X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)

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Failure of a finale
the last stand????
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Why didn't . . .
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X-Men - The Last Stand (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Hugh Jackman , Halle Berry , Ian McKellen , Famke Janssen , and Shawn Ashmore
Director: Brett Ratner
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Product Group: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000HCO83Q
2006-10-03

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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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Experience the awesome power of The X-Men's epic, final battle. Join well-known mutant heroes and villains, and meet a cadre of all-new warriors -- including Angel, Beast, Juggernaut and Colossus -- in this thrilling, explosive adventure! After a controversial "cure" is discovered, mutants can choose to retain their superhuman abilities or give up their unique gifts and become "normal." When peaceful mutant leader Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) clashes with his militant counterpart, Magneto (Ian McKellen), the battle lines are drawn for the war to end all wars. Bursting with nonstop action, spectacular special effects and exclusive extras, X-MEN THE LAST STAND is a force of nature that "will blow you away!"

Customer Reviews:

Failure of a finale.......2007-06-12

This is supposedly the last in the X-Men series before they go on to more focused films like Magneto and Wolverine. The Last Stand is appreciably different than the two previous installments due primarily to it featuring a different director, and secondarily because they continue to introduce more characters from the series. This does make it markedly more difficult to maintain focus. The original X-Men comic books took years to move through the same story arc. This was evident while viewing this film. The story seemed fractured because there were so many sub-plots. It was almost like there was a bunch of different movies cut and put together. The forays into the characters we forgot we were supposed to care about are forgettable, and could easily have been cut. However, it was an entertaining film throughout with great acting and spectacular effects. The battle scenes were bigger than the last two films because the mutants moved from the underground to do battle out in the open. I really don't know what else to say. Now that I'm actually writing this down, the movie wasn't all that great. It was a lot of fun to watch, but it could have been much better. The effects tried to compensate for the weaknesses elsewhere, but even the giant finale battle was sort of aloof. We were sort of detached from what was actually going on, and I felt it was more of an atmosphere of battle than actual action. I think as a package of three films - the X-Men trilogy - everything would be really cool. I enjoyed it, I really liked it, but it is far from being the pinnacle of movie making - even at comic book standards.

the last stand???? .......2007-06-11

Having enjoyed the first 2 Xmen I have to admit to being disapointed with the so called last stand. Once again the effects are outstanding. The acting wasnt too bad but not great Ian Mckellan as Magneto is a great performance. Now not being into the comics i probably am at a disadvantage but I dont understand killing off 2 of the main characters and so early at that. The film just left too many questions and not enough answers. The basis for the film is that a doctor has discovered a cure for the mutant gene which does not sit well with many mutants especially Magneto who in his own mind feels that mutants have risen above normal human beings and are entitled to dominate the world. Also Jean Grey has returned from the grave i guess you can say and her powers are now almost unstoppable. After she destroys everything in sight including her mentor and former boyfriend she is now at the side of magneto who intends to use her powers to put mutants above human. Wolverine and storm and a some other good mutants want equality for all and must stop magneto and his war. The battle at the end is ok but a little too easy a conclusion. Ofcourse there is a lot of room for a sequel at the end including the hint of Dr xaviers return in the credits. I hope the proposed Wolverine and Magneto prequels are better. Worht watching just not that great. Will leave die hard Xmen fans a bit confused

ok.......2007-06-06

i loved the first 2 x-men movies. wouldn't it be pc to say "x-people." brian synger, the director of the first 2 movies, was away doing 'superman returns;' (i'm still not sure if that was a remake or a sequel). superman returns also stole cyclops, which is why is was only in the beginning of X3.

the portrayal of the phoenix, the super-powerful jean grey, was poorly done and could have been so much more. she just sat in the background until the end. the whole premise of the movie was poor too. all they had to do was make apocalypse the main nemesis. he's an alien who was entombed in ancient egypt by the revolting people, kind of like star gate. his mutant powers are far beyond any one mutant. they are like rogue, where he absorbs them from other mutants, but can use the newly acquired powers forever, not just temporarily. that's how i understand apocalypse anyway. the "cure" for mutantism was a weak plot. there was no main, solid theme. pieces were just thrown in at random, there was no continuity or flow.

i loved the magneto freeing the imprisoned mutants scene a lot- throwing all those cars around. i liked seeing the wide variety of mutants like shockwave, etc., but still no gambit. it was cool to see storm do a tornado too.

the effects were great, but the plot was weak. it's a shame to end on a bad note. maybe if they get synger back, they can make a cool fourth one; just wait a while until the bad taste leaves everyone's mouth though. they left it open for a fourthquel, with professorX (i don't want to ruin it, but watch the last scene at the end of the credits) and magneto too. there's so many superhero movies now. venom was cool, can't wait for the silver surfer. maybe even ironman? i wonder if they'll play the black sabbath song of the same name during that movie. superheros are cool, everyone loves them. they show how we can become something beyond ourselves and help others. some people do this already in their own way, like a parent or a friend, others just want to be rescued. i used to have super powers when i would drink a lot. one moment i would be in one bar, and then, all of a sudden, i would be teleported to another bar along with some of my friends too. everyone has a little super in them. will you use it for good or for evil?

Why didn't . . ........2007-05-31

The cast their usual excellent, action scenes thrilling. But, a couple of questions (I'm told Steven Speilberg and George Lucas pay each other "one point," one percent of each film, to look over each other's shoulder and ask questions). First, though I don't follow the series in magazines, I'm told Jean regenerates. Why didn't she this time? And with Rogue taking the cure, why couldn't Jean? After all, Rogue returned to the fold to be welcomed when she'd taken the treatment.

On the "making of" sections of the DVD's almost every cast-member spoke of the series touching their own chord of feelings of lonliness, apartness. This surely does, to be ostracized by the "different" ones bacause one is no longer different!

Fortunately the manager of the theatre spoke to the crowd to tell us to wait through the credits for something important. Bless his heart!

A nice surprise.......2007-05-30

When I sat down to watch this movie, I wasn't expecting much. Reviews from this movie release turned me off from seeing it even though I enjoyed the first two installments. To my surprise, this was actually a very good movie...as far as superheroes go. Sure, I was stunned by Professor X's and Cyclops early departure, especially since it comes at the hands Gray/Phoenix. I was surprise that Wolverwine doesn't exhibit any guilt. If he hadn't set Phoenix loose in the first place, none of this would have happened. Berry's Storm as usual was boring, Rogue, I always thought was a boring mutant. Honestly, I thought the boy was going to be the answer to curing Phoenix, since no one's powers work around him, but it doesn't seem that answer occured to anyone. So we bring Gray back just to kill her again. I love the explanation to how she returned: "I don't know". Alrighty then. Why not just have her say "because the screenwriters said so"? Still, this was an entertaining installment BUT it definitely needs to end here.

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