James Harvey
05-28-2001, 12:24 PM
Discuss this Marvel movie hit!
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Synopsis: One of the most popular superhero teams in comic book history finally comes to the screen in this big-budget adaptation of the long-running Marvel Comics series. Psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) leads a school of skilled mutants called X-Men, a peacekeeping force to safeguard the world against a race of genetically mutated humans known as Homo Sapiens Superior. However, Magneto (Ian McKellen), a mutant with a powerful magnetic charge, has also begun to organize a team to strike first against what he believes to be a threat from humanity. When he kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the X-Men's compound, Xavier and his forces must rescue her, even as they continue to vie with Magneto for the fearsomely strong mutant battler Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Both Xavier and Magneto also have to contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison), a heartless political leader who wants a final solution against mutants on both sides. Fighting for the forces of virtue with the X-Men are Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Halle Berry as Storm, and James Marsden as Cyclops; Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as Mystique, Ray Park as the Toad, and Tyler Mane as Sabretooth are the minions of Magneto.
Bonus Features:
-Deleted Scenes
-"Mutant Watch" 22-minute "behind-the-scenes" documentary
-Hugh Jackman's audition
-Bryan Singer's interview on the Charlie Rose Show
-170 concept art stills, including shots of several characters not included in the film
-Two "animatic" storyboard sequences, for the Statue of Liberty fight sequence and train station fight sequence
-Two theatrical trailers
-Three TV spots,
-THX Optimode home theater audio optimizing system
-Two Easter Eggs
Comments?
http://dvdmedia.ign.com/media/previews/image/xmen.jpg
Synopsis: One of the most popular superhero teams in comic book history finally comes to the screen in this big-budget adaptation of the long-running Marvel Comics series. Psychic Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) leads a school of skilled mutants called X-Men, a peacekeeping force to safeguard the world against a race of genetically mutated humans known as Homo Sapiens Superior. However, Magneto (Ian McKellen), a mutant with a powerful magnetic charge, has also begun to organize a team to strike first against what he believes to be a threat from humanity. When he kidnaps Rogue (Anna Paquin) from the X-Men's compound, Xavier and his forces must rescue her, even as they continue to vie with Magneto for the fearsomely strong mutant battler Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Both Xavier and Magneto also have to contend with Senator Kelly (Bruce Davison), a heartless political leader who wants a final solution against mutants on both sides. Fighting for the forces of virtue with the X-Men are Famke Janssen as Jean Grey, Halle Berry as Storm, and James Marsden as Cyclops; Rebecca Romjin-Stamos as Mystique, Ray Park as the Toad, and Tyler Mane as Sabretooth are the minions of Magneto.
Bonus Features:
-Deleted Scenes
-"Mutant Watch" 22-minute "behind-the-scenes" documentary
-Hugh Jackman's audition
-Bryan Singer's interview on the Charlie Rose Show
-170 concept art stills, including shots of several characters not included in the film
-Two "animatic" storyboard sequences, for the Statue of Liberty fight sequence and train station fight sequence
-Two theatrical trailers
-Three TV spots,
-THX Optimode home theater audio optimizing system
-Two Easter Eggs
Comments?