X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Simon Kinberg (written by) &
Zak Penn (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Take a Stand

Plot:

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men, led by Professor Charles Xavier, and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organized under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.

Plot Keywords:

Mutant | X Men | Battle | Outrage | Surprise After End Credits

Awards:

4 wins & 29 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5

4:30 PM

FX

Cast

Hugh Jackman	...	Logan / Wolverine
Halle Berry	...	Ororo Munroe / Storm
Ian McKellen	...	Eric Lehnsherr / Magneto
Patrick Stewart	...	Professor Charles Xavier
Famke Janssen	...	Jean Grey / Phoenix
Anna Paquin	...	Marie / Rogue
Kelsey Grammer	...	Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy / Beast
James Marsden	...	Scott Summers / Cyclops
Rebecca Romijn	...	Raven Darkholme / Mystique
Shawn Ashmore	...	Bobby Drake / Iceman
Aaron Stanford	...	John Allerdyce / Pyro
Vinnie Jones	...	Cain Marko / Juggernaut
Ellen Page	...	Kitty Pryde
Daniel Cudmore	...	Peter Rasputin / Colossus
Ben Foster	...	Warren Worthington III / Angel

Also Known As:

X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)
X3 (International: English title) (informal short title) (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
X-men - L'engagement ultime (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence, some sexual content and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

Canada | USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | Denmark:11 | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:12 | Ireland:12A | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42477) | Hungary:16 | India:A | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Chile:Y7 | Italy:T | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:12 | South Africa:10M | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | France:U

Filming Locations:

British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

The Juggernaut used in the film is based on his "Ultimate X-Men" version, where he is a mutant, instead of gaining his powers through the mystical, South Korean gem of Kytorakk. He is also the step-brother of Charles Xavier.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the final battle, when the X-men are lined up, Wolverine is too far forward from the light pole to just swings back and cut (as he does) so it falls onto the attacking mutants. When the pole is falling down, the lights are still on, even though the power line should be cut through. Then as Wolverine is fighting off more mutants, the light pole can be seen right behind him still up.

Quotes:

[first lines]
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, Charles. When are you going to stop lecturing me?
Prof. Charles Xavier: When you start listening. And you're here because I need you.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Epic Movie (2007)

I don't understand how you can't like this movie.

Unless you were expecting it to stick to the actual phoenix saga which covered nearly 30 books then it should be a great movie to anyone, fans and newcomers alike. I would say it is an excellent end to a great trilogy of movies and it actually accomplished more X-men goodies in less time than its predecessors. The other movies were a tad slow and I always thought them kinda over dramatical in that sense, but this one preserved believability at a fast pace. I'll admit I thought X3 was kind of jumpy at the beginning when it jumped between three different time lines in the first few minutes, but it picked itself back up quickly and told a great epic in a solid two hours. I thought my money was well spent and I plan on going to see it a few more times before it leaves the theater.