As of Thursday, September 8, 2011
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X-Men: First Class (Blu-ray) (PG-13)
Movie: 4 out of 4 stars
Disc: 3 1/2 out of 4 stars
Arguably the finest offering thus far in the "X-Men" franchise, director Matthew Vaughn's "First Class" is an origin/prequel that pulls off the rare feat of being smart, entertaining and supremely well-acted. Vaughn and his crew were also able to convincingly pull off a period setting (the early 1960s) while comfortably fictionalizing a major news event and giving the story a brilliantly realistic air; something we rarely get from science-fiction. Performances across the board are fantastic, but Kevin Bacon as a loathsome evil foil is especially memorable.
Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (1080p/2.35:1), audio: English (DTS-HD MA 5.1), subtitles: English SDH, Spanish.
Special features include:
Deleted and alternate scenes
8-part featurette
Digital Copy option
"X Marks the Spot" viewing option
Isolated musical score
Behind-the-Scenes documentary
(Fox, $39.99)
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