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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

PG-13   |    |  Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

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The human government develops a cure for mutations, and Jean Gray becomes a darker uncontrollable persona called the Phoenix who allies with Magneto, causing escalation into an all-out battle for the X-Men.

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Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers:

Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
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Awards

7 wins & 38 nominations.

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27 May 2006 | mcewenks
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| A generally enjoyable film with a few major flaws
First off, X-Men: The Last Stand was by no means "drivel." In combination with the previous ventures, moviegoers and fans will receive a decent whole. The plot itself is not convoluted, but there are numerous mini-plots for just about every other character in the film. The huge number of plot lines Ratner chose to cast wound up limiting the film, removing key emotional elements. The film just was not long enough to adequately cover everyone's story. The music did not add anything to the movie either, it seemed tacky and amateur. Through length, plot numbers and music, X3 failed to properly and satisfyingly tie up the trilogy.

Problems aside, X-Men did succeed in creating a fabulous action-driven film. Ratner and Fox worked magic on the special effects side of things. I was particularly impressed with the opening scene, which found a 20 year younger Xavier and Eric (Stewart and McKellan) at the house of Jean Grey.

Despite being somewhat of a letdown, the film does bring in some interesting parallelism to the first two films. Speaking of the first films, I recommend viewing them right before or soon after seeing the third, as viewing them reminds you that you do care about the characters (being underdeveloped in X3). Most should find the third entry reasonably enjoyable and miles ahead of poorer entries into the superhero genre (Fantastic Four, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Ultraviolet, and the extraordinarily bad Batman Forever and Batman and Robin).

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Trivia

The automobile Professor Xavier and Erik Lensherr use in the beginning is a Mercedes-Benz 600.

Quotes

Eric Lensherr: I still don't know why *I'm* here. Couldn't you just make them say yes?
Prof. Charles Xavier: Yes, I could, but it's not my way. And I would expect you, of all people would understand my feelings about the misuse of power.
Eric Lensherr: Ah, "power corrupts" and all that. Yes, I know, ...

Goofs

(at around 35 mins) When Magneto hijacks the prison transport, Pyro reads Multiple Man's cell number as "41205" but the number is visible as 41209.

Crazy Credits

SPOILER: A scene appears after the closing credits: Dr MacTaggart checks up on her comatose patient, and discovers Professor Xavier transferred his mind into the patient's body.

Alternate Versions

The original DVD release of the film had two different sets of navigation menus, one themed around the Brotherhood, and one themed around the X-Men. The content selectable is the same regardless, but this aesthetic was not reused on the Blu-ray release.

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Genres

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Details

Release Date:

26 May 2006

Language

English

Country of Origin

USA, UK, Canada

Filming Locations

British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$210,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$102,750,665 28 May 2006

Gross USA:

$234,362,462

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$460,435,291

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