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== Release Date question==
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What was the release date for the film in the U.S.? The fact that it's an American movie but that the article only has the U.K. release date is a little strange. [[User:Kakashi-sensei|Kakashi-sensei]] 22:27, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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:I added the USA release date. Sort of interesting that it was released a week later in the USA than the UK. --[[User:NormanEinstein|NormanEinstein]] 00:08, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)
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To correct a couple of entries, 1. You state that Lady Deathstrike used to be a Wolverine love interest. Nope, never happened, she's always been one of Wolverine's enemies. 2. The sentence about Magneto and Prof X's accent ends in "having British accents.". This should be change to state "having the received pronunciation British accent." (Only a small number of British people actually talk like that, most of us speak sensibly)! --[[User:86.15.128.97|86.15.128.97]] 22:56, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
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[[User talk:152.163.100.68]], which is the IP address of repeat vandals, reverted the correction a factual inaccuracy. The film's title, as the entry itself states, is ''X2'', not ''X2": X-Men United'' &mdash; a promotional and marketing phrase akin to another famous non-title ''[[Die Hard 2]]: Die Harder''.
Here are the [http://madeinatlantis.com/movies_central/2006/xmen_production_details.htm production notes]. Bizzarely, this was promotion for X3, but it was never fixed. [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 19:38, 12 March 2008 (UTC)
 
*{{cite news | title = Stan Lee Sues Marvel | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2002-11-13]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2002-11-13#film2 | accessdate=}}
==Accents==
*{{cite news | title = ''X-Men'' 2 To Break Roll-Out Record | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2003-04-21]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2003-04-21#celeb1 | accessdate=}}
magneto doesn't exactly speak with an english accent. I'm not familiar enough with McKellan's work to know if he's just weak at accents, and is attempting a full-on american one here, but it definiteley is twinged with american. I think it's too bold to say that both Xavier and Magneto speak with "english" accents tho.
*{{cite news | title = ''X'' = 1 | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2003-05-06]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2003-05-06#film1 | accessdate=}}
Noticing this rather general peice of trivia in the article (general to the trilogy i mean), made me wonder if it wasn't time to create a page for themes/characters/ whatever that run through the films, and then have individual articles focussing on each of the films. The articles are getting mighty long...[[User:Amoammo|Amo]] 22:11, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
*{{cite news | title = Islamic Civil Rights Group Castigates ''X2'' | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2003-05-09]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2003-05-09#film3 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | title = ''Matrix'' Slays ''X-Men'' | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2003-05-19]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2003-05-19#film1 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | title = ''Matrix'' Sequels Ignored For Special FX Oscars | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2003-12-23]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2003-12-23#film2 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | title = Studios, Claiming Piracy, Hit Chinese Online Service | publisher = [[Internet Movie Database]] | date = [[2007-11-24]] | url = http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2007-11-24#film2 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | author = Devin Leonard |title = Calling all superheroes | publisher = [[CNN]] | date = [[2007-05-23]] | url = http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100034246/index.htm?postversion=2007052312 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | author = [[Drew "Moriarty" McWeeny]] |title = AICN WORLD EXCLUSIVE!! MORIARTY Reviews The Current Draft Of ''X-MEN 2''!! | publisher = [[Ain't It Cool News]] | date = [[2002-05-13]] | url = http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=12224 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | author = Andy Seiler |title = ''X2'' starts off with an incredible bamf! | publisher = [[USA Today]] | date = [[2003-04-29]] | url = http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-04-29-x2-effects_x.htm | accessdate=}}
&mdash;[[User:Wildroot|Wildroot]] ([[User talk:Wildroot|talk]]) 18:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
 
== Peer Review ==
:Actually, a lot of stuff should be removed, because it's completely useless in regards to an encyclopedia article, or is redundant. The plot summary can stand to be summarized even more, as well. [[User:WesleyDodds|WesleyDodds]] 23:11, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 
Hello everyone, my hope is to get the status of this article upgraded to a Featured Article status, but to do that, I'm hoping for some feedback and help. As such, I will shortly be nominating this for peer review. Thanks! [[User:SuperCarnivore591|SuperCarnivore591]] ([[User talk:SuperCarnivore591|talk]]) 17:01, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
::Speaking of the plot summary, it doesn't explain how Magneto escaped his plastic prison, which seems to be a vital aspect to the film. [[User:Thunderforge|Thunderforge]] 23:21, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
 
== Requested move 10 April 2017 ==
== Question about Iceman in the 2nd X-Men Movie ==
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The result of the move request was: '''not moved'''. There is not consensus for a move at this time, and a rough consensus to keep the page at the current title. <small>([[Wikipedia:Requested moves/Closing instructions#Non-admin closure|non-admin closure]])</small> [[User:TonyBallioni|TonyBallioni]] ([[User talk:TonyBallioni|talk]]) 17:34, 24 April 2017 (UTC)
* In the 2nd X-Men movie, why didn't Bobby Drake save the day at the end instead of Jean Grey?
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Couldn't he have just frozen the entire water mass of Alkali Lake, instead of having Jean Grey try to push back the water psionically? This would have stopped the potential flood problem immediately. Thoughts? [[User:Smeelgova|Smeelgova]] 05:46, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
**As I recall, in the movies, Iceman's freezing ability was only demonstrated to work really efficiently with still bodies of water (the coffee in the cup in X2, the fountain in TLS). Considering the volume of water that was pouring out of the breach of the dam, and the speed at which it was moving, I don't know that Iceman could've effectively dealt with enough water to prevent the X-jet from being destroyed. Even if he could've started freezing the water, the water that was moving behind it probably would have just washed over and around that which he was freezing and wiped them out, or it could've pushed the frozen water right over them like a steamroller. [[User:Willbyr|Willbyr]] ([[User_talk:Willbyr|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Willbyr|contribs]]) 12:14, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
***Also, I think there was a moment of dialogue where someone (I think Prof X) said that she was blocking their power. [[User:Tommyt|Tommyt]] 17:48, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
***That was after Jean had left the jet; I think Smeelgova is asking why he didn't go out before Jean. [[User:Willbyr|Willbyr]] ([[User_talk:Willbyr|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Willbyr|contribs]]) 17:50, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
 
[[:X2 (film)]] – {{no redirect|X2: X-Men United}} – Based on [[WP:COMMONNAME]], [[WP:SUBTITLES]] and [[WP:RECOGNIZABLE]], as ''X2: X-Men United'' is more recognizable in reliable sources than ''X2'', as well as these 3 other bullet points: <br>
== Trivia item ==
'''1.''' The film is an American U.S. film and made in the U.S., where its' title is ''X2: X-Men United'' with subtitle included, therefore we should use the country of origin as the title of origin. This is an example of '''Precision''' and '''Conciseness''' of [[WP:CRITERIA]].<br>
'''2.''' The Director of this Film himself states that the subtitle makes sense for the film title, and he is the film's creator. Each of the X-Men films have "X-Men" in the titles.<br>
'''3.''' As per [[MOS:FILM]] '''Naming Conventions''', specifically ''AACR2 7.0B1'', the title card of a film's starting title sequence does not always state the proper film title. I will give 3 examples of such occurrences. The in-film title card to ''Fast & Furious 6'' displays "Furious 6", which is clearly the wrong title (as per the studio); ''The X-Files: Fight the Future'' has a title card that only displays "The X-Files", the name of the syndicated TV show, even though "Fight the Future" is the name of the first film and "I Want to Believe" is the name of the second film; ''Van Helsing'' has no title card, yet that movie is obviously not nameless. This should be used as precedent. So we must look to the '''containers''' or '''containers (labels)''' (which is the second order of preference per AACR2 7.0B1) from the official VHS/DVDs/Blu-ray Discs in the U.S., which display and show that the subtitle is part of the original title to the film.<br> [http://s3.amazonaws.com/content.sellbrite.com/14065/48571155/img/65006535/large/14065_2F1486087600_2Fhm-1887.jpg?1486087609 The 3-Movie Trilogy Pack - which shows the correct U.S. film titles as "X-Men" - "X2: X-Men United" - "X-Men The Last Stand"] <br>
'''4.''' The UK title of this film is "X-Men 2" and in other parts of the world it is known as "X2", yet those are not the original U.S. titles. We can make a note of these other alternative international titles in the intro paragraph. But we cannot mistake those for the article title as those are not official names of the film and only variants.<br>
 
Points 1 and 2 take root under Official Names. <br>
Can someone with a copy of Silence of the Lambs confirm whether the classical piece playing just before Magento's escape is the same that plays before Dr. Lecter makes his escape? Seems a not-coincidental parallel with the same music playing before a mealtime break from prison. [[User:EEMeltonIV|EEMeltonIV]] 03:24, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
*Music sounded the same to me (Mozart?). --[[User:MichaelCPrice|Michael C. Price]] <sup>[[User talk:MichaelCPrice|talk]]</sup> 17:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
**And what an incredible escape that was! Gives me the chills every time I watch it! [[User:Tommyt|Tommyt]] 17:49, 19 June 2006 (UTC)
*Yes, my favourite scene! --[[User:MichaelCPrice|Michael C. Price]] <sup>[[User talk:MichaelCPrice|talk]]</sup> 17:19, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
 
Please take a look at the many different packaging styles in the country of origin, the original and not international variant packaging, they all have the subtitle displayed exactly as the other films of the series, clearly showing it is not a marketing slogan: [https://www.amazon.com/X2-Bryan-Singer/dp/B000I9U8VO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491785872&sr=8-1&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united Link 1] | [https://www.amazon.com/X2-United-Fullscreen-Patrick-Stewart/dp/B01GWC30B0/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1491785872&sr=8-11&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united Link 2] | [https://www.amazon.com/X2-United-Limited-Steelbook-Blu-ray/dp/B00GGXMGXE/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1491785872&sr=8-14&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united Link 3] | [https://www.amazon.com/X-men-2-Blu-ray-Halle-Berry/dp/B001PPGAJY/ref=sr_1_2_twi_blu_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491785872&sr=8-2&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united Link 4] | [https://www.amazon.com/X-Men-Complete-Collection-Origins-Wolverine/dp/B008MC175A/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1491785872&sr=8-10&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united Link 5] | [https://www.amazon.com/X2-X-Men-United-John-Ottman/dp/B008PD8XB2/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1491786230&sr=8-29&keywords=x2%3A+x-men+united OST Cover]
== missing scene? ==
 
The subtitle is not at the bottom of the covers or cases as in the case of a marketing slogan; the subtitle is directly underneath the "X2" title, therefore showing this is part of the title and not a throwaway slogan such as "in space no one can hear you scream", which would be displayed away from the title such as at the bottom of a DVD case. Clearly, ''X-Men United'' is not a "slogan", but a '''subtitle''' same as ''The Last Stand'' is to X3; or ''First Class'', ''Days of Future Past'', and ''Apocalypse'' are to the rest of the series, and deserves another look.
During my trip to China and Japan in 2003, I watched ''X2'' several times on the plane, as I had nothing better to do, lol. However, I never saw the scene where Storm creates the tornadoes. Was that scene removed from certain versions of the film? If so, should we mention this in the article? --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 18:57, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 
Please consider changing this article's film title to its' most recognizable common title from the country of origin stated by the director himself. Cheers. [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 00:39, 10 April 2017 (UTC)<small>--'''''Relisting.''''' [[User:Yashovardhan Dhanania|Yashovardhan]] ([[User talk:Yashovardhan Dhanania|talk]]) 16:28, 17 April 2017 (UTC)</small>
:Unless someone can actually cite that the Chinese/Japanese versions of ''X2'' are indeed missing that scene, we shouldn't even mention it (as it would be speculation). Also, it may have been a airplane-specific edit of the film so that people didn't touch-down and have the movie end ten minutes before the climax (again, can't say that unless it's verified, although even if it ''is'' true in the case, it would still be pretty non-notable and unremarkable). [[User:EVula|EVula]] 19:22, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 
===Survey/Discussion===
::I'm pretty sure that it was the English version. Also, transpacific flights are fairly long, so I don't think that time constraints were an issue. --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 19:41, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
{{Not a ballot}}
:Packaging and other promotional materials have no bearing on the title as given onscreen. The director, the producers and other creative stakeholders could have made the onscreen title "X2: X-Men United" but did not. --[[User:Tenebrae|Tenebrae]] ([[User talk:Tenebrae|talk]]) 18:35, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
 
:Just so we're all on the same page, [http://movietitlecards.tumblr.com/post/6186306835/x2-2003-bryan-singer here is a screenshot from the DVD]. This is the onscreen title of the film. There is no subtitle.--[[User:Tenebrae|Tenebrae]] ([[User talk:Tenebrae|talk]]) 18:38, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
:::I am pretty sure that would have been a plane specific edit of that film. In the commentary for "Speed", the director talks about how one of the last scenes with a plane exploding was edited out of the plane cut of the film. All scenes that involve something that might cause distress or fear while passengers are on an aircraft are edited out. {{unsigned|82.152.176.211}}
 
:: Right, and just as I stated in Point 3, "the title card of a film's starting title sequence does not always state the proper film title". Which is why the suggestion to use the "containers (labels)" as the second preference of that same rule applies and allows, in the film's country of origin would supercede that. You keep saying "there is no subtitle" but this is speculation, as my RM argues. [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 23:06, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
::::I've never heard of scenes being removed from in-flight versions of films, but your logic certainly makes sense. Thanks for clearing it up! --[[User:Ixfd64|Ixfd64]] 12:06, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
 
:::There is no subtitle on the screen. Perhaps you should look at the closed discussion from 2015 as to why consensus is to keep the onscreen title, which is also the title registered with the [[American Film Institute]], the [[British Board of Film Classification]], and other such [[WP:RS]] institutions. --[[User:Tenebrae|Tenebrae]] ([[User talk:Tenebrae|talk]]) 00:58, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
== Ultimate X-Men ==
Which came first "Return to Weapon X" in Ultimate X-Men or X2? I ask becasue the Stryker in X2 is like a fusion of Stryker from God Loves Man Kills and Ultimate Col. John Wraith from the "Return to Weapon X" [[User:Bushido Brown|Bushido Brown]] 05:29, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
 
::::You keep saying "there is no subtitle in the movie" and things of that nature. I make my argument above. Point 3 completely recognizes this and also uses other films ''in which their'' '''official titles do not appear on screen''' as examples to call for the secondary preference of that same Naming Convention to ''override'' the primary on-screen preference due to those precedents. ''Van Helsing'' is not a nameless movie. We can use the container labels in this instance. Secondly, an international organization of the British, have no say in America, which is the film's country of origin. I am not debating the others, but I do believe them to not be correct. I made my argument above of why this title should be changed regardless of 2015 and covered all these bullet points already. Let's just let the people make their choices now. [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 04:19, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
== Name ==
:::::The name that Fox officially registered the film under with the various classification boards and such is the one we should be going with. - [[User:Adamstom.97|adamstom97]] ([[User talk:Adamstom.97|talk]]) 04:58, 11 April 2017 (UTC)
*'''Support''' [[X2: X-Men United]] - "(film)" isn't necessary. The subtitle is widely used in reliable sources,[https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=%22X2:+X-Men+United%22&tbm=bks][https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=%22X2:+X-Men+United%22&tbm=nws] and is probably also more [[WP:RECOGNIZABLE]] than just "X2 (film)", as it makes it clear it's an X-Men film. [[WP:NATURALDIS]] is also generally preferable to a parentheses, especially when the parentheses is actually less clear.--[[User:Cuchullain|Cúchullain]] [[User talk:Cuchullain|<sup>t</sup>]]/[[Special:Contributions/Cuchullain|<small>c</small>]] 18:10, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
 
*'''Oppose''' per Tenebrae. It seems some people want to change the title on this page because of the titles of other films in the series. But that is not what we go by. The filmmakers themselves put '''''X2''''' as the title on the film itself. That is the official title. There is no subtitle on the screen. If Singer or the producers wanted ''X2: X-Men United'' as the official title they would have put that in the film. They did not. See the discussion on this same subject above from July 2015. - [[User:Gothicfilm|Gothicfilm]] ([[User talk:Gothicfilm|talk]]) 20:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
Shouldn't this be at "X2: X-Men United"? That seems to be the official name, and even what 20th Century Fox calls it. The only person calling it just "X2" was the director. [[User:TJ Spyke|TJ Spyke]] 03:51, 27 December 2006 (UTC)
:: That is not the correct reason for the requested move. See and actually read the original post. Clear examples and policies are given. It does not have to do with the other films, as the original post makes perfectly clear. A film does not always need to display its full title with subtitle on the screen. I made that clear and you all still keep referencing that, completely ignoring the argument calling for '''container labels'''. Most other reliable sources in America seem to reference this film as ''X2: X-Men United''. Coincidence? [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 02:27, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
:::I saw your points above and I disagree. I reject your argument that a film's official title is not the one onscreen, and that what you call container labels (which can change with every new DVD release) should be seen as the source for a film's official title, above the film itself. - [[User:Gothicfilm|Gothicfilm]] ([[User talk:Gothicfilm|talk]]) 02:40, 15 April 2017 (UTC)
::::[[MOS:FILM]] '''Naming Conventions''' ''AACR2 7.0B1'' calls it container labels, not I. This is a set Wikipedia policy, allowing a secondary preference after on-screen titles, which in some cases, appear to be incorrect, as this film is. Therefore we can use container labels in this instance, as ''Van Helsing'' or ''Fast & Furious 6'' does as well. One only need look at reliable sources in a film's country of origination and the tie-in materials, such as soundtrack and official novelization for confirmation. For reasons I fail to comprehend, everyone is ignoring taking this as policy, which begs the question why it even exists in the first place if it is not to be followed. If on-screen titles are the only end-all/say-all source, then why is ''Van Helsing'' even called "Van Helsing", since that has no on-screen title at all? Why is ''Fast & Furious 6'' not called "Furious 6", since that is it's on-screen title? These are not the only examples of films not taking on-screen titles as the source for their official titles. There's other policies in place other than on-screen titles for the source of a film's official title.[[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 19:29, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
:::::The Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules AACR2 7.0B1 states: "The chief source of information for motion pictures and videorecordings is (in this order of preference): the item itself (e.g., the title frames), its container (and container label) if the container is an integral part of the piece (e.g., a cassette)." That means the film itself is preferred. The secondary sources we most often use ([http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=62954 AFI], [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b880aebc3 BFI], [http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=20241 Lumiere], [http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/x2-2003 BBFC]) all give '''''X2''''' as the title. - [[User:Gothicfilm|Gothicfilm]] ([[User talk:Gothicfilm|talk]]) 23:23, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
::::::It very clearly states (in this order of preference) that the primary preference is on-screen titles, but the secondary preference is container labels. Since all on-screen titles are not accurate, why are we ignoring the secondary preference? You say the secondary sources Wikipedia often uses are other sources. Then why does this order of preference in AACR2 7.0B1 exist if it is not even followed? Why does a secondary preference exist in AACR2 7.0B1 if Wikipedia is allowed to just ignore it and use other sources? I'm quoting it as a bullet point to use this secondary preference and everyone is quick to say I'm wrong, yet the convention preference exists. [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 17:18, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
:::::::As I have shown above, the film itself and the secondary sources we most often use give '''''X2''''' as the title. But you want to continue on with more questions that don't change the outcome of the issue here. [[User:Gothicfilm|Gothicfilm]] ([[User talk:Gothicfilm|talk]]) 21:38, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 
*'''Oppose''' for the reasons I state above. I guess I hadn't formally written a "!vote". --[[User:Tenebrae|Tenebrae]] ([[User talk:Tenebrae|talk]]) 21:56, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
Agreed. Starting the process. [[User:Master Deusoma|Master Deusoma]] 20:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
*'''Weak Oppose''' per adamstom97, although I'm very torn. Looking through sources, the ones using ''X2'' are more fan-oriented (CBR, Newsarama, Screenrant), and the ones using ''X2: X-Men United'' are more general ([https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/03/21/thanks-to-logan-and-deadpool-the-x-men-franchise-has-an-identity-crisis/#50c20656eb54 Forbes], [http://www.jhunewsletter.com/2017/04/06/why-jean-grey-deserves-a-better-story-arc/ JHNL], [http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/x-men-spinoff-series-ordered-fox-bryan-singer-direct-article-1.2955667 NY Daily News]). [[User:Argento Surfer|Argento Surfer]] ([[User talk:Argento Surfer|talk]]) 16:54, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
::If you agree with general sources, then why not change to Support? So many are already biasedly dead set against it from the jump. [[User:Wufan10304|Wufan10304]] ([[User talk:Wufan10304|talk]]) 19:29, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
:::per [[User:adamstom.97]], the film was registered as "X2". Since [[X2: X-Men United]] already redirects here, I'm not concerned about users being unable to find the article. [[User:Argento Surfer|Argento Surfer]] ([[User talk:Argento Surfer|talk]]) 12:22, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
:::Additionally, the page views for the two articles aren't even close: [https://tools.wmflabs.org/pageviews/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&range=latest-20&pages=X2:_X-Men_United|X2_(film)]. "X2" averages just over 2000 views a day. "X2: X-Men United" averages 6. Even if you give a generous discount for the views coming from internal links rather than a search term, that's still a very uneven comparison. [[User:Argento Surfer|Argento Surfer]] ([[User talk:Argento Surfer|talk]]) 15:01, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
*'''Support''' [[X2: X-Men United]] as per initial reasoning, {{u|Cuchullain}}, and also definitely if the general sources refer to it as such. —[[User:Joeyconnick|Joeyconnick]] ([[User talk:Joeyconnick|talk]]) 20:26, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
::The secondary sources we most often use ([http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=62954 AFI], [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b880aebc3 BFI], [http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=20241 Lumiere], [http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/x2-2003 BBFC]) all give '''''X2''''' as the title. - [[User:Gothicfilm|Gothicfilm]] ([[User talk:Gothicfilm|talk]]) 23:23, 18 April 2017 (UTC)
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*'''Support''' move. Seems to be the most proper name. Consistent with other movie titling. [[User:205.157.110.11|205.157.110.11]] 21:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
*'''Support''' [[User:Willbyr|Willbyr]] ([[User_talk:Willbyr|talk]] | [[Special:Contributions/Willbyr|contribs]]) 21:33, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
*'''Support''' Correct name of the movie. The only person who says the movie is just called "X2" is the director, every other official source calls it "X2: X-Men United". [[User:TJ Spyke|TJ Spyke]] 23:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
*'''Support''' move to full name. [[User:Dekimasu|Dekimasu]]<font color="darkgreen">[[User talk:Dekimasu|が...]]</font> 15:38, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
 
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IMDb has its title at "X2" and lists "X-Men 2: X-Men United" as a "promotional title." RottenTomatoes as the "X-Men United" though. But all of the video games start with X2, i.e. X2: Wolverine's Revenge. So this just isn't about "only the director used it"; other things used it too. The questions is whether the "common name" or the official name takes precedent. [[User:Hbdragon88|Hbdragon88]] 05:13, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'd also like to point out that the "full" title is redundant, as it's pretty clear that the "X" stands for "X-Men", so you've got "X-Men 2: X-Men United". Not too bad, but still, just sayin'.--[[User:SeizureDog|SeizureDog]] 21:30, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
 
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*{{cite news | author = Rob Worley | title = Comics 2 Film | publisher = [[Comic Book Resources]] | date=[[2002-10-23]] | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=comics2film&article=1467 | accessdate=}}
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*{{cite news | author = Rob Worley | title = X-Men 2 | publisher = [[Comic Book Resources]] | date=[[2002-10-30]] | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=comics2film&article=1475 | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | title = Hu's On Deathstrike | publisher = Sci-Fi wire | date = [[2003-02-11]] | url = http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-02/11/12.30.film | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | title = Singer: X2 Is X-Men Squared | publisher = Sci-Fi wire | date = [[2003-04-15]] | url = http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-04/15/12.00.film | accessdate=}}
*{{cite news | author = Jon Silberg | title = A Universe X-pands | publisher = [[American Cinematographer]] | date = April 2003 | url = http://www.theasc.com/magazine/april03/cover/index.html | accessdate=}}
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