron for that shot where Iceman shows up twice.
36:41 ..."That's whats-her-face"... Literally🤣🤣
Just so you know, Cyclops doesn't shoot lasers from his eyes, it's a kinetic pulse. It's essentially a push. By adjusting his visor, it can be hard or more precise.
Not only does Sir Ian Mckellen play Gandalf and Magneto, both franchises were being made around the same era
Supposedly he almost got nixed from LOTR because of conflicting schedules. He promised to do the X-Men franchise first. Apparently Singer promised Jackson unofficially that Ian would be on time in NZ.
17:31
"So, His Mutation Is He Can Heal Himself?"
That's only part of Wolverine's abilities, he's also got all 5 senses heightened
He also has the ability to defend against psychic powers, but I'm not sure if that's one of his mutant abilities or not
Was a reason ever given in the comics why he has regeneration *and* heightened senses? The two don't seem all that connected, biologically.
@@Zso-VIII I believe it's because he's a "feral" mutant. Most of the more animalistic mutants like Beast and Sabretooth also have heightened senses.
@@chadfalardeau5396 So the mutant gene isn't random mutation, it grants 'themed' mutations or has a particular direction/commonality?
@@Zso-VIII Or the writers ran out of ideas for abilities and just gave several of them the same one
Magneto doesn’t ‘fly’ per se, he just has a few pieces of metal in his clothing and belt and uses his powers to make them fly. His helmet (built by the Soviets) blocks mental telepathy, so it protects him from Prof. X’s control. Incidentally, the mutant Jaugernaut is Charles Xavier’s brother, and his helmet (a magical Mayan relic) does the same thing.
The Truck driver who gave Rogue a ride, was played by George Buza. I had to look up his name but when this movie first came out, I recognized him as the voice of Beast from the 90s X Men cartoon. I haven't seen X Men 97 yet but I did check and he reprised his role for that sequel series.
2:30
"I Know That Jennifer Lawrence Is A Blue Person"
That mutant character's name is Mystique, and while Jennifer Lawrence does play that character, she doesn't play her in this movie. She played Mystique in "X-Men:First Class"
Rebecca Romajin plays Mystique in this movie
Correct. Romijn is playing the older version of the character.
Anna Paquin played Rogue. She also, was a main character in True Blood.
36:37, David Hayter as the security guard. He was the screenwriter (one of, at least) for the film. You may know him as Solid Snake
Wolverine/Logan is a fellow Canadian Cassie and Carly.
Also good job immediately recognizing actor lan McKellen/Gandalf Cassie, but you weren't sure at first.
It's fun watching you both recognize the actors.
Mystique is played by Rebecca Romijn in this trilogy :)
BAH! Beat me to it, but she's also in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and she is PERFECT for that role.
She also was a main lead character in “The Librarians”. The TV show that continues the story from the movie mini series “The Librarian”.It’s an excellent series‼️👀👀👀👀👀👀
In *_my_* universe, Mystique will always be played by Rebecca Romijn. Mystique was a popular character until Jennifer Lawrence poisoned her portrayal.
@@frankethomas1248 Jennifer Lawrence was great. Just her in dark phoenix sucked. Wasn’t really her fault tho
@@thefallofoscar Dude her character is wrong since the first movie, makes no sense how Charles knows her and how she keeps jumping side without consequences
“There’s a yeti mutant?”
There is Wendigo but that advanced x men. Let’s stick to 101 for now
And Sasquatch. Plus apparently actual Sasquatches running round Canada.
Sasquatch is also not a mutant he’s a gamma radiation experiment gone wrong - similar to (but obviously not quite the same as) the hulk
Would love to see an Alpha Flight movie!
@@jerryward3311 If they did it right. But Disney. The older couple in X-Men Origins: Wolverine were named Travis and Heather Hudson. So they have already done a nod to Guardian and Vindicator.
@@jerryward3311 me too!!!
Thanks for sharing! I love the way you two were bouncing ideas off of each other as the movie went on, it showed that you were truly paying attention and were invested! That's the reaction content I love to see. I feel you two are going to really enjoy this series (the next one is among the most beloved by fans)
7:22 ...Piccard vs. Gandalf... This movie sells itself.
Sir Ian Murray McKellen is Gandalf.....and Magneto.....and Macbeth.....and Richard III.... and Hamlet....
....and Leigh Tebing (The Da Vinci Code)....and countless other roles on stage and in film. An extraordinary talent.
Also the landlord of an east end London pub.
Toad was played by Martial Artist, Ray Park. Also known for playing the physical role (not speaking) of Darth Maul as well as The Headless Horseman in the Johnny Depp version of Sleepy Hollow.
Wow, I didn’t even recognize him. Amazing how different he looks in xmen.
He did have a single line of dialogue in the very beginning of The Phantom Menace: "At last we will reveal ourselves to the Jedi. At last we will have revenge".
Good to know.
@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm wrong Maul had an line but it was dubbed over, George Lucas decided not to use Ray Park's real voice
@@PhysicalMediaPreventsWea-bx1zm That line was performed by a voiceover artist. If you listen to an interview of him, you'll see that wasn't his voice.
In case it's not clear from the film, Logan (Wolverine) is Canadian, as is Sabretooth - they have a long history of trying to kill each other which never works because it's almost impossible to kill either one of them. Logan's catch phrase is : "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice". But my personal favorite Logan line is " "It was a rogue Grizzly - no more fierce or deadly creature walks the earth... except maybe me".
Then why it is a competitive issue.
"They've done everything already. Concentration camps, boxing matches, death kisses.." 😂
The iconic Wolverine is Canadian. In the comics, he was a member of the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight before joining the X-Men.
Oh this takes me back. This was one of the last movies I ever bought on VHS. I love watching you guys watch movies. You start off asking questions and remind me of every girl I've ever watched a movie with, but then you pick up on the story and just enjoy it for what it is. Cannot wait for X2!
The fact that Ian Mckellan could play both gandalf and magneto so well in my opinion really shows that he's one of the best actors. I don't think many could do both so convincingly.
Magneto can fly by repelling himself off of Earth's Magnetic Field.
Wolverine has his skeleton bonded to Adamantium, an indestructible metal. He can heal from anything and has super-keen senses.
Oh yeah, he has claws.
Mechanical claws....origins should never have said otherwise! Lol
@@brandonparisien2381yeah I just ignore that little retcon.
Actually the bone claws are canon. In a storyline Magneto in a fit of rage pulls the adamantium from Wolverine he survives because of his healing ability. Later while recovering during an exercise in the danger room out of instinct he pops the bone claws for the first time much to his and everyone else's surprise
@@Crossbonez09 go back to the 80s, they're mechanical. His claws work while his powers are neutralized.
@@brandonparisien2381 X-Men vol 2 issue 25 Fatal Attractions & Wolverine vol 2 issue 75 1993
Characters first appearances:
6:28 Professor X (Charles Xavier) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1*
13:44 Cyclops (Scott Summers) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1*
5:55 Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1*
15:13 Iceman (Bobby Drake) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1*
7:20 Magneto (Max Eisenhart or Erik Lehnsherr) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #1*
12:01 Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #4*
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #4*
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) - *Uncanny X-Men (1963) #4*
8:28 Wolverine (Logan) - *The Incredible Hulk **#180** (1974)*
13:40 Storm (Ororo Munroe) - *Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)*
11:17 Sabretooth (Victor Creed) - *Iron Fist #14 (1977)*
16:08 Henry Gyrich - *The Avengers **#165** (1977)*
16:24 Mystique (Raven Darkhölme) - *Ms. Marvel #16 (1978)*
5:58 Senator Robert Kelly - *X-Men **#133** (1980)*
5:21 Rogue (Anna Marie) - *Avengers Annual #10 (1981)*
15:01 Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) - *The Uncanny X-Men **#141** (1981)*
14:56 Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) - *The Uncanny X-Men **#244** (1989)*
She wasn't shown much in the reaction but the teenage girl looking at Logan at 13:23 who ran through the Professors door later in the scene is Shadowkat (Kitty Pryde) who made her first appearance in X-Men #129 (October, 1979).
Pretty sure that's everyone in this film who's important? Knowing myself I no doubt missed someone really important lol
Lol why you are mentioning Wanda, pietro and kamala? They have nothing to do with this film
@@resulnaki May as well mention them as both Wand and Pietro appeared alongside Toad in their first appearance. Also different Ms. Marvel, Carol was actually Ms. Marvel during this time and would later become Captain Marvel decades later.
Sabertooth has healing powers similar to Wolverine, that's why he didn't die when Wolverine stabbed him.
That was the running joke in Deadpool... He even broke the 4th wall about it. "Why is it that there are only 2 xmen in the ENTIRE Institute every time I'm here? It's like the film studio doesn't want to pay for Storm or Wolverine to represent."(not an exact quote, but close.😆).
Cyclops' eye beams are not lasers.
His eyes are portals to a dimension of pure kinetic energy.
In other words, they don't produce heat. Getting hit by his eye beams is like getting punched, not burnt.
@@Rocket1377 Exactly.
Remind me never to go to that dimension. I have a feeling anything visiting it would be instantly ripped apart into electrons and quarks.
@@Rocket1377 They are purely kinetic energy, but with enough force/friction & time on a surface, it will produce enough heat to melt stuff.
Like, rubbing your hand on fabric is also "just" kinetic energy, but rubbing hard & fast enough will still produce heat.
I believe Cyclops has a brother named Havoc who creates plasma blasts of energy from his body, similar but not the same but he also has a hard time comtrolling it. He does appear in the later films in the Xmen series however they make him the older brother of Cyclops when in the comics he's the younger brother.
I really liked Michael Kamen's score for this film R.I.P.
I like how they take that little theme and turn into the tail-end of the 20th century fox logo in the latter films
Michael Kamen knocked it out of the (not Ray) Park in this film.
Wow so nice to see your reaction to one of my favourite franchises and can’t wait for you both to watch the rest! I haven’t watched the channel in ages and seeing you two again is like catching up with old mates and watching a movie together which is so good for the soul! Thanks Cassie and Carli! X2 is my favourite!
34:21 - Magneto "flies" not by controlling metal, but by being completely in tune with Earth's magnetic field. It's basically magnetic levitation, the same thing that powers real world speed trains. Since magnetics are intertwined with electricity, he has some effect on electricity as well, though it is quite secondary in nature.
The man who played Toad (the guy who climbed the walls and had the huge elastic tongue) is Ray Park, who also played Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
Did he play in Men In Black ?
So yes, that is Gandalf as Magneto!
Fun fact, Toad is Darth Maul (the red-faced villain) from Star Wars The Phantom Menace. The actress playing Jean Grey was in an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation, and the actress playing Mystique plays Number One on the current Star Trek series (and her husband is in Star Trek, too!)
Yes, same actor who played Magneto played Gandolf. He’s such an amazing actor!
Anna Paquin is an American-Canadian. She was also in Fly Away Home, about Father Goose who led a bunch of Canada geese down to Florida in an ultralight aircraft. Wolverine is Canadian and yes, Deadpool is in the X-Men universe. He's also Canadian...
Dougray Scott almost auditioned as Wolverine, but got caught up on Mission Impossible 2, and Hugh Jackman was the backup plan
I don’t even think he had to audition. He was offered the role straight up, but his commitment to M:I2 forced him to back out of X-Men.
I think he did audition and was even already cast... but injured his back on a stunt on MI2? That's how I remember it.
Scott was given the role but had to drop out.
It's funny how the back up options can end up being so iconic and often times the best option, like with Neo. Keanu might not have been the best but definitely iconic.
Who tells you this stuff because you are dead wrong. Dougray was cast in this. There was no backup actor. Mission impossible 2 went over budget and he couldn't get out of it so he lost the role. Hugh Jackman came in to audition right before they were about to start shooting and was offered the role because they were going to start in A couple of days and he came in highly suggested. He even came in dressed as is character curly in the stage production Oklahoma because he had to get back to work afterwards.
Edit: Dougray went over schedule on mission impossible 2 by 2 weeks. This role would have changed his life.
Hugh Jackman is an amazing actor. He has a cameo in Night at the museum 3 and he switches to his Wolverine character in a second and you can feel his energy.
Don't question it bub.. .
Huge Jackman was the worst pick for Wolverine they could've done much better and as far as it goes for the director and casting director they have no taste in who is the best qualifieds to be Wolverine and the movie some of the character are completely different from the comics and the guy who directed the movie is a total amateur.
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Well, that is certainly an opinion.
@@ChristopherMurphy1969 Yes a woman's opinion.
@@A1lwayright-tc5ot I never liked the casting either. He's way too tall for Wolvie.
That viewers, who aren't already immersed in the lore, can still get so much from the movie is a testiment to how well Bryan crafted this movie.
Famke Janssen who plays Jean Grey also acted across Patrick Stewart in the Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5 episode "The Perfect Mate" as well as being Xenia Onatop in James Bond GoldenEye
She never played on Star Trek you're getting her confused with Jeri Ryan from Star Trek lol 😆 Wow.
@@A1lwayright-tc5otNo they are correct. Famke was on Star Trek: The Next Generation for one episode
@@technofilejr3401 No I'm not so sure about that I think you are talking about Jeri Ryan still because I don't recall her being on any episode and I am a big fan of Star Trek and Star Wars as well.
@@A1lwayright-tc5ot Not as big a fan as you claim to be.
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@@A1lwayright-tc5ot , ST:TNG 1992 season 5 episode 21 "The Perfect Mate", she played the role of Kamala