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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) DVD Review
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) DVD Credits:
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Directed by:
Brett Ratner
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Written by:
Simon Kinberg, Zak Penn
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Cast:
Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, Vinnie Jones, Aaron Stanford, Shawn Ashmore, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Famke Janssen, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Released by:
Not available at this time
Region:
2
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) DVD Release Date:
2nd October 2006
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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) Synopsis:

In "X-Men: The Last Stand," the climax of the "X-Men" motion picture trilogy, a "cure" for mutancy threatens to alter the course of history. For the first time, mutants have a choice: retain their uniqueness, though it isolates and alienates them, or give up their powers and become human. The opposing viewpoints of mutant leaders Charles Xavier, who preaches tolerance, and Magneto, who believes in the survival of the fittest, are put to the ultimate test – triggering the war to end all wars.

X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) DVD Review:

There is as much if not more action in the final installment of the X-Men trilogy, but it is sloppy and therefore easily forgettable. The sparse action sequences in the first two films were not only much more engaging, but they were backed by far more interesting dialogue and a clearer direction as well. It isn’t fair to point all finger of blame at director Brett Ratner, but there certainly is something missing in this final installment. Then again, director Brian Singer pulled out of making this film in order to make Superman Returns instead, a film which hardly surpasses X-3 in quality. It is possible that Singer wasn’t rushing off to make Superman, but rather, was rushing away from making X-3. Regardless of how thing ended up

In the final installment of the series there is a cure introduced to the world which could have mutants cured and made just like humans. This makes the disagreement between the separations of mutants even more upsetting. Magneto (Ian McKellan) has formed an antihuman resistance to fight back against what he considers an inevitable war against mutants once the cure is introduced to society. The Professor (Patrick Stewart) and his band of mutant professors/soldiers believe that peace is the answer, trusting that humans would never force mutants to be cured. The humans mostly just get in the way in the third installment as the two opposing views battle it out, with many casualties along the way.

The DVD prompts you to “Join the Brotherhood” or “Take a Stand” at the first menu. This is a great idea except for the fact that the menu differences are slight and it doesn’t really affect anything except the extra time it takes to go through an additional menu. The chapter selection menus are also extremely difficult to navigate through with the same problem as the film; there is far too much going on aesthetically and the big picture is easily lost.

There is a trailer for Night at the Museum as well as a special clip from the Simpson’s movie, although it isn’t much to get excited about. It is brief and incomplete as well as completely out of context. The special features also include deleted scenes, any of which are simply extended or different approaches to scenes which were included in the film, although there are some extra curse words thrown in and a bit more fighting. There are two commentary tracks; one with Brett Ratner and writers Zak Penn and Simon Kinberg. The other commentary track is a producer track with Lauren Shuler-Donner, Ralph Winter, Avi Arad and David Gorder. Zac Penn and Simon Kinberg also appear on this track as well. Aside from an assortment of trailers, this is all that is included on the single disc; although there are plenty more features in the Collector’s Edition.

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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) DVD review written by: Ryan Izay

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