Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543373926
Format: AC-3
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-10-03
Running Time: 104
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-05-26

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Summary: Overblown Disappointment
Comment: This outing for our mutant friends is disappointing on so many levels. The film makers have clearly lost track of just what it is that made the first two movies so great. One of the great things that Bryan Singer did with those movies was to, ironically, humanize the mutants.

Yes, they have amazing powers, but the movies worked best when they treated the use of those powers as just routine. Ice Man blowing on Wolverine's soda to chill it. Magneto simulating the kinetic ball toy on his desktop. These things were done with hardly any fanfare. But it's a far cry from this movie where, every single time Storm decides to use her power, they do a zoom-in to her eyes to remind you they turn white when she exerts herself.

We know they're mutants. We know they're super-human. We need to also feel they're human. If the audience can't connect with the heroes, there's no point.

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Add to that the fact that they decided to kill off too many of the big names--and largely without real reason within the story--and the movie not only disappoints, but ends up offending fans of those characters.

Customer Rating:

Summary: "A let Down"
Comment: If they make another after this It better pick up all the slack in this one, this was bad, not horrible, but bad.

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Summary: X-men
Comment: Purchased this movie as a gift and the recipient was very happy to receive it.

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Summary: If You Liked the Other 2 X-Men movies- you should by this one.
Comment: GOOD movie_not great, but worth $10ish to have at home. I would buy this for having JAMES mARSDEN/CYCLOPS alone. Must like fantasy/science fiction/super hero to enjoy. If you liked the first 2 x-men movies, you'll enjoy this one also.

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Summary: I'm so bored with today's super hero films.
Comment: There's nothing wrong with a bit of mindless, escapist entertainment from time to time. But I've just about had it with today's crop of mind numbing, CGI infested, super hero stink-fests!

I thought the original X-Men movie was a decent, big budget "B-Movie". The second film was a typical sequel, and ended up being a step down from the original. This third installment is both poorly written and poorly directed. It's a simple "by the numbers" sequel that leaves a LOT to be desired. If all you're looking for is CGI effects, then maybe you'll enjoy this mess.

Don't expect to actually care about ANY of the characters in this film, because the script writers obviously didn't. It seems they were too busy thinking up mindless battle scenes. Also, whatever you do, don't actually THINK about the "powers" that some of the characters possess, or you'd soon realize that if they actually USED them, most of the action scenes wouldn't even last a few minutes.

I actually collected X-Men comics back in the late 70's and early 80's, and I can tell you that there was more character depth in the pages of each one those thin comics than in this entire film!

JM

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Editorial Reviews:

X-Men: The Last Stand is the third installment in the popular superhero franchise, and it's an exciting one with a splash of fresh new characters. When a scientist named Warren Worthington II announces a "cure" for mutant powers, it raises an interesting philosophical question: is mutant power a disease that needs a cure, or is it a benefit that homo superior enjoys over "normal" human beings? No surprise that Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants resist the idea that they need to be cured, and declare war on the human race. But it's a little tougher for the X-Men, led by Professor X (Patrick Stewart), Cyclops (James Marsden), and Storm (Halle Berry). If you're Rogue (Anna Paquin), for example, your power means you can't even touch your boyfriend, Iceman (Shawn Ashmore). To compound matters, someone previously thought dead has returned, and might be either friend or foe.

With director Bryan Singer having moved on to Superman Returns, the franchise passes to the hands of Brett Ratner (Rush Hour), whose best work is done in the big action sequences such as a showdown between mutant armies. But it's difficult to manage the sheer volume of characters when adding longtime comic-book stalwarts such as Beast (Kelsey Grammer) and Angel (Ben Foster), and one character in particular deserved better than an off-screen dismissal. And fans of the original Dark Phoenix comic book story might be underwhelmed by the movie's resolution. X-Men: The Last Stand is presumably the last film in the series, but the ambiguous ending leaves possibilities open. Look for the two writers most responsible for making the X-Men who they were, Stan Lee and Chris Claremont, in early cameos. --David Horiuchi

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