X-Men: The Last Stand (US - DVD R1)
Fox Home Entertainment has sent over details on the recent Brett Ratner movie which will be released on DVD in three versions incl...
Title: X-Men: The Last Stand (IMDb)
Starring: Hugh Jackman
Released: 3rd October 2006
SRP: $29.98 & $39.98
Further Details:
Fox has announced standard ($29.98) and collector's ($39.98) editions of X-Men: The Last Stand which stars Hugh Jackman. Both will be available to own from the 3rd October this year. Each will include an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 6.1 EX tracks. Extras will include a director & writer commentary by Brett Ratner, Zack Penn, and Simon Kinbergten, a producer commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Ralph Winter, deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary, three alternate endings, two sets of menus, trailers, an inside look at A Night at the Museum, and two eastereggs (one of the Beast reciting Shakespeare and the other of the X-Jet landing in Washington, D.C.). The collector's edition will include all of the above, along with a 100-page commemorative book with an all-new story penned by Marvel Comics master Stan Lee himself. Lastly, a three-disc set containing all three X-Men films will be available for around $44.98.
News by Tom Woodward
Starring: Hugh Jackman
Released: 3rd October 2006
SRP: $29.98 & $39.98
Further Details:
Fox has announced standard ($29.98) and collector's ($39.98) editions of X-Men: The Last Stand which stars Hugh Jackman. Both will be available to own from the 3rd October this year. Each will include an anamorphic widescreen transfer, along with both English Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 6.1 EX tracks. Extras will include a director & writer commentary by Brett Ratner, Zack Penn, and Simon Kinbergten, a producer commentary by Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, and Ralph Winter, deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary, three alternate endings, two sets of menus, trailers, an inside look at A Night at the Museum, and two eastereggs (one of the Beast reciting Shakespeare and the other of the X-Jet landing in Washington, D.C.). The collector's edition will include all of the above, along with a 100-page commemorative book with an all-new story penned by Marvel Comics master Stan Lee himself. Lastly, a three-disc set containing all three X-Men films will be available for around $44.98.
News by Tom Woodward
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One thing that is clear here, is it isn't as good cinematically, or on a substance level, as the second film. I guess it's true, the third part in the trilogy is always the weakest. That isn't necessarily the case. I mean, look at the Lord of the Rings as a whole - the third act is without a doubt, the best. But looking back at the trilogies of movies, it stands to be true. Godfather. Star Wars. The Omen (the fourth does not count, in my book).
In any case, the special effects of X3 stands alone as the best of all three films. That goes without saying. There are a lot of jaw-dropping moments that involve the special effects.
And like most movies, when style is being used more, substance lacks. And that is the case for this film. Not to mention doing something a lot of comic-book geeks fear in a comic book movie, stuffing too much in one package deal.
Certainly, it's no B&R. It has cheesy lines, but the film itself is not cheesy. There are some silly moments, but the film itself, is not silly. On the other hand, it could have been so much better. And once again, I completely blame the studio. Why is it, time is more spent on the predecessor, than the films that follow? Terminator 3. Jurassic Park 3. Both horrible attempts resulted as a piss poor script, a rush production, and an impossible dead-line, just to make fast-cash, when a better, bigger, and ultimately history-in-the-making film could be made instead, if time was spent more on the substance of the story. What was Chris Rock's point at the Oscars a couple of years ago, "WAIT!"
Because Bryan Singer left X3 to go to something that was actually needed a little more, Fox hand-picked the first director it can get, and rushed the production, just to make a point.
I like Brett Ratner. And I don't blame him for the flaws of this film. I blame the studio, and the writers.
Even at the moment my eyes saw the film for the first time, I made mental notes on the flaws.
A) we go from one subplot to another. This was done in the first, but was handled much better. For instance, Angel. We see a back-flash of Angel as a kid. It's a given, when this occurs, that Angel plays a big role in the film. NOPE! One of my co-workers said it best, "they could've gotten anyone to do Angel, at that rate, what a waste of Ben Foster". I completely agree.
B) the Phoenix sub-plot was also mis-handled. We really don't get a clear idea on this tragic character. The way the writers handled her, it was almost as a complete knock off of Carrie, in so many ways. In fact, expanding on that...I was waiting for a punch-line like, "Don't get the Phoenix angry, you won't like me when I am angry."
C) the "cure". one thing that was remarkable about X2, was its subtle allegory on the gay commute. so ideally, when an idea like "a cure to make mutants non-mutants to the norm", the subtle issue here would be unmistakable as an emotional and hard-hitting thing to watch. and ultimately, this is where "the war" would come in at, which was foreshadowed the whole entire film. and yet, we see a few protests, and a slight little "march", THAT'S IT.
D) Rouge. She played such a huge role in the first film, and as the series winded down, her role got trimmed to just basically a cameo. The whole love triangle bit could have also been executed a little more. I mean, come on...we got a guy who can't touch his girlfriend, and if he does, he'll die. That's perfect melodrama right there. And yet, he is played off like a typical horn-dog. As a result, I had no feel of this entire sub-plot one bit. In fact, by the end of the film, when she got her "abortion" (those that seen the movie, will get the pun on that!), I thought to myself, who-cares.
E) there are also continuity problems. in one single scene, it goes from day to night in matter of seconds. And I know I am not the only one that noticed it.
A film that is by all accounts, a slightly above average summer film. Nothing more, nothing less. I did expect more...and was somewhat disappointed. If anything, the film should have been longer. 30 to 40 minutes longer, me thinks. Maybe, just maybe, the Phoenix story line could be perfected to its rightful potential. The issues with the "cure" could have been played around a little more. Angel could have had more screen-time, so we as an audience, can actually CARE about him. And even the love triangle bit would be slightly better as a whole. It's amazing what time can do. That's still a lot to cover in a two hour movie. But hey, multiple subplots worked for LOTR and Star Wars, it can work with the "X" series. It's all about quality in writing and pacing. You can go on forever with one single sub-plot, but you can't jump from one to another with unsatisfying consequences.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this movie greatly, but find, like a lot of films, the foundation sloppy. And the foundation is the writing. Great movies aren't made with a solid cast or an expensive budget....it's made with a fantastic script. You would think, Hollywood has grasped this by now...after all these years of failed attempts. Guess not.
In any case, the special effects of X3 stands alone as the best of all three films. That goes without saying. There are a lot of jaw-dropping moments that involve the special effects.
And like most movies, when style is being used more, substance lacks. And that is the case for this film. Not to mention doing something a lot of comic-book geeks fear in a comic book movie, stuffing too much in one package deal.
Certainly, it's no B&R. It has cheesy lines, but the film itself is not cheesy. There are some silly moments, but the film itself, is not silly. On the other hand, it could have been so much better. And once again, I completely blame the studio. Why is it, time is more spent on the predecessor, than the films that follow? Terminator 3. Jurassic Park 3. Both horrible attempts resulted as a piss poor script, a rush production, and an impossible dead-line, just to make fast-cash, when a better, bigger, and ultimately history-in-the-making film could be made instead, if time was spent more on the substance of the story. What was Chris Rock's point at the Oscars a couple of years ago, "WAIT!"
Because Bryan Singer left X3 to go to something that was actually needed a little more, Fox hand-picked the first director it can get, and rushed the production, just to make a point.
I like Brett Ratner. And I don't blame him for the flaws of this film. I blame the studio, and the writers.
Even at the moment my eyes saw the film for the first time, I made mental notes on the flaws.
A) we go from one subplot to another. This was done in the first, but was handled much better. For instance, Angel. We see a back-flash of Angel as a kid. It's a given, when this occurs, that Angel plays a big role in the film. NOPE! One of my co-workers said it best, "they could've gotten anyone to do Angel, at that rate, what a waste of Ben Foster". I completely agree.
B) the Phoenix sub-plot was also mis-handled. We really don't get a clear idea on this tragic character. The way the writers handled her, it was almost as a complete knock off of Carrie, in so many ways. In fact, expanding on that...I was waiting for a punch-line like, "Don't get the Phoenix angry, you won't like me when I am angry."
C) the "cure". one thing that was remarkable about X2, was its subtle allegory on the gay commute. so ideally, when an idea like "a cure to make mutants non-mutants to the norm", the subtle issue here would be unmistakable as an emotional and hard-hitting thing to watch. and ultimately, this is where "the war" would come in at, which was foreshadowed the whole entire film. and yet, we see a few protests, and a slight little "march", THAT'S IT.
D) Rouge. She played such a huge role in the first film, and as the series winded down, her role got trimmed to just basically a cameo. The whole love triangle bit could have also been executed a little more. I mean, come on...we got a guy who can't touch his girlfriend, and if he does, he'll die. That's perfect melodrama right there. And yet, he is played off like a typical horn-dog. As a result, I had no feel of this entire sub-plot one bit. In fact, by the end of the film, when she got her "abortion" (those that seen the movie, will get the pun on that!), I thought to myself, who-cares.
E) there are also continuity problems. in one single scene, it goes from day to night in matter of seconds. And I know I am not the only one that noticed it.
A film that is by all accounts, a slightly above average summer film. Nothing more, nothing less. I did expect more...and was somewhat disappointed. If anything, the film should have been longer. 30 to 40 minutes longer, me thinks. Maybe, just maybe, the Phoenix story line could be perfected to its rightful potential. The issues with the "cure" could have been played around a little more. Angel could have had more screen-time, so we as an audience, can actually CARE about him. And even the love triangle bit would be slightly better as a whole. It's amazing what time can do. That's still a lot to cover in a two hour movie. But hey, multiple subplots worked for LOTR and Star Wars, it can work with the "X" series. It's all about quality in writing and pacing. You can go on forever with one single sub-plot, but you can't jump from one to another with unsatisfying consequences.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this movie greatly, but find, like a lot of films, the foundation sloppy. And the foundation is the writing. Great movies aren't made with a solid cast or an expensive budget....it's made with a fantastic script. You would think, Hollywood has grasped this by now...after all these years of failed attempts. Guess not.
khelinski wrote: One thing that is clear here, is it isn't as good cinematically, or on a substance level, as the second film. I guess it's true, the third part in the trilogy is always the weakest. That isn't necessarily the case. I mean, look at the Lord of the Rings as a whole - the third act is without a doubt, the best. But looking back at the trilogies of movies, it stands to be true. Godfather. Star Wars. The Omen (the fourth does not count, in my book).
In any case, the special effects of X3 stands alone as the best of all three films. That goes without saying. There are a lot of jaw-dropping moments that involve the special effects.
And like most movies, when style is being used more, substance lacks. And that is the case for this film. Not to mention doing something a lot of comic-book geeks fear in a comic book movie, stuffing too much in one package deal.
Certainly, it's no B&R. It has cheesy lines, but the film itself is not cheesy. There are some silly moments, but the film itself, is not silly. On the other hand, it could have been so much better. And once again, I completely blame the studio. Why is it, time is more spent on the predecessor, than the films that follow? Terminator 3. Jurassic Park 3. Both horrible attempts resulted as a piss poor script, a rush production, and an impossible dead-line, just to make fast-cash, when a better, bigger, and ultimately history-in-the-making film could be made instead, if time was spent more on the substance of the story. What was Chris Rock's point at the Oscars a couple of years ago, "WAIT!"
Because Bryan Singer left X3 to go to something that was actually needed a little more, Fox hand-picked the first director it can get, and rushed the production, just to make a point.
I like Brett Ratner. And I don't blame him for the flaws of this film. I blame the studio, and the writers.
Even at the moment my eyes saw the film for the first time, I made mental notes on the flaws.
A) we go from one subplot to another. This was done in the first, but was handled much better. For instance, Angel. We see a back-flash of Angel as a kid. It's a given, when this occurs, that Angel plays a big role in the film. NOPE! One of my co-workers said it best, "they could've gotten anyone to do Angel, at that rate, what a waste of Ben Foster". I completely agree.
B) the Phoenix sub-plot was also mis-handled. We really don't get a clear idea on this tragic character. The way the writers handled her, it was almost as a complete knock off of Carrie, in so many ways. In fact, expanding on that...I was waiting for a punch-line like, "Don't get the Phoenix angry, you won't like me when I am angry."
C) the "cure". one thing that was remarkable about X2, was its subtle allegory on the gay commute. so ideally, when an idea like "a cure to make mutants non-mutants to the norm", the subtle issue here would be unmistakable as an emotional and hard-hitting thing to watch. and ultimately, this is where "the war" would come in at, which was foreshadowed the whole entire film. and yet, we see a few protests, and a slight little "march", THAT'S IT.
D) Rouge. She played such a huge role in the first film, and as the series winded down, her role got trimmed to just basically a cameo. The whole love triangle bit could have also been executed a little more. I mean, come on...we got a guy who can't touch his girlfriend, and if he does, he'll die. That's perfect melodrama right there. And yet, he is played off like a typical horn-dog. As a result, I had no feel of this entire sub-plot one bit. In fact, by the end of the film, when she got her "abortion" (those that seen the movie, will get the pun on that!), I thought to myself, who-cares.
E) there are also continuity problems. in one single scene, it goes from day to night in matter of seconds. And I know I am not the only one that noticed it.
A film that is by all accounts, a slightly above average summer film. Nothing more, nothing less. I did expect more...and was somewhat disappointed. If anything, the film should have been longer. 30 to 40 minutes longer, me thinks. Maybe, just maybe, the Phoenix story line could be perfected to its rightful potential. The issues with the "cure" could have been played around a little more. Angel could have had more screen-time, so we as an audience, can actually CARE about him. And even the love triangle bit would be slightly better as a whole. It's amazing what time can do. That's still a lot to cover in a two hour movie. But hey, multiple subplots worked for LOTR and Star Wars, it can work with the "X" series. It's all about quality in writing and pacing. You can go on forever with one single sub-plot, but you can't jump from one to another with unsatisfying consequences.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this movie greatly, but find, like a lot of films, the foundation sloppy. And the foundation is the writing. Great movies aren't made with a solid cast or an expensive budget....it's made with a fantastic script. You would think, Hollywood has grasped this by now...after all these years of failed attempts. Guess not.
I agree 100000% about everything you just said. Well put.
I read an interview with Bryan Singer and he said that he went straight to Fox and said, directing "Superman Returns" has been my dream project and I am leaving "X-Men: The Last Stand" to do it. But that does not mean I want to abandon the film and the series. He said that he was going off to make "Superman Returns" and then when that is complete he was going to come back to make "X-Men: The Last Stand". But Fox, had to be greedy and get it out in 2006 so they really rushed the film and there the foundation of the script was weak because they tried to incorperate things from "X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United" in along with new things. This film had so much potential, but sadly Fox ruined it.
In any case, the special effects of X3 stands alone as the best of all three films. That goes without saying. There are a lot of jaw-dropping moments that involve the special effects.
And like most movies, when style is being used more, substance lacks. And that is the case for this film. Not to mention doing something a lot of comic-book geeks fear in a comic book movie, stuffing too much in one package deal.
Certainly, it's no B&R. It has cheesy lines, but the film itself is not cheesy. There are some silly moments, but the film itself, is not silly. On the other hand, it could have been so much better. And once again, I completely blame the studio. Why is it, time is more spent on the predecessor, than the films that follow? Terminator 3. Jurassic Park 3. Both horrible attempts resulted as a piss poor script, a rush production, and an impossible dead-line, just to make fast-cash, when a better, bigger, and ultimately history-in-the-making film could be made instead, if time was spent more on the substance of the story. What was Chris Rock's point at the Oscars a couple of years ago, "WAIT!"
Because Bryan Singer left X3 to go to something that was actually needed a little more, Fox hand-picked the first director it can get, and rushed the production, just to make a point.
I like Brett Ratner. And I don't blame him for the flaws of this film. I blame the studio, and the writers.
Even at the moment my eyes saw the film for the first time, I made mental notes on the flaws.
A) we go from one subplot to another. This was done in the first, but was handled much better. For instance, Angel. We see a back-flash of Angel as a kid. It's a given, when this occurs, that Angel plays a big role in the film. NOPE! One of my co-workers said it best, "they could've gotten anyone to do Angel, at that rate, what a waste of Ben Foster". I completely agree.
B) the Phoenix sub-plot was also mis-handled. We really don't get a clear idea on this tragic character. The way the writers handled her, it was almost as a complete knock off of Carrie, in so many ways. In fact, expanding on that...I was waiting for a punch-line like, "Don't get the Phoenix angry, you won't like me when I am angry."
C) the "cure". one thing that was remarkable about X2, was its subtle allegory on the gay commute. so ideally, when an idea like "a cure to make mutants non-mutants to the norm", the subtle issue here would be unmistakable as an emotional and hard-hitting thing to watch. and ultimately, this is where "the war" would come in at, which was foreshadowed the whole entire film. and yet, we see a few protests, and a slight little "march", THAT'S IT.
D) Rouge. She played such a huge role in the first film, and as the series winded down, her role got trimmed to just basically a cameo. The whole love triangle bit could have also been executed a little more. I mean, come on...we got a guy who can't touch his girlfriend, and if he does, he'll die. That's perfect melodrama right there. And yet, he is played off like a typical horn-dog. As a result, I had no feel of this entire sub-plot one bit. In fact, by the end of the film, when she got her "abortion" (those that seen the movie, will get the pun on that!), I thought to myself, who-cares.
E) there are also continuity problems. in one single scene, it goes from day to night in matter of seconds. And I know I am not the only one that noticed it.
A film that is by all accounts, a slightly above average summer film. Nothing more, nothing less. I did expect more...and was somewhat disappointed. If anything, the film should have been longer. 30 to 40 minutes longer, me thinks. Maybe, just maybe, the Phoenix story line could be perfected to its rightful potential. The issues with the "cure" could have been played around a little more. Angel could have had more screen-time, so we as an audience, can actually CARE about him. And even the love triangle bit would be slightly better as a whole. It's amazing what time can do. That's still a lot to cover in a two hour movie. But hey, multiple subplots worked for LOTR and Star Wars, it can work with the "X" series. It's all about quality in writing and pacing. You can go on forever with one single sub-plot, but you can't jump from one to another with unsatisfying consequences.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this movie greatly, but find, like a lot of films, the foundation sloppy. And the foundation is the writing. Great movies aren't made with a solid cast or an expensive budget....it's made with a fantastic script. You would think, Hollywood has grasped this by now...after all these years of failed attempts. Guess not.
I agree 100000% about everything you just said. Well put.
I read an interview with Bryan Singer and he said that he went straight to Fox and said, directing "Superman Returns" has been my dream project and I am leaving "X-Men: The Last Stand" to do it. But that does not mean I want to abandon the film and the series. He said that he was going off to make "Superman Returns" and then when that is complete he was going to come back to make "X-Men: The Last Stand". But Fox, had to be greedy and get it out in 2006 so they really rushed the film and there the foundation of the script was weak because they tried to incorperate things from "X-Men" and "X2: X-Men United" in along with new things. This film had so much potential, but sadly Fox ruined it.
So no 2-DISC?
Well, why I do believe that FOX did jump the gun on this film, you can't really blame them for wanting to make it. I mean after X2 people (Like me) really wanted the next entry and it had already been two years and not much progress happened. Then, when they were just about ready Bryan Singer leaves! Now Bryan Singer is a very good director, even though he has a little problem with pacing, and a bigger problem with action (the action in X1 was very lackluster, even SR's action was nothing very spectacular), he shouldn't have left the franchise that he started and intended to finish. In one of the X2 extras he said that the day X2 came out people were going up to him asking about X3 already, he had a commitment to the fans and he broke it! Why not let Superman wait a bit more? I mean if he really wanted it and if WB really wanted him, why not wait? So as a fan I have lost a good deal of respect for Singer, and I always knew that X3 was going to be a bigger financial success over Superman (even my friends always said I was wrong, but look who's laughing now). Had he waited to do superman perhaps it would have been a greater success because of X3. Anyway, FOX is at fault, but I say that Singer has a hand in it as well. For once, Brett Ratner is pretty much innocent.
You don't get it, Singer was forced to choose between X-Men 3 and Superman. If he had chosen to do X-Men 3 first and wait on Superman, Warner Bros. would have gone ahead and hire a different director and still make Superman for this year, (like Fox did with Ratner and X-Men.) In the end Singer had to choose and he went with Superman since he loves the character and thought he had a good idea. In the end I would have liked to see him stay with X-Men, but he saved Superman from the horros of McG directing it. By the way, while I liked X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns was way better and is one of the best movies of the year.
This movie was better than SUPERMAN RETURNS. That movie was not what I expected
How can you people expect many action scenes in a movie where they have to introduce the characters first. Just look at batman begins the same amount of action as returns. Both movies where incredible.
The sequels will be action packed Singer said it himself at comic can and Bale has said the same about batmans sequel
The sequels will be action packed Singer said it himself at comic can and Bale has said the same about batmans sequel
As an avid reader of the comic I was really pissed off by this movie, it changed characters (callistro) for the sake of having mutants with powers. It used the juggernaut purely for muscle, ignoring the fact he's not even a mutant, and the fact he's charles half brother, I felt Kelsey Grammar was wasted as the beast, he could been so much more cool, more quirky, but he was a one trick pony. And the ending, more then the rest of the movie, pissed me off.
X3 was the biggest dissapointment of the year. Awful script. Forced Acting. But some action scenes were cool, only some. Some were downright boring, definately the worst of the series, but I might pick up the awful looking one-disker just for a couple scenes that worked. Superman is a far superior film... FAR.
Eliason A. wrote: This is one of the year's best. The people who worship Singer and bash this film can screw off. It rapes Superman Returns. Must buy.
LOL. Far from the year's best. Maybe even one of the worst. Again, Superman was a FAR superior film. Not as much action as X3, but that's definately not a bad thing.
LOL. Far from the year's best. Maybe even one of the worst. Again, Superman was a FAR superior film. Not as much action as X3, but that's definately not a bad thing.
If I find I can't hold out for the inevitable 2-disc edition in the future, I'll probably only get the standard edition. Awful artwork though.
I bet in Singers mind he wanted to do X3 after seeing the box office takings of both films on thier opening weekends
X3: $105 MILLION 4 DAYS
SUPERMAN RETURNS: $73MILLION 5 DAYS
OOPS!
Watched this having watched both the 1st and 2nd on the same day and it's quite a fittin end to the trilogy, but I do have 1 problem with the whole trilogy....
WHERE THE FLYING F**K IS GAMBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X3: $105 MILLION 4 DAYS
SUPERMAN RETURNS: $73MILLION 5 DAYS
OOPS!
Watched this having watched both the 1st and 2nd on the same day and it's quite a fittin end to the trilogy, but I do have 1 problem with the whole trilogy....
WHERE THE FLYING F**K IS GAMBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im waiting for Xmen 3.7, with an additional trailer or some c**p. nah, ill just not bother my tits!
Steven Carrier wrote: Frank The Rabbit wrote: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT BUYING THIS FILM!!! IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES TO COME OUT IN THE PAST 10 YEARS!!! ALMOST AS BAD AS CATWOMAN OR FANTASTIC 4!!! WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THIS DVD!!! DON'T BUY IT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S AN X-MEN MOVIE!!! YOU'RE LETTING THE STUDIO WIN, THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN RELEASE ANY OLD HUNK OF RUSHED, RATNERIZED TURD AND THE SHEEP WILL BUY IT!!!
woa, dude, what did you think was so bad about it!!?? Some things were dissapointing, but in NO WAY was this the worst film in 10 years. If you honestly think that, you dont see many movies.
It was a complete rush job with very little cohesive plot! And I did not say it was THE worst film in the last ten years, I said it was ONE OF THE WORST films in the last ten years; BIG DIFFERENCE!!!
woa, dude, what did you think was so bad about it!!?? Some things were dissapointing, but in NO WAY was this the worst film in 10 years. If you honestly think that, you dont see many movies.
It was a complete rush job with very little cohesive plot! And I did not say it was THE worst film in the last ten years, I said it was ONE OF THE WORST films in the last ten years; BIG DIFFERENCE!!!
TheGodfather wrote: I bet in Singers mind he wanted to do X3 after seeing the box office takings of both films on thier opening weekends
X3: $105 MILLION 4 DAYS
SUPERMAN RETURNS: $73MILLION 5 DAYS
OOPS!
Watched this having watched both the 1st and 2nd on the same day and it's quite a fittin end to the trilogy, but I do have 1 problem with the whole trilogy....
WHERE THE FLYING F**K IS GAMBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmm....
I prefer quality over quantity. Little Man beat Clerks 2 last week at the box office. Does that make Little Man a better cinematic achievement or of any value? Most of your mainstream movies kills the independent circuit right down the middle...does that make the mainstream movies BETTER?!?!
Anyone that says X-MEN 3 is the best movie of the year are obviously blinded people that completely ignores the flaws within.
As for Superman...personally, I preferred Supes Return over X3. Why? It was longer...so I got my f**king money's worth. It was executed much more efficient. It had more of a satisfying climax. And the writing was fairly solid.
Besides effects, and effects alone...is there any good qualities of X3?
X3: $105 MILLION 4 DAYS
SUPERMAN RETURNS: $73MILLION 5 DAYS
OOPS!
Watched this having watched both the 1st and 2nd on the same day and it's quite a fittin end to the trilogy, but I do have 1 problem with the whole trilogy....
WHERE THE FLYING F**K IS GAMBIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmmmm....
I prefer quality over quantity. Little Man beat Clerks 2 last week at the box office. Does that make Little Man a better cinematic achievement or of any value? Most of your mainstream movies kills the independent circuit right down the middle...does that make the mainstream movies BETTER?!?!
Anyone that says X-MEN 3 is the best movie of the year are obviously blinded people that completely ignores the flaws within.
As for Superman...personally, I preferred Supes Return over X3. Why? It was longer...so I got my f**king money's worth. It was executed much more efficient. It had more of a satisfying climax. And the writing was fairly solid.
Besides effects, and effects alone...is there any good qualities of X3?
Kevin Harkins wrote: You don't get it, Singer was forced to choose between X-Men 3 and Superman. If he had chosen to do X-Men 3 first and wait on Superman, Warner Bros. would have gone ahead and hire a different director and still make Superman for this year, (like Fox did with Ratner and X-Men.) In the end Singer had to choose and he went with Superman since he loves the character and thought he had a good idea. In the end I would have liked to see him stay with X-Men, but he saved Superman from the horros of McG directing it. By the way, while I liked X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns was way better and is one of the best movies of the year. Well then I guess what I'm trying to say is that Bryan should have stuck with X3, because of his commitment to the fans. Then again, who cares about the hand that feeds you these days. Plus, I do think that Bryan could have worked out a deal with Warner to wait for him.
Frank The Rabbit wrote: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT BUYING THIS FILM!!! IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES TO COME OUT IN THE PAST 10 YEARS!!! ALMOST AS BAD AS CATWOMAN OR FANTASTIC 4!!! WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THIS DVD!!! DON'T BUY IT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S AN X-MEN MOVIE!!! YOU'RE LETTING THE STUDIO WIN, THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN RELEASE ANY OLD HUNK OF RUSHED, RATNERIZED TURD AND THE SHEEP WILL BUY IT!!!
Remember your pills. Quit shouting! This ain't the Taliban...we can have our own opinions here. I liked the movie and will buy it. If you don't want to buy it then DONT! It's that simple.
Remember your pills. Quit shouting! This ain't the Taliban...we can have our own opinions here. I liked the movie and will buy it. If you don't want to buy it then DONT! It's that simple.
First of all, X3 was pretty cool!
Second, I think Fox will include DTS sound. There have been a few times lately that Fox would only say that an upcoming DVD will have Dolby Digital...and by release day...or even ON release day....that the DVD has DTS after all.
Jodi
Second, I think Fox will include DTS sound. There have been a few times lately that Fox would only say that an upcoming DVD will have Dolby Digital...and by release day...or even ON release day....that the DVD has DTS after all.
Jodi
Xmen 3 sortaof sucked... I'll probably still pick it up though.
Bryan Singer is a MUCH better director!
Bryan Singer is a MUCH better director!
ik hope there will be an extended cut or something. Because if you think about it, the movies wasn't that bad, it was just rushed to much, you didn't get time to process certain things, like the love triagle or the deaths so you don't really care that much.
Mark Buchanan wrote: Frank The Rabbit wrote: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT BUYING THIS FILM!!! IT WAS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES TO COME OUT IN THE PAST 10 YEARS!!! ALMOST AS BAD AS CATWOMAN OR FANTASTIC 4!!! WE SHOULD BOYCOTT THIS DVD!!! DON'T BUY IT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S AN X-MEN MOVIE!!! YOU'RE LETTING THE STUDIO WIN, THEY KNOW THAT THEY CAN RELEASE ANY OLD HUNK OF RUSHED, RATNERIZED TURD AND THE SHEEP WILL BUY IT!!!
Remember your pills. Quit shouting! This ain't the Taliban...we can have our own opinions here. I liked the movie and will buy it. If you don't want to buy it then DONT! It's that simple.
Yes, you absolutely can have your own opinion, as I can also. Just because I said that I didn't understand why anyone would be willing to buy it does not mean that I said you COULD NOT buy it. Of course, if you like it you can go out and buy it. I was just suggesting that we should not let the studios profit off of the X-Men name because they know that the fans of the previous entries (which I am) will buy it (which I will not) simply because of the title whether or not there is any real quality (ie cohesive plot) to the film.
Remember your pills. Quit shouting! This ain't the Taliban...we can have our own opinions here. I liked the movie and will buy it. If you don't want to buy it then DONT! It's that simple.
Yes, you absolutely can have your own opinion, as I can also. Just because I said that I didn't understand why anyone would be willing to buy it does not mean that I said you COULD NOT buy it. Of course, if you like it you can go out and buy it. I was just suggesting that we should not let the studios profit off of the X-Men name because they know that the fans of the previous entries (which I am) will buy it (which I will not) simply because of the title whether or not there is any real quality (ie cohesive plot) to the film.
DarthElektra wrote: Xmen 3 sortaof sucked... I'll probably still pick it up though.
Bryan Singer is a MUCH better director!
Why buy a movie that you thought sucked? Just as I said earlier, Fox knows they can sell these DVDs on name alone even if someone hated the film!!!
chrestomancy wrote: ik hope there will be an extended cut or something. Because if you think about it, the movies wasn't that bad, it was just rushed to much, you didn't get time to process certain things, like the love triagle or the deaths so you don't really care that much.
You, sir, hit the nail on the head!
Bryan Singer is a MUCH better director!
Why buy a movie that you thought sucked? Just as I said earlier, Fox knows they can sell these DVDs on name alone even if someone hated the film!!!
chrestomancy wrote: ik hope there will be an extended cut or something. Because if you think about it, the movies wasn't that bad, it was just rushed to much, you didn't get time to process certain things, like the love triagle or the deaths so you don't really care that much.
You, sir, hit the nail on the head!
the only times I get 2 discs editions is when that's the only version of a film out. I don't believe in paying extra cash for a 2 discs edition if there's a single disc. I mean, if I do watch the special features, I just scam through them, and, only watch once, if that. So, I'll be just fine on Oct. 3rd when the single disc of The Last Stand comes out. Also, the cover art isn't all that bad. And, I'm sure that's just a rough cut of the cover art anyway.
The LEAST Fox could've done is gotten BryanSingerand his writers from the second movie (Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris) to do a story outline or something. Like I said before, the third made little to NO effort to carry over story elements and the cliffhangers from the second movie....and I'm glad to see most people on here agree with me. I love this site and respect just about everyone's opinions on here (much better than the 5 year-olds on Aint-it-Cool.com), and I was getting worried about the positive reviews from the first few commentators. Good to know I wasnt the ONLY one to recognize this as a "vomit-burp" of a movie.
Just dissapointed with it. I didn't hate it and as a stand alone movie it's o.k., but there's so much more they could have done with these characters and storylines they introduced. I am pissed at Singer for leaving X-Men to do Supes, but theat doesn't prevent Superman Returns from being a better film.
Also, since Fox is the most predictable studio ever concerning Double-Dips, I'll just wait for the inevitable 2-Disc 6 months later.
Also, since Fox is the most predictable studio ever concerning Double-Dips, I'll just wait for the inevitable 2-Disc 6 months later.
Not that we need yet another opinion on this film here, but my belief is that it brings up such angry emotions in some viewers because it started out great and totally fell apart half way through. Perhaps if the whole film would've been awful the people who hated it would have an easier time dismissing it. From a DVD purchase standpoint it creates real problems for me because I want that first half. Maybe I'll just utilize the 'stop' button.
Let's face it, both SR and X3 were disappointing. X3 had lots of flashy effects to keep the kiddies entertained but the writing was pish. Halle Berry was dreadful too. Superman Returns just rehashed the plot of the first film, Lex wants real estate, uses Kryptonite to hurt Superman, girlfriend feels sorry for Superman and lets Lex down. Lois was completely miscast too, where's the 70's skank lookalike? The first two with Chris Reeves are the best. For the record, the only decent film this year so far is V for Vendetta.
Shoul have mentioned this earlier.....those covers blow.
PotterBoy wrote: So no 2-DISC?
Yes a 2-disc is coming in October..
Amazon.co.uk is already taking orders for the 6-disc trilogy
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000EO...
So there you have it !!
Yes a 2-disc is coming in October..
Amazon.co.uk is already taking orders for the 6-disc trilogy
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000EO...
So there you have it !!
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and I do hope that all you people that bash Ratner and this movie all get into a car crash and die