X-Men - The Last Stand (DVD)

...warmth and camaraderie between the X-Men that was a feature of the previous films, means that you don't get to see the mutants as good and bad people so much, so it blurs the lines between the two sides. There is no clear demarcation between good and evil and, although existing fans will know that Magneto is supposed to be the bad guy, it's not as clear here as it has been previously. It may be that some of the interaction between the X-Men as well ...
...have the understanding of the X-Men that the director of the first two films did. Before, they were real people, but this time they're little more than action heroes. All this considered, though, it's a decent enough film. Sure, there are missed opportunities within it, but what gets to the screen isn't too bad. You don't watch something like this expecting too much, although previous "X-Men" fans would be expecting a little more than they get. ...

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...that had him joining the X-Men has been removed, so all we know about Ben Foster's character is that he's buff. John Powell's score proves that familiarity breeds contempt, as he smothers every scene in orchestral motifs. The quality isn't bad; there are playful flutes and swinging strings for the opening flashback, brooding strings as things get dangerous, ethereal choruses and maudlin flutes for the sad bits and darker brass as things hot up. ...
...and Ratner has clearly tried to use the music to beef up the emotional content of the scenes by making it very loud. "X-Men: The Last Stand" may be just that for this franchise, having comprehensively destroyed all the goodwill the rest of the franchise has created. It is a sloppy sequel that drops the ball in terms of story, direction, performances and effects. In fact it is so bad it actually made me angry, especially as this is the final chapter ...

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...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 something as enjoyable as Bryan Singer's previous X-Men movies, but had also to erase the travesties that were Rush Hour 1 and 2 (I cannot stand Chris Tucker). Ignoring the somewhat pointless "20 years ago" intros, ...
...to Professor X and the X-Men to sort it out before Magneto starts all out war over the 'cure'. There are quite a few differences between The Last Stand and the previous X-Men movies. While X-Men and X2 both delve heavily into Wolverine's history, The Last Stand is more about Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix and this strand interweaves with the main story thread of the mutant cure. The issue I mainly have with the film itself is the script. As the final chapter ...

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...comes to movies like the X-Men Trilogy I'm probably one of the hardest people to please - reason being? Not only am I a fan of Movies in General, I'm also a big Comic-Book fan, so no matter how good a movie is, if it isn't up to the standard of the Comic or if there's parts changed (even if for the better) then I'm not happy, however after leaving The Last Stand I had a half smile on my face at how well it had been done as a Comic-Book movie, but ...
...with the whole of the X-Men franchise be it Comic-Book, Cartoon or Movie there's always a general theme of acceptance of those different to the majority and The Last Stand is no exception - and to a degree the story is done well, but its also a tad rushed, in a total of 1 and 3 quarter hours there's several new characters to introduce, several shocking moments and 2 major storylines to intertwine with each other and its a bit too action packed so ...

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...death of Jean Grey the X-Men are still reeling from their loss and are dealing with their pain in different ways. Storm has taken command of the school for gifted youngsters with Charles Xavier and Scott has retreated into himself. But when the Government find a cure for their mutancy, the world's mutants have to choose between an ordinary life, and one filled with fear, pain and prejudice. When Jean is resurrected and struggles with the revenge ...
...Bryan Singers two X-men films were truly epic. Fuelled mainly by political unease and human emotions, they captured the excitement and resonance of the comic books whilst giving them a thoughtful contemporary twist. The Last Stand is good, maybe even great, yet I can't help feeling that under the reins of Singer it would have been another epic. Ratner just doesn't instill the sense of responsibility and apocalyptic weight that Singer managed to. ...

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The first 2 X-Men films, cunningly titled 'X-Men' and X-Men 2', met with success, and not without merit. The first film set the scene, a film awaited for so long. The second built on the success and energy of the first and took it to the next level with a deeper plot. The third, here, is entitled 'X-Men: The Last Stand', so you can see what they're gearing up to, here, can't you? And the thrid film, released in 2006, does not disappoint. Historical ...
...Colonel Stryker in X2, the X-Men and followers of Magneto once more part company and turn their attentions to their struggle with each other. A cure has been found, one to rid mutants of their mutations that make them so. Many are for the cure, but an equal number oppose it. With the X-Men and Magneto in agreement in getting rid of the cure, we see the different ways in which they set about doing so, with destructive consequences. The Cast and Performances ...

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The previous two X-Men movies have been curious affairs. They were comic book movies that managed to blend action, fantasy and an intriguing level of drama to create summer popcorn munchers that actually went past the usual explosions and little else fare. Faced with not having anything major to release this summer, Fox made the unwise decision of putting this third instalment into production last August. The director of the previous two films Bryan ...
...Every new instalment of the X-Men series offers the chance to being some new characters into the mix. The Last Stand introduces us to Beast, a blue furred intelligent mutant played by Kelsey Grammer. The character is one of the main staples of the X-Men universe that fans have been waiting to see. Overall they've done a good job with the make-up whilst Grammer delivers a refined performance. Ben Foster also joins the cast as Angel, a flying mutant ...

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...me? Before seeing the first X-Men films the closest I had ever came to the franchise was the cartoon series as a child. Of course I was young and didn't take anything in from them really, so I would say that knowing next to nothing about X-Men did NOT affect my enjoyment of the film. In that sense though if you are a fan of the comic book you will be watching the film for every detail, and that knowledge of X-Men could come back to bite you as I ...
...Should you watch X-Men 1 and 2 before viewing this film? X1 and X2 set things up for X3 and to fully appreciate X3 you will have to see these first two films. There's no ifs and buts about it really, I don't think X3 or 'Last Stand' works as a stand alone film. The main focus of the film is the US Government having used a mutant (who's power is to disable other mutants powers) have developed a 'Cure' for mutants. Whilst there is protests that there ...

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X-Men: The Last Stand The comic book revolution is continuing to gather momentum and Marvel's dominance of Hollywood is there for everyone to see. With more fanboy movies to come in the future, surely it will only be a matter of time before the bubble bursts! Does X-Men: The Last Stand signify the beginning of the end for this genre of movie? Brett Ratner (Rush Hour) takes over at the helm from the brilliant Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Superman ...
...with a prologue of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) visiting a certain Gray residence, 20 years earlier, where they discover the amazing potential of a young Jean Gray. Post prologue, the movie fast forwards to the not too distant future when the battle for acceptance between the Mutants and the Humans escalate to such catastrophic heights that war is imminent… especially when a so-called cure for the Mutant X gene ...

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...so here it is, the X-men stand divided, only to be united in one "last stand" to save the world against magneto and his evil band of out cast mutants. charles Xavier has sent his lads in to do his dirty work while he sits in his wheel chair behind a desk teaching his students about ethics when his personal fued with magneto is turning into which ever world war we'd be on in the world of surreal scifi movies. with out giving away too much of the movie, ...
...Xmen. although to me the story line was thin, as a generic male this is made up for by plenty of explosions and cool weapons :D humans turn what they believe to be the "cure for mutation" and harness it as lethal weapon, combating both sides, that of magneto and Xavier. but it all gets a bit wierd and comic book like during the finalae when magnetos powers get so great he moves the golden gate bridge (ok, thats worth buying the film just to see ...

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...lose everyone who isn't an X-men comic fan. Killing off Scott (Cyclops), Jean and Charles (Professor Xavier) are all really bad ideas. Even with the little tease that he has moved bodies at the end of the film. Having Magneto lose his powers (or not?) and Mystique lose her powers too. The film tries to use big action set pieces to make it watchable. And the fight in Jean's home and at the prison are over done far too much. Vinny Jones is just plain ...

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...After defeating William Stryker in X-Men 2, the mutants are put under threat by the humans again, when they discover a cure to turn mutants back into humans. Some mutants are all for the idea, but then lots of others are not, and this causes the X -men and Magneto once again to set out on different paths to destroy the cure. With the X-men going to get it done the right way, Magneto goes round searching for his old allies, and a few other ones. ...
...plans to use again the X-Men and the entirity of the human race. === My Opinion. === Like X-men 2, I watched this movie at the cinema, at the time I didn't like it too much, and thought it was the worse movie out of the trilogy, and I still do. It's still a good movie, but I just preferred the previous two over this. I didn't enjoy the storyline as much I guess. The acting was as per usual great from Sir Ian Mckellen, Patrick Stewart and Hugh ...

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Have to say, this is one of the best movies I've ever watched. The story is not really complicated although there are a whole bunch of characters. Even if you've never watched the previous series, nor read the comics, you would still be able to know what's going on when watching this movies. That is how friendly this movie is, and I can watch it with everyone, when ever they come to my house and ask for some movies session. This time, the movie ...
...fight between Magneto, the man who has great power in controling metals, and professor X, who is consider as "good mutant with his ability to control everything using his mind. There are also a whole bunch of new characters that add in more interest for the movies This is a great movies and I will always suggest people, who are new to this movies to watch it and they wont regret. ...

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i think that that x men is one of the best and most famous superhero movies out, it is full of utterly amazing people with just as good powers like controlling the weather. this film contains the superb acting skills of the likes of hugh jackman, halle berry, patrick stuart and ian mckellen. it is amazing. the good thing about this film is you can watch it as many times as you like and you would still want to watch it again and again. my two ...

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