X-Men: The Ultimate Collection (Blu-ray)
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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.
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