X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		4.0
Video		4.0
Audio		5.0
Extras		0.5
Overall		4.0

X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman September 24, 2018

Perhaps surprisingly, given how frequently my review queue has recently been filled with 4K UHD releases that are at least tangentially tied to promotional efforts for some upcoming film (e.g., Halloween 4K ), there don’t appear to be any new X-Men movies on the horizon until 2019, when both Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants are slated to debut. With eleven films thus far in the expanding X-Men franchise, and with much of the oxygen for the series given over to Logan and Deadpool 2, at least for the last couple of years, it’s actually kind of refreshing to revisit the first three films and marvel (pun unavoidable if unintended) at the complex stories the initial trilogy tell, all while introducing an almost ungainly number of characters, most of whom are finely drawn and almost instantly distinctive. These new 4K UHD presentations all offer at least subtle upticks in detail and palette nuance, but some curmudgeons may be at least slightly disappointed that there are no “new, improved” audio options available. For those who like to stay ensconced on their home theater couches and not have to change discs, some may also find the fact the the 4K UHD discs only offer the commentary tracks as supplements may be at least a bit of a downside as well.

Reviews of the three films in this set can be accessed by clicking on the following links:

X-Men 4K Blu-ray review

X2: X-Men United 4K Blu-ray review

X-Men: The Last Stand 4K Blu-ray review

X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each release is assessed in the above linked reviews.

X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

One place where 4K UHD fans may be a bit let down is in the audio department, since all three of the 4K UHD discs provide previously released audio. The first two films feature DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 tracks, while the third features a DTS-HD Master Audio 6.1 track. For my colleague Martin Liebman's thoughts on the audio, please click on the following links:

X-Men Blu-ray review

X2: X-Men United Blu-ray review

X-Men: The Last Stand Blu-ray review

X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

All three 4K UHD discs offer only the previously released Commentary tracks.

X-Men: 3-Film Collection 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Fox has once again done 4K UHD fans right by providing these first three X-Men films in this format. Video is at least subtly improved in all three features, but audiophiles may still wish that upgraded audio had been included as well.