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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Sensormatic
Super heroes, super villains, and super value! This exclusive DVD 2-pack includes two blockbuster action films based on popular comic book superheroes. Starring the likes of Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, and Jennifer Garner, this collection includes X-MEN: THE LAST STAND and ELEKTRA!X-MEN: Experience the awesome power of the X-MEN's epic, final battle. Join well-known mutant heroes and villains, and meet a cadre of all-new warriors -- including Angel, Beast, Juggernaut and Colossus -- in this thrilling, explosive adventure! After a controversial "cure" is discovered, mutants can choose to retain their superhuman abilities or give up their unique gifts and become "normal." When peaceful mutant leader Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) clashes with his militant counterpart, Magneto (Ian McKellen), the battle lines are drawn for the war to end all wars. Bursting with nonstop action, spectacular special effects and exclusive extras, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND is a force of nature that "will blow you away!" (NY1) ELEKTRA: Superstar Jennifer Garner proves that looks can kill as the sexiest action hero everito burst from the pages of Marvel Comics. Restored to life after sustaining mortal wounds in DAREDEVIL, ELEKTRA (Garner) now lives only for death as the world's most lethal assassin. But her latest assignment will force her to make a fateful decision in the ultimate battle between good and evil!
"[Elektra] A sleek action adventure!" Chicago Reader
"[Elektra] ...Garner does a high-powered, blade-thrusting star turn as Marvel Comics' ninja-inspired superheroine..." Chris Kaltenbach, Baltimore Sun
"[X-Men] ...terrifically entertaining." Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
"[X-Men] Great action...The greatest X-Men movie yet..." Maxim Magazine
"[X-Men] ...packs more action and razzle-dazzle visuals into its 104-minute running time than "Mission: Impossible III," "Poseidon" and "The Da Vinci Code" combined." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
Marvel Comics superheroes team up in this double feature with X-MEN: THE LAST STAND and ELEKTRA. See individual titles for synopsis information.
| Features | [Both] Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | [Both] Dubbed: French, Spanish | | [Both] Interactive Menus | | [Both] Scene Selection | | [Both] Subtitles: English, Spanish | | [Elektra] Inside The Editing Room Featurettes | | [Elektra] The Making Of Elektra Featurette Including Interviews With Jennifer Garner & Director Rob Bowman | | [Elektra] Audio: English DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | [Elektra] Exclusive Deleted Scenes | | [Elektra] Jennifer Garner's Comic-Con Presentation | | [Elektra] Sneak Peak At The Return Of TV's Family Guy & New Series American Dad | | [X-Men] Audio: English DTS ES 6.1 Surround Sound, DD-EX 5.1 Surround Sound | | [X-Men] Deleted & Extended Scenes & 3 Alternate Endings With Optional Audio Commentary | | [X-Men] Full-Length Audio Commentary By Director Brett Ratner & Screenwriters Simon Kinberg & Zak Penn | | [X-Men] Producer Audio Commentary By Avi Arad, Lauren Shulder Donner & Ralph Winter |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 6/19/2007 |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 2244876 | | UPC: 00024543448761 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2005) | | | MTV Award, Jennifer Garner, Natassia Malthe, [Elektra] Best Kiss |
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| | Professional Reviews | ReelViews 8 of 10
[X-Men] For X-Men viewers, this is probably as straightforward as it gets: if you liked the first two, you're likely to appreciate the third. X-Men: The Last Stand isn't as taut or satisfying as X-Men 2, but it's better constructed and better paced than the original X-Men. The differences in quality between the three are minor, however; and, despite the change in directors (Brett Ratner replacing Bryan Singer, who bolted to helm Superman Returns), there seems to be a single vision. X-Men: The Last Stand is the first blockbuster of the 2006 summer season that hasn't caused me to shake my head with disappointment. It delivers pretty much what's expected. - James Berardinelli
Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
[X-Men] One of the distractions in all the "X-Men" movies is that the X-Men are always getting involved in local incidents that have little to do with the big picture. They demonstrate their powers during disagreements and courtships, neighborhood emergencies, psychological problems or while showing off...All the same, I enjoyed "X-Men: The Last Stand." I liked the action, I liked the absurdity, I liked the incongruous use and misuse of mutant powers, and I especially liked the way it introduces all of those political issues and lets them fight it out with the special effects. Magneto would say this is a test of survival of the fittest. Xavier would hope they could learn to live together. - Roger Ebert
Reel.com 7 of 10
[Elektra] Back in Hollywood's Golden Era, a wholesome, girl-next-door beauty like Jennifer Garner would have played the plucky heroine to James Stewart's "Aw Shucks" lead in a Frank Capra romantic comedy. But in today's film industry, where action speaks far louder than sparkling repartee at the box office, Garner has found her improbable niche as a butt-kicking babe--all steel, hold the sweetness. In Elektra, a serviceable but forgettable action flick with supernatural overtones, Garner barely flashes her disarming smile as the title character, a stone cold assassin in a scarlet bustier...She's certainly believable as the lethal assassin dressed by Frederick's of Hollywood, but Elektra is not a role that plays to Garner's greatest strengths--namely, her beguiling charm and vulnerability. Unless she wants to be typecast, the actress needs to find a big-screen role that allows her to do more than rack up a body count. - Tim Knight
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