Brett Ratner continues to set the bar for future Marvel comics titles!

Rating: 9/10 (4 October 2006)

Many will agree that each of the 3 X-Men films are stand alone blockbusters, all evoking the same incredible emotions that the comics have done for years to those that read them.
Not to say that Brian Singer didn't do an incredible job directing the first 2, but having him back-out of "The Last Stand" may have been the best thing that could happen to the franchise. Brett Ratner provided a fresh new feel for this film while respecting certain things that Singer left in place.
One thing that stood out for me was the no-holds-barred dialog; I didn't have the pleasure of seeing it in theaters, but I know for sure the DVD holds nothing back like the first 2 films may have. We owe a huge thank you to Zack Penn and Simon Kimberg for an incredible screenplay that successfully covered a lot of ground for a 104 minute film. I must say that there is no lack of material within the Marvel Universe and certainly not within the world of the X-Men; and those writers made good use of as much as they could without over-indulging.
If there was one thing that I would like to see more of, it's the Sentinals. For those who don't know what they are, they are kind of like the Terminator, but they're about 6 stories tall,and are programed by a human government to hunt mutants. Other than that the film itself brings all that one can expect from a Marvel film and more, the DVD itself could have done with some better bonus features, but if the X-Men 1.5 DVD is any indication of what they may have in mind...keep an eye out.