My DVD came on time. It was in good condition. I would buy from this seller again.

In X1 there was the attempt by Magneto (played superbly by Ian McKellan) to convert humans to mutants. In X2 it was a plot by a corrupt Fed named Stryker to kill all the mutants using Xavier (Patrick Stewart). In X3 a “cure” is found that makes all mutants human.

Cure indeed. Who said the mutants were sick? Such is the view of the mutant self-proclaimed leader Magneto. In the final chapter, Magneto fears that the “cure” will be forced upon the mutant population and wages war against the source of the cure with the aim to destroy it and anything that gets in his and his loyal followers way.

All three movies are suspenseful and exciting. No bathroom break urges in these films (unless you’re watching all of the movies in one sitting!). New mutants are hatched in each film and some of our favorite mutants are dispatched (quite early on in X3). Special effects are 5-stars. Acting is 5-Stars. Movies are 5-stars.

Then along comes X-Men Origins: Wolverine. This movie, while entertaining, didn’t live up to the excellent standard set by the first 3 movies. It was cool to see Wolverine’s origins and all, but I sure hope that they don’t take the franchise down an origins path for all of the other X-men characters. I see on IMDB that there’s already a plan for Wolverine Origins 2. I’m not excited. In fact I’m bummed that the plan isn’t for another X-men movie as of today.

If you’ve not seen any of the movies (or all of the movies) this set is a great opportunity to see the 3 original classic tales in chronological order and to own a kind of bonus movie. But you might be doing yourself a favor (and saving some money) by picking up the original Trilogy (X-Men / X2: X-Men United / X-Men: The Last Stand) and just renting the “bonus”. Wolverine Origins is totally worth a rental…the others are keepers and classics in the genre.

I have a view on when to and when not to buy blu-rays. Unless it has action and is a very intense movie with lots of effects and sounds, I just go with the standard DVD. So knowing that this would fall into the category of a blu-ray buy, I bought the trilogy and the new Wolverine. Well Worth it!!! The graphics were fantastic and the audio was perfect. The movies were great as well, but if you’re reading this you’re already convinced to buy the movies, you’re just deciding if it’s worth the blu-ray price. I would say if you’re watching it on a standard definition (or even a HD) set that is less than 30″-36″ then it really doesn’t matter all that much. If your going big (I’m on a 63″) then definitely go with the blu-ray, no questions. Hope that helps.