X-Men 3: The Last Stand [UMD] (UMD DVD) DVD

X-Men: The Last Stand
The explosive X-Men motion picture trilogy officially draws to a close with this release that finds Rush Hour director Brett Ratner stepping in for Bryan Singer to tell the tale of a newly discovered mutant "cure," and the polarizing effect it has on mutant/man relations. With the pressure on mutants to give up their powers and pledge alliance with the human race reaching a critical turning point, Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) urges tolerance and understanding as his nemesis Magneto (Ian McKellen) gathers a powerful resistance in preparation for the ultimate war against humankind. Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, and James Marsden return to reprise the roles they played in the previous two X-Men films, with Kelsey Grammer and Vinnie Jones joining the cast as Beast and Juggernaut respectively. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast Hugh Jackman as Logan/Wolverine Halle Berry as Ororo Munroe/Storm Ian McKellen as Eric Lehnsherr/Magneto Famke Janssen as Jean Grey/Phoenix Anna Paquin as Marie/Rogue Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy/Beast James Marsden as Scott Summers/Cyclops Rebecca Romijn as Raven Darkholme / Mystique Shawn Ashmore as Bobby Drake / Iceman Aaron Stanford as John Allerdyce / Pyro Vinnie Jones as Cain Marko / Juggernaut Patrick Stewart as Professor Charles Xavier Ben Foster as Warren Worthington III / Angel Dania Ramirez as Callisto Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde Michael Murphy as Warren Worthington II Shohreh Aghdashloo as Dr. Kavita Rao Josef Sommer as The President Bill Duke as Trask Daniel Cudmore as Peter Rasputin / Collossus Eric Dane as Multiple Man Kea Wong as Jubulation Lee / Jubilee Connor Widdows as Jones Bryce Hodgson as Artie Luke Pohl as Flea Shauna Kain as Theresa Rourke Cassidy/Siryn Cameron Bright as Jimmy/Leech Adrian Hough as Mr. Grey Desiree Zurowski as Mrs. Grey Haley Ramm as Young Jean Grey Cayden Boyd as Young Angel Julian Richings as Mutant Theatre Organizer Benita Ha as Worthington Technician Omahyra as Arclight Ken Leung as Kid Omega Aaron Pearl as Team Leader Ron James as Prison Truck Driver Julian Christopher as Prison Truck Guard Makenzie Vega as Prison Truck Little Girl Anthony Heald as FBI Mystique Interrogator R. Lee Ermey as Sergeant Tanya Newbould as Dr. McCoy's Assistant Peter Kawasaki as Photographer John Pyper-Ferguson as Minivan Father Chelah Horsdal as Minivan Mother Justin Callan as Minivan Son Brenna O'Brien as Minivan Daughter Robert Hayley as National Guardsman Captain Donna Goodhand as Rogue's Mother Stan Lee as Waterhose Man Chris Claremont as Lawnmower Man Mei Melançon as Psylocke Via Saleaumua as Phat Emy Aneke as Alcatraz Lieutenant Richard Yee as Little Phat Alexis Ferris as Minivan Son #2 Lloyd Adams as Lizard Man Lance Gibson as Spike Ron Blecker as Commander Zoltain Buday as Mutant Cure #1 Brad Kelly as Prison Truck Guard Mi Jung Lee as Newscaster Clayton Watmough as Glob Herman

Crew Helen Veronica Jarvis - Art Director Sandi Tanaka - Art Director Chad S. Frey - Art Director Geoff Hubbard - Art Director Geoff Hubbard - Supervising Art Director David Gorder - Associate Producer Lee Cleary - Associate Producer Charles O'Shea - Boom Operator Heike Brandstatter - Casting Coreen Mayrs - Casting Rick Pagano - Casting Conrad Palmisano - Consultant/advisor John Palermo - Co-producer Kurt Williams - Co-producer James M. Freitag - Co-producer Ross Fanger - Co-producer Susan O'Hara - Costume Designer Judianna Makovsky - Costume Designer Lisa Tomczeszyn - Costume Designer Corinne Mameli - Costume Designer James M. Freitag - First Assistant Director Lee Cleary - First Assistant Director Brett Ratner - Director Simon Crane - Second Unit Director Julia Wong - Editor Mark Goldblatt - Editor Mark Helfrich - Editor John Palermo - Executive Producer Kevin Feige - Executive Producer Stan Lee - Executive Producer Barbara Lorenz - Hair Styles Jennifer O'Halloran - Hair Styles Ann Goobie - Location Manager John Powell - Composer (Music Score) Kenny Myers - Makeup Norma Hill-Patton - Makeup Chris Moseley - Camera Operator Edward Verreaux - Production Designer Dante Spinotti - Cinematographer Lauren Shuler-Donner - Producer Avi Arad - Producer Ralph Winter - Producer Hugh Jackman - Producer Patrick Kearns - Set Designer Mira Caveno - Set Designer Jay Mitchell - Set Designer Bryan Sutton - Set Designer Doug Hemphill - Sound Mixer Steve Maslow - Sound Mixer Rick Kline - Sound Mixer David Husby - Sound/Sound Designer Corbin Fox - Stunts Brad Kelly - Stunts Shawn Beaton - Stunts Greg Bray - Stunts James Michalopoulos - Stunts Brian Lydiatt - Stunts Crystal Dalman - Stunts Mandy Kahl - Stunts Dena Fox - Stunts Rick Pearce - Stunts Chad Bellamy - Stunts Bill Lawrence - Stunts David Soo - Stunts Stuart Clark - Stunts Mark Mottram - Stunts Shayna Segal - Stunts Chad Sayn - Stunts Richard Bradshaw - Stunts Sharon Simms - Stunts Nancy J. Lilley - Stunts Brent Connolly - Stunts Dustin Brooks - Stunts Marny Eng - Stunts Peng Zhang - Stunts Lisse Keeling - Stunts Taryn Ash - Stunts Nick Alachiotis - Stunts Sylvestra Stuart - Stunts Danny Lima - Stunts Phil Chiu - Stunts Nito Larioza - Stunts Don Lew - Stunts Paul Leonard - Stunts Claude Bouchard - Stunts James Bamford - Stunts Rorelee Tio - Stunts Sylvain Cameron - Stunts Trevor Beeby - Stunts Brian Ho - Stunts Lani Gelera - Stunts Michael Roselli - Stunts Leslie Mcmichael - Stunts Kate Mullan - Stunts Clay Virtue - Stunts Mike Lambert - Stunts Andy Smith - Stunts Jovan Nenadic - Stunts Anthony McRae - Stunts Dean Lockwood - Stunts Trevor Jones - Stunts Alexander Chiang - Stunts John Macdonald - Stunts Raymond Sammel - Stunts Mike Godenir - Stunts Jeff Sanca - Stunts Clint Carleton - Stunts Leah Wagner - Stunts Dave Campbell - Stunts Krista Bell - Stunts Leigh Bianco - Stunts Adrian Hein - Stunts Christopher Gordon - Stunts Mike Desabrais - Stunts Dean Hart - Stunts Kylie Furneaux - Stunts Mike Dobbin - Stunts Laura Lee Connery - Stunts Kimberly Chiang - Stunts Trevor Addie - Stunts Kirk Caouette - Stunts Ty Trand - Stunts Monique Ganderton - Stunts Gaston Morrison - Stunts Loyd Bateman - Stunts Donovan Boucher - Stunts Dan Redford - Stunts Shawn Robinson - Stunts David Lane - Stunts Alistair King - Stunts Andre Jette - Stunts Monte Thompson - Stunts Reg Milne - Stunts Angela Uyeda - Stunts Guy Bews - Stunts Brad Loree - Stunts Scott Nicholson - Stunts Jim Orava - Stunts Gerald Paetz - Stunts Deborah Macatumpag - Stunts Danny Shea - Stunts Patrick Mark - Stunts David Mylrea - Stunts Doug Chapman - Stunts Michael Langlois - Stunts Marshall Virtue - Stunts Marco Bianco - Stunts John Wardlow - Stunts Paul Wu - Stunts Branko Racki - Stunts Dave Hospes - Stunts Corry Glass - Stunts Vince Murdocco - Stunts Kevin Rushton - Stunts John Stoneham Jr. - Stunts Ken Kirzinger - Stunts Melissa R. Stubbs - Stunts David Jacox - Stunts Christian Fletcher - Stunts Kathryn Anderson - Stunts Larry "Warlock" Lam - Stunts Ronald Robinson - Stunts Wayne Downer - Stunts Dave Alexander - Stunts Lauro Chartrand - Stunts Mark Chadwick - Stunts Brian Kaulback - Stunts Duane Dickinson - Stunts Tony Morelli - Stunts Lloyd Adams - Stunts Alison Reid - Stunts Dane Farwell - Stunts Ron Webber - Stunts Simon Burnett - Stunts Mike Dopud - Stunts Peter Cox - Stunts Nicholas Powell - Stunts Paul Lazenby - Stunts Kimani Ray Smith - Stunts Phillip Mitchell - Stunts Efosa Otuomagie - Stunts Nickolas Baric - Stunts Fraser Attcheson - Stunts Justin Sain - Stunts Scott Ateah - Stunts James M. Churchman - Stunts Cotton Mather - Stunts Robert Racki - Stunts Carolyn Field - Stunts Grant Smith - Stunts Kit Mallet - Stunts Dave Van Zeyl - Stunts Dean Choe - Stunts Geoff Williams - Stunts Wade Eastwood - Stunts Coordinator Mike Mitchell - Stunts Coordinator Simon Crane - Stunts Coordinator Ross Fanger - Unit Production Manager Stewart Bethune - Unit Production Manager Simon Kinberg - Screenwriter Zak Penn - Screenwriter Paul Hughen - Second Unit Director Of Photography Jonathan Taylor - Second Unit Director Of Photography J. Michael Muro - Additional Cinematography Marcus Goodwin - Production Assistant Melina Morokhovich - Production Assistant Crystal Dignadice - Production Assistant Robert E. Rogers - Production Assistant John Bruno - Visual Effects Supervisor Steve Ansell - Additional Editing Michael D. Weldon - First Assistant Camera Sean Elliott - First Assistant Camera Dayton Nietert - Gaffer Denis Brock - Gaffer Paul Cherney - Grip Steve Smith - Key Grip Christopher Dowell - Post Production Supervisor Melissa F. Barrie - Production Coordinator Jason McGatlin - Production Supervisor Jimmy Chow - Properties Master Martin Kitrosser - Script Supervisor David K. Arnold - Second Assistant Director Mike Vezina - Special Effects Coordinator J. Michael Muro - Steadicam Operator Kerry Hayes - Still Photographer John A. Larsen - Supervising Sound Editor Sean Goojha - Art Department Assistant Jaydene Maryk - Art Department Assistant Sheila K. Millar - Assistant Art Director Andrew Li - Assistant Art Director Paolo G. Venturi - Assistant Art Director Courtney Andersen - Assistant Costumer Designer Anne Carroll - Assistant Hair Roy Sidick - Assistant Hair Linda Jones - Assistant Hair Julie McHaffie - Assistant Hair Paisley Shaw - Assistant Location Manager Peter Klassen - Assistant Location Manager Paul D. Giordano - Assistant Location Manager Tanya Hudson - Assistant Makeup Catherine Leighton - Assistant Properties Jason B. Landels - Assistant Properties Jeff Hall - Best Boy Electric Peter Ronan - Best Boy Electric James J. Williams - Best Boy Grip Sierra Hurst - Best Boy Grip Bippin Kumar Sammy - Best Boy Grip Donald Quinn - Best Boy Grip Robin Say - Best Boy Grip Scott Bonner - Best Boy Grip Peter Pacula - Best Boy Grip David Mcintosh - Best Boy Grip Chantal Morin - Best Boy Grip Leigh Francis Jenkins - Camera Loader Ashley Bell - Casting Assistant Dan Moore - Costumes Supervisor Yvonne Valdez - First Assistant Editor Anji Bemben - Key Hairstylist Candace Neal - Key Hairstylist Rosalina Da Silva - Key Make-up Kris Evans - Key Make-up Bobby Sabelhaus - Personal Assistant Hopi Dobuler - Personal Assistant Thomas Yardley - Second Assistant Camera Cary Lalonde - Second Assistant Camera Silver Butler - Second Second Assistant Director Dennis Simard - Set Dresser Ann Rowley - Set Dresser Scott Stewart - Set Dresser J.P. Bagshaw - Set Dresser Peter Hinton - Set Dresser Trevor Cole - Set Dresser E. Michael Bethune - Set Dresser Adrien Van Viersen - Storyboard Artist Dean Sherriff - Storyboard Artist Elizabeth Wilcox - Set Decorator Patrick "Paddy" Moore - Generator Operator Rob Lee - Generator Operator Jim Filippone - Pilot Fred North - Pilot Robert "Bobby Z" Zajonc - Pilot Mike Phillips - Pilot Kathy Keizer - Third Assistant Director Gary Hawes - Third Assistant Director Danny Rafic - Visual Effects Editor Jody Rogers - Visual Effects Editor Catherine Chase - Visual Effects Editor Franziska Keller - Art Department Coordinator Greg Reed - Assistant Editor Melody Gehrman-Cook - Assistant Editor Jason Otis Dale - Assistant Editor Jim Bruce - Assistant Editor Richard Long - Assistant Editor Don Broida - Assistant Editor

X-Men: The Last Stand
As a conclusion to the arcs of the first two films, X-Men: The Last Stand is a serviceable entry that is breezy fun, yet without the depth that has come to be expected from the series. It's actually amazing that the film is as good as it is -- director Brett Ratner might have had some tremendous box office weight under his belt, but most of that was due to his stars rather than his proficiency. That said, he managed to do an admirable job of mimicking previous helmer Bryan Singer's style and feel, which set the franchise apart from its big screen comic contemporaries. The movie's main problems stem from its unfocused script -- a mish-mash of comic mythology that tries to tackle too much in one film, never mind do it in 100 minutes. While some characters are handed a few juicy moments to relish in throughout the picture, there are loads of others that consistently get short-changed, most of whom are new to the franchise. And for such a short film, they sure do tackle a heap of main-character deaths throughout the picture, never mind that Wolverine (once again played to perfection by Hugh Jackman) has practically been defanged as a family-friendly feral hero with a heart of gold. All of this is blanketed under a limited budget and hastened schedule that's terribly apparent in the big final showdown at Alcatraz. So why is the film still worth half a hoot? Part of it has to do with the cast and their continuing fine work, though there is something to be said about the flick's blend of humor and action that will keep it palatable to most audiences. While there might not be too many "wow" moments, the third film is okay enough for summer movie escapism, though nowhere near the bar set by Singer in the installments leading up to this. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
 

Dante Spinotti: Satellite Awards, Best Cinematography (nominated) Doug Hemphill: Satellite Awards, Best Sound (nominated) John A. Larsen: Satellite Awards, Best Sound (nominated) John Bruno: Satellite Awards, Best Visual Effects (nominated) Judianna Makovsky: Costume Guild Awards, Best Costumes in a Fantasy Film (nominated) Mark Goldblatt: Satellite Awards, Best Editing (winner) Mark Helfrich: Satellite Awards, Best Editing (winner) Rick Kline: Satellite Awards, Best Sound (nominated) Steve Maslow: Satellite Awards, Best Sound (nominated)

Las Vegas Film Critics Circle, Best Visual Effects (winner)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD2: Dolby Digital Stereo Additional Features: DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1: Alternate Wide Screen MPAA Rating: PG13 DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 104 min