The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making 'X2' (2003) (V)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

X Men | Mutant | Superhero | Making Of | Behind The Scenes

Cast

Shawn Ashmore	...	Himself
Lee Cleary	...	Himself
Brian Cox	...	Himself
Alan Cumming	...	Himself
Tom DeSanto	...	Himself
Michael Dougherty	...	Himself
Matthew Granger	...	Himself
Dan Harris	...	Himself
David Hayter	...	Himself
Kelly Hu	...	Herself (also archive footage)
Hugh Jackman	...	Himself
Famke Janssen	...	Herself
Gary Jensen	...	Himself
James Marsden	...	Himself
Ian McKellen	...	Himself
Anna Paquin	...	Herself
Rebecca Romijn	...	Herself (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)
Lauren Shuler Donner	...	Herself
Newton Thomas Sigel	...	Himself (as Tom Sigel)
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Gordon J. Smith	...	Himself (as Gordon Smith)
Aaron Stanford	...	Himself
Patrick Stewart	...	Himself
Ralph Winter	...	Himself

Also Known As:

The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men (USA)

Runtime:

59 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Company:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Trivia:

This making-of documentary is featured on the 2 disc DVD for X2 (2003).

Movie Connections:

References X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

Fine behind-the-scenes

This is a feature-length special feature on the second disc of the 2-Disc DVD release, from 2003, of X2, the second X-Men film. This is perhaps said movie's version of the X-Men Production Scrapbook, on the first film(found on the 1.5 DVD, not the original release), in that both are about an hour in length and a general, one-special-covers-all kind of behind the scenes. This does not adopt the candid tone of aforementioned, but rather goes about its objective in the more traditional way, and hey, which way you prefer is entirely up to the individual viewer. This consists of behind-the-scenes footage, stills, interviews and film clips, some inter-cut with each other. The new faces in the cast aren't too bad to listen to, though Cumming doesn't come off as having a lot to say, here... Hu is perhaps the best of them(and Stanford is pretty good). The writers and such are quite good, as is Singer. The overall focus/tone is perhaps somewhat loose, which is not to say that the editing isn't tight(it is). Some material of the rehearsal and/or planning of stunts and effects is included. The entire thing is fairly nicely put together, and does have info. I wouldn't call this memorable, but it's got a reasonable pace(59 minute running time and I was never bored), and it's worth watching for any fan and anyone who wants to know more about the film. I recommend this to anyone who fits into either or both groups. 6/10