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X-Men - Savage Land/Strange Heart/Dark Phoenix - Special Edition [VHS]

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This is an excellent purchase considering there are 6 episodes on this one tape. Simply enough of an X-Men fix for anyone. But seriously, this vhs tape captures six episodes of the classic X-Men cartoon from the early 1990's. At the time that this cartoon was released, this animation was pretty much state of the art. IMHO, the art still holds up very well, and I prefer this series to the newer X-Men cartoon that is currently being broadcast. As I've noted, there are six episodes on this tape. The first two episodes are the Savage Land series. Beast, Jubilee, Wolverine, and Storm travel to the Savage Land where they battle Sauron and the mysterious Garokk. These episodes guest star Ka-Zar. The X-Men must free the Savage Land first from the tyrranical grip of Sauron while unravelling the mystery of the stone spirit of the Savage Land. I found these episodes to be enjoyable, but the lack of Cyclops was a big downer for me. The last four episodes consist of the Dark Phoenix Saga. These are absolutely brilliant. The cartoon accurately recaptures the Dark Phoenix Saga from the comic books, one of the all time great stories. Dazzler makes a guest appearance. More importantly, these episodes feature the Hell Fire Club. Jason Wyngaarde, with help from the White Queen, corrputs Phoenix's mind, seemingly turning her against the X-Men. The mental manipulation twists Phoenix's mind, turning the spirit towards evil. The Imperial Guard intervenes, and the X-Men must fight a battle royale for the fate of Phoenix and more importantly, Jean Grey. This is great stuff, capturing the personalities of all the X-Men.

The video print is very nice. The tape is relatively clear and is of excellent quality. There is little trace of any decay from the master and there is little or no static anywhere on the print. The soundtrack is solid for a cartoon. If memory serves, this was one of the first tv cartoons that was recorded in stereo.

Overall, if you are an X-Men fan, I'd recommend this tape. If you can only afford to buy one vhs tape of the X-Men cartoon, this is the one for you.

These episodes are great. I love the dark phoenix. jean grey was amazing in this. I've never seen such power in jean. That episode left me breathless. I couldn't get out of my seat the whole time. The dark phoenix is one of the most powerful forces i've seen in the x-men.

Savage land/Strangeheart is a heavy episode. Seeing storms powers is overwhelming. I always new she had a lot of rage in her. She is one of the most powerful x-men. She's like a mother to all the x-men, she's not afraid of anything. Also Maybe i've missed it, but i've never seen a story about her past. I've seen everyone else's but hers.

The Savage Land is a perdect movie cartoon but this movie cull be better on DVD in english and spanish languages.Storm is very powerfull I love her.

Storm is always doing all the work for the xmen. with out her the xmen would be nothing. this video is great i reccomend buying it. and without storm i wouldnt watch xmen because i wouldnt enjoy seeing them get beat.