Oh, Manchester, So Much To Answer For

In the mood for some big, stoopid entertainment tonight, I'm going with the gang to see X2: X-Men United (as I believe is nearly other person in North America). Kurt Loder seems to like it, and says it's not even stoopid, apparently. USA Today has a guide to the X-ers (especially helpful for newbies like myself). And the roomie's got a massive collection of X-Men comics which help explain it all. But since I'm going mainly for flash and explosions (and Alan Cumming and Sir Ian McKellen) - and, frankly, something to hold me over until The Matrix: Reloaded, I'm not gonna stress it all too much. Time to turn my brain off and enjoy the pretty colors.