Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
Plot: In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Disc Release Date: 24 September 2018
X-Men was shot using Panavision Panaflex Platinum and Millennium cameras on 35mm film and has recently been scanned at 4K resolution which has been used here for this Ultra HD Blu-ray release. The disc...
Unfortunately the disc has not been up-graded to the immersive surround tracks, so no Dolby Atmos or DTS-X, what we do have is the same DTS-HD MA 5.1 track that adorned the previous releases. It’s no slouch...
All the extras come from the previously available Blu-ray, but not all, the second extras disc included with the original release in not here. UHDAudio Commentary – With Bryan Singer and Brian Peck cover...
Welcome to Mutant High Before Marvel took over the cinematic world, Fox had a pretty good stab at it and, arguably, kicked off the MCU as we know it today. By taking a serious approach to comic book characters,...
Back when comic book films were a rarity, Bryan Singer kicked off a franchise with the X-Men. Capturing the emotion of the written word, peppering the cast with acting royalty, concentrating the expansive...
X-Men is presented on 4K UHD courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with a 2160p transfer in 2.39:1. All three of the titles included in this set were shot on film, and Fox has reportedly given...
This release contains the same excellent DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 track from the original 1080p Blu-ray release which Marty assessed in hisX-Men Blu-ray review. As Marty mentions in his review, this is...
Only the Commentary with Bryan Singer and Brian Peck has been ported over to the 4K UHD disc....
Note: This 4K UHD version of the film is available as part of X-Men Trilogy 4K. Perhaps surprisingly, given how frequently my review queue has recently been filled with 4K UHD releases that are at least...
The first X-Men...
X-MenMutants fight injustice with a great-looking HEVC H.265 encode, offering several notable improvements over its Blu-ray counterpart. Originally shot on 35mm film, the 2160p transfer comes with an appreciable...
All three movies join the fight on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with the same DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtracks heard on their respective Blu-ray counterparts. Although they would have arguably benefited from...
The same set of supplements for each movie are also ported over and can be enjoyed on the accompanying Blu-rays. However, each movie was originally released as a two-disc package where the second Blu-ray...
Since discovering Marvel Comics as a kid, the X-Men series has always enjoyed a special place in my heart and imagination. Unlike other superheroes where they gain their powers from special circumstances,...
As a lifelong fan of the original comic series, the X-Men adaptations will always have a special place in my heart, flawed as the first and last movie may be. Bryan Singer's sequel, on the other hand,...