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| Value for Money | 8.3/10  |
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| Overall rating | 8/10 |
Full review by
UsmanKhan
expert review 
on 29th Dec 2006
User Rating : 9
Respect :
+2
Good Points: The best of all three X-Men movies to of come out so far. Special effects scenes are jaw dropping, from Magneto tearing away San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, to an amazing action packed climatic fight scene. Popular characters are featured in this film, such as Juggernaut played by Hard Man Vinnie Jones, Beast a.k.a Dr Hank McCoy, played by Frasier, Lead guy Kelsey Grammar, Colossus & Angel. Brett Ratner has given the fans what they have wanted from the start - a superhero film. Really intense and emotional. A decent and respectable story line. Great performances from lead cast, especially Hugh Jackman, Kelsey Grammar and Halle Berry
Bad Points: No Gambit! One of the most popular characters from the Cartoon series. Gambit has failed to feature in any of the three films.
General comments: Brian Singer, the director for the first two X-Men films gave a decent, if not an average performance, for a superhero film that had high expectations.
Enter Brett Ratner known for movies such as the hilarious 'Rush Hour 1 & 2' and the the action packed 'After the Sunset', and you have to date another contender in the battle of 'Best Superhero flick'.
X-Men 3: The Last Stand is by far the best Xmen movie of the lot! It eradicates the problems the first two films encountered, and keeps viewers very satisfied with a much better performance.
This film has two story lines to it:- One being of a controversial cure for mutants, the other being the revival of a an old character.
The film continues on from X-men 2. Jean Grey has just sacrificed her life in order to save her friends from the face of death. Deeply saddened by these events were her secret love Wolverine (played by Hugh Jackman), and most heavily her Long time boyfriend Cyclops, a.k.a Scott Summer (played by James Marsden), who encounters a nervous breakdown in response to her death. However, surprisingly, all is not lost.
In pursuit of some time alone to clear his head, Scott discovers Jean is alive and has discovered some new found powers.
The opening scene of the film tells the story 20 years ago, of Jean Grey before she arrives at the Xavier academy for gifted children. Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and long time friend Eric Lensherr a.k.a Magneto (Sir Ian Mckellen) talk to Jean about her potential power and ways for her to control it. It is known to Magneto and Xavier that Jean Grey has a hidden power, which exceeds the strength of any other mutant. It is known as the Phoenix; powerful, however, both dangerous and almost unstoppable.
The film also sees yet another battle between Humans and Mutants, after a controversial cure is introduced that is hoping to cure all mutants from their powers.
With both positive and negative view points from both sides the cure causes an immediate problem.
X-Men 3: The Last Stand also sees the introduction of popular characters such as Beast, a.k.a Dr Hank McCoy, played by the lead man of hit American Comedy series Frasier, Kelsey Grammar. British Hard Man Vinnie Jones takes the role of the super strong Juggernaut. Characters like Colossus and Angel have also been included as well.
However, after waiting for 3 films, the very popular character of Gambit has failed to appear in any of the films, which I feel is quite surprising, seeing as he is a character of great importance.
The special effects in this film are spectacular! One of the scenes from the film which really shows this, is when Magneto rips apart San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. The director has really made you think that it is actually happening.
The film provides a lot of action; much more than its predecessors, the best being the climatic fight scene, which is amazing.
The film is quite high on emotional intensity, as it contains some scenes that may not be suitable for the younger generation. There is also some fairly decent humour in this film; enough to keep you giggling with laughter.
Overall, it is an excellent film! Possibly one of the best Superhero films out right now, along with Superman Returns and Batman Begins. Brett Ratner has produced an excellent film, and he has given the audience an insight into the potential he has with Superhero films.
The best X-Men movie of the three without a doubt.
UsmanKhan's review and ratings | 725 words
Review by
jabronibasher
on 10th Jun 2006
User Rating : 7
Respect :
+3
The aptly titled X-Men: The Last Stand can best be compared to a well developed...peach. Beautiful on the outside, but once you tear it apart, you begin to realise that it isn't quite pleasing on the inside. With that being said, general movie -ers will enjoy the film for what it was meant to be; a full-on, high adrenaline, special effects extravaganza. Hardcore fans however, will be disappointed.
The movie begins with a flashback, as a Professor Xavier and Mageto visit a young and adorable ...
jabronibasher's full review | 779 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
jadedshade
on 2nd Jun 2006
User Rating : 8
Respect :
0
In X-Men 3: The Last Stand a supposed cure is found for mutants, some are embracing it while others are up in arms about it, however the cure starts out opional for all mutants. Magneto and the Brotherhood act like their usual bad selves and the president turns the cure into a weapon against them and all mutants.
I was not impressed by the Juggernaut, the writers decided to make him a mutant for this film, in the comics his power came from the ancient helmet that he wears.
Jean Grey's altereg ...
jadedshade's full review | 215 words
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