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Rating: 8/10 (28 May 2006)

" .... I will give you hope old friend, all I ask in return is just stay out of my way ..."
These were the famous lines from the first movie , X Men , where Magneto politely asks Professor Charles X Xaviers to stay out of his way ..... the way he chose to defend the mutants believing that war was upon them , a war of " survival of the fittest " , where humanity would fight a last battle against mutants and the winner would take all.
All hell breaks lose when a so called "cure" is found for the mutants.... a drug which will finish their super human capabilities and bring them to the level of humans. This causes a lot of mixed reactions amongst the mutants.... some like rogue who find more trouble with their powers than use , wanted to go for the medicine with the rest opposing it.
X Men 3 presents a very pleasant to watch sight when a flashback was shown with the then good friends professor Xaviers and Eric Lensherr who later on become arch nemeses as professor X ( founder of X men) and Magneto ( founder of the brotherhood) , go to a very gifted young lady's house , the young lady who was so powerful that she didn't know what she was capable of. She was Jean Grey.. who was supposedly dead by the end of the 2nd movie.
X Men 3 , witnesses the return of Jean Grey as the Phoenix but with so much power that she herself is unable to handle it. She poses a threat to herself and to others. The movie also brings in a couple of other mutants , some already popular from the cartoons like the Beast or Dr. Hank McCoy who has been shown as an ambassador or a political face of the mutants and Angel .
Inspite of the fact that some Rogue and Mystique fans might be a little disappointed with their shortened roles, and the fact that Angel after giving such a dramatic entry has such less action in his movie to his name. But that does not effect the spirit of the whole movie.
The final showdown between humans and mutants has been superbly shown. This movie features amazing special effects and an absolutely awesome storyline.
The X-Men movies did one thing which I thought was almost impossible , that is to manage the multi-characters' egos into one feature length film within reasonable screen time. Kudos to Bryan Singer and his team for pulling the original X-Men off, then top it with X2, beating odds that sequels generally suck, what with bigger sets, action, and horrors, even more characters!
With Singer's departure for another summer movie this year, the grand daddy of superheroes, Superman, the X-Men franchise was temporarily left direction less. Having its stars ask for more money and a bigger role, was natural too. But I'm glad that these issues were resolved and director Brett Ratner took on the task of adding a rudder to steer a fitting last movie of a trilogy .
Now the question we might ask is ... will there be another sequel .... well only time can tell . But one thing i can say is stay tuned until the end of the credits for one small scene which will probably put a smile to your face. Don't say I didn't warn ya! Oh and as usual with good Marvel movies, watch out for Stan Lee too .
Quotes
Dr. Hank McCoy: My boy, I've been fighting for mutant rights since before you had claws. Logan: Did he just call me boy? ---------------
Warren Worthington, Sr.: Warren, it's a better life. It's what we all want. Warren Worthington III: No, it's what you want. ---------------- John Allerdyce( Pyro): You should have stayed in the school. Bobby Drake:(ice man) You never should have left.
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Logan: Let's see you grow *that* back.
All I can say right now is that if a movie series like X Men had to end , it could not have asked for a better movie than X Men 3 : the last stand. I would recommend this is a must watch for all Marvel comics and X Men fans as this movie relates closest to the cartoon story line.