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X-Men Trilogy + X-Men Origins: Wolverine [Blu-ray]

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I received my Blu-ray copies of the X-Men Trilogy and X-Men Origins: Wolverine yesterday and was immediately disappointed and frustrated by two things.

1.) I cannot get X-Men Origins: Wolverine to play beyond the "If you are having trouble..." screen without turning off the BD-Live functionality on my player (Oppo BD-83). I thought to do this because the other movies in this series all asked if I wanted to download a BD-Live update at that exact point. Maybe it's because the servers are being overwhelmed by a new release, but that shouldn't be the case if proper planning and testing had taken place.

2.) The picture quality of these movies is very poor. Even during the first few scenes of the trilogy movies, there is very noticeable video noise in darker portions of the picture, resembling what you get on a cheap digital still camera with the ISO cranked way up. I know this isn't my player or TV's problem because watching 17 Again, Bolt and S.W.A.T. on the exact same setup yielded SPECTACULAR picture quality. It's almost as if the producers took one of their DVDs and did some cheesey upconversion to create these Blu-ray copies.

I am very tempted to return the whole purchase and just buy them on DVD, saving the extra money I spent to get them on Blu-ray.

I think there is a mistake in this set's price, because if you buy the X-Men Trilogy and Wolverine separate, you will pay half the price of this set. Please Amazon review this item price.

I have a view on when to and when not to buy blu-rays. Unless it has action and is a very intense movie with lots of effects and sounds, I just go with the standard DVD. So knowing that this would fall into the category of a blu-ray buy, I bought the trilogy and the new Wolverine. Well Worth it!!! The graphics were fantastic and the audio was perfect. The movies were great as well, but if you're reading this you're already convinced to buy the movies, you're just deciding if it's worth the blu-ray price. I would say if you're watching it on a standard definition (or even a HD) set that is less than 30"-36" then it really doesn't matter all that much. If your going big (I'm on a 63") then definitely go with the blu-ray, no questions. Hope that helps.

Great Price! The picture great! It was the first time I had ever watched any of the movies. Starting with Wolverine, I watched them all in order, I loved them all! Great buy!

I was never a fan of the X-Men comic books, but X-Men is probably the best action hero/comic book movie out there. Unlike many other such movies, such as Fantastic Four [Blu-ray], which are simply an excuse to have a bunch of action scenes and special effects, X-Men actually has a well-developed plot, good acting, as well as impressive special effects. Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellan as the two main mutants make the movie, are fantastic add emotional depth, but X-Men also includes a strong supporting cast, including Hugh Jackman and Hallie Berri. Overall, I was very pleasantly surprised by X-Men. Definitely worth checking out, even if you're not usually into this type of movie.

Seeing these movies in Blu-ray format for the first time I was blown away at all the little details that I missed in the past. Since I got them at a bundle price from Amazon it made it all the sweeter!!!

All i got to say is i am very happy with this combo i bought.The graphics and the special effects i dont think i will ever get bored of especially on a 52inch 1080p hdtv.I have Been a big xmen fan since i was a kid in all i can say is i dont think i will ever get tired of it.What i also liked from these blu-rays is that they all come with digital copys to download to your ipods or computers wich i did with my laptop so i can watch if im out and about.I just really hope theres gonna be more xmen movies to come.

I am a fan of the X Men movies, and had to get the Origins one. It was nice to see them offer it in a set with the other X Men movies in Blu Ray. Great way to quickly update your collection at a reasonable price.

Great movies and the HD quality makes them even better! What a deal for the set! Amazon rocks!

If you like comic books turned to movies you'll like this. X-Men Orgins Wolverine is the best of the 4 in my opinion, action scenes are better, but the trilogy pack has a better storyline. Wolverine's flashbacks in the Trilogy series isn't exactly like Orgins, but its close enough to work. This is a set where if you are good at picking up on little things, why the people are how they are is explained. There is some comedy thrown in through out also, like when Wolverine complains about there black suits and Cyclops says "would you rather it be yellow spandex?" Not the best movies ever but pretty good.