X-Men - The Phoenix Saga
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Movie Reviews of X-Men - The Phoenix Saga
Movie Review: "Parting Is All We Know Of Heaven And All We Need Of Hell"
Summary: 5 Stars
That's the quote The Beast used from Ralph Waldorf Hemerson at the end of this piece that describes it beautifully. The X-Men animated series as a whole was a great achievement in animation and storytelling. While some fussed about certain characters not being on the main team, I think (looking back) they couldn't have pick better characters to be the main X-Men (though I wished Bishop could've been a full time character but oh well).
Back to this piece, it is the adaptation of the legendary Phoenix series that took place in the comics that really launched the Jean Grey character in Marvel history. A good side story is the short romance between Ilyandra and Professor Charles Xavier along with appearances from Juggernaut and the first appearances of both Black Tom and his heroic brother The Banchee. Of course, this also shows those aliens from the Shi'ar.
While it doesn't follow the comics exactly (some of the characters here such as Rogue, Gambit and Jubilee weren't even created when the original series came out in the late 70's-early 80's), it kept the same spirit of the original stories nonetheless. If you can find it for under $30, I would recommend this piece until one day someone gets some sense and release the series! I was in college when this came out and I still catch it when someone reruns it!
Anyway, a great piece of animated history to collect!
Movie Review: A Must-Have For The Fans Of The Animated Series
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Phoenix Saga" is the first DVD of the animated series...and what a great choice they've made! This DVD is a collection of the five-part series which tells the tragic story of the legendary Phoenix saving the universe from the evil Shi'ar emperor D'Ken. Unfortunately, the X-Men member Jean Grey is the Phoenix's host, which causes confusion among everyone, including her. In addition to this, Charles Xavier (Professor X) is psychically linked to D'Ken's sister, Llandra, bringing the battle to the planet earth. All this results into a war against good and evil that may cost the life of one of the X-Men. All that being said, the DVD looks great, of course. Since this was produced before Dolby Digital was commonplace, it is presented in two channel mode (stereo), but it does ok for Dolby Pro-Logic mode. The animation is a bit choppy in some places, but considering how fast they have to pump out cartoons, it's forgivable. One noticable difference is the changing of the voice-overs for some of the characters. The original cast seems to be intact, but the most obvious was that of Gladiator, the Defender of the Shi'ar throne. For those with copies of the original series on VHS, listen to the difference and you'll see what I mean. Otherwise, this is a must-have for the fans of the original animated series. Now if they'll only release, "The Dark Phoenix Saga"......Movie Review: the x-men rule
Summary: 5 Stars
my obsession with the xmen came about in junior high and has not stopped yet. the animated series is my favorite cartoon ever, and the fact there are some episodes out on dvd makes me very happy. i was not even aware that there were some dvds available until i did a random search. i think i am lucky though cause now they all say out of stock. back to the dvd. the phoenix saga is one of the best story arcs they did on the cartoon. my favorite thing in the world is to see the mutants use their powers and in this five episode dvd you really get to see mutants at their best. it would even be better if they put the dark phoenix saga out as well to finish the story. but since this is the only one out right now it will have to do, but i cant complain. i suggest getting this dvd if possible b/c it really is worth the money. any x-men buff should have this dvd or try to get it because it is part of x-men history and is a very important part of the x-men's evolution. ----and to any one who cares please put out more of this cartoon out on dvd, there is still an audience for it and there are a whole lot of us who grew up while the cartoon was on---- so i highly recommend this dvd and will hope and pray that more will follow it in the future.Movie Review: Good Writing - Excellent Storytelling - Good Characters
Summary: 5 Stars
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While these X-Men cartoons are not known for their outstanding animation, I can whole-heartedly recommend them for their storytelling alone.
The animation is acceptable - standard Saturday morning cartoons (not cgi, but animation).
If you've not seen the X-Men cartoons featured here, we are presented with this main group as the X-Men Team: Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, The Beast, Wolverine, Julibee and Storm. And, of course, Professor X leads them. Rogue is around, but not in the first couple of episodes.
These combined episodes make a wonderfully told story. The characters are very faithful to their comic book counterparts, and have a depth that a lot of other cartoon characters lack. Be that praise for the comics or these episodes, matters not.
The DVD comes with few features. You're given the option of viewing all episodes or each episode individually. Please note - there are no chapters within each episode.
The sound quality was good and the voice-actors are effective.
It's the writing though, that lifts this series. It's a great story.
I recommend this DVD for the comic or cartoon fan. You won't be disappointed.
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Movie Review: Loved it
Summary: 5 Stars
Being a huge X-Men fan, I love nearly all of the cartoons, but the Phoenix Saga is by far my favourite. I can't help thinking that the reason they chose Jean Grey to be the main character of this series, is because before she was very much what I like to call a "nothing" character, with her mutant ability rarely being of use, and whenever she did use it, she would collapse into the arms of Cyclops afterwards. She didn't even have a cute little code name like the rest of the X-Men! This series greatly improved her, though it ended rather tradgically. The romantic scenes between Jean and Cyclops only helped to carry the story line, and were even assisted by one romance scene between Gambit and Rogue. The story line was excellent, though I believe that the parts between the Empress of the Shi'ar and Proffesor Xavier dragged a bit... I loved this, and would definataely recommend it.