X-Men: The Last Stand (Brett Ratner, 2006)

I was a huge X-Men comic book fan back in the day when Wolverine and Kitty Pride first came on the scene. It is interesting to see how Dr. Xavier's band of mutant heroes translates to the world of film. Patrick Stewart actually makes a good Xavier. In this installment the Kelsey Grammer appearance was a bit odd. On the other had with Famke Janssen as Jean Grey/Phoenix it is as if she leapt out of the comic book. There's a lot of drama in this episode with limited spurts of "adrenaline-fueled fun" (as the New York Daily News quote appears on the box). I was actually surprised at how much having read the comics, albeit 20 years ago, came in handy. I wonder if the average movie viewer would have enough of the back story to know about Rogue, Kitty Pride and others who make more brief appearances in the hallways of Xaviers school. I think it's time now to introduce The New Mutants.