Marvel Studios Cinematic Collection Phase 1

Movie Hunt If you are an action movie lover, then this is the product for you. Marvel movies are action filled, with a vast storyline to go along with it. Dating back to 2008, almost every year Marvel Cinematic Universe has come out with films based on superheroes that were based on the characters in Marvel Comics. Marvel has produced and released 20 films to date, with 11 more in the stages of production. If you are someone who enjoys the Marvel movies and is a huge fan of movie marathons, then this is the perfect product for you. Finding a product that including all of the films in the series, for a lesser amount of money was difficult, but seeing this product on Amazon was an incredible relief and end of the search. About the Bundle There are currently three movie bundles available for purchase on Amazon. They are all separate, and the cost of them is excellent. Each movie individually is roughly $20 each, and that tends to add up if you were to buy every single film. The bundles each include six or seven discs, and they cost less as a bundle than individually. Each package is a different phase of the movie series. They organized the bundles in a way that is easy to access and use each movie. The packaging is beautiful and is made of cardboard. The package includes posters and art cards that the real fans can hang up around their place. Buying all three bundles is well worth the money spent. After looking for different collections of the Marvel series, the bundle here is the best one found. Collectors will love the design of the box art for each phase. After Captain Marvel and Avengers: End Game are released, they will release Phase 3, part 2, and it will be purchased as well. Why Buy Buying these bundles packs of the Marvel movies was a significant investment. You get 20 or so movies, art decals, posters, and a great box display for a great price. The Blu-ray discs work well in the United States, where others have expressed their problems with it. Works on the PS4 or Xbox One X with no problem. Amazon is excellent with their packaging and shipping, ordered the products and received them within two days with Amazon Prime. They organize the movies well in the bundle, with slots for each film, that you can place within them to keep them organized and in the case when you are not using them. Overview Overall, this bundle is the best choice financially and for those who are collectors of movies. The packaging is beautiful and organized, with many positives including the add-ons of posters and decals. The Collector's Edition includes six-plus discs in each phase, for a lesser price of all of them individually, and you get to keep them organized in the beautifully designed case. Each movie includes all of the bonus features, as well as a bonus disc which includes deleted scenes and Phil Coulson's introductions to each film. If you are a Marvel fan, this is the collector's edition for you.

Before I get started on the collectible side of this item, I wanted to briefly say that all the movies in this collection rank at least an A. Iron Man is now a classic, marrying Robert Downey Jr. with a role that almost seemed written for him. His personality brings to life a great classic superhero in a way I didn't expect. I was never a huge Iron Man comic fan as a child, but I knew the nuances of the actual character, and Downey nails it spot on. Iron Man 2 is a good continuation of the first, and tries to evolve the character amidst great special effects and visual eye candy. Some say it suffers for being a lead in to the Avengers, however I disagree. While it does serve as a bridge for the upcoming Avengers movie, I do not think it took away from the overall story. And seeing as 3 picks up right after the Avengers movie then the Avengers can almost be considered "Iron Man 2 1/2", as that movie favored his character more so than the other players in the stunning ensemble cast. The Incredible Hulk was a much much much improved version than the Ang Lee movie. This version tends to rely more on the old t.v. show starring Bill Bixby (which everyone loved) over the over the top/overly experimental version Lee put out. Unfortunately actor/studio disputes kept him from being in any future installments but the Hulk in the avengers worked for that movie (so hopefully they'll at least keep it going in that direction rather than doing reboot after reboot) Thor is more or less what you'd expect and Natalie Portman shines as the mere mortal who helps Thor She turns a character that usually ends up being a disposable character in these type of movies into something a lot more substantial and meaningful. And the casting of Thor himself was spot on as well. Captain America was pretty straight forward, it told the origin story rather well and where it ended up is pretty much true to the comic and brings him into modern times just in time for the Avengers. As for the Avengers well, we all know that was a great film, the action sequences were relentless but not done in that chop-chop manner in which you don't actually see the action. Of course its' over the top, but how can you have this many superheroes in one movie and have it not be over the top? It never goes into camp though. Very well written, acted and the story well executed. Even the Hulk turned out to be a surprisingly humorous and rewarding addition to the cast (I had my misgivings about putting him in the same movie as his more human counterparts, and I was wrong to worry) Now on to the reason most are reading this review for, the actual collector's edition. I do not understand why, in the negative reviews, everyone keeps calling this cheap or a waste of money. What were you expecting for $150? This isn't an actual movie prop. It's meant to have that cool/wow factor but there are limitations with this type of collectible. If everyone who left negative reviews got what they wanted this case would cost close to $300. And well, that's just not marketable. Yes the case is plastic, but it's still cool. I do wish the clasps were made more like a real suitcase, but the way it is made seems like it will last for quite awhile. Usually with things like this you "play" with it many times in the first few days, and if you haven't seen the movies yet, you'll open it to get the discs out, but after a period of time has passed you will only open it sporadically anyway and that's to show it to others or whatever. It has a button you can push on the top to shine the light on the front of the case (avengers logo). When you open it there are nice L.E.D.s which shine their blue light on the inside cover (and again on the emblem) and another light underneath the tesseract. While, the tesseract itself may seem underwhelming it's still cool. but I do not know how they could have made this light up better or more like the movie without it being more expensive. The movies are great, and they are housed in small folders with more artistic type art for covers. When I speak of this case, and say that it is worth the price, I am NOT including the 3d blu rays that are included (for three of the movies) as I do not use 3d yet, and even though I love movies I find the 3d movies to be more distracting than awe inspiring. And as one reviewer noted if you were to go just by the cost of the blu rays (single discs) you pay no more than $25 a piece. So when people say this set is a waste of money, I can't agree. I am not sure why Iron Man didn't include the bonus features disc (it would have been nice since three of the movies are two discs each and the other three are single discs, instead of a 3d disc I would have preferred the extras discs. But the inclusion of a bonus disc (exclusive to this set) somewhat makes up for that. I loved the folders and how it's made to look like classified files on the main players. The inclusions of Thor's Driver's License, or Natalie Portman's work badge are nice. The fake newspaper clippings about Iron Man are great if for nothing more than the fact that it's made/aged to look like a newspaper article and on the back are other fake articles rather than a blank page or filler-type which they usually use to make the articles look great on screen but upon closer inspection you realize it's just random words. Here it's actual made up articles that seem as if they are part of a real paper. The trading cards included with Captain America is a nice touch as well. as is the AIM business card Tony Stark received in the 3rd movie. Everything seems well thought out and authentic. There are many more little nick knacks that are included, and well I won't ruin the fun for everyone, they are great to look at and show off. So is this set worth it? Yes. I can't imagine any fanboy/fangirl being disappointed. there is enough to keep your interest and the movies are awesome. This is a great item to have in your collection, whether you are a comic collector, movie collector or someone who just likes delving into a fictional world and being surprised at the level of detail involved. This is a great item to have. It's for the grown up kid in all of us.

First off, this review is not about the movies, just the collectors set and its contents. Marvel spent a lot of time putting together all of these goodies for us. Each Avenger comes with his or her own file that is full of (obviously mass produced, not used in filming) movie props. For example some of the things in Tony Starks file are tickets to the Stark Expo, Blue Prints for the Arc Reactor, hand scribbled notes on a napkin and some teasers for Iron Man 3 just to name a few. Each Avenger has specific and unique props and things relating to their movie. I'm not a huge comic book fan but I loved the movies and I found all of these things to be quite awesome. You also get random things like a S.H.I.E.L.D ID badge that has a secret look into Phase Two that we have to find online but only if you find the secrets within the files they give you. There is also tons of random news paper clippings and pictures of all of the different stories that just tell back story and really make you feel like we live in this Marvel world and all this stuff really happened. Can't complain about that. The cover art for each movie is also really cool and unique and we get an extra dvd that has lots of extras for us. My ONLY complaint about this set is how terrible the quality of the case is. We spent $150 on this set and yes it comes with tons of goodies and extra features but the case is way to cheap for me to be satisfied. It lights up when you push a button as well as when you open the case and the tesseract cube lights up when you tap on it but the plastic is incredibly cheap. Marvel really cut corners in the manufacturing of the case. I understand that they couldn't give us a metal case at a reasonable price but considering it cost $150, AND we have already given them almost $4 BILLION in ticket sales to watch all of these movies I would expect a nicer quality case from them. Even considering the cheap quality of it, it still looks pretty cool. Final verdict: If you love these movies and don't own all of them (like me) or even if you own all of them but just want all of the goodies and extra features it comes with I would defiantly recommend this set. Considering everything it comes with, in my opinion it is easy to overlook the cheap quality of the case. I highly recommend getting this set if you enjoyed Phase One at all.

I have seen many a cool collector's movie set, even owned a couple, but I would have to say that this is probably the coolest collectable movie set I ever remember seeing...or, as it were, owning! Of course, I am also a big fan of every movie in this set...I have not ever seen a series of Superhero based movies as cool as Ironman through The Avengers, shy of maybe the Dark Knight movies, but even those take a number 2 slot to several of these films, most especially The Avengers. I do like many a comic book based movie, but the Avengers Assemble series of movies has thus far been my favorite. I thought the Tessyract was a really cool thing, and the fact that this set comes in a replica of the S.H.I.E.L.D. briefcase that it was carried around in is pretty sweet...and to have a replica of the Tessyract actually on the inside of it too is wicked cool! I like how the movie discs come in cases with collectible artwork on them, and the dossiers with all the bonus pictures and content & whatnot is pretty sweet too...all kinds of neat stuff in there. Being the huge fan I am of these movies, and not to mention Joss Whedon, who directed The Avengers and came up with the primary design for this set, I was all over this! The films, like I said, are all awesome! The set comes with many great features and collectibles. I already mentioned the artwork on the movie cases, as well as the briefcase and the Tessyract, and you can tell from the picture that it all lights up, which is super cool. I shut off some lights the evening of the day I got it and gazed upon it...pretty cool. It comes with a bunch of dossiers filled with neat stuff like a replica of a napkin that Tony Stark wrote a message on, information on certain things contained with in the movies and character bios, sketches, etc. You even get your own S.H.I.E.L.D. pass card. There are sneak peaks of Ironman 3 and of Phase 2, which admittedly I have not yet watched, but I will. All in all, super cool! The only one thing I can see about this set that might be a bummer for some people would be that this set apparently doesn't contain the digital copies of the films...only the regular Blu-Ray copies, as well as the 3D copies of those that were filmed in it (ie Thor, Captain America, and The Avengers). I for one don't have a 3D TV or anything, but one day I or someone I know might, so I certainly don't mind having the 3D copies. For those of you who never bought the original Blu-Rays of each movie with digital copies and were hoping for digital copies, you may want to decide whether or not you want to buy this if the digital copies are a big deal to you. For me, they are not, because between my wife and I, other than my Ps3, we only have 1 laptop...and we both don't really care to fill it up with a bunch of movies anyway. Even so, I would still have jumped at the chance to own this set! But it's all up to you. That aside though, all in all, I think this is a totally epic collector's set, and I am totally stoked to own it...perfect for any bigtime Marvel fan! It's amazing! My hat off to Marvel and Joss Whedon and whoever else had a hand in creating this set, and to all that worked on the creation of these movies...super great job! I look forward to the next phase of these Marvel movies and other future Marvel Cinematic Universe collection sets.

I'm not sure where all of the naysaying is coming from. The fact is....this is a highly imaginative presentation of these movies, and when I picked it up from the post office this morning, it was more than I'd hoped for. Consider it this way: The current Amazon price ($150) divided equally between the six movies values each movie at $25, hardly unreasonable for Blu-Ray, and especially considering three of them feature 3-D versions as well. (I paid the $140 pre-sale price back in August, valuing the movies at $23 each from my own pocket). That essentially makes absolutely everything else included entirely free: 1) The suitcase. I honestly cannot fathom what people are referring to when they are reviewing this as being cheaply made. It is more realistic than I would have expected, and the artificial circuitry inside it achieves maximum "cool factor." The repeated complaints that the discs are hard to remove is laughable. I'd barely opened the case when my 3-year-old daughter pulled Thor smoothly and effortlessly out. And as for the clips and hinges being weak and fragile? Again, it's been opened and closed several times today with no threat to their survival. 2) The Tesseract. I know there have been complaints about some of these not working, but I suspect that has less to do with the fact that it wasn't lighting up the way people expected and more to do with the fact that it doesn't give them magical powers. These are the same unrealistic people who were expecting the briefcase to be metal. Come on, people. The fact is, even without the rapid-pulsing glow, just the constant glow underneath that lights up the whole inner parts of the briefcase (including the Tesseract) as well as the icon on the outside of the briefcase offers an awesome effect. 3) The Artifacts. Seriously, the degree of detail and imagination that went into the artificial memorabilia far exceeded my expectations. I would have been satisfied with a couple of tongue-in-cheek character profiles. These items go far beyond that. I don't want to go into detail so as to allow people the same joyful ear-to-ear grin it gave me, but allow me to say that there was far more here both in quantity and quality than I ever hoped for. I can't wait to study each item closely. 4) Bonus Disc. I haven't even inserted this yet, let alone viewed it. I have seen plenty of reviewers claim it wasn't nearly as much as they expected. But remember that the $25 valuing of the movies doesn't include this disc. Anything included on it is extra, and therefore FREE. Stop complaining. 5) Digipak cardboard slipcases with new cover art. Some may scoff at my including this as a feature, but truth be told, these very cool new illustrated art covers for the movies are a huge selling point to me. Very classy move on this inclusion. Of course then there is the simple fact that the movies themselves are fantastic. So if you already own all six movies on Blu-Ray, is this worth it? Very possibly not. But no one ever claimed that the briefcase and enclosed items were worth $150, and I think that's what a lot of reviewers are forgetting. The assumption here is that the people buying it probably own between zero and three of these movies (at least on Blu-Ray). I myself only own Thor and Captain America. I didn't mind the $40-$50 hit I took by purchasing these twice. Someone who owns all six movies already (or I'd say at least four) will want to think seriously about the level to which they care about the extra goodies. But is Amazon overpricing this for what it is and includes? Absolutely not.

Let me start off by saying I'm a HUGE Marvel fan. This set is INCREDIBLE. The extra bonus "files" contain some really cool items. One of the most surprising items was a black envelope labeled confidential. I opened that first and there weren't any instructions. I then opened up the individual files, and sure enough, there is a "secret" message with instructions of what you need to do. I'm not going to give away any secrets, but I will say you need to have an internet connection. This was a very awesome surprise. One of the things I loved about this set is that all the items in the files made the movies seem more "real". I mean, there are reproductions from the movie that are very obvious, and some that only a die hard marvel fan will understand and appreciate. If you have all the movies already, you're basically paying for all the extra material. My wife would say it wasn't worth it, I on the other hand think it is. There wasn't that much in the way of extra deleted scenes and extra movie footage to justify $150. But there is extra stuff here, and it definitely completes Phase One. If you do not own the movies yet, this set is a complete bargain!! You get all the movies, in blu-ray format (as well as the Thor, Capt America, and Avengers in 3D). The extras really make this set a true joy for a serious fan. But if you just "like" the movies, and you already own them, then skip this and save your cash. But if you're a serious fan like me, and you absolutely love these movies, do yourself a favor and get this set. You will NOT be disappointed. Another earlier review stated that this set contains the fake drivers license that Dr. Selvig gave Shield to get Thor out of detention. Oh, that is in there, but that's not all!! There is a TON of stuff!! And each movie has it's own "file" with many reproductive trinkets. Thank you Marvel for producing such a nice package for your true fans. I really appreciate it!!

Having waited over eight months to finally receive my set, I was pleased when it arrived a day earlier than the scheduled release date. I immediately went through everything in detail. First, the packaging. It's plastic. It's a solid plastic and while I've seen other people talk about how "cheap" it looks, I feel that for something that's going to sit on a Blu-Ray shelf, it does the job and looks rather impressive. On the outside there's a button that says "Avengers" that allows you to press it and light up the SHIELD logo in the center of the briefcase. When you open it up, everything immediately lights up and stays lit up while the case is open. I would have liked to have an option to turn this off, but really, who is keeping this open for extended periods of time? (Me.) Anyway, the case runs on a couple of AAA batteries, which are included. Inside, a layer of molded plastic covers the briefcase that holds the discs in place as well as resemble the way the case looked in the movie, including "keypad", and "wires". It's all part of one large molded plastic piece, so it's only for show but it's a decent enough construction. The discs themselves are in little slip sleeves with some fantastic art that wrap around the entire sleeve along with a synopsis of each movie next to the disc. Captain America, Thor, and Avengers are two disc sleeves housed on the left side of the case that include the movie and its 3D counterpart. Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk and the SHIELD files are in one disc sleeves and are on the right side of the case. The movie discs are the same ones that have been available for months and years and contain the exact same special features, save for the special editions of both Iron Man movies, whose second discs are both missing here. If you're a special feature completist, you'll want to make sure you acquire those discs. The memorabilia in this set is very well done. Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, and The Hulk all have their own file that includes things such as newspaper clippings, SHIELD files, drawings the characters did in the movie, and various other fun pieces. There's a "Donald Blake" drivers license in Thor, as well as his hospital bracelet. In Iron Man's file, there are the four see-through pieces of paper he put together to form the Mark I armor in the cave as well as stuff like a brochure for the Stark Expo '64 and his press release napkin saying he's done making weapons, among other things. Captain America's file has a few trading cards, a newspaper picture cut out of Peggy Carter, and the drawing he did of himself as a monkey Captain America, just to name a few of the best pieces. Hulk's file is kind of sparse as there's an article about the Culver University explosion and an article about Betty Ross as the most interesting things. There's a fifth, black file that includes some stuff about SHIELD that includes dossiers on Hawkeye and Black Widow, information about Item 47, and some various other SHIELD related material. In this file, you will also find a page that is meant to be used with the decoder that's packaged in a small envelope. That message leads you to a website where you type in a code that's found on a tag within the envelope. Once you enter that code, you are shown a five minute video that advertises Phase Two. A couple interviews with the cast and crew with Iron Man 3 are included, followed by some short looks at some behind the scenes from Thor: The Dark World. No footage is shown from any other movies, but each subsequent director (Joe and Anthony Russo from Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Edgar Wright for Ant-Man, and Joss Whedon for Avengers 2) gives a short little update about what their movie is going to be about. The biggest downside to this set is the 10th disc. The vast majority of these special features consist of Pre-Viz and Animatics stuff, which I honestly don't find all that interesting. There are a few deleted scenes and some very small featurettes, but I was hoping that there was going to be a bit more solid information that gave true insight into the making of Phase One as a whole. I'm sure that Kevin Feige and the directors of Phase One all would have had something to say about what it was like to steer this massive ship to the success that was Avengers, but apparently they thought that we wouldn't care. Well, we do. That's why this set lost a star for me because if there were some better special features on that disc, this easily would have been a five star collection. So should you get this? That depends. If you are interested in the aesthetic value of the set, then yes, absolutely. I don't see something getting any more comprehensive packaging other than this briefcase. But if that stuff is just fluff for you, and you already own most of these movies, then probably not. There's not much included here that isn't on any other set, and you're actually losing special features from the Iron Man sets. Unless you're a HUGE fan of pre-viz. Then you'll be in heaven. But if this is your first time buying these movies, then I'd say go for it. It's a fantastic, well constructed set that offers superfans the opportunity to feel like they are looking through top secret files of SHIELD. The special features on most discs are pretty solid (which you can determine by reading the reviews of the individual discs) and it's awesome to be able to own these in one large collection. I only hope that I can wait to see what they come up with for Phase Two.

And I'm reviewing this set from that point of view. I never owned these movies on any format prior to this and am extremely happy with this set! Opening the case for the first time and seeing the glow inside was very cool. I've had no problems with my cube or the plastic tray popping out. It would have been cool if the circuitry around the cube also lit up but that's not a deal breaker for me. The case is also a good size in my opinion. Not too big, not too small and the simplistic new artwork on each sleeve fits the tone of each movie perfectly. I'm keeping the sleeves out of the case because if they're not seated perfectly, the edges can be easily bent by opening and closing the lid. All of the file folders with extras are sweet especially comparing the content to what's used in the movies. The S.H.I.E.L.D. disc is cool and since I'm a storyboard artist, I found the animatics and previz sequences really interesting. Those that think the extras on this disc is all there is should know that Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk and the Avengers all have their retail extras. The Iron Man 1 and 2 bonus discs not being included isn't a big deal for me as Iron Man is actually my least favorite character of all the Avengers. All in all, I definitely recommend this set to those that don't have these on Blu yet as they all look and sound outstanding and don't let the gripes about the case being a "toy" or feeling cheap dissuade you. Had it been up to the level many wanted, it would have probably cost double to triple what it does. While I will agree that the list price is on the high side, having spent $150 on this, I feel that's a great price point for everything you get.

販売開始以来、数年間迷っていましたがこの度思い切って購入しました。 主目的は勿論ケースと付属特典、そしてパッケージを統一できる点、です。 ケース ： プラスチック製で玩具っぽく持ち手は大人の指では持ちづらいですが、 開いた段階で自動的に発光し視聴前のワクワク感を演出してくれます。 付属特典 ： 紙ファイル形式で各ヒーローの関連書類やカードが綴じ込まれています。 この特典の再現度が半端無いです!!劇中で使用された小道具なのでは？ と思えるほどで、 MCU世界に実際に触れられたような気分になります。 更に、インビテーション的な封筒の中にも嬉しいおまけが入ってます。 ディスク パッケージ： 厚紙製でディスクがスポスポ抜け出てくる事もありますが、 統一感あるデザインが カッコ良いです。 ディスク 本体 ： 日本版BDは全て所持しているうえ、リージョンに関する知識不足から 再生できなかったら流石に勿体ないな…と思っていただけに、 何の問題もなく視聴できホッとしました。 勿論、日本語の字幕•吹替はありませんが、英文字幕を目で追いながら 台詞を聞くと 英語の勉強になる気がしますｗ （映像特典等も日本版とほぼ全て同じだったと思います） 特典 ディスク ： 各作品の未使用シーンなど貴重な映像資料もありますが個人的には 少しボリューム不足な気がしました。 しかし、コールソン直々の各作品前説は良かったです。 総評 ； 並行輸入に対する不安•決して安くない価格•無駄になるかもしれない 日本語未対応ディスク等々、購入に至るまでかなり悩みましたが、 個人的には☆5つでも足りないくらい満足しています。

Very good and fast service. New DVD Box in english as in discription, might not work with all dvd players. Since i have one without country code i have no difficulty to enjoy all the marvel movies :D

There are some positives and negatives on this product. But believe me there are WAY more positives. The file folders are jam packed with cool items that you see from the movies as well as other neat things. The alternative covers to each of the movies are excellent as well. Makes me wish I could get full size posters, frame them, and put them on my wall in the Man Cave. Now the negatives. I really wish the case was actually made of metal as well as the clips you lift to open the case. They seem kind of fragile to me. But these two neagatives aren't enough for me to not recommend getting this box set. I definitely recommend picking up this box set. It is by far the coolest release a manufacturer has made for the fans.

Ya me habían regalado la fase 2 de esta colección, y estaba deseando comprarme la 1 y como era de esperar es increíble. Los artcards son super bonitos y de buena calidad, los posters de cada pelicula también han venido en buen estado. El único fallito ha sido que la esquina del pack ha venido un poco dañada pero nada del otro mundo. Definitivamente si eres fan de Marvel y no te quieres gastar un dineral en coleccionar todos los dvds, esta colección de las fases es la mejor solución. Buen precio y buena calidad, ademas de que vienen con artcards y posters.

Son happy with them