Which had the better second act-Spidey or X-Men?

[Chris Wallace]

THis is a simple discussion of Spider-man 2 vs. X2.

[El Payaso]

Spiderman 2. Simple. I found X2 quite boring whereas Spiderman 2 was a great superhero movie. That said I put X-Men 1 and 3 over Spiderman 1 and 3.

[Chris Wallace]

[FOOM]

I enjoyed them All but, IMO - the first two Spider-Man movies were among the best super hero movies Ever. LOVED Them!

[SuperT]

I really never understood why people thought Spiderman 2 was amazing. I thought it was good but nothing like people kept building it up to be.

X2 still wow's me every time I watch. My favorite superhero movie of all time.

[Chris Wallace]

I love hearing the opposing view!

[JoeyConQueso]

I still like S-M 2 a lot but I'm not too keen on the stuff going on in Peter's personal life outside of the costume, the subway train fight scene was a lot better than the climactic battle, and I didn't really see the need for Doc Ock to be sympathetic. Personally, it was like Peter reverted back to the nerd that was chasing the bus at the beginning of the first movie. It was a little hard for me to sit through scenes like the one where he gets slapped up by Harry and does nothing, and still root for the guy. At the end, there's still a lot more for me to enjoy than there's not.

I think X2 is great all around and is the best of the series but I have weird taste when it comes to the X movies. Of the 3, the first one is still my least favorite.

[co2]

That's actually a difficult question fo me to answer. I think in the end I have to go with Spidey because I'm more of a Spider-man fan, but those are what I consider Marvel's best film's to date. Only the first IronMan came close to the quality, but those two have yet to be rivalled IMO.

[Chris Wallace]

Haven't heard from you in a while. Nice to see you still have that Hulk avi.

[Ipodman]

I love both 2s, but if I had to pick, then Spidey 2. The villain there is far more interesting than... Stryker?

[Chris Wallace]

Let's not knock Stryker. His whole bit about "nobody even knows how many (mutants) exist, or how to find them...except you." was memorable to say the least.

[Ipodman]

Yea... it was good. But Doc Ock made me care about him.

[Chris Wallace]

No denying that. I couldn't wait for Stryker to die and I clung to hope of Ock surviving.

[Havok83]

X2! Spiderman 2 was HIGHLY overrated

[Iron_Stark]

Originally Posted by El Payaso

Spiderman 2. Simple. I found X2 quite boring whereas Spiderman 2 was a great superhero movie. That said I put X-Men 1 and 3 over Spiderman 1 and 3.

X-Men 3? lmaooo

That movie was all sorts of terrible, but that's for another discussion.


back on topic, Spider-Man 2, easily.

[co2]

Originally Posted by Chris Wallace

Haven't heard from you in a while. Nice to see you still have that Hulk avi.

Thanks! I'm still around...if there is an interesting topic to be had.

[El Payaso]

Originally Posted by Iron_Stark

X-Men 3? lmaooo

That movie was all sorts of terrible, but that's for another discussion.

So was Spiderman 1.

[Wesley Dodds]

Pffft. Spidey 2. I really enjoy the first 2 X-Movies but Spider-Man 2 is still the greatest comic book movie of all time.

[Red Mask]

Originally Posted by Chris Wallace

THis is a simple discussion of Spider-man 2 vs. X2.

Do you mean sequel or 2nd act in the film's story?

If you mean sequel it's Spider-Man 2 all the way!

[Chris Wallace]

I meant sequel, Red Mask. As both are trilogies the 2nd installment can be considered the 2nd "act".

[Willie Lumpkin]

This is a tricky question because I think Spidey 2 was a better overall, stand-alone film, but in terms of developing the story and characters and acting as a true "second act" to the broader trilogy, X-Men was better.

X-Men had a well constructed three film arc and even though the Spider-man films were better in many ways I don't think they built and developed themselves as skillfully as the X-Men three-story arc.

[Willie Lumpkin]

Originally Posted by Chris Wallace

I meant sequel, Red Mask. As both are trilogies the 2nd installment can be considered the 2nd "act".

I didn't read closely enough. With that context, I'd change my vote from X-Men to Spidey, but from a literal interpretation of "2nd act" I'd go with X-Men.

[GREEN =w= DAY]

i liked both films, but i personally thought that X2 was a better film overall

[The Overlord]

Originally Posted by Ipodman

Yea... it was good. But Doc Ock made me care about him.

A pure evil villain can just be as compelling as a sympathetic one. You cared about Stryker, you cared about him getting his just desserts.

A bland villain like the villains you had in the Elektra villains are ones you don't care about, they aren't evil, they aren't sympathetic, they are just there.

[Deaths Head II]

I think X2 is a way better overall film.