It is the last X-Men movie I see unless Bryan Singer comes back to direct and write - it is likely to take him a while to clear up the mess and disappointment that the third movie, X-Men: The Last Stand, has created.
Just because it’s stupidly* called ‘The Last Stand’, it doesn’t mean that it is accpetable (especially to fans of the comics) to kill off most of the key characters: Cyclops, Professor X and Jean-Grey. Then again, I am not sure if there is much point for the others to stay alive when Rogue was ‘cured’ and Storm’s only role was to deliver over-sentimental cheesy lines. I couldn’t help but burst into laughter when the almighty Magneto was shocked by Phoenix’s power and exclaimed, What have I done?
. This is not something you’d expect from one of the greatest villains. The entire film is just a joke to original X-Men fans.
If you are not an X-Men fan, you would still be disappointed by the lack of entertaining elements. It was just a blockbuster with lots of second-class explosions and special effects. The plot was so weak that you wouldn’t care about any of the characters. That’s probably why most people would have missed the ‘hint’ about Professor X’s coming back after the credits. In fact, some of them might have left before the end of the movie.
*How on earth could it be called ‘The Last Stand’ when they are going to make the fourth film?
