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I`m thinking about buying X-Men 1.5, as I never got round to watching it and now I quite fancy seeing X-Men 2. Hardly worth renting, `cos I can buy for £11.56 (http://www.fbo.com.au/movie.asp?ID=8643). What I want to know is, should I get the 1.5 version over the original release? I`m particularly interested in the deleted scenes (I like these on DVDs!) - are there any differences between the two versions? The original seems to have seamless branching, so you can watch the whole film with the scenes inserted - does the 1.5 version also have this?

Thanks for any advice!

It does have a deleted scenes branching system however, they are non-anamorphic and are of poor quality so they aren't really seamless.

aye the deleted scenes are a little roapy, probably same on both versions, the 1.5 version is however a top rated and damn good 2 disc package and worth every penny if you don`t have it on DVD...

Thanks for the info! Sounds like I will definitely get the 1.5 edition. Deleted scenes usually are a bit ropey, I guess there is no point spending loads of money on post-production jazzing up of something that`s only to be included as an extra. It was just the seamless branching thing that led me to suspect that they might be film-quality in this case, kind of like a director`s cut or something. If they`re just bog-standard deleted scenes then watching them as part of the movie doesn`t bother me, I`ll just watch `em as extras.

Deleted scenes have always fascinated me, I love the idea of seeing something you were never meant to see (even though these days they are getting quite common on DVD`s). I like reading scripts as well to see what`s changed during filming.

Wow, that turned into quite a lengthy "thanks"! Now to look forward to the usual "what have you been buying now" from the missus when a package arrives on me doormat ;-)

I ordered my copy from Play last week, and it should arrive tomorrow.

I got it for the same reasons as Pistol it seems - and yes, reliable sources have stated that 1.5 is much better than 1.0.

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it`s always a bugger, isn`t it? X-Nen was in fact the first R1 DVD I ever bought. I was chuffed as buggery when I was able to say "actually, I`ve already got that on DVD. imported it from the states, y`know" Couldn`t actually play it for a month as my player wasn`t hacked, but the sentiment was there.

My quandry is: do I forsake my R1 cherry-popper and get the new version, or do I stick with ol` faithful?

I`ve been wondering about getting this as well, but according to Play the extras are quite different - the Region1 has 24 deleted scenes and the audio commentary features Hugh Jackman & Patrick Stewart. Does anyone have the new R1 version ?

I wonder if the 24 "deleted" scenes actually include the behind the scenes features or something, as looking around, no mention on dvdcompare, or http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=2699 to suggest that the R1 is more fully laden.

This item was edited on Wednesday, 30th April 2003, 10:52

as with most Fox double disc releases recently, R1 and R2 are no different aside from boxart and maybe subtitle choices

And if you`ve got a mate who also wants "X-Men 1.5" you can get two for £18 from WHSmiths and the missus need never know as there will be no tell-tale thud on the doormat one morning!