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Super Super-Heroes

Advantages: Strong direction,writing and performances.
Disadvantages: Some iffy effects and under-written characters.

In 1963, a young Charles Xavier is trying to bring together other mutants to harness their power for good. At the same time Erik Lensherr is hunting the Nazis responsible for his mother’s death and the experiments he was subjected to in a concentration ca ...

afy9mab 09.11.2011 · Read full review
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Review of X-Men - First Class (DVD)

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X-Men United !

Advantages: Great cast all return for the third film.
Disadvantages: Muddles plot which plays second fiddle.

For Marvel the legendary characters of the X Men is one of their trademark publications, the whole premise that a group of advanced mutants join to become a force for good has quite an interesting take that opens up many facets and opportunities that the ...

Timbo3107 19.04.2011 · Read full review
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Review of X-Men - The Last Stand (Blu-Ray)

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X-Men Marks the Spot

Advantages: Special effects are as brilliant as ever
Disadvantages: It's not as good as the previous 2 "X-Men" films

Supposedly, two out of three ain't bad. But once you've seen two films in a trilogy and, assuming you enjoyed them, you're not likely to want to miss the third. How many people can honestly say they watched the first two instalments of the "Lord of the ...

Soho_Black 18.06.2006 · Read full review
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Review of X-Men - The Last Stand (DVD)

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Stand Down

Advantages: I can't honestly think of any
Disadvantages: It almost destroyed my love of the previous films in the series

When a "cure" for mutancy is developed, every mutant has a choice; retain the powers that isolate them from the rest of humanity or give them up and take the chance to lead a normal life. Dr Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men, promotes tolerance while Ma ...

afy9mab 01.08.2006 · Read full review
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"Ethics are an exclusive human concern..."

Advantages: Decent basic plot, some good action sequences
Disadvantages: Unfocussed, too short, glosses over interesting characters, could be loads better.

...Questions were always going to raised about X-Men 3 with the departure of director Bryan Singer to the hugely anticipated "Superman Returns". In his place came (eventually) Brett Ratner. Ratner was someone who, from my perspective not only had to produce ...

TheDuke 06.06.2006 · Read full review
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