Product Details

• Actors: Cedric Smith, Cathal J. Dodd, Lenore Zann, Norm Spencer, George Buza
• Writers: Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Jack Kirby, John Byrne, Stan Lee
• Producers: Sharon Janis
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: April 29, 2003
• Run Time: 79 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000089G5N
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #41,470 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

This animated anthology focuses on Wolverine's mysterious past and his heroic efforts at heavy-duty anger management. "Out of the Past," parts 1 and 2, find Professor Xavier's most challenging team member (real name: Logan) lured into a trap by former lover Lady Deathstryke, who seeks nasty revenge for the unintended destruction of her scientist father. Emotions run high and Logan's bad luck seems endless, but he is not without fellow-mutant friends here. (These episodes tell us one version of how Wolverine's body gained its interior metal frame.) "Nightcrawler" is an interesting variation on Frankenstein, in which Wolverine and X-Men newcomer/cleric Nightcrawler are attacked by a mob of paranoid villagers. "The Lotus and the Steel" finds Logan seeking inner peace at a Buddhist monastery in Japan, only to find himself in a Seven Samurai-derived plot. Included on the DVD are good special features, including a Stan Lee interview and bonus episode "The Final Decision." --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews

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41 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars So Where's The Legend?, July 11, 2003

By	S. Gera "Gunjee" (Queens, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: X-Men - The Legend of Wolverine (DVD)

The title of this DVD is "The Legend of Wolverine" - so where's the legend? This DVD contains four episodes and one bonus episode from the X-Men Animated Series. The episodes are:

1) Out of The Past (Part 1) - (Episode # 27) featuring Lady Deathstrike.
2) Out of The Past (Part 2) - (Episode # 28) featuring Lady Deathstrike.
3) Nightcrawler - (Episode # 44) featuring Nightcrawler.
4) The Lotus and the Steel - (Episode # 58).
5) The Final Decision - (Episode # 13) a bonus episode.

As you can see, these episodes are not in any particular order. In addition, they have absolutely nothing to do with the legend of Wolverine. If you're an X-Men fan, then this DVD should definately be a part of your collection. However if you're a Wolverine fan, then don't bother spending the money.

I'm not knocking the X-Men Animated Series, because these episodes are great! Wolverine is slicing and dicing things left and right in these episodes. But they have nothing to do with the legend of Wolverine. I bought this DVD because I thought it would contain episodes about Wolverine's past such as - The Weapon X project, Wolverine's time in World War 2 - alongside Captain America, The Weapon X secrets - with Sabretooth, Maverick, and Silver Fox, Wolverine's time in Japan, etc. These episodes explain the legend of Wolverine! Not the ones on this DVD.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars What i really wanna see..., March 24, 2004

By	Logan Johnson (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: X-Men - The Legend of Wolverine (DVD)

I bought this DVD, it generally was good, however it's sopposed to be about the history of WOLVERINE, not his "currrent" adventures... the WWII episode would have been better & some of the other Weapon X and Sabretooth oriented episodes would have been welcomed, personally I WOULD KILL(literally) for a boxed set of all 76(or so) episodes, in their entirety on DVD... that would make the greatest Chirstmas gift ever, now that's an X-FANS dream come true!!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars CartoonX, May 9, 2003

By	tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: X-Men - The Legend of Wolverine (DVD)

The collection of cartoons from the X-Men cartoon series includes:

"Out of the Past-Parts I & II" These two episodes explore the origins of Wolverine and explain how his former love became a hated nemesis, the feared Lady Deathstrike.

"Nightcrawler" This episode of the series introduces the X-Men to the mutant of faith, Nightcrawler.

"The Lotus and the Steel" Taking a plot directly from THE SEVEN SAMURI, Wolverine leaves the X-Men and goes to Japan in order to find inner peace. He finds instead is a village under the reign of a gang of terror and discovers that in order to find peace with the world, one must find peace with one's self first.

This DVD also includes the bonus episode:

"X-Men: The Final Decision" The X-Men join forces with Magneto to prevent the collapse of all mankind, mutants and non-mutants alike.

The DVD also includes an interview with X-Men writer, Chris Claremont; Chris Claremont's talk about each of the episodes on the DVD; and a brief interview with Stan Lee.

I enjoyed watching each one of these cartoons. They work well as an introduction to the X-Men (especially Wolverine and Nightcrawler) and are full of action. The interviews with Chris Claremont and Stan Lee are especially interesting and full of nuggets of Marvel trivia. A nice collection for a fan of the X-Men or for someone interesting in learning more about this superhero team.