EP 88 - X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006)

THE DARK TIMES BEGIN! After X2 teased a high-budget adaptation of The Phoenix Saga for the end of the trilogy, fans waited eagerly to see how this trilogy would stick the landing. Well, between another horrible person stepping in as director, a complete lack of interest in the Phoenix, full-focus on another storyline entirely, and nearly all of it revolving solely around Wolverine? You got a catastrophe waiting that would take years to rectify. This movie is considered to be one of the biggest disappointments of all time when it comes to comic book films, but how does it fare nowadays? Come watch with Brian and Alec to find out as they continue the X-MENATHON by revisiting one of the multiple black sheep of the franchise, X-MEN: THE LAST STAND!