Published at: April 29, 2003, 1:36 p.m. CST by staff
Hey folks, Harry here. I don't do this often, but having just read Nick's review for X2, I realized I forgot in my 3500 word review to say that X2 is the best superhero film made. Nick did remember to say that. And Yes I know that hypes you up, and yes Nick knows it hypes you up, but you see... He saw the film, I've seen the Film, Garth's seen it and we're all just raving lunatics for the thing. I checked over at Cinescape to see if Patrick Sauriol wrote a review of X2 yet, but so far it seems he hasn't seen it. BUT FOLKS... I want you to notice something about this movie. So far the 3 major film geek websites... AICN, CHUD, DARK HORIZONS... we're gaga for this thing. On AICN - Moriarty and Mr. Beaks went nutsack over it. Quint (while completely fucking wrong about the last shot in a way that I can't express till at least 2/3rds of you have seen it!) loved it with only one hesitation. OK... that's the Geeks. Ok, so Geeks like it. Big fucking Deal. Both Hollywood Reporter and Variety went insane for it. Hell, Hollywood Reporter actually used the phrase "Ass-Kicking" and fully states it is going to give MATRIX RELOADED a run for its money... I'm going to say this and hell if the Wachowski's make me eat my words, then bless them a hundred times, but frankly... I believe that I'm gonna end up prefering X2 over MATRIX RELOADED. How can I say that? Simple. MATRIX doesn't exist in a world that looks anything like the world we live in. It is a hyper stylized world. Frankly at some levels I'm a little on the edge of getting tired of CG kung fu, of which there is none in X2. The fight between Lady Deathstrike and Wolverine is two people killing each other, again and again and they just can't fucking die and it hurts like fuck and you're just gonna fucking freak. That one on one nature... well, I sure as hell love that desperate holy fuck, to wow a zillion Mr Smiths. NOW - I also know that the Wachowskis have a swagger like they're endowed with John Holmes cock on John Wayne and they're gonna knock the living shit out of you or fuck you drool stupid. And ya know... fine, I'm saying right now, they ain't gonna beat X2, bring it on! This film doesn't have no lousy fucking pop tie in bullshit music. heheheh. Can NEO chill a bottle of Dr Pepper? That's fucking cool. Can Fishburne kick ass the way McKellen does in this film? I don't think so, but come on... Surprise the fuck out of me. Honestly I just can't imagine MATRIX RELOADED winning the battle of the cool right now. But I welcome it. There is no bar, Joel Silver? Grab your glasses old man and go see X2, then tell me there ain't no bar. I saw the bar, and it is way the fuck out of your reach. hehehehe... See, this is what being a geek at times like these are all about!
