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X-Men:
The Legend of Wolverine
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
Animated
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| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 2.0 |
| Language: |
English
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| Subtitle: |
English
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| Length: |
79
min |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
04/29/2003
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| Studio: |
Buena
Vista Home Entertainment |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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None |
| Filmography/Biography:
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None |
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Interviews: |
"Who is Chris
Claremont" interview, "Stan Lee's Soapbox" interview |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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"The Power
Behind the X" facts, |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Assorted |
| Written
By: |
Assorted |
| Produced
by: |
Assorted |
| Directed
By: |
Assorted |
| Music: |
Assorted |
| The
Review: |
Featuring five different episodes
of the animated "X-Men" series, these selections focus primarily
on Wolverine, mostly his past concerning the metal adhered
to his skeleton, as is shown in "Out of the Past 1 and 2."
Then we have "Nightcrawler," which features a play on the
persecution of the X-Men as Wolverine and the title character
are chase by villagers. "The Lotus and the Steel" is basically
a samurai plot where Wolverine attempts to find peace at a
Japanese Buddhist monestary.
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| Image
and Sound |
The animation
here looks pretty good, with nice color saturation and sharp
edges. The source prints are in fine shape as well, with little
to no blemishes visible. The sound, mastered in Dolby 2.0,
isn't very promising, with very little deep bass or surround
usage, but front end separation is generally pleasing, and
dialogue sounds good enough.
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| The
Extras |
Here
we have a series of interviews, one with writer Chris Claremont,
who talks about his involvement in writing for the series, and
Stan Lee, who discusses the origins of "X-Men." "The Power Behind
the X" features more commentary with Claremont during the episodes,
in which he points out several key facts about each adventure.
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| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
Sure,
it's being released to cash in on the release of "X2: X-Men
United," but fans of the TV series will most likely want to
snatch this one up. |
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