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American Graffiti (1973)

8.1 (19 Ratings) Rate It

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From director George Lucas (Star Wars) and producer Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather), American...

Gang of One: One Man's Incredible Battle to Find His Missing Daughter

Gary Mulgrew

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Shortlisted for the Political Book Awards 2013 International Affairs Book of the Year. GANG OF ONE...

Ross (3284 KP) rated The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm in Books

Sep 24, 2019

The Boys Volume 5: Herogasm

Garth Ennis | 2009 | Comics & Graphic Novels

7.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

A dip in quality

The 5th volume of The Boys sees the world's superheroes take time out, while pretending to be fighting an intergalactic war (similar to the secret invasion), and head off to a remote island for days of extreme sex, drugs and an awards ceremony. Herogasm being the name for this mini-festival of debauchery.
There are some smirks here, mainly aimed at the Fantastic 4, and what they might get up to in private, but the joke is a little laboured over the 6 issues.
I think a key learn for me is that if Darick Robertson didn't ink it, you can probably skip it (he seems to avoid the issues that are heavier on the sex). While there is a little about the corporate corruption and the 9/11 conspiracy, and a naughty attack by Black Noir, this story is somewhat throwaway.

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Losers (2010) in Movies

Jun 14, 2020

The Losers (2010)

2010 | Action, Drama, Mystery

7.3

(9 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Enjoyably fun

Let's be honest, The Losers is never going to win any awards. However if you're looking for something entertaining and fun to pass 90 minutes, you can't really go wrong with this.

It's got a great cast, who doesn't love Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba and Chris Evans? The rest of the cast too are very good and well rounded, and Jason Patric is an absolute riot as the over the top villain. Seriously he's hilarious. The plot is straight forward and the CGI is a little sketchy at times, but it's difficult to care as this film is just so much fun. Considering this is an action film, I laughed more at this than I've done in some outright comedies. If you're looking for something that's bags of fun and doesnt take itself too seriously, this is the film for you.