05-05-2003, 04:54 AM
Too many instances of the "Sophomore Slump" in the history of Hollywood efforts. It's become expected that the follow-up will never live up to the original. In the best case, it's a continuation of the same feelings you took from the first show (The Empire Strikes Back). In the worst case, it's a toilet-plunger spiral of doom into a wet and soggy fleecing of your dollars and time (Men in Black 2).
So... I went as a fan, long-based in the lore and history, expecting the worst.
Kudos. I was ENTERTAINED. In this day and age, I have three ways to rate a movie:
a. Shouldn't have seen it
b. Worth seeing once
c. Worth seeing again
X2 followed the choice view that moved off the rate scale and into "Will buy immediately".
34 years old... and I'm still buying comic books. God help me. :huh:
So... I went as a fan, long-based in the lore and history, expecting the worst.
Kudos. I was ENTERTAINED. In this day and age, I have three ways to rate a movie:
a. Shouldn't have seen it
b. Worth seeing once
c. Worth seeing again
X2 followed the choice view that moved off the rate scale and into "Will buy immediately".
34 years old... and I'm still buying comic books. God help me. :huh:
Garnered Wisdom --
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.
If it has more than four legs, kill it immediately.
Never hesitate to put another bullet into the skull of the movie's main villain; it'll save time on the denouement.
Eight hours per day of children's TV programming can reduce a grown man to tears -- PM me for details.