Every current X-Men movie plus a few okay Marvel flicks all in one place
Update (7/19/2013):
With this bundle no longer being a "Deal of the Day" product available for $60 as it was the first day Amazon posted the bundle, I'm torn on the rating to give for this. At its current price of $140 as of today, I have to recommend not purchasing this particular bundle, but rather buying these movies individually through Amazon at the links I've provided below. Pricing can fluctuate on Amazon, however, so I am choosing to leave my original rating of 4-stars on this set for the product itself should the pricing every return to a good-value-per-movie point. At its original price point, it was a very good value on a set of movies ranging from "outstanding" to "well, at least the characters are attractive." I'm still leaving my original review below for any benefit it may provide you in picking out which of these movies to purchase individually, or for buying this bundle itself. Also, if you'd like to buy these movies individually, it's worth noting that many of...
For $60, a terrific deal. For more, maybe not so much.
As a comic fan who grew up in the 80s, the idea that there would one day be as many Marvel Comics movies as there are would have been inconceivable.
With this bundle, you get two fun Fantastic Four movies, a tolerable Daredevil/Elektra combo, and all of the X-Men movies released so far (July 2013).
At $60 for the group, there aren't really any complaints to be had. It's nine Marvel Comics movies, several of which include some pretty exhaustive special features, bundled nicely. They may not be as "sexy" per se as the as Disney/Avengers films, but so what? There's love in the creation of each of these -- even the goofy Origins: Wolverine movie.
I can't defend a $139 price, but should they ever come on sale for $60, by all means, go for it.
One more note: X-Men: First Class is among the very best of the Marvel films. It's well directed, well acted, set in a great era, and helps to round out the entirety of the X-Men franchise. I've got high...
Missed the boat
Looks good on the surface, but it is not appealing to people who are on the go. Life is hectic, which may explain why so few people purchased this Amazon Goldbox offer. Nowadays, unless it also includes a digital copy we can take with us on the road, we just don't purchase it. I love blu-ray copies for those rare family movie nights! However, normally we are so busy that I do most of my movie watching on my tablet or phone at airports and during flights. My kids do most of their movie watching on their iPad during long car rides and when we drag them to their sibling's activities. For some reason my four year old even prefers to watch movies at home on our iPad instead of the 50" TV. Sorry, Amazon. Great content but you missed the boat on the media.
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