We are the future Charles, not them.

My friend Jill really enjoys movies, but somehow she's managed to not see a lot of them. So we're working on her seeing many films that I really enjoy that she somehow missed. Yesterday we knocked two off the list by doing an X-Men marathon. We watched the first on on DVD and then went out to a bargain theater to see X-Men 2.

Watching the DVD was fun. But my DVD player started wigging out and we had to skip a good section in the middle of the movie. It doesn't look like the disc is scraped or otherwise dirty, but I'm hoping it's the disc and not my player. This was trouble for Jill since she missed many important scenes including Senator Kerry being subjected to Magneto's mutation machine, Wolverine accidentally injuring (and healing) Rogue, Rogue running away and all the mayhem that ensued at the train station. I'm guessing my brief description of all these events was not nearly as interesting, fun, or informative as actually watching them.

Watching the first and second of the series back to back really brought out how good the second movie is. It truly is an excellent sequel, living up to and expanding on the promises of the first. In this summer of sequels that's been rare (as much as I liked The Matrix Reloaded- I don't think it qualifies for this.) What strikes me most about these two movies is how much quality actors can add to these movies. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen really make you believe that these two are materminds squaring off against eachother. The whole supporting cast is strong as well, and I'm once again impressed by Anna Paquin. I look forward to her future work.

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