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There's a thread on GenDisc's too, but since it really belongs here, I'll cut-paste in my response from that thread:
I think they've done the current story better than the original. Magneto is much better this way than just some wacko trying to be eeevil. I really like his history as a concentration camp sufferer. It makes his stance on mutant issues much more understandable. "Get them before they get us."
Okay, there a spoilers coming up, big ones, I warned you, highlight text:
The setup for the Phoenix bit is cool (notice the red phoenix in the lake at the end). Jean's events in X-men 1 (which I absolutely *must* see again now) leading to new powers and all. I like it better than meeting some weirdo creature at the edge of the universe (which was the cartoon's version of events).
I like that they began this plot back in the first movie - remember Wolvie's weird dreams from the same set and scenery?
I want them to kill off some ones. Makes for a more realistic story. So far, Jean Grey is the only "good" mutant who has died - and we all know she'll be coming back - so it's sorta hokey that no one dies.
Thank god they left out Hank. He would annoy me completely.
Nightcrawler, and the opening scene, ROCKED.
Magneto's use of iron to escape prison beat the scene where Nightcrawler saved Rogue, IMO. It was very cool.
I didn't like mystique last movie - but LOVED her in this one. The flick-off while sliding under the door was classic.
All in all, a great flick. WOnderful special effects. Good story. Good themes (and pretty creative use of themes - we all know them because we read the comics, but on the big screen they're pretty creative).
One problem: my wife liked the movie, but supports mutant registration. She and I discussed this. She sees them as dangerous, with the few that seek to do harm and the many that inadvertantly do harm being VERY dangerous. She thinks they have an uneven playing field and that it is unfair to regular people.
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