Dark Phoenix, the Blu-Ray review and a clip of the extras

Released in theaters on June 6, 2019, X-Men: Dark Phoenix represents the closure of the long film series of the X Men, started in 2000 and made up of twelve films (if there are also the three on Wolverine and the two on Deadpool).

The film once again places the famous in the center of the plot saga of the Black Phoenix, already adapted for the big screen in 2006 in X-Men – Final Conflict, with the young mutant Jean Gray (Sophie Turner) who is possessed by a powerful cosmic entity which is not exactly benevolent.

Featuring a top-notch cast including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence, from Thursday 24 October the film is available in Home Video in the formats DVD, Blu-ray and 4k Ultra HD, ready to be reviewed on your home TV set.

Below we propose the Blu-ray edition review of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, kindly sent to us by the Italian division of 20th Century Fox, which aesthetically presents itself in a simple amaray single disc case.

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Audio & Video

The Blu-ray edition of X-Men: Dark Phoenix presents the film with a 1080p encoded AVC transfer to 2.39: 1. While the quality of the CGI effects is not always satisfactory, the level of detail remains excellent for the entire duration of the feature film, fully restoring imperfections and peculiarities of the faces of the protagonists on which the director lingers on many occasions.

Unlike the Marvel Studios films, often an explosion of colors, the last chapter of the X Men's film saga alternates extremely saturated moments with other desaturated ones, but manages to maintain a visual coherence that this edition in Home Video confirms and exalts.

Speaking of the audio sector, for the X-Men: Dark Phoenix Blu-ray is the speech that is made for the vast majority of products distributed by us in this format. The Italian track in Dolby Digital 5.1 once again discrete, presenting a satisfying mix between sound and dubbing; nothing to do, however, with the power, depth and dynamism of the original version in DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, able to release all the energy of the film and to enhance the soundtrack signed by Hans Zimmer.

Special contents

To the delight of lovers behind the scenes, the Blu-ray edition of X-Men: Dark Phoenix in addition to the feature film, it presents an excellent dose of extra material.

• 5 deleted scenes with optional commentary by Simon Kinberg and Hutch Parker: Edwards Air Force Base; Charles returns home; Mission preparation; MIA Beast; Charles says goodbye
• Featurette "How to make your jet fly in space with Beast"
• Rinascita della Fenice: the film comes to life (5-part documentary)
• Audio commentary by Simon Kinberg and Hutch Parker
• Trailer

Although relatively few, the deleted scenes still offer about ten minutes cut from the film editing, including also the alternative ending starring the Charles Xavier by James McAvoy.

Among all the extra contents of this edition, the most interesting is without a shadow of a doubt the long documentary – about 80 minutes! – dedicated to the making of the film, through which it is possible to deepen and better understand many of the choices regarding the texture and tone of the feature film. A nice present for film and saga fans, a gem that alone is worth buying Blu-ray.

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Technical information

• Number of disks: 1
• Duration: 113 minutes approx
• Video: high definition panoramic format (2.39: 1) 1920x1080p
• Audio: Italian (Dolby Digital 5.1); English (7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio)
• Subtitles: Italian English