X-Men Production Scrapbook (2003) (V)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Release Date:

11 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Sci-Fi

Plot:

We get to see the evolution of the film X-Men (2000) from the early production meetings to the final release date...

Plot Keywords:

X Men | Cast | Crew | Making Of | Director

Cast

Halle Berry	...	Herself
Deryck Blake	...	Himself
Simon Board	...	Himself
Ann Brodie	...	Herself
Whitney Brown	...	Herself
Colin Chilvers	...	Himself
Lee Cleary	...	Himself
Denise Davis	...	Herself
Bruce Davison	...	Himself
Tom DeSanto	...	Himself
Donna Dupere	...	Herself
Joe Everett	...	Himself
Ross Fanger	...	Himself
Kevin Feige	...	Himself
James Edward Ferrell Jr.	...	Himself (as James Ferrell)
Michael L. Fink	...	Himself
Rick Forsayeth	...	Himself
Christopher Geggie	...	Himself
David Gorder	...	Himself
Bill Harman	...	Himself
David Hayter	...	Himself
Hugh Jackman	...	Himself
Famke Janssen	...	Herself
Gary Jensen	...	Himself
Tony Kenny	...	Himself
Mark Manchester	...	Himself
Tyler Mane	...	Himself
Diane Mapp	...	Herself
James Marsden	...	Himself
Byron A. Martin	...	Himself
Ian McKellen	...	Himself
Gustave Meunier	...	Himself
Louise Mingenbach	...	Herself
John Myhre	...	Himself
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran	...	Herself (as Jennifer O'Halloran)
Anna Paquin	...	Herself
Rick Parker	...	Himself
Ray Park	...	Himself
Aeschylus Poulos	...	Himself
Rebecca Romijn	...	Herself (as Rebecca Romijn-Stamos)
Steven Rosenblum	...	Himself
Eric Sandberg	...	Himself
Lauren Shuler Donner	...	Herself
Newton Thomas Sigel	...	Himself (as Tom Sigel)
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Robert R. Snow	...	Himself
Patrick Stewart	...	Himself
Ralph Winter	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:63 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the X-Men (2000) DVD entitled X-Men 1.5.

Movie Connections:

References X2 (2003)

Eyes and ears

I don't know what would make one vote quite as low as 1 on this(as, at the time of writing this, 19% have), other than having expected it to be completely different in form. This is a documentary on the X-Men 1.5(which holds rather a high quantity of extras) DVD, going over the entire creative process of the film. It consists largely of candidly shot behind-the-scenes footage, not all of it even being on recognizable sets, and a handful of interview bits(McKellan and Stewart both come off as wise in them, and not just because they're British). No movie clips, no extended sequences of "talking heads", and any artwork that appears in this isn't inserted... instead they pan the camera over to show it. Basically, a Mini-DV was running during (at least much of) the planning, rewriting and such, and they edited it together, giving a different, organic result, similar to The Beginning: Making 'Episode 1'. You get to be a fly on the wall during debates, watch as they work out the kinks, and you even get to hear about stuff they were going to do. You also see the crew and cast joke around, and see or be told about their initial reactions to sets, props and the like. It is interesting, entertaining, and well-paced. I was never bored, and the hour and a couple of minutes pass smoothly. The anecdotes, the moments, it's all worth the attention of viewers of the final product who want to see what goes on as it's being put together. This isn't particularly linear in narrative, and one portion may not necessarily connect to the one following or preceding it. The quality of the recorded material varies, and obviously not all of it is going to be what one is used to, when sitting down to watch something officially released. There is some language(more than that of the subject of this), and while it isn't terribly prevalent herein, it does tend to be strong. I recommend this to any fan of the series, or even a less dedicated viewer, should they be up for watching a laid-back look at a lot of what goes into doing something that goes up on the silver screen. 7/10