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The little boy who smiled at Cyclops was a huge X-Men fan and Cyclops was his favorite character. He didn't know what he was on set to film that day, that smile was his 100% genuine reaction to seeing his hero in the flesh.
Well this film came out in 2000, so that little boy would be a grown man today in his late 20s.
FYI, the actor who played Toad, (Ray Park) is the actor who was Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I.
That's so cool!
He is also Magneto's most loyal follower, he believes in the mission of the Brotherhood absolutely.
Yeah he was. And he still has the moves! :)
Some of this was filmed in my hometown...particularly the train station. I was lucky enough to be cast as an extra. I am one of the people OUTSIDE watching the roof of the station being blown off. Several years later, I met Ray Park (Toad) at a ComicCon, shared that story with him and got a couple pics taken with him as well as getting him to sign the package of my sealed Darth Maul action figure...when I asked "how much in total do I owe?" his reply was "Don't worry about it...we're co-stars, we gotta stick together."@@reactswithjax
He was also Snake Eyes in the GI Joe movies.
Fun fact: In the comics Captain America and Wolverine fought in the war together. And Wolverine's first appearance was in a Hulk comic.
The reason Sabertooth (the guy who was choking Storm) was fine after getting struck by lightning at the train station, is because he has accelerated healing, just like Wolverine.
Well, maybe not JUST like...
He has a bit more in common with Logan than the healing ability 😉
Magneto is also originally the father of Wanda and Pietro. In the MCU they had to change it because they didn't had the rights for the mutants at that time. I guess that it was also the reason that they let Pietro die so fast.
Which Pietro?
I'm so old I remember when Wanda and Pietro's parents were the Whizzer and Miss America about half a decade before the Magneto retcon.
Of course, several years back, Wanda and Pietro were retconned again into never having been Magneto's children.
Comics, ya'll.
Space is warped and history is malleable and everything you thought you knew can be overturned by a creative team in an instant.
25:10 Mystique only copies the physical appearance of the people she becomes. She doesn't duplicate their powers. That's also why Wolverine was able to smell her and know she wasn't the real Storm.
Oh! Okay, thanks.
"The nose knows"
-Wolverine
She still copied Wolverine's mechanical claws, which was a bit off the powerset I think. But it was pretty cool to show which wolverine was fake because Mystique's claws broke off.
@@TimoRutanen But that shows that she only copied the physical appearance of the claws and not the actual power of them. Not the strength of the metal.
@@Logan_BaronWell yes. And she does copy clothing too which is fair enough because it would be far less powerful without that.
The casting for Professor Xavier, Magneto and Wolverine were amazing. I don't think anyone was really miscast.
I've never liked Marsden as Cyclops. He's too timid. Not really a leader.
@@jkhoover That's not his fault. Looking back on the trilogy of this X-Men, Cyclops was only meant to be a supporting character. Jackman's Wolverine had been pushed to the front due to his growing popularity. This was never the Cyclops in the cartoon and comics. They did him even worse in the reboot.
@@walterharris4681 I'm not talking about where they took the character, I'm talking about his acting choices or ability. I just didn't like his performance.
@@jkhoover I agree that, for me, Marsten was miscast but the writing and directing did not do him ANY favors.
@@jkhoover he looks fantastic as Cyclops though
Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are always the wins! Whenever they’re on screen together, they steal the show with the instant believable rivalry.
They are incredible together!
The fact they’re old friends who deeply care for each other but still oppose each other because of their conflicting principles makes them one of the best rivalries in popular fiction IMO. And Magneto’s deep trauma as a Holocaust survivor makes even his most dastardly schemes sympathetic, because we can always see that trauma feeding his darkness, even if he can’t. Professor X, as a mind reader, knows just how deep and powerful most people’s prejudice against mutants really is, but he still has faith in them, and in Magneto.
Any pair of actors would relish this material. Stewart and McKellen were magnificent, of course, as were … others… so I’m excited to see who the MCU ultimately puts in these roles.
@@reactswithjax Telepathic & Telekinetic Mutants all in 1 are extremely/exceedingly/highly rare!
@@reactswithjax Shapeshifting & Teleportation are very handy/useful Ability's/Power's 2 have especially even when you're about 2 be/get caught by somebody/some1!
@@reactswithjax a little heads up in X-Men 2 Magneto's somewhat a temporary Anti-Hero just like Mystique being a temporary Anti-Heroine in X-Men 2!
You are correct about this being Hugh Jackman’s break out film role. And what a revelation he was! Wolverine was a fan favorite character and a lot of us were worried that no actor could do him justice. Hugh was so good, though, that we were all blown away. And now we have trouble imagining anyone else in the role.
The casting for this movie was top notch all around. Comic readers had been fan casting Patrick Stewart as Professor X for years. His involvement is probably what made this movie a hit.
This movie was such a gift to comic fans in many ways.
It's so heartwarming to know that fans of the comics liked this movie and everyone who was cast in it.
@@reactswithjax The X-Men movies ran so the MCU could fly. I’m excited to see how Marvel Studios brings them into the MCU now that they have the film rights back.
Dougray Scott was originally cast as Wolverine. But he had to be replaced when Mission: Impossible 2 went over schedule. Scott played the villain in M:I2. He was also injured in a motorcycle accident while making that film and needed more time to recover.
@@reactswithjax Both my example of great casting and awful casting involve Patrick Stewart; Professor X is obviously the example of great casting; The example of horrible casting was Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze, when Patrick Stewart would have been much better in that role.
thats why this is the only good X-Men movie for me, including Logan and DP 1 and 2
Rogue has history with Carol Danvers in the comics. Mystique tricked her into taking Carol's powers. It put Carol in a coma and the powers were permanent. So Rogue can fly and has super strength in the comics.
Wow! Rogue is already so powerful. I can't imagine her having Carol's powers too!
no, she tried to kill her and she thought she succeeded, she tossed ms marvel body over the bridge in to the water, thinking she was dead and ofc this was Rouge path to redemption, going from evil to good, as she regretted killing her, ofc she found out later when denvers lost her amnesia and got her memories back
@@reactswithjax Rogue definitely way stronger in the comics and the TV show, but, also, Carol Danvers wasn't nearly as powerful in those as she is in the MCU... so... Rogue wasn't *that* powerful in the comics.
Fingers crossed that at some in the MCU (soon) Rogue will show up and put Brie Larson in a coma for a very extended period of time. Given the performance of The Marvels (worst performing MCU film in history), I might get my wish...
It is the only reason to keep Carol Danvers "available" in the MCU. Everyone that knows anything about the comic characters knows this is the ONLY positive thing the fans collectively note about Carol Danvers. We are all just waiting for Rogue to steal her powers and then she can make a permanent exit.
Rogue is a FANTASTIC character. The X-Men have 2 of the best female characters in all of the Marvel Comics U in Storm and Rogue.
@@nooneofconsequence1251 Carol as Ms Marvel wasn't as MCU powerful, but she was when she became Binary.
To me, one of the best things about the Marvel movies, XMen especially, is that the “villains” are rarely really evil, they are just acting on different perspectives of reality. Magneto sees this movie as the prelude to Genocide of mutants. He lived through that as a Jew in Poland in WW2. And I promise, you will come to really love Mystique. She’s sassy!!!
That's such a gift to have well written villains that don't fit the classic villain narrative.
And if Genosha is anything to go by, he was completely correct.
Sabretooth has the same healing factor Wolverine has... in the comics he's survived decapitation before..
spot on. he's basically wolverine without the adamantium and he's a little bit more feral
@@vkdeen7570 he is alot more powerful then wolverine
@inquisitordalius3388 yes that's what I meant by feral more animalistic and physical
toad doing his little toad dance will always be one of my favorite parts.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the X-Men during the 60's. It was a way for them to make social commentary on the Civil Rights struggle without being censored. Professor X is based on Martin Luther King Jr and Magneto is based on Malcolm X. That's why Stan Lee is one of the coolest dudes to ever live.
No it wasn't. This is the new virtue signal I keep seeing to justify woke politics infecting new comics. The mutants were created because Stan Lee was tired of creating new origin stories for how all heroes get their powers, so by saying a bunch of them are born with it made it easier. The element of social commentary was added to the story in its development.
First of all, nobody is talking about politics. Second of all, try looking up the definition of virtue signaling before using it next time. I wasn't trying to show my good character. I was referring to someone else other than me. I will concede that they did not come up with the idea for the express purpose of reflecting the Civil Rights movement. However, you even wrote in your response that it became that. Even Stan said that the way the X-MEN seemed to mirror the times was on a subconscious level. Stan Lee has always been against hatred and intolerance and bigotry. He even scripted a response saying as much when MLK was assassinated. Maybe you should try some of that tolerance yourself. Just because the language I used was incorrect doesn't mean I was wrong.
@@thatperformer3879what a crybaby lmao
@@sodapop1850granted, but what you presented as fact simply isn’t. Take the hit.
I really like these X-men movies. Hugh Jackman had people doubting him, both because he was too tall for the character, and was mostly unknown at the time. (He had done a little bit in Australia, but nothing in Hollywood.) He did a great job playing the role though, and some of his best work is yet to come. Really looking forward to joining you in the rest of these movies.
Here's the complete list in release order through 2020, with a few non-spoiler notes:
X-Men films (part 1)
- X-Men (2000)
- X2: X-Men United (2003)
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
X-Men films (part 2)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
They did The New Mutants dirty. It was right during the Disney acquisition of Fox, and Disney left it in limbo for over 2 years. It could have been the great new beginning they were looking for, now it's part of the IP scrap heap along with Alita.
I personally prefer the Theatrical Release of "Days of Future Past" but I can certainly see why Rogue fans would prefer the Rogue cut of course. Just to me it seems like it concentrates on the wrong storyline too much and not enough on the main plot. But that's probably just me
A mutant’s powers don’t typically manifest until puberty, since our bodies are already going crazy at that point, it can be a very difficult time for them, especially since some mutations cause physical appearances to be altered.
It can also often be a big problem as they learn to control it. For example imagine what you first develop telepathy, but you can’t keep people’s thoughts out of it head. Or keep your thoughts to yourself.
@@afrancis1582, that’s basically what I said.
17:37 "Oh my God! The ceiling just crashed in on all those people!" Yeah. Scott /Cyclops _really_ needs that visor!
The scene Rouge ask logan if they claws hurt when they come out and he says everytime is so real, showing the constant pain he lives with everyday. Da goat fr. And its crazy how this, tobeys spiderman movies ans the blade movies were the movies to first help the marvel brand take off and the the mcu would take it from there
That was such a great scene! The Blade movies are Marvel as well? I had no idea there were so many non-MCU Marvel movies.
@@reactswithjaxBlade 1 & 2 are great, the third part sucks
@reactswithjax Oh yeah, there are *A LOT* of non-MCU movies😮
Howard The Duck
The Punisher
Blade
Fantastic Four
Daredevil
Elektra
Ghost Rider
To name but a few🤔
After watching the X-men and Deadpool movie series you should watch the NonMcu Netfflix/Marvel (technically its now on disney+) series which includes
1. Daredevil
2. The Punisher
3. Luke Cage
4. Jessica Jones
5. Iron fist
6. The Defenders
*Specially Daredevil and The Punisher*@@reactswithjax
@@FreddyKurganNimmoand plenty of shows too!
I’m so happy you are reacting to XMen, this is the OG superhero franchise!
Considering how great this film was, I'm so excited to watch the rest of them!
In the comic books, rogue is so powerful she has fought the entire avengers by herself. The interesting thing is that if she touches two people with super strength the super strength will stack, giving her the ability to easily overpower characters like Thor and hulk. also, there’s not really a limit of how many powers she can collect.
There was an X-Men comic where all the X-Men were knocked out by the Sentinel Nimrod, and Rogue went around and touched all the downed X-Men and fought Nimrod with all of their powers combined. She even took on characteristics of all of her teammates, she looked like a puzzle made up of pieces of all of them. She is super powerful and one of my favorite Marvel characters.
this is true ish. however, in the case of the hulk, it's dangerous for her, and she eventually gets overwhelmed as hulks just keep raging. she can only absorb so much of Hulk and just slow his rage.
rogue is dangerous mutant but the hulk us something else entirely physically and mentally
She's more powerful nowadays than in years past, but her ability to absorb powers did historically have limits.Some beings (like Juggernaut) were too powerful for her to completely drain, but she did manage to siphon off some of his power to boost herself. And since absorbing powers also meant aborbing the memories and personality traits of the target, it was dangerous for Rogue to absorb too much- it added to her mental instability having all those different personas inside of her head, arguing with each other.
Cyclops doesn't shoot lasers from his eyes.
It's kinetic force from an alternate dimension. His eyes are portals to said dimension.
Damm i didn't know that thx 😊
WOW! That's an intense ability.
I feel the same way about my wife's eyes 😍
@@NimpanZ That is ridiculously sweet! Well done!
@@reactswithjax also his inability to control the kinetic beams is bcz of an accident in his childhood though I think this part is retconned in the comics, correct me if Im wrong
The Xavier School exterior shots were filmed at the former Royal Roads Military College in Canada. It is still used to this day in some movies (As the X-Mansion again in Deadpool) and was also the Luthor mansion in Smallville. Among MANY other things in cinema. This movie was incredible when it came out.
Some comments have said this was Hugh Jackman's breakout role.
Hugh Jackman did however make movies before this. None were as big, (this is a franchise) but he did find success in the movie Van Helsing.
Van Helsing was definitely after this though
That is the defintion of a breakout role. Despite having previous roles, this is the one that put him in on the map. This is really the start of his status as a star.
Van Helsing is good one. I don't know what Hollywood, producers, etc consider breakout roles, but for me it is combination of both xmen and helsing. Remove any, and he would not stuck in my memory that much. It is wrong to consider one specific work as breakout.
Case in point: Jason Mamoa. His participation in StarGate: atlantis and in that tv series about beach life savers - is nothing. I know him as Aquaman, and only then I discovered all previous roles, w/o aquaman I would react "Who?".
It is super rarely actor breakouts on one role, it usually takes a bunch. One role star's are rather exceptional and surrounded with very exceptional conditions. It is hard to name even one one role star!
@@yaroslavpanych2067 Jason Momoa's breakout role could probably be considered to be Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones.
Van Helsing came out 4 years after X-Men. This was absolutely the role that cemented Hugh Jackman into the cultural consciousness. Especially since X2 came out before Van Helsing as well.
Fun fact with these movies, they're mostly filmed in BC, Canada. The school set has been used for Lex Luther's mansion and the Queen Mansion in Arrow, and the next movie has a setting I have visited many times over the years.
I THOUGHT Queen manner's foyer looked familiar.
Jax, the truck driver that gives Anna Marie (Rogue) a ride is George Buza. Buza voiced Dr. Hank McCoy aka Beast in the acclaimed 1990's X-Men: The Animated Series. He will be voicing Beast again in the new X-Men '97 cartoon on Disney Plus starting March 20, 2024.
That's so cool that he was in this movie!
Imagine the look on Magneto's face if when he smugly pointed to his helmet, Charles had Sabertooth or Toad promptly remove it.
The parallels of the X-men and politics today is what makes X-men relatable but it’s going to be hard for the MCU to do with today’s audiences. Magneto has always been my favorite and it’s always interesting to see how he and Charles’ ideas play off each other.
PS: X2 and DFP are some of the best showcases of X-men stories/characters, First Class is a welcome surprise as a soft reboot.
Hugh Jackman was mostly known at the time as an actor for plays, not movies or TV.
And comic fans were not happy with him because he was too tall at 6'3" & thin to play the 5'3" squat character from the books.
Yeah, I thought this was his first big film role. He did such a great job. I can't picture anyone else playing Wolverine.
that's not true. He had acted on the stage (in Australia) before X-Men, but he had also been in 2 Australian films and several Australian TV series before being cast in X-Men. X-Men was his first role in a film from Hollywood.
HE was more of a stage man & musicals but done films also . This definitely pushed him to eventually A' list .
@@3rdClaude Exactly right. It was a miscast. But it is Hollywood... can't have a short lead actor like that. Have to perpetuate the social ideal that men must be tall and taller than their female cast members.
I love Toad. In the comics, he was always used and abused by Magneto and the other members of the Brotherhood, but its been shown later on that hes not really evil, he was always treated as a freak and just wanted to be part of something.
In the comics:
Wanda & Pietro from the MCU are Magneto's children.
Storm and Black Panther were married for years.
"House of M" a comic storyline involving The Avengers & The XMEN thematically influenced Wandavision. So watching WandaVision alongside the XMen movies is pretty cool.
This is a surprisingly good film. It's the thing that proved superhero films could be both well-made AND profitable. I read X-Men comics for many years as a kid, and I was ready for it to be awful, but they got the characters right, and more importantly, their relationships. When filmmakers care enough to get those details right, this genre can be truly great.
Magneto's powers are the best! Pair that with a structural engineering degree and you're in business my friend. Construction, Demolition, Building Relocation; the world's your Lego set
Can he build a stadium? 😉
@@PROVOCATEURSKYes
He's so skilled with his powers in the comics he even kept his own blood pumping after having his heart ripped from his chest. @@PROVOCATEURSK
Captain America was Weapon I, Wolverine was Weapon X. The same program that gace Steve his powers took notice of mutants, particularly Logan as new supersoldiers, and gave him the Adamantium. Logan's natural powers are above Steve's but below Spider-Man's.
I’m so excited you’re jumping into these !
This movie was so much fun! I'm excited to see the rest of them.
"I swear I would only use this power for good" - Jax, 15 minutes before becoming a supervillain
Rogue is potentially one of the most powerful mutants out there. The comics version is also super-strong and able to fly. In this mini-saga (I believe it was "Second Coming") she had to stall an overpowered enemy in order to let the other ones escape, so she borrowed all of their powers in once (Angel, Colossus, Wolverine) and showed what she could really do. Alas that enemy was able to adapt but that's another story 😁
"I'll give you 50 bucks right now if you turn into a filing cabinet." Nick Fury
Hahaha!
This was great when it came out. We hadn't had any good superhero movies since Batman Returns in 1992. This one still holds up 24 years later. Amazing and fun film. The second one is even better.
Comic book characters, because they're generally written by different people at different times, tend to have convoluted back stories. But the X-Men are a whole different level of complicated. The primary architect of the X-Men stories was writer Chris Claremont, who wrote the main X-Men comic for 16 years, and just loved to leave plot threads dangling, and often would go back years later and pick them up again. It could be frustrating, but it made for very rewarding reading, because if you were a regular reader, you knew the backstories, and so where these plot threads might not make as much sense to casual readers, you understood them all. And the X-Men ("Sworn to protect a world that hates and fears them.") have long been seen as super-powered stand-ins representing hated minority communities, such as Blacks, Gays, LGBTQ, and many others.
Sabertooth and Wolverine (Logan) are perhaps best described as frenemies. They've known each other for close to a hundred years (their healing factor makes them long-lived. Logan was actually born in the late 18th century.) They fought in many wars together, and made a great team (they were essentially indestructible), until Logan became fed up with Sabertooth's blood-thirsty nature, and they became enemies. Wolverine's catch phrase is "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice." He's made his way in the world as a soldier for a long time, but with the X-Men he's trying to reform. Logan was taken by the Weapon X program, which took advantage of his healing factor, which allowed him to survive having his skeleton bonded with adamantium, and his claws implanted.
Professor X (Dr. Charles Xavier) and Magneto (Erik Lenscherr) can also best be described as frenemies. In the early years they were fast friends, and Magneto help Charles build not only his School For Gifted Youngsters (Now the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, or just the X-Mansion) but also Cerebro, the helmet device Charles uses to locate Rogue (Marie). Erik is a Holocaust survivor, as we got a glimpse of at the beginning of this movie. (It gets explored in more recent films.) But as a survivor, Erik knows how horrible men can be to men, and so believes mutants must seize their future, so regular men and women don't put them in gas chambers and concentration camps as the Nazis did to the Jews. Charles believes in a future of cooperation. As you could see, they are still friends, but now they're wary of each other. At one point in the X-Men's convoluted history, Erik ran the school for Charles while he was away.
Oh, and the X-Mansion gets blown up about once per movie.
Rogue temporarily takes someone's personality when she touches them. If they're also a mutant, she takes their powers. The degree to which she absorbs from a person generally depends on how long she's in physical contact with them. The longer she touches them, the more of them and their powers she takes. She's since learned to control her powers, but early on she permanently absorbed Ms. Marvel's powers, and gained flight, super-strength, and several other abilities.
Storm grew up as an orphaned pickpocket on the streets of Cairo. As he did with most of the X-Men, Professor X found her and offered her a place on the team. Her powers are what you'd expect from her code name, weather control, but mostly she just calls down lightning or wind. She has led the X-Men for at least one period in their history.
Phoenix (Jean Grey) is one of the X-Men's more confusing characters. Her powers are telekinesis, and some telepathy. But she's immensely more powerful that she appears at first. Partly it's because Professor X put psychic "blocks" in her mind, without her knowledge, to prevent her from accessing her full potential. But later, after she died, she was resurrected, and gifted with much greater power by the Phoenix Force. (To give you some idea of her new powers, she flew to another star and consumed it, wiping out the D'Bari race in the process.) Her actions caught the attention of the galaxy-ruling Shi'ar Star Empire, who decided she was too dangerous to remain alive, and sent an attack force to Earth to kill her. In the end, she despaired at what she had done, and her apparent inability to resist her destructive tendencies. She took her own life, and died in the arms of Cyclops, her lover at that time. She's been involved with (and in love with) both Cyclops and Logan at various times (different writers). Oh, and she's been "resurrected" again since her "death".
Other characters will come and go throughout the movies, as Professor X is always looking for new mutants to raise and train, but these X-Men will tend to re-appear again and again.
Rouge in the movies is really powered down in the comics she can fly, she is super strong, And very awesome
The movies are just showing young Rogue before she absorbed those powers.
To me, Magneto is one of the gold standards for creating a villain with realistic motivation. He's a concentration camp survivor, capture, tortured, and nearly killed for being different than the people in power. He carries that injustice with him permanently, like a tattoo on his soul. As a result, he believes that it's human nature to (a) repeat the past and (b) persecute people who are different.
The reality is, that if his back story happened to most people and you believed it could happen to you again.....No. No way would you let that happen. You'd start fighting EARLY and often. You'd be vigilant and prepare. He's going one better: he's building an ARMY this time. They're not caging Magneto again: not without a fight. Not without a war.
Additionally, Charles understands Magneto's POV and also understands that it's LEGITIMATE. In fact, if humanity decides to repeat itself, Charles will NEED Magneto: as a resource and a leader. To me the best line in the movie to illustrate this is before Magneto turns to cops guns around :
Eric: "Let them pass that law and you'll have a number burned into yoru forehead."
Charles: "It wont be that way."
Eric: "They why dont you kill me. And find out."
The fact that Charles did NOT kill Magneto could in some way mean that he's being prudent. If there IS a war.....He'll NEED Eric, as an ally.
I _love_ how many questions you're asking while watching.
"Why am I having empathy for him, he's the villain." Because he's a well-written villain with his own morals and ideology.
This retro adventure watch along is wonderful, Jax!! Sometimes we dig the pins and needles on discovering new current film zeitgeist cinematic events, and then sometimes you get unexpected, chill almost nostalgic throwbacks when escape movies didn't test your nerves with awesome but also nerve wracking anticipation and hype! Enjoyed these early films and most especially the Wolverine solo outings! And can't wait for after WandaVision, for reasons! And the X-Men trilogy as it stands are solid throughline! Then it gets crazy! Hope that says very little!
Yes! I LOVE the complexity of friendship and opposition between Erik and Charles!! 🎉 🌌
This was the role that put Hugh Jackmam on the map and made him a household name. He's done most of the Xmen movies, The Prestige(which features several other superhero actors and one you should definitely watch if you haven't already), Real Steel(another one you should definitely check out), and many others over the years but Wolverine will always be what he's best known for. Also, Cyclops asking Logan if he would prefer yellow spandex is a reference to Wolverine's iconic yellow suit from the comics(which we're getting in Deadpool 3!) That hot dog vendor on the beach when Senator Kelley comes out of the water looks familiar doesn't he?
23:53 For THIS film, they used contacts for Storm's eyes, but in future films, they were added in post-production.
This is an incredible journey you are starting by the end this will be the most unforgettable franchise you have ever seen
Glad you have started these movies. X-Men was a commentary on racism during the civil rights era and the different approaches to bridge it. Professor Xavier represented Dr Martin Luther King, while Magneto represented Malcolm X.
I remember when I saw this movie 24 years ago. I was 19 and went on a double date to watch it at 8 pm. They said that show was sold out and to come back at 11. That was the first time we had ever experienced that. Going to a movie and not being able to get a ticket. Now thats commonplace for movies in the Sci Fi/Action-Adventure/Fantasy genre(s).
I remember at about 10 minutes before the showing they announced over the P. A. system for us to get in line. People were so excited it was akin to being at an amusement park in line for the best ride! They were yelling & cheering before we were even seated.
Awesome experience.
Wolverine and his power has always been a favorite. I would love the healing factor and heightened senses, but not the pain that comes with an extended (seemingly) immortal life span.
As well, who wouldn’t love Mystique’s abilities, but hate the blue skinned side effects.
I remember seeing the first Star Wars first showing in Michigan (it only showed at 1 theater for a month in MI, if I recall) and I needed glasses to see far but didn't have any at the time, I had to sit in the far left of the front row because it was sold out, and when the subtitles for Greedo came on I could only read half the sentence. 🤪🤪
Once again, Jax, you're in for a wild ride. Days of Future Past is my favourite in the whole series.
10:07 - In the comics, Wolverine's adamantium was made by the same scientist who created Captain America's shield.
Loved this when it came out!
You comment on the fact that it has a huge cast. I personally think that is one of the things that held this series back compared to the success of the MCU which focused most of their movies on one hero at a time before forming a team. Wolverine gets a few solo movies but none of the other X-Men get nearly enough screen time.
Kevin Feige was a production assistant in this film. He slipped comic books for cast to help get in their roles, as studio didn't want actors have anything to do with comics, as comics were considered for children.
great reaction, keep going>! its a joy watching u
25:07 Mystique has her own healing abilities and at least as old as professor Xavier, or may be older. In comics she had multiple children(one of them was from Wolverine), bc she lived a LONG life.
I’m so excited to see you through this amazing team
Thank you! This should be a really fun movie series!
LMAO when you question Lamby if hes is who he claims he is...omg I got tears from LOLing
Logan's big brother relationship with Rouge was just so sweet! I'd love to have Logan's powers-- his senses are incredible!
Their relationship is wonderful!
I’m loving this route by you Jax I’m here for it
Yay! I'm so glad!!
18:46 YES.
I never read the comics as a kid so its hard for me to have an opinion on the acting. These actors however, are the reason I'm crazy about Marvel today. Jackman as Wolverine, Maguire as Spider-Man, Snipes as Blade(highly recommend by the way!) Are in my opinion, some of the best casting choices in the entire Marvel universe. One thing about Marvel movies/series is they very rarely made a bad casting choice, everybody seems to fit their roles so perfectly. Wolverine is my favourite in this and his healing ability would really come in handy.😂
Another reaction knocked out of the park.
hey, hey... Hey! 😂😂
Love it.
For a long time in the comics, Wanda was Erik's daughter. They retconned that though.
Logan's first comic appearance was fighting the Hulk.
He fought the Hulk! That could not have been an easy fight for either of them, considering Logan's ability to heal and Hulk's increasing anger.
Great reaction Jax! So many reactors fake their reactions but yours were 100% genuine
The one that got the ball rolling and probably with the perfect casting for all the characters.
The casting was great! It's good to know that fans of the comics liked the casting too.
I don't think this film really gets enough credit for two reasons. Up until this film was released the big money and major movies went to DC characters like Superman and Batman. Marvel was always the poor relation, making do with cheap TV series like "The Incredible Hulk" and "The Amazing Spider-Man". This was the first big budget Marvel movie that showed that Marvel characters could be a success on the big screen.
Secondly the tone of this film was perfect and has been the template for most superhero films ever since certainly in the MCU. Very different from Christopher Reeves Superman and Michael Keatons Batman. (Not that they aren't great films, just tonally different). The sucess of this series paved the way for Tobe Maguires Spider-Man and then the creation of the MCU.
I look forward to seeing you react to the second film, at the time i thought it was the best superhero film ever.
Patrick Stewart and Ian Mckellen are great friends in real life. They are a joy to watch together, weather acting on screen or as themselves.
Oh and I'm British and we say Gala the way you do. X 👍
Hi Jax! I’m so glad you started your journey into The X Men franchise! I was captivated by your reactions to the MCU franchise, and now I get to experience that excitement all over again.
Its a tough call deciding which mutant’s powers I would like to have, but after thinking it over, I’d have to go with Mystique’s powers of being able to mimic anyone. Mostly for the mere fact that it could be a lot of fun, and the least likely power that could lead to loneliness or isolation. If you think about, the powers of most mutants can be more of a burden than a benefit, making it very difficult to sustain relationships. But it all comes down to being able to control the powers that you have, and use them for the right reasons. Like Uncle Ben said to Peter Parker, “With great power comes great responsibility”. That was a fun inquiry you posed.
Oh, and by the way, you matter more to your subscribers than just a smidge 😊
Hi! Thank you so much!! ❤️ I agree with you that so many of the powers seem like they could make someone's life more difficult. Mystique has a really incredible gift. Also, that's so kind of you to say!!! ❤️🥹
glad your starting Xmen and Wandavision around the same time, hope things are going to make sense in some way
Hearing what you said in the intro makes me happy :D
Healing and curing are two different things. The healing factor that Wolverine has is regenerating tissue to extremes. Cancer isn't damage to tissue but a growth of cells.
Wade Wilson (Deadpool) had cancer. He was infused with Wolfie's mutant DNA. We all know how that turned out.
I've always thought it would have been great to have a movie about Wolverine and Roghe traveling in that trailer across the country
Love your reaction
Great reaction! I had fun watching this can't wait for the next one
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed this.
He can read everyone's mind but chooses not to for privacy and I'm a X-Men fan and I love the casting and the second one answers a few questions u have( 21:32 fun fact that gave me nightmares when I first watched this movie
OMGGGGG. I’m so excited for this!!
12:26 Did you just say "Holy mother of the Hulk"? That's it, permanent subscribed, that's the single best line I've heard from any reactor.
I absolutely love watching your reactions to movies, especially when you smile with your eyes 👀
After X men..
.Ghost rider 1&2
.Blade movie
.Fantastic 4 movies
.Sony Spiderman 1,2,3(Tobey maguire)
.The Amazing Spiderman 1&2(Andrew Garfield)
.Venom 1&2
. Spiderman into spiderverse
.Spiderman across the spiderverse
.Netflix shows like Daredevil,Punisher,Defender,ironfist,etc.
.Deadpool 1&2
Then Only Continue MCU phase 4
Hey Jax, luv ur reaction channel, u have the most beautiful smile on youtube..so cool ur watching X-Men, great franchise with so many movies...hope u enjoy..loved this film when i was a little kid..😊
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you liked this reaction!
My jaw dropped when I saw that this was posted! I love the X-Men so much and I can't wait to see you take this journey!
I'm so glad you're excited about watching the X-Men films with me! I'm looking forward to it, especially after how great this film was.
As excited as I was to see that you were starting this journey, I wish I could fast forward to the Deadpool and Logan reactions!
15:18-what if he fell off the walkway?
Pignose guy in the starwars canteena: you'll be DEAD!
Hi Jax! It's going to be so much fun watching you on your x-men journey! I think Prof X has the coolest powers, but yeah Wolverine is pretty awesome as well!👋👋
"Welcome to reacts with Jax, I'm Jax" gets me every time, every other channel just says their channel name, she goes the extra step to make it formal like a news anchor. Like "this is Channel 8 News, I'm Jax".
"And he turned to water... Which I think is the more surprising thing." 😂😂😂
The girl who was mentioned that can walk through wall is most likely Kitty Pryde, aka Shadowcat. If I have to choose, I kinda want her power. Imagine not having to bring your keys anywhere anymore. That, or Mystique's power also pretty good.
Hugh Jackman, Sir Captain Xavier and Sir Magneto The Grey were perfectly cast.
Haha! These are the perfect names for them.
4:51 this scene when I was little boy when I saw a actor play Wolverine until now he's perfect being a wolverine😊
The girl who can walk through walls is Kitty Pryde in the comics also known as Sprite, Ariel and finally Shadowcat after some ninja training. She also can disrupt computers/electronics by phasing through them. 😂
As far as wanting an X-Men power... I would go with Colossus. He can transform his body into organic steel. It makes him very strong and virtually indestructible while in that form, but he can still change back and pass as a human being looks wise. Best of both worlds. 😂
"You shall not pass... those exams.". - Magneto
Hugh Jackman was too tall to play a comic book accurate Wolverine as Hugh is 6" 3'. And Wolverine is supposed to be 5" 3'. That being said I can forgive that due to what he brought to the role. There is no better choice for Wolverine than Hugh. Same for Ryan Reynolds for Deadpool. 😂
Wolverine's mutations are his extreme regeneration - "healing factor" his enhanced senses and his claws. The Adamantium in his body was added later.
Rogue can access multiple powers simultaneously up to a point. Too many causes mental overload. But she has accessed the powers of Colossus, Cyclops, Storm and a couple more all at the same time. 😮
Having Rogue use Mystique's powers of transformation to escape is a huge plot hole...like Big enough to drive a convoy of semi- trucks through it. Yet, I had never conceived of that issue. Well done!!! 😂
Halle Berry had to wear opaque contact lenses which are hard lenses...not soft like for an eye color change. Similar type contacts were worn by Bill Bixby and Lou Ferigno in the 70's Incredible Hulk show albeit in their case the lenses were green. Now a days they would use CGI for that. Lol
the cane toad cannibalism rabbit hole i just went through lol
Hahahahah! I've been down that rabbit hole and it is a freaky experience!
"How..."
"Because comic books" is the easiest answer to all of the how questions. Basically, because it's cool and it's probably best to not think about it too hard. But also, coming up with answers to those questions make for some fun stories later and in the books.
Funny how in the beginning they're talking about their fear of strong mutants in that council room with Jean of all people standing before them. Possibly one of if not the most powerful mutants out there. Talking about power on the scale to shred planets apart. At least in the comics I think.
It’s very difficult to say this, without sounding creepy. Logan has an incredible way of helping the innocent children. This is a characteristic in the comics as well. He has a soft spot for wanting to care for kids especially. Through all the horrors, he has experienced, he’s always amazing with kids.
24 years ago this movie aired and despite that it still holds up well. Effects were decent for the turn of the century and the story about the mutants vs humans, Xavier’s ideology vs Magneto’s ideology, have more weight even today. Funny enough at the time they didn’t believe Hugh Jackman in the role of Wolverine since he wasn’t that physically fit at the time but now he is the iconic actor for the role in the sense RDJ was to Iron Man or Chris Evans was to Captain America. When I was a kid I didn’t care for Cyclops but now knowing what I know about Scott Summers as a character from comics and other media I feel these movies were a lost opportunity for him.
Good catch on the metal skeleton at the train scene. There's a particularly brutal comic book where Magneto rips the metal from his skeleton.
Ouch! That had to hurt.
6:43 And yet Marie IS wearing her seatbelt and she about to be cooked by a propane fire. LOL
- When Hugh Jackman was cast, he was in the National Theater production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma as Curly (who sings "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning"). There is a television broadcast video of the show that you can stream on some platform or other. He had done many musicals and plays in Australia, but his breakout role was Logan/Wolverine. He was also cast as a replacement...originally Dougray Scott (Ever After, Mission Impossible 2) was the original actor, but had to back out because he was still filming MI2, and it went over schedule and he could get out of it...I think.
- Both Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart were actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company and knew of each other, but never met and worked together until X-Men. Since then, they have become besties. Ian officiated Patrick's wedding to his wife, Sunny. They are the definition of friendship goals.
- Before playing Dr. Jean Grey, Famke Jannsen was best known for her role as Xenia Onatopp, the psychotic henchwoman of Sean Bean's main villain in the James Bond film GoldenEye starring Pierce Brosnan as 007.
- Anna Paquin (Marie/Rogue) is the second youngest Oscar-winner in history. She won Best Supporting Actress for The Piano as the daughter of Holly Hunter (who the Best Actress Oscar for the same film). Anna won in 1993 at the age of 11. Since then she has made tons of films, and played Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO series True Blood. It was True Blood that introduced Anna to her husband, Stephen Moyer (her leading man in the series, vampire Bill Compton).
- Mystique was played by Rebecca Romijn, making her film debut. Before this she was one of the major supermodels of the 1990s (having had covers of just about every fashion magazine in most languages, as well as the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in 1999). Since then she has had a successful acting career, currently playing Commander Una Chin-Riley of the USS Enterprise on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Paramount Plus (a prequel series to the original Star Trek).
This was really cool to read through! Thank you. That's so heartwarming that Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart became close enough for Ian to officiate Patrick's wedding. Friendship goals!!
Thank you for another wonderful video Jax! 💘 There is something about the X-Men that just feels so cool 😄I think I would want Storm's superpowers :) xx (Just because I like rain haha and make it whenever I watch Harry Potter haha)
I'm so glad you enjoyed watching this! Storm's powers are amazing. Haha, I love that you would make it rain! Harry Potter is a better movie when it is raining. ❤
@@reactswithjax Hehe definitely :)
1. Magneto is not completely evil, he's a character with a heavy past making him somewhat evil.🤓
2. Rogue would probably be able to pet coated animals, credit she doesn't break the fur / feathers and touch the skin.🤔
Rogue and Logan were probably on a different guest section of school than the other people, but their rooms were closer to each others (so she heard easier / first). I think Jean said down the hall from hers with Scott.
Hello Jax! This is one of my fav X-Men movies. Second movie actually is the best for me. Enjoyed a lot to see it again after ages when you pick :)
Hi! This movie was so fun to watch. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of them now!