X-Men - The Last Stand (Special Edition) (DVD)

...known I am a complete X-men geek. But, manga addiction and recent interest in Alan Moore aside, not a comic book geek – I hated oh-so-perfect Superman, was bored by Spiderman and had a passing interest in Batman only because the bad guys were so awesome. But like millions of other young teenagers, I felt different, alienated, and wished it were more obvious that I wasn’t like everyone else, and thus, like millions of teenagers, X-men really resonated ...
...to this one saturated in canon lore, but also (like most fans, I would hope) ready to accept that the films will make big changes to the comics: after all, there have been so many alternate universes and reimaginings of the Marvel Universe that a slightly altered version shouldn’t shock anyone. Being a fanboy, I got all the little in-jokes. I realised that man amazed by flying cars was Stan Lee. I understood why we saw the number 198 prominently. ...

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Review of X-Men - The Last Stand (Special Edition) (DVD)

I'll be truthful, I didn't like this film as much as i was hoping to. Of course, it had a lot to live up to, of course, with the previous two films high standard. The film opens well, with strangely disturbing versions of Xavier and Magneto visiting a young Jean. It also goes straight into to the action, the two main plots of the story soon becoming apparent. Both however, come second place to special effects in this film. At just over 1 hour and ...
...finale worthy of the trilogy without missing out some things. I just don't see why it had to be the emotion. With the cure side of the story, it seems we never get an insight into the characters worries and feelings towards it. The phoenix part is also extremely disappointing, we aren't ever told why Phoenix does what she does and who is in control. You can only go so far as to blame Brett Ratner, he does a good job with the battle scenes but always ...

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Review of X-Men - The Last Stand (Special Edition) (DVD)

...third installment of Bryan Singer's X-Men trilogy has him abandon ship, allowing Brett Ratner to take over directing duties, as the mutants have to rise up to protect themselves against humans and a genetic cure against mutation. But this time human ignorance isn't the only thing that the team have to face up to. They also find themselves once again pitted against their own kind as a powerful brotherhood oversaw by Magneto (played wonderfully once ...
...uniqueness to become human. X-Men and X-2 were superior films in every way, this one relying on run of the mill battle sequences that leave you a bit cold. There is no question that the cast fit into their mutants suits beautifully now, each one so familiar it would be hard to imagine them in any other role, but it doesn't deviate from the fact that the film is an empty vessel that lacks the soul of the first two installments. Perhaps the exit of ...

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Review of X-Men - The Last Stand (Special Edition) (DVD)