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Format:	DVD	Edition:	Widescreen
Leading Role:	Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart	Rating:	PG-13
Director:	Bryan Singer	Release Date:	Feb 11, 2003
Genre:	Action, Adventure	UPC:	024543062936
Sub-Genre:	--	Region:	DVD: 1 (US, CA)
Condition:	Like New

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Movie description
Based on the long-running Marvel comic book series, X-MEN takes place in the near future, as certain humans are evolving into mutants with special powers. In the Canadian wilderness, a young runaway mutant named Rogue (Anna Paquin) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), a bad-tempered, quick-healing mutant with retractable metal claws, are suddenly attacked by the powerful Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his lackeys. Fortunately, Cyclops (James Marsden) and Storm (Halle Berry), students of the compassionate Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), interfere and bring them back to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. Here Wolverine and Rogue learn more about the conflict between Xavier and the militant Magneto, who wants to power a device that will genetically alter humans, with possibly deadly results. Only Xavier's students can stop Magneto's plans. Director Bryan Singer (THE USUAL SUSPECTS) displays his expertise with an ensemble cast, accomplishing a feat by making the first live-action film about an entire group of superheroes. Hugh Jackman's portrayal of the ill-tempered Wolverine is dead-on, while Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen are ideally matched in their Martin Luther King, Jr.- and Malcolm X-like roles. Smart and well-paced, X-MEN towers above most comic book movies.
Credits
Producer:	Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Cast:	Rebecca Romijn, Shawn Ashmore

Details
Edition:	X-Men 1.5 2-Disc Collector's Edition

Notes
DVD Features: Region 1 2-Disc Set Disc One: Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35 Audio: DTS 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Dolby Digital 5.1 - French Dolby Surround - Spanish Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Bryan Singer - Director, Patrick Stewart - Star, Ian McKellan - Star, Hugh Jackman - Star Deleted Scenes (24 Mins.) Disc 2 Additional Release Material: Introduction - 1. Bryan Singer - Director Featurettes - 1. ORIGIN OF THE X-MEN 2. THE UNCANNY SUSPECTS 3. X-FACTOR 4. SHOOTING X-MEN 5. REMEMBERING THE X-MEN 6. BEHIND THE SCENES OF X-MEN 2 Interstitials (11) Hidden Features - 1. Easter Egg (Spider Man) Trailers - 1. Theatrical Trailers (3) 2. X-MEN 2 3. TV Spots (13) Text/Galleries: Stills/Photos Theatrical release: July 14, 2000. Television commercials designed to look like political campaign ads for the McCarthy-like character of Senator Kelly (played by Bruce Davison) began airing months before the release of X-MEN. The spots gave little indication that they were X-MEN movie commercials but urged viewers to "stop the X-Men" and log on to the Mutant Watch Web site. Even the Internet site itself contained made-up "anti-mutant" literature. Director Bryan Singer initially wanted Russell Crowe to play Wolverine. However, Dougray Scott was cast as the clawed hero but bowed out to finish work on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2. The role of Wolverine finally went to Hugh Jackman. (Both Crowe and Jackman, coincidentally, are Australian.) Jackman was notorious on the set for getting into his character. In order to create Wolverine's edgy disposition, he often took cold showers. And though the actors got along well, Jackman avoided Tyler Mane (Sabretooth) during shooting to create a sense of rivalry. A total of 700 individual blades made of various materials were used for Wolverine's claws by Jackman and his stunt doubles. X-MEN creator Stan Lee makes a cameo appearance when Senator Kelly emerges from the ocean on a crowded beach. Lee also appeared in MALLRATS, which references characters in X-MEN and other comics. The visor worn by James Marsden in his role as Cyclops apparently impaired his vision so severely that he sometimes had to be led around the movie set. Although Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen were both members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in England, X-MEN was their first film together. However, Stewart and McKellen had briefly acted together in Trevor Nunn's production of the play EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos had to repeatedly endure more than eight hours of makeup application for her role as the scaly blue-skinned shape-shifter Mystique. Beast, the X-Men's resident blue-furred scientist, was originally set to appear in the movie but was not included in the shooting script. Some of his science-oriented traits were given to the character Jean Grey (Famke Janssen). Young X-Men such as Iceman, Jubilee, Colossus, and Kitty Pryde make brief appearances during the scenes at Professor Xavier's school. Ray Park (Toad), best known for his role as Darth Maul in STAR WARS EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE, mimics Darth Maul's fighting style in one of X-MEN's action sequences. X-MEN cost only $75 million to make, a relatively small budget for a film that contains more than 450 special effects.
Editorial reviews
"...Mr. Stewart was born to play [Professor Charles Xavier]....Wolverine [is] well played by Mr. Jackman..." New York Times - pp.E1-E12 - Elvis Mitchell (07/14/2000) "...Impressive special effects....It is a pleasure to watch [the] two superb stage-trained British actors [Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen]..." USA Today - p.2E - Andy Seiler (07/14/2000) "...The stuff to build a killer following..." Rolling Stone - p.134 - Peter Travers (06/08/2000) "...The movie is a treat....The set design is a superb combination of opulence and minimalism..." Sight and Sound - p.59 - Jose Arroyo (09/01/2000) "...Singer is off to a nice start [in the planned series to follow]..." -- 3 out of 5 stars - A Satisfying Rental Premiere - p.85 - Christopher Kelly (01/01/2001)

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