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X-Men Evolution - Season 2, Volume 1: Mutants Rising

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I recently became a big fan of X-Men from the movie and when Evolution started i thought it was better than the film.I have been a collector of the figures for nearly a year and find some of the reviews on this DVD rubbish.

Episode 1: Growing Pains, this episode is where the Brotherhood try to reveal the identities of the X-Men at the soccer tournament.

Episode 2: Power Surge, this is one of the main stages in Jean's life. Her powers increase rapidly and she can't hold them so the X-Men are left to save the day and a fellow student's future.

Episode 3: Bad-a-bing Bada-Boom:
Another good story line featuring a new recruit's father who attempts to steal the carnival money.Surprisingly stopped by the brotherhood who want Boom-Boom as a new member.

Episode 4:Fun& Games Mystique returns luring the proffessro out to repair Juggernaut's prison and encourages the X-Men to hold a party giving her and a computer geek access to cerebro whilst she escape's with some mutant data on DVD.

Episode 4 being the best as the whole action extravaganza except for the cliff hanger ending.What will Mystique do to Boom-Boom when she finds her living in her room.This DVD has extra's such as detail's of X-Men and the brotherhood.

I recently became a big fan of X-Men from the movie and when Evolution started i thought it was better than the film.I have been a collector of the figures for nearly a year and find some of the reviews on this DVD rubbish.

Episode 1: Growing Pains, this episode is where the Brotherhood try to reveal the identities of the X-Men at the soccer tournament.

Episode 2: Power Surge, this is one of the main stages in Jean's life. Her powers increase rapidly and she can't hold them so the X-Men are left to save the day and a fellow student's future.

Episode 3: Bad-a-bing Bada-Boom:
Another good story line featuring a new recruit's father who attempts to steal the carnival money.Surprisingly stopped by the brotherhood who want Boom-Boom as a new member.

Episode 4:Fun& Games Mystique returns luring the proffessro out to repair Juggernaut's prison and encourages the X-Men to hold a party giving her and a computer geek access to cerebro whilst she escape's with some mutant data on DVD.

Episode 4 being the best as the whole action extravaganza except for the cliff hanger ending.What will Mystique do to Boom-Boom when she finds her living in her room.This DVD has extra's such as detail's of X-Men and the brotherhood.

includes the first four eps of season 2:

ep 201 growing pains -- season opener, first appearance of the younger class (jubilee, cannonball, etc.), avalanche exposes the mutants to the school, but the professor wipes their minds
ep 202 badda bing badda boom -- boom boom's father forces her to steal money
ep 203 power surge -- jean grey's powers threaten to overwhelm her
ep 204 fun and games -- the x-men throw a party while the professor is away, but a student named arcade accidentally stumbles into the danger room

extras inc: language features, episode intros by the director frank paur, and a few other things that i haven't checked yet, prob. just bios on the characters. all in all sort of disappointing, since the rest of the episodes from season 1 haven't been put out and the first 4 eps of season 2 were def. not the best of the season. still, it's better than nothing.

I loved it but yet im a huge fan of X-Men Evolution. I thought it was good for 4 eps. The thing that makes this really good is that the eps are UNCUT! You finially get to see the scene that started the Kitty & Lance relationship and a few other scenes in Growing Pains. There is a little bit added to Power Surge at the end with Jean losing control. Also a little bit from Bada Bing, Bada Boom. So i thought it was worth it just to see those scenes

X-men Evolution is simply the best animated series in years, better than the 90's series, and will be enjoyed by people who may never have read the comic but liked the movies, whatever age you are (I'm 26). It is Xtremely well animated, the characters have depth, and you do care what happens to them. Good storylines, good voice acting, good humour for young and old to appreciate. Overall a very mature animated series and not kiddy-ish or comicbook-ish - just like the movies! Long may it run!

This series is a "teenified" version of the familiar X-Men stories and characters in the comics of the last 30 years or so. I won't say anything that spoils any surprises (This was a series that actually followed a progression over all, Season-to-Season) but if certain adjustments; like Scott Summers and Jean Grey being way younger than Wolverine in appearance, all the X-men going to a regular high school in addition to being "students" at the Xavier school, "the brotherhood" being all comprised of teens, bother you, then you probably won't be able to stomach this series which can at times feel like "Saved By The Bell" cast with Marvel Mutants. They play fast and loose with the continuity borrowed from the comic books. If you're a purist, you won't like any of this --Which would be too bad, because the action sequences are dynamic and beautifully animated, the voice characterizations are spot on. In general, the stories are pretty light in tone, not like the adult tone of the "Justice League Unlimited" Series or the "Ultimate Avengers" DVD movies for example. They tend to raise the stakes near the end of the seasons across this series.
As a media product Season 2 Volume 1 is a good quality DVD in my opinion. These DVDs are however a little short on extras and behind the scenes material. They should do away with all the trailers and promotion and save that space for featurettes and "making of" shorts.

Sure, there's controversy-a-brewin over this show because it turns some of the classic "X-Men" characters into high school kids, but I think it helps make the message of Stan Lee's original book come across to a younger crowd -- a lesson of tolerance and acceptance. It's a perfect fit to have these "mutants" discovering these new powers as their bodies change into adulthood.

That having been said, Warner Bros. is getting us again with a no-frills disc that boasts a selection of languages as a Special Feature.

I think Warner Bros. made a huge mistake by marketing this for little kids instead of to more mature X-Men fans. There isn't many cool extras, and the background stories X-Men Evolution producer Boyd Kirkland gives, last only about 20 seconds each episode. I would have loved to seen more stuff. Still, it was so great to see the awesome and vibrant colors of X-Men Evolution on DVD, I'll forgive them. One of the big selling points to this DVD is the footage that was cut out of the television broadcasts by the WBKids censors. Growing Pains, Power Surge, and Bada-bing bada-boom, all get restored to their original condition. It is really hard to imagine why they would cut any of this out in the first place, but it did make the episodes more exciting for the DVD. One particular new scene made me see the Lance and Kitty romance in a whole new way. I hope the Evolution guys use this avenue as a way to get around censoring in the future. Just put it all on the DVD. Now I only hope they put the rest of the series on DVD.

After re-experiencing the first season of this show, I decided to go ahead and buy the second one. I was pleased to find that the animation, lip-synching, and voice acting had improved a bit. Kurt/Nightcrawler remains my favorite element of the series; I also enjoy the high school setting, the anime style of the drawings, and the interesting situations that arise. The humor can be lame sometimes, but at other times it's effective. There's a surprising revelation about Rogue's friend Risty in one of the episodes on this DVD.

Overall, X-Men: Evolution definitely is not the best kids' show out there, but it's got some redeeming qualities.

A pretty good start to the second season. Have to remember not to expect the story to match up with the older X-Men stories, but it is a fun series for any Marvel or just X-Men fan.