{"id":9904,"date":"2015-07-16T17:43:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T00:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2015-07-16T17:44:01","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T00:44:01","slug":"review-xmen-dofp-roguecut-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2015\/07\/review-xmen-dofp-roguecut-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut<\/em><\/strong>, while not as strong or tightly paced as the theatrical version is still well worth checking out especially for fans. The Blu-ray released by Fox is a bit of a mixed bag. Yes, the audio and video are incredible, there\u2019s a fine selection of bonus material but I\u2019m not sure why they didn\u2019t port over the features from the first release.<\/p>\n

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X-Men: Days of Future Past
\n— The Rogue Cut —<\/span><\/span>
\n(2014)<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nREVIEW NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Movie<\/a> | Special Features<\/a> | Video Quality<\/a> | Audio Quality<\/a> | Overall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Genre(s): <\/strong>Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
\nFox | PG13\/Unrated \u2013 131 min. \/ 148 min. \u2013 $29.99 | July 14, 2015<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\n<\/u>Directed by: <\/strong>Bryan Singer
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Jane Goldman & Simon Kinberg & Matthew Vaughn (story), Simon Kinberg (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Peter Dinklage, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Shawn Ashmore, Nicholas Hoult, Omar Sy, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan<\/p>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Audio Commentaries, Featurettes, Gallery
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/p>\n

Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.40
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>43.0 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


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THE MOVIE<\/strong> \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On the surface, X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut<\/em><\/strong> might merely be a cash grab, and to a certain extent I\u2019m sure Fox and company isn\u2019t exactly releasing out of charity, but I found it to be a interesting alternate cut, though the theatrical version, which I saw a while ago, was a bit tighter whereas this one, where Rogue has a bigger role, seemed to be shoehorned in and shows perhaps why Bryan Singer went the other direction. That being said, X-Men: DOFP: TRC<\/em><\/strong> (how about that acronym?) is still solidly entertaining from beginning to end.<\/p>\n

For those in the dark, X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em><\/strong> cunningly brings together, in different timelines, the young and old mutants, primarily Charles and Erik, and in dueling stories, one relying on the other. It also serves as a reset putting to the close the older versions and allows for the young guns, taking place in the 70s and 80s, to have all-new storylines.<\/p>\n

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In any case, we open in a nearly hopeless future where robots known as Sentinels have been programmed to detect and hunt down mutants and those mutants are fighting a losing battle. When the film opens, we get several who fight valiantly and utilizing their powers but the Sentinels are so powerful and can adapt to the mutants\u2019 powers that one by one they are taken out. However, utilizing Kitty Pryde\u2019s (ELLEN PAGE) ability to send one\u2019s conciseness back in time, they are able to go back and regroup in the hopes of holding back the invading Sentinels.<\/p>\n

When X-Men veterans Charles Xavier (PATRICK STEWART), Storm (HALLE BERRY), Magneto (IAN MCKELLEN) and Wolverine (HUGH JACKMAN) arrive, Charles has an idea to have Kitty send someone back to 1973 as it was then where a young Raven\/Mystique (JENNIFER LAWRENCE) kills the Sentinel program\u2019s creator, Dr. Bolivar Trask (PETER DINKLAGE), which was the turning point for the program to go active and lead us to the deadly future and the mutant\u2019s certain extinction. However, there is a limitation to Kitty\u2019s powers as she can only send someone back for a brief period otherwise the mind of that person will tear apart. Well, Wolverine and his abilities to quickly heal, volunteering to go back, into his younger body, track down the young Charles (JAMES MCAVOY) and convince him to track down and stop Raven before she kills for the first time and alters her own life as a result.<\/p>\n

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Traveling back to 1973, Logan eventually convinces Charles \u2013 whose powers are gone due to taking a drug to give him his legs back \u2013 to help and with the aid of Hank McCoy aka Beast (NICHOLAS HOULT), who has been taking care of Charles, and Peter\/Quicksilver (EVAN PETERS), Logan and Charles help break Erik out of a ulta-secure facility, for the assassination of Kennedy, held miles below the surface within the Pentagon as they need his help in their endeavor, though the feud between he and Charles is still raw.<\/p>\n

Where this \u201cRogue Cut\u201d primarily deviates from the original theatrical version, with some odds and ends inclusions as outlined by Singer in his commentary track, is Rogue (ANNA PAQUIN) enters visa vi a subplot where upon Charles and Erik must break into the old X-Mansion, now under enemy control, who have Rogue locked in the Cerebral under sedation and running tests. It\u2019s an interesting diversion and fun seeing the older Charles and Erik working together, and yet it is a fairly jarring departure from the main plot and really doesn\u2019t add much to the movie as a whole outside of satisfying fans seeing Rogue again.<\/p>\n

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The performances aren\u2019t bad with Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender taking the leads while others, like Halle Berry, Shawn Ashmore, Ellen Page and now Anna Paquin, mainly making appearances out of appreciate for their characters more than anything. There are also some new characters who don\u2019t get nearly enough screen time for me to care about and as someone who never read an \u201cX-Men\u201d comic, I haven\u2019t the foggiest clue who any of them were. The one exception is Quicksilver played by Evan Peters who, in his comparatively limited appearance, was a hoot and hope to see his role expanded in X-Men: Apocalypse<\/em>.<\/p>\n

X-Men: Days of Future Past<\/em><\/strong> is one heck of a ride. Is it perfect? Absolutely not and doesn\u2019t hold a candle compared with X2: X-Men United<\/em> or others in the upper echelon of comic book movies, but it\u2019s entertaining and at times pretty damn clever and deserving of the praise bestowed by both the critics and fans alike. And having Bryan Singer back behind the camera following a detour that involved Superman Returns<\/em> and Valkyrie<\/em>, is also a big plus.<\/p>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 4.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This release comes with a semi-glossy slip cover<\/strong> with a fold-out on the front with more pics of the cast. Inside there is a redemption code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately none of the features from the initial release were included so you will need to hold on to your copy…<\/p>\n

Disc 1:
\nAudio Commentaries<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 There are two commentary tracks, one with Director Bryan Singer and Producer\/Writer Simon Kinberg (Theatrical Version only) and the other with Singer and Composer\/Editor John Ottman (Rogue Cut only). Both tracks are entertaining yet also informative providing insights into the stories, characters, editing (obviously), score (obviously) and other tid-bits.<\/p>\n

Second Screen App<\/u><\/strong> allows viewers to sync the movie with their smart phone or tablet where upon you can view concept art, storyboards, costume designs and more.<\/p>\n

Disc 2:
\nMutants vs. Machines (52:41; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 This 9-part documentary intricately details just about every aspect of Days of Future Past<\/em> from the screenplay\/origins, casting and bringing together the new and old cast members.<\/p>\n

X-Men Unguarded (30:11; HD)<\/u><\/strong> is a well done roundtable discussion with Director Bryan Singer and cast members Patrick Stewart, James McAvoy, Ian McKellen, Michael Fassbender, Halle Berry, Ellen Page and a few others as they discuss the franchise, characters, etc.<\/p>\n

Gallery<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Storyboards, Costumes, Concept Art<\/p>\n

Fantastic Four<\/u><\/em> Sneak Peek (1:49; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Here we get brief BTS footage and on-set interviews with the cast and crew.<\/p>\n

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VIDEO \u2013 4.75\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut<\/em><\/strong> arrives on Blu-ray presented with a 2.40 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer (AVC codec). No different from the first release, this one has excellent detail levels and while some of the film is dark and gritty, the sequences taking place in the \u201870s showcase brilliant colors. There didn\u2019t appear to be any major instances of banding, aliasing or artifacting making for a wonderful transfer that\u2019s nearly reference quality.
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AUDIO \u2013 5.0\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The movie comes with a robust and resilient 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track providing for excellent dialogue levels while ambient noises make good use of the front and rear channels but it\u2019s with the numerous action scenes where this lossless track comes to life and is as close to the theater experience as one could have at home.<\/p>\n

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OVERALL \u2013 4.5\/5<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Overall, X-Men: Days of Future Past: The Rogue Cut<\/em><\/strong>, while not as strong or tightly paced as the theatrical version is still well worth checking out especially for fans. The Blu-ray released by Fox is a bit of a mixed bag. Yes, the audio and video are incredible, there\u2019s a fine selection of bonus material but I\u2019m not sure why they didn\u2019t port over the features from the first release; as a completists, I now am obligated to hang on to that copy… Seriously though, this is a good purchase worthy of the relatively low SRP.<\/p>\n


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Brian Oliver aka The Movieman
\n<\/em>Published: <\/strong>07\/16\/2015<\/p>\n

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Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers<\/strong>.
\nThese are only here to give an idea of the movie\u2019s video quality and may not be truly representative of it.<\/p>\n