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Sorry, but this is pretty awful overall. The animation and sound are terrible, the dialogue is worst and there's no real sense of pace to the episodes. The only thing they have going is nostalgia and years of fantastic X-Men comics to work with for plots and characters. I don't know if it gets any better in the subsequent volumes, but this one's just plain bad. Buy it only if you want a few laughs at a very cheesy 90s cartoon.
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For all it's faults, The X-Men cartoon show brought together all the characters in one show. It did play a little fast and loose with the comic stories. However, it did make them entertaining for adults and kids of all ages. My hope is that Marvel attempts more of a big budget feel for the animated series. The current DVD releases are pale in comparison to the original cartoon. The art and animation were far from the best. It was a landmark because Marvel was getting it's act together and making the characters work. Wolverine, in this version at least, is far better than the subsequent ones in the other series. A lot was lost in the other incarnations of animated X-Men. The all out action in this one was never recaptured again.
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Of all the various X-Men animated incarnations, this is the best. Adapted from the comics, it is any X-Men fans must have.
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I have been waiting and waiting for this show to be released on DVD and it finally has! What a great representation of the comics! If every comic-cartoon could be as well crafted as this, cartoons would be worth watching. Every episode is engaging and lively. The art style is stunning and vivid. If you are an X-MEN fan then you have to own this collection. Period.
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In an alternate world where humans are living among mutant beings and are hated among the normal people. Mutants are beings with extraordinary powers or looks that makes them different and are sometimes hunted down, yet an extraordinary mutant man named Professor Charles Xavier rounds up good mutants from across the country and other nations to train them as "X-Men" which are a group of superheroes with unique powers such as Wolverine for instance who is a Canadian mutant with an adamantium skeleton/claws that could break through anything and he could heal up instantly and never age like we do. Jubilee who has the power to blow stuff up, Storm who is an African mutant with the power to control the weather, Beast who lives up to his name is a furry beast-like mutant with superhuman strength and intelligence. Jean Grey who is a beauty with the exact powers just like Professor X on telepathy/telekinesis, Gambit who is a Canjun mutant with the powers to make cards and objects into explosive bombs with a touch, Rogue is a southern belle mutant who can fly and has both superhuman strength and can absorb other people's powers/lifeforces temporary by touching them. Cyclops has the ability to shoot lasers through his eyes but must wear a special pair of goggles or sunglasses to block his unstoppable laser-eyes and finally Professor X who is the teacher/creator of the "School for the Gift" is also the leader of the group as his powers consists of telepathy/telekinsis as he struggles to fight for mutant rights and peace between good mutants/humans alike but unfortunately his former friend Magento bands up some terrorist mutants to destroy mankind while the X-Men with Professor X uses their powers for good to help mankind.
A brilliant animated adaptation of the Marvel comics is truly an outstanding animated show with intelligent writing, emotion and action galore. I love the animation to this show and how faithful to the classic Marvel comics it is even to the roots of the comic series, the show went on to win a daytime award for best animated series and has created more X-Men fans since then yet even hardcore X-Men fans were satisfied with this series. It became the highest rated saturday morning show on FOX appealing to people of all ages including adults not just kids or X-Men fanatics, the show is the definition for 90's animation much like Batman, Superman or Animaniacs had.
This DVD has the first season starting with the 2-part "Night of the Sentinels" showing a teen mutant runaway named Jubilee is founded by the X-Men after being attacked by a large robot called a Sentinel and becomes a member of the X-Men soon. "Enter Magneto" has Beast imprisoned after destroying mutant files at a mutant registration agency as Xavier's enemy/friend Magneto introduces himself and wants to spread his hate among the human race, "Deadly Reunions" has Magneto with Xavier reunited including Wolverine and old time foe Sabretooth. Next "Cold Vengence" has Wolverine seeking a better life in the arctic while Jubielle with Gambit and Storm have a mission/vacation on a special island that accepts mutants that they soon discover is a tourist trap, "Slave Island" continues off the last episode has the three mutants enslaved with other mutants for they must try to find a way out of the hell-hole of a place. "The Unstoppable Juggernaut" has a very large and powerful man named Juggernaut robbing banks and destroyed the mansion as another powerful mutant named Colossus has been framed of those crimes yet the X-Men must prove his innocence, followed by "The Cure" where a professor has a cure for mutant powers yet Rogue wants that cure badly so she can touch another person but she will soon discover that the place isn't what's cracked up to be, "Come The Apocalypse" has a powerful evil mutant named Apocalypse creates his own four horseman for now the X-Men must stop his reign of evil. "Days of the Future 1 & 2" is a 2-parter that is very "Terminator"-esque story about a futuristic mutant named Bishop who is sent back in time to stop an assassin from happening so he could change the future, "The Final Decision" has senator Kelly kidnapped by Magneto then rescued by the Sentinels only to find out that the master of Sentinels has plans on global dominion for they must be destroyed and that a peace treaty between mutants and humans might co-exist. "Till Death Do Us Part 1 and 2" is a 2-part episode where Cyclops and Jean Grey get hitched while a former X-man named Morph comes back with a vengence with the help of a new friend named Mr. Sinister as there's still some anti-mutant groups but sort of a modern KKK where they hunt mutants instead of other human races. And finally "Whatever It Takes" has an evil being that arrived from an Astral plane in Africa to take over the body of a young mutant boy for now Storm with Rouge must repossess him and try to send the creature back to the plane as Xavier and Magneto discover an uncharted land as Wolverine searches for Morph.
These episodes are nicely remastered with good picture and sound yet no extras, i'm glad this show is on DVD.
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