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X-Men Collection (X-Men/X2 - Full Screen Edition)

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Okay first things first! This DVD box set is great for the fans of the X-Men movie franchise. You get tons of extras, in addition to the two hit movies! You find over ten hours of behind-the-scenes and trailers to keep you busy!

However if you truly want the complete package, then be wary, as while it's great, you may also want to pick up the first DVD prior to 'X-Men 1.5', as that DVD contains a hidden gag reel, preliminary designs for Beast and the Blob, in addition to the Fox special that was aired for the movie. This is if you need everything from the first movie!

Also however for all buyers, be wary as there is still another movie in the works, with a possibility of an additional three after 'X3', so there will be more DVDs in the future, including possible re-issues of the movies with even more features, so buyer beware.

I give this movie 5 stars. Only because of the movie.
The movie was awesome and this is a must buy collection.
But, do not order online, because you may have to return it.
The Full screen and widescreen dvds are bundled together with
a highly scratchable plastic notch thin holders, (in the middle).
I purchased this at wal-mart and found my self in the return line
for 45 minutes, while the customer service rep was helping me
switch out non-scratched discs. Remember, that movies are non-refundable and can only be replaced by the same movie.

The movies themselves are great. The problem is the packaging. It's not the regular disc holders. They are like CDs, when you fold up the Set, they get loose and slide around. I had to return it once because Disc 1 and Disc 4 were scratched very badly. I suggest paying the extra 8 bucks to get individual cases or buy two seperate DVD cases to hold them.

Lately there have been a great many comic book based films coming out, and reportedly there are many more to come. Unfortunately most of these films are sloppy, rushed, and seem to care more about having flashy special effects than actually putting together a good plot, and a smart directing style. The first X-Men film set the stage for the seriousness that should be taken with a comic based film, X2 is the film that really deliver's on the promise of the first, and stands out as one of the best comic book adaptions (ranking with Tim Burton's Batman, and the Superman films). The inticate plot and multiple story derivations and side stories make it nearly impossible to look away from the screen. The action is upped in this second installment, and a feeling of urgency leaves the viewer on the edge of their seat. To add even further to the intensity of the film, several actors make breakout performances (Hugh Jackman), and some legends of film nail their roles with pin-point accuracy (Ian McKellen). In conclusion, this film has enough plot driven action to please the general movie goer, acting performances that will please us critics out their, and more than ample comic references to keep any X-Men fanatic bouncing for months. The bottom line, If you didn't get a chance to see this in theatre's, dont hesitate to pick it up on DVD. 1.5 makes for a perfect complement to the excellent X2....

Both X-Men and X2 are incredible movies. I would highly reccommend both to anyone who enjoys superhero movies. However, the DVD release once again sets out to oversell to its loyal fans. When X-Men was released, every fan went out and bought it. The release of X-Men 1.5 was rude. It should have been released in the beginning so that fans could have bought the better one, rather being forced to buy 2. Now this 2 pack comes out. It looks great, but when X-3 comes out, what are they going to do a make a 3 pack? They are over marketing to make an extra buck. Movies 5 stars. Marketing 1 star. Overall 3 stars.

Two well made films that stay fairly true to the comics. I actually found the 2nd movie to be better than the first. If you didn't grow up reading the comics, there may be more mutants than you can handle in these two movies. The story is pretty simple, mutants are at best mistrusted by humans. Some like Professer X want to find a way to live peacefully, while others like Magneto want to eliminate homo sapiens altogether. For 30 dollars this is a good value with tons of extras. These are fun popcorn movies.

I enjoyed the story line. I was not bored for an instant. I thought they did a good job on character development. Many movies portray people as all good or all bad. Here, I saw the "good" people do things I don't like, and the "bad" people doing admirable deeds. Then there were the characters who were afraid, doing what they could to protect their way of life. Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, and Halle Berry were perfect for their roles (as in the first movie). I think the movie makes much more sense if you've seen X-Men 1. In fact, it had been so long since I'd seen the first movie that I should have watched it again first. I highly recommend X-Men United (X2)to anyone who enjoyed X-Men. This is an unusually good sequel.

I thought the visual quality could have been a little clearer. However, the DTS sound blew me away. (I watched a couple scenes in Dolby Digital 5.1. That was also awesome!) There was a chase scene where the sound... but I don't want to spoil it for anyone!

Although X-Men (1.5) is included in this box set, this review is only for the new material, X-Men United (X2). People have a good point when they say that Fox has done us dirty by having so many releases. The price is right on this one though, only a few dollars more than X-Men2 alone. Great price for four discs, I've paid this much for two discs before.

The 2 X-Men movies were probably the best movies I've ever seen. They really got me hooked on the X-Men comics and I really wanted to find out as much info as I could on the X-Men. They really picked out the best actors to do the parts and Bryan Singer, the director, really out did himself. I give this movie 2 thumbs up! The must see movie of your entire life!

This is basically the Xmen 1.5 and X2 dvds at a great price. Two great movies handled with the respect the book deserves. even if it does center around wolverine they're still great

This movie franchise does a great if somewhat flawed job at adapting the storyline and the themes of Stan Lee's X-Men comic book series to the movie screens yet stays faithful to the comics.

The first X-men movie released in 2000 is a fabulous first outing with excellent directing from Brian Singer. The movie's theme is of the clashing of two extreme opposite prejudices. The first is of rising anti-mutant hysteria sweeping the planet and skyrocketing support for mutant registration acts headed by Senator Robert Kelly. On the other extreme, anti-human sentiment is running rampant in parts of the mutant world and the head of the extremist movement of the mutant society is headed by the magnificent villain Magneto who aims to destroy humanity and leave the world in control of mutants. Between these extremes though is a mutant organization called the X-Men headed by Professor Charles Xavier whose goal is to fight justice and be able to bridge the widening gap and bring peace between the two increasingly hostile society. Magneto plans to wipe out humanity in NYC by means of a special machine that draws it's energy from a victim and releases a force field that turns human body cells into water molecules. This one has it's share of flaws. Rogue and Storm are the main problems, being just mere background characters with only a small amount of the awesome charisma of the comic book counterparts. Wolverine though was awesome and Hugh Jackman was perfect for the role of playing this awesome character. The best of the acting performances though were Patrick Stewert as Charles Xavier and Ian McKellen as Magneto. These two actors really brought these friends yet enemies at the same time characters to life better than any other comic movie I've seen in many years. Fabulous first movie! If course there's also the now fabled paint costume of the morphing mutant Mystique played by Rebecca Romijn Stamos. Interesting camera angles I must say.

The second X-Men movie though blows the first one right into orbit around the Earth. This dynamite sequel takes what was great about the first one and builds upon the greatness of that one and expands the storyline and scope of the X-Men universe. In this one, after the events of the first one, the anti-mutant organizations now decide to take even greater measures against the 'threat' and a vicious and dangerous rogue military general named William Stryker(Brian Cox) plans a massive strike against mutants. He also uses a special drug taht forces his subjects to tell what he or she knows about and uses it on Magneto. Strykers forces launch an assault on X-Men's home school for the Gifted. Meanwhile Magneto escapes from his plastic prison. Now with a common enemy, the X-Men and their archenemy Magneto's mutant organizaiton called the brotherhood of Mutants stop battling each other and join forces to defeat Stryker and stop his evil anti-mutant genocidal plans. New characters come into the picture such as Nightcrawler and Pyro and the action scenes are awesome. To put it this way "X-Men United" is as opposite to a sequel slump as you can almost go.

This box set covers the first two movies and they are both great but the second one is especially awesome and what's really pwerful about both of these movies is that they really bring close to home the possibilites of what discrimination and racial intolerance leads to if left undealt with. In many ways, our world is faced with these things and these movies really shed light on these issues of intolerance and persecution yet they manage to be highly entertaining. Get them today. I look forward to X3 when it comes out around in 2006!