Movie - X-Men: The Ultimate Collection

Fakta X-Men: The Ultimate Collection
Directed by Bryan Singer, Brett Ratner, Gavin Hood, Matthew Vaughn

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Liev Schreiber, Hugh Jackman, Dominic Monaghan, Patrick Stewart, Lynn Collins, Ian McKellen, Danny Huston, Famke Janssen, Daniel Henney, James Marsden, Taylor Kitsch, Halle Berry, Brian Cox, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Durand, Anna Paquin, Scott Adkins, Tyler Mane, Alan Cumming, Kelly Hu, Vinnie Jones, Rebecca Romijn, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence

Contributors: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, Bryan Singer, Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Hugh Jackman, John Palermo, David Hayter, Tom DeSanto, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris, Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn, David Benioff, Michael Kamen, John Ottman, John Powell, Harry Gregson-Williams, Gregory Goodman, Jane Goldman, Ashley Miller, Jamie Moss, Josh Schwartz, Zack Stentz, Henry Jackman, John Mathieson, Newton Thomas Sigel, Dante Spinotti, Donald McAlpine

Format: DVD / Box Set
Studio: 20th Century Studios
Catalogue No: 5210201000
Barcode: 5039036048750
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 22 Dec 2011
Originally Issued: 2011
No of Discs: 5
Genre: Adventure
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Rental/Retail: Retail/Rental
Run Time: 555
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Description
Five feature-length action adventures based on the Marvel comic strip. In 'X-Men' (2000), mutants Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Ian McKellen) are former friends, but look set to become mortal enemies when fascist US senator Robert Frank Kelly calls for the registration of all humans with abnormal powers. While telepath Xavier, who runs an altruistic academy for superhuman 'X-Men', wishes to enlighten non-mutants and break down the prejudices which divide them, Magneto believes that the only solution is for the mutants to take over.

Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) - an aggressive loner with an admantium skeleton and the ability to heal his body of any wound - and teenager Rogue (Anna Paquin), who can absorb the life force of others simply by touching them, are selected by Xavier to join his academy, but it isn't long before Magneto's followers are attempting to capture them so that they can assist in his plan for world domination. In the sequel, 'X-Men 2' (2003), Xavier, Wolverine and the X-Men find themselves in the firing line after a failed assassination attempt on the president points the finger at the school. It was in fact the mysterious teleporter Nightwalker (Alan Cumming) who ordered it, and, in an attempt to clear their names, the X-Men are led into a trap set by the evil William Stryker (Brian Cox), a mysterious scientist apparently working for the government.

As it soon becomes evident that Stryker's agenda is to destroy all mutants, the X-Men need to call in the help of many of their old friends and foes, including Magneto, if they are to stop him. In the third film, 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (2006), the mutants are given the option of giving up their powers and becoming human after a private laboratory supported by the government finds a way to use the DNA of a powerful boy to correct the mutants. However, Magneto opposes and decides to join a force to fight against the government and kill the mutant boy.

Meanwhile, Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) resurrects, uncontrolled by Xavier, and with the personality of the powerful Dark Phoenix. She destroys Cyclops (James Marsden) and Xavier and allies herself to the evil forces of Magneto, making them almost invincible. The fourth film in the franchise, 'X-Men: Origins - Wolverine' (2009) is a prequel to the other three films.

Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Wolverine, who, some 20 years before the action of the original movie, is seeking revenge on his half-brother Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) for the death of his girlfriend, and eventually signs up to the ominous Weapon X programme. Finally, 'X-Men: First Class' (2011) charts the beginning of the saga, following Professor X (James McAvoy) and Magneto (Michael Fassbender) through their formative years in the 1960s as they come to terms with their newfound superpowers. Initially close friends who work together to fight against evil, the two men are driven apart by a conflict of opinion that ultimately leads to the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Enhanced WS tv
Bonus Footage
Deleted Scenes
Interviews: Directors
Commentary: Directors, Producers, Cast
Other Documentary