X-MEN (a J!-ENT DVD Review)

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MOVIE COMPANY: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
CAST: Starring Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Bruce Davison, Rebecca Romijin Stamos, Ray Park, Anna Paquin and more.
DIRECTED BY: Bryan Singer
PRODUCED BY: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
RATING: Rated PG-13
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE URL: http://us.imdb.com/Title?0120903
TYPE OF MOVIE: Action, Sci-Fi
DURATION: 104 minutes

Born into a world filled with prejudice are children who possess extraordinary and dangerous powers. The result of unique genetic mutations. Cyclops unleashes bolts of energy from his eyes. Storm can manipulate the weather at will. Rogue absorbs the life force of anyone she touches. But under the tutelage of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart), these and other outcasts learn to harness their powers for the good of mankind. Now they must protect those who fear them as the nefarious Magneto (Ian Mckellen) who believes humans and mutants can never co-exist, unveils his sinister plan for the future!

Pulsing with state-of-the-art visual effects and unforgettable characters, X-MEN “delivers it all” (ABC-TV).

DVD EXTRAS:

• Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
• Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, HiFi Sound, Surround Sound, Digital Sound, THX
• Theatrical trailer(s)
• Deleted scenes
• “The Mutant Watch” featurette
• Excerpts from Bryan Singer interview on “The Charlie Rose Show”
• Hugh Jackman’s screen test
• Still photo gallery
• TV spots
• Widescreen anamorphic format

KNOWN DVD SECRET(S):

Concept art (Special Edition version):
Select the “Art Gallery” option at the special features screen. Highlight the “Main Menu” option at the next screen, then press Up to highlight Wolverine’s dog tags. Press Enter to view concept art for The Beast and The Blob, which were characters that were cut from the production.

Spider-Man (Special Edition version):
Select the “Trailers And TV Spots” option at the main menu. Press Left to highlight the rose in the top left corner of the screen and press Enter to display a hidden screen featuring Spider-Man.

DVD REVIEW:

I am a huge fan of the comic books and when this movie came out on film, I couldn’t help but have a big grin on my face!  I really enjoyed the first movie and I can’t wait to see the next.

The audio and video is beautiful and will give your receiver a good workout.  As a matter of fact, this DVD is getting high nods for the transfer quality for the audio and video.  The only thing is I would of wish to see a DTS track but that would be too picky of me.

As for the DVD, the DVD includes 10 minutes of never-before-seen footage.  You can watch it with the movie or watch it separately.  You also get interviews with Bryan Singer, the FOX special, the Hugh Jackman screen test, trailers and more.

I’ve read that Bryan Singer wanted to put more onto the DVD and there is a chance in the future, a special edition release of this movie.

This DVD is so awesome but I’m a bit biased towards the movie and the X-MEN.

Buy it today!!!

THE MOVIE:  A-
THE DVD EXTRAS:  B
THE DVD OVERALL:  A-