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intereact!Director: Brett Ratner
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, and Famke Janssen
Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Retail Price (not our price): $19.98
Release Date: 2006-10-03
Theatrical Release Date: 2006-05-26
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 104 minutes
Format: Array
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
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 HoriuchiBeyond the Film The moviesX-Men Evolution: The Complete Third Season More Superhero DVDs X-Men comic books The X-Men on Xbox The soundtrack and more2) Description
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 (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
1) I'm so bored with today's super hero films. [Rating: 1 out of 5]
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!JM2) X-Men The Last Stand [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I liked the story. Some of the story was a bit of a shocker. There were some real surprises in the movie.3) This Blu-Ray not much better than regular DVD [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Best of the X-men films and I have almost every X-Men comic ever printed. Now onto this blu-ray transfer. Ive only had a blu-ray player a short time and have the ten free movies it came with. This is the only one of the ten that only uses the single layer 25g space. This was most certainly rushed to blue-ray to cash in on X-mas shoppers. The sound is exactly the same as the collectors edition DVD!! The picture is a little better. This I would not buy if you already have the regular dvd because the way this player (Sony S-300) upscales you barely notice. Shame on Fox for this one, they did a good job on Fantastic Four/ Surfer blu-ray though.4) A return to when comic book movies were a joke [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I held off on a viewing of X3 due to the departure of writers and directors from the previous 2 films. Eventually I decided to give it a shot on HD after hearing so much about the special effects, I expected to be wowed.There certainly are some eye popping and detailed special effects, unfortunately they are just gimmicks like Magneto's use of the Golden Gate bridge instead of well thought out Xmen effects.What can be said about the plot other than its old, tired, predictable and leads to some very stilted dialogue. Not once in this movie is anyone surprised, nor is there even any tension. Even as magneto rips the Golden Gate bridge off its foundation, most look on in a sense of 'meh'.Lastly the casting, presentation, story and acting of the Beast character is far worse than one could imagine in a big budget film. While Frasier seems like a good choice for the Beast, it only works in voice over/cartoon format as actually seeing the aging Kelsey Grammar w/ the blue makeup and monkey suit is simply goofy. His fight sequences with the stunt double are rough transitions that are not in any way believable.It was a gutsy call bringing an old character like the Beast to film, and one that clearly doesn't work at all. Xmen 2's use of Nightcrawler was fantastic as that film gave him motivation, and a soul for a few moments along w/ amazing special effects. Here in X3 the beast is unintentional comic relief.In short this is a movie that never should have been made as it tarnishes XMen 1 and 2 forever.5) Pleased as always! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
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