fans of comic book movies when they heard the news that Bryan Singer was leaving the X-Men franchise to work on Superman Returns. The fear was that a new director was going to screw up what Singer had started. For most, their fears were realised when Fox brought Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1 & 2, Red Dragon) on board to complete the X-Men Trilogy with X-men: The Last Stand.
In this third outing an anti-body is invented that suppresses the "X Gene" allowing mutants who are injected with this drug to lose their powers and become "normal". This movie exapnds on the subtext set forth by the first 2 movies equating Mutation with homosexuality. Of course, the discovery of this "cure" causes the mutants to rise up and try and form a mutant army to go out and destroy it.
Another story line is (from what I've been told) the appearance of "The Dark Phoenix", which is a watered down version of the storyline from the graphic novel, and disappoints many of the comic fans out there (again, from what I've been told).
The major difference between this movie and the other 2 is obviously directing style. Where Singer brought a lingering feel to even the quietest moments, Ratner seems occupied with speed. This movie clocks in at 105 minutes, 20-30 minutes SHORTER than the previous 2, and because of that there's a rushed disorganized feel to the movie. It drops and picks up subplots randomly, and the movie doesn't blink at bumping off major characters while adding new ones.
It's only towards the end where the film FINALLY gets it's legs, and starts to try and get its groove, but ultimately it's too little too late.
The X-men Trilogy suffers from the same problem as the Original Star Wars Trilogy, where the third film in the series is a letdown, having a rushed feel that makes it unsatisfying. X-Men: The Last Stand is the RETURN OF THE JEDI of the X-Men series. It's sad to see Rattner take everything that Bryan Singer and crew build, and tear it down with absolutely no thought or feeling whatsoever.
X-Men: The Last Stand: D
As for the title... X-Men: The Last Stand may mark the end of this trilogy, when any movie makes 100+ million its opening weekend, you can be sure that there will be a movie like X-Men: The Next Generation to keep the franchise going.
1 comment:
No doubt...as long as the y make money...they don't care about quality and the masses flock like blind sheep to it...it is too bad. They should hold out for quality...that will be the day.
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