No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

X2

I saw the X-Man sequel the other day, and thoroughly enjoyed it. In my opinion, it was even better than X-Men, but you needed to have seen X-Men to know what was going on in the first 30 minutes of X2.

I read some of the comics years ago, so I didn't find it that surprising. Still, I just expected to see a comic book translated onto the wide screen with fancy graphics - and I got it. I also got a decent story line and good character development. The latter is what surprised me. I expected Patrick Stewart to be good, but he didn't have to do it all himself. He had some good writing behind him. Hugh Jackman reprised his excellent role as Wolverine, and much of the movie was about him. The Director is the same guy who did 'The Usual Suspects', and I rather think he pulled this movie together very nicely. It isn't as good as "The Usual Suspects', of course, but almost nothing is.

If you are able to suspend disbelief as is normally required to enjoy science fiction, the character "Nightcrawler" or "Kurt Wagner" was a highlight of the show, both in special effects and as a character.

So go see it. But first, rent "X-Men" and watch it before you go. You'll be glad you did.
posted by Richard at 10:13 PM