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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 221

Fresh: 125

Rotten:96

Average Rating: 5.9/10

Consensus: Director Brett Ratner has replaced the heart and emotion (and character development) of the previous X-Men films with more action and explosions. The film should still provide ample entertainment, but viewers may truly wish this to be the Last Stand.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:May 26, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $234,150,411

Synopsis: As the third installment of the X-Men series opens, the world has entered a relatively peaceful period for mutants. There's a mutant-tolerant president of the United States, a blue furry mutant... As the third installment of the X-Men series opens, the world has entered a relatively peaceful period for mutants. There's a mutant-tolerant president of the United States, a blue furry mutant named Beast (Kelsey Grammer) heading up the Department of Mutant Affairs, and Magneto's shape-shifting femme fatale, Mystique, has been captured. The tranquility is shattered by two events. Worthington Laboratories, using a powerful mutant boy, develops a serum that eliminates the "mutant X gene" permanently. This so-called "cure" quickly divides the mutant community; Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and his school are willing to give the government the benefit of the doubt, but Magneto (Ian McKellen) and his mutant Brotherhood see the serum as a vile threat to their way of life. They form an army of mutants and march on the fortified Worthington Laboratory located on Alcatraz Island. A much more dire threat appears in the form of the resurrected super-mutant Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), who has succumbed to her cataclysmic Id identity known as The Phoenix. To face these menaces Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) and Storm (Halle Berry) and the younger members of the X-Men must leap into action, but they must do so without the guidance of Professor Xavier--in a showdown with the powers of The Phoenix, his mind-control powers proved insufficient. To his credit, new X-Men director Brett Ratner emulates the style and tone struck by Bryan Singer (director of the two previous films) by combining outrageous special effects and hyperkinetic action sequences with earnest soul-searching and mutant "issues" that are clearly meant to parallel the political hot-button topics of tolerance, prejudice, power, and responsibility. [More]

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, James Marsden, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Shawn Ashmore, Aaron Stanford, Daniel Cudmore, Vinnie Jones, Ellen Page, Josef Sommer, Ben Foster

Director: Brett Ratner

Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
Producer: Ralph Winter, Avi Arad
Composer: John Powell
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Jun 16, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 6.1 EX - English
  • Dolby Surround - French, Spanish
  • Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Disc 1:

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette: "Play All Button"
  • Deleted Scenes: Deleted & Extended Scenes (with optional commentary by Brett Ratner, Simon Kinberg, and Zak Penn)
  • Alternate Scenes: Endings

Audio Commentary:

  • 1. Director & Writer Commentary by Brett Ratner, Zack Penn, and Simon Kinberg.
  • 2. Producer Commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Ralph Winter

Trailers:

  • 1. The World of Marvel Trailers - DAREDEVIL, ELEKTRA, FANTASTIC FOUR
  • 2. Forced Trailers: BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: AXIS OF EVIL, ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN, THE SENTINEL
  • 3. Trailer Farm: 24 SSN 5, THE SIMPSONS MOVIE, BEHIND ENEMY LINES II: AXIS OF EVIL
  • 4. Inside Look - A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
  • 5. Menu Sets - X-MEN and BROTHERHOOD
  • Disc 2: Digital Copy
 
 
 
 

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Yes, Ratner’s music-video attention span and inability to linger on a shot ... blunts the impact of some of [the] big emotional moments. Nonetheless, he liked Singer’s films as much as you did, and he hasn’t tried to fix what ain't broke.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
04/23/09
Gary Susman
Boston Phoenix

X-Men: The Last Stand is far from perfect, but it does manage to move in the direction of a crowd-pleasing thrill ride without completely lobotomizing itself.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
04/21/09
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

As usual, character development is dashed off in quick sketches while mutant powers are shown in all the lavish detail that $200 million worth of computers can generate; the thrill may dissipate over time, but it’s great fun while it lasts.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The film exists solely to give the Comic Book Guys of the world a chance to see all their favorite action figures, life size and in full form.

Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
04/27/08
Rob Humanick
Projection Booth

There's a lot going on in this film %u2013- too much, really...

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
02/28/08
Brandon Fibbs
BrandonFibbs.com

It has no passion, no connection to where we are now, and in a series whose stories have heretofore spoken dark truths about American intolerance, that matters.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

The results are less than x-citing.

Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
07/14/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

It may be just another superhero movie (or several of them, all frantically playing out at the same time), but it delivers everything you could want from the genre several times over.

Full Review Source: musicOMH.com | comment Comment
07/02/07
Anton Bitel
musicOMH.com

A surefire kiddie crowd-pleaser, given the teeny-bop penchant for over-stimulating computer game warfare.

Full Review Source: DallasBlack.com | comment Comment
05/20/07
Kam Williams
DallasBlack.com

A good if undistinguished capper to the trilogy.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/07
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

The action is non stop and the special effects jaw dropping, with a scene involving San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge an incredible highlight

Full Review Source: Nolan's Pop Culture Review | comment Comment
12/13/06
Michael A. Smith
Nolan's Pop Culture Review

Ratner has met with much skepticism from fans afraid that he would botch the franchise. He actually makes this an enjoyable summer blockbuster that generally lives up to the predecessors.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment 3 Comments
11/17/06
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today

Disposable entertainment that passes the time with flickering images of flashy camera cuts and explosions before disappearing from memory before the popcorn is digested...

Full Review Source: cinemaobsession.com | comment Comment
10/04/06
Jeff Otto
cinemaobsession.com

full review in Greek

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
10/03/06
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

The final [i]X-Men[/i] film fails to live up to the expectations of its predecessors but remains a fun and surprising feature.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
09/26/06
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

Let's hope this really is the last stand ...

Full Review Source: West Valley View | comment 1 Comment
07/27/06
Michael Clawson
West Valley View

Una cinta veraniega indudablemente, que vale cada átomo mutante o no, del boleto pagado; una muestra de que el cine comercial puede ser entretenimiento puro con ocasionales pinceladas de humor negro y vida real.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
07/10/06
Luis Martinez
Cinenganos

Operatic in scope, especially in its rousing ending, it has a simple and easily accessible plot. This class A popcorn flick is also a heck of a lot of fun.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
07/10/06
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

The Last Stand is as good if not better than X2.

Full Review Source: Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) | comment Comment
07/02/06
Gina Carbone
Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine)
 
 
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