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A second set of Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men comic book series comes into view with this slickly tooled story, which fits a couple of metropolis-bashing battles (and various intra-X dramas) into about 70 minutes or so. Dangerous finds a batch of the Xers fending off large threats, notably a Danger Room that traps a bunch of students in its deadly walls and a major smackdown involving Professor Xavier himself. You've also got the Fantastic Four swooping in to collaborate on cleaning up a mess in Manhattan, an alliance that leads to a little territory-marking between the two groups. The "motion comics" approach means that John Cassaday's comic book art is given (pretty darned vivid) life not by full animation but a clever digital style. It's effective enough to make you forget about the limitations of the technique after a while, and the big set pieces--and there are some big set pieces--don't suffer in the slightest. Whedon's tongue-in-cheek one-liners are securely in place, and (like his work on The Avengers) manage to create a humorous undercurrent without subverting the spirit of the mutant heroes. The motion comics enterprise will always be a hybrid, but if you're going to do it at all, this is the way to do it. --Robert Horton
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Pop Culture Icon Joss Whedon And Award-Winning Artist John Cassaday Bring You The Continuing Saga Of The Astonishing X-Men!
The tragic death of a student at the Xavier Institute reveals that a powerful enemy is working from inside the mansion to destroy the X-Men, an enemy who knows all their weaknesses and can predict their every move. This new foe doesn’t want wealth, power or world domination: it only wants them dead. As the X-Men fight for their lives, they learn they’ve been deceived by one of their own . . . even if they survive, the team will never be the same.
The tragic death of a student at the Xavier Institute reveals that a powerful enemy is working from inside the mansion to destroy the X-Men, an enemy who knows all their weaknesses and can predict their every move. This new foe doesn’t want wealth, power or world domination: it only wants them dead. As the X-Men fight for their lives, they learn they’ve been deceived by one of their own . . . even if they survive, the team will never be the same.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Marvel Knights' second X-Men motion comic is a great addition to any x-fan's collection. Joss Whedon's run at writing Astonishing X-Men was one of the greatest in Marvel history. The motion comic adaptation takes the comic book story that made Marvel history and creates an entertaining cartoon version that will appeal to readers of of the comic as well as to a new audience.
Motion comics look as though someone was able to animate the spaces between the panels of a comic book. It makes for an interesting hybrid genre that is not quite an animated cartoon but a lot more than static pictures on a page. The voice actors for Dangerous are spot-on. Wolverine is gruff without being over the top.
There are a few "cons" to the motion comics. The episodes are short (six episodes, each under 15 minutes-ish). The DVD case is very minimalist: a slim case with a cardboard front. I would have liked an insert or episode list. And I really would have appreciated a case that snapped close. However, these packaging issues aside Dangerous in particular and motion comics in general are a lot of fun to watch.
Dangerous features some great action and spotlights a lot of the X-Men's younger members including Kitty Pryde and Armor. I can recommend this DVD to anyone looking for some animated X-citement.
Motion comics look as though someone was able to animate the spaces between the panels of a comic book. It makes for an interesting hybrid genre that is not quite an animated cartoon but a lot more than static pictures on a page. The voice actors for Dangerous are spot-on. Wolverine is gruff without being over the top.
There are a few "cons" to the motion comics. The episodes are short (six episodes, each under 15 minutes-ish). The DVD case is very minimalist: a slim case with a cardboard front. I would have liked an insert or episode list. And I really would have appreciated a case that snapped close. However, these packaging issues aside Dangerous in particular and motion comics in general are a lot of fun to watch.
Dangerous features some great action and spotlights a lot of the X-Men's younger members including Kitty Pryde and Armor. I can recommend this DVD to anyone looking for some animated X-citement.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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At first hearing the words "motion comic" I was more than a little bit skeptical about purchasing one. This was before they released the first Astonishing Xmen Marvel Knights DVD. Wanting to see a true representation of the Xmen pushed me to try it. So glad i did.
The first movie was excellent and Astonishing Xmen Dangerous follows down the same path. In many ways i find these Marvel Knights features superior to some of the animated series because the story line is stronger and they take on a more serious tone. I cant imagine that if you are searching in this area of Amazon, that you will not enjoy these. If you havent yet, get the other Astonishing Xmen First, then get this one just for purposes of order.
This sounds wierd but I also highly reccomend the Marvel Knights Feature Spider Woman (just watch it, you will see after). Iron Man, & Black Panther are good too.
The first movie was excellent and Astonishing Xmen Dangerous follows down the same path. In many ways i find these Marvel Knights features superior to some of the animated series because the story line is stronger and they take on a more serious tone. I cant imagine that if you are searching in this area of Amazon, that you will not enjoy these. If you havent yet, get the other Astonishing Xmen First, then get this one just for purposes of order.
This sounds wierd but I also highly reccomend the Marvel Knights Feature Spider Woman (just watch it, you will see after). Iron Man, & Black Panther are good too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Alex2814
Format:DVD
First off, I'm still so so on the Marvel Knights Series with its live-motion comic format. I enjoyed IRON MAN:Extemis but was pretty lukewarm to the previous X-MEN feature, GIFTED. This is an step-up from the first outing. What is surprising to me is that after so many years of X-MEN comics, TV shows, and movies, Joss Whedon has really come up with an original story and a new villain! And when we're done, we see Professor X in a different light, and a dark fore-shadowing of future events to unfold.
Sorry for not being more detailed but I don't want to give away too much.
Sorry for not being more detailed but I don't want to give away too much.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Totally SUCKS!!!
It's comic book pictures with very little animation. Wish I never purchased it! I do not recommend this to anyone!
Published 6 days ago by Richard J. Yanno
1.0 out of 5 stars
Rotten animation
I don't care how the story goes. When I want to watch animation, I expect characters to be animated. This is worse than the stop action kids movies of the 70s. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Suzanne R. Arnholt
5.0 out of 5 stars
true to the comic
I loved it.
Story is well written (by Joss Wheddon), stays true to the characters and is great for grown ups as well as kids!
Story is well written (by Joss Wheddon), stays true to the characters and is great for grown ups as well as kids!
Published 1 month ago by djmicaiah
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great
Good second in a series from joss whedon must watch all four in order to fully appreciate the dvd story line
Published 3 months ago by BigBennyBlunt
4.0 out of 5 stars
Dangerous........pretty darned good
This whole series of Joss Whedon motion comics have been pretty solid. You forget about the motion comic part of it after awhile since Dangerous continues where Gifted left off and... Read more
Published 5 months ago by BVJim
4.0 out of 5 stars
Animation not as strong as original, but still worth it.
The thing about motion comics are, you have to know what you're getting into and set your expectations accordingly. Read more
Published 7 months ago by B. C. Rice
1.0 out of 5 stars
No Thanks
I'm not a fan of the type of comic book animation used in this movie. I was expecting the same type of animation used in "Wolverine And The X-men".
Published 7 months ago by jimbo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Movie Collection
I dont much care for this form of animation. The story line was fine but the overall viewing enjoyment for me just was not there.
Published 12 months ago by John H. Obrien
4.0 out of 5 stars
Addictive storyline with wonderful voice acting makes this DVD worth...
Joss Whedon is well-known for creating TV series such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel", "Firefly" and "Dollhouse" and the screenwriter, executive producer is also known for... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Dennis A. Amith (kndy)
