8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 4.5 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
The X-Men, including Wolverine, must set aside old rivalries and travel in time to change the past to avert a future crisis which threatens the mutant population and the world.
Starring: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle BerryAction | 100% |
Adventure | 95% |
Sci-Fi | 79% |
Comic book | 72% |
Fantasy | 69% |
Period | 6% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
English SDH, Spanish
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
UV digital copy
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A, B (locked)
Movie | 4.0 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
In his new commentary released as part of X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut), Bryan Singer goes on record as stating he has something akin to a genetic disposition not to indulge in so-called Director’s Cuts, which of course begs the question as to what The Rogue Cut might be, then. As co-commentator John Ottman mentions, it could boil down to as little as a word or a smile, and indeed notators of the picayune are going to have a veritable field day with The Rogue Cut, though they’ll at least have the aforementioned commentary to guide them, for Singer and Ottman spend a bit of time detailing quite a few of the sometimes minute changes in this new version. 20th Century Fox has also given Blu-ray aficionados a bit of an “extra clue,” as it were, by labeling various chapter stops with information detailing what, if anything, has changed (see the list below). The Rogue Cut could in fact just as easily have been labeled The Beast and Mystique Cut, since one of the two “all new scenes” does in fact deal with them rather than Anna Paquin’s Marie (AKA Rogue). Diehard fans will no doubt want to check out this slightly longer take on the story, but even they may end up being more entertained by trying to figure out what has changed than by the changes themselves.
X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut) is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment with an AVC
encoded 1080p transfer in 2.40:1. An admittedly unscientific comparison of bitrates at various points throughout this presentation and those on
X-Men: Days of Future Past show very similar
if not downright identical data, and so my comments about the first release are repeated here.
Digitally shot with the Arri Alexa, X-Men: Days of Future Past is an
invigorating viewing experience, though sharpness and clarity are often intentionally tweaked by any number of post-production bells and
whistles at
times. As with previous X-Men entries, there's quite a bit of aggressive color grading on display, from the slate grays and cool blues of
the
"contemporary" sequences to more of a honey golden ambience in the seventies timeframe. Nonetheless, detail and even fine detail remain
surprisingly strong, to the point that even in dim, heavily graded sequences things like pores on skin are easily visible. In more normal lighting,
fine
detail is astounding at times (see some of the close-ups in the screenshots accompanying this review). CGI can tend to look just slightly soft at
times, especially with regard to some of the "portals" the open in attack scenes which allow the mutants to travel through mini-wormholes to a
new
location. Contrast is strong, helping the film to overcome murkiness in the many darker sequences. There are no issues with image instability or
compression artifacts.
Similarly, aside from the few moments of new interstitial material, the sound mix on this release is identical to the first, and so my comments in
our original review are repeated here.
X-Men: Days of Future Past features a blisteringly effective DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 track that blasts off into the stratosphere from the
opening attack scenes and rarely lets up for the next two hours or so. There's omnipresent LFE courtesy of not just the battle moments but
more
nuanced foley effects and general sound effects like a roaring high speed train or the thrust of the Sentinels' propulsion systems. Dialogue is
very
cleanly presented and is
mixed nicely, even in some very busy sequences. A number of scenes feature large crowds, whose sounds spill through the surrounds creating a
very lifelike a authentic sounding ambience. Fidelity is top notch and dynamic range is incredibly wide in this problem free track.
Disc One:
- Storyboards:
- Paris (1080p; 13:25)
- Climax (1080p; 30:56)
- Costumes (1080p; 2:55)
- Concept Art:
- Desert House (1080p; 00:30)
- Monastery (1080p; 2:50)
- Moscow (1080p; 00:45)
Lovers of snark hunts may well want to check out X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut), for a lot of the changes in this new version are on the teeny tiny side. In fact, had Singer and Ottman not mentioned some of them in their commentary, I personally probably wouldn't have noticed had I not done a scene by scene comparison with the original version. The two new scenes are okay, but hardly revelatory. All of that said, at least this new version sweetens the deal with some appealing new supplements, including two excellent commentaries and a whole second disc of new material. Completists will of course want this version, even without a 3D component (could that be coming?—stay tuned). Those who haven't yet sprung for the film on Blu-ray will probably want to compare the supplements of the two versions to see if something suits their fancy enough to tip the scales in favor of one version or the other. While the new material adds a number of great little moments and character beats, the emphasis really is on "little." One way or the other, X-Men: Days of Future Past is a fantastically fun and exciting outing, and with top notch technical merits and enjoyable supplements, X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut) comes Highly recommended.
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