poor

Rating: 5/10 (8 July 2006)

Let me start by saying that as soon as I had the left the theater after seeing X2, I went online to see when the 3rd movie would release. I couldn't wait until 06 for the movie and I was in that theater at midnight only to be thoroughly disappointed by a poorly thought-out addition to the series. I hear everyone talking about the "4th movie". i dunno how they're possibly going to throw together a 4th w/ no characters. Cyclops, Professor Xavier, Jean Grey, Mystique, Rogue, Magneto....they're all gone. Sure, yeah if you pay attention to the end of the film they make foreshadow a 4th movie, but that guarantee's nothing. The main thing that upset me about the LAst Stand was during the final fight scene when Wolverine (or whoever...I could only sit through the movie once, so i can't remember who exactly said the line) "We are outnumbered..." What had happened to Nightcrawler? And what about the small appearances of Jubilee in the first two films? And was it really necessary to kill off Cyclops in the first 5 minutes of the movie? Lets just say, I was happy to be out of the theater once the credits started rolling. I give it a 5 for special effects but that doesn't make up for a poorly constructed plot, script, etc. If they do make a 4th, I hope Bryan Singer's backs at the reins. Get rid of this Rattner fella.