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Adam Hawker (2 KP) rated Deadpool 2 (2018) in Movies

May 25, 2018

Deadpool 2 (2018)

2018 | Action, Comedy

8.5

(282 Ratings)

Movie Rating Watch

Ryan Reynolds is even more assured in the role he was born to play. (3 more)

The jokes are relentless and full of the pop culture references and meta four wall breaks you'd expect from Deadpool.

Josh Brolin is great as Cable. Stoic and monosyllabic without being boring.

Zazie Beetz is brilliant as Domino. The portrayal of her Luck superpower is great and her back and forth with Deadpool matches the comics pretty well.

Vanessa is under served a little. As she was in the first film. (1 more)

You could argue some of the structure is too similar to the first film. Cab rides to battles etc.

Solid sequel full of meta laughs and some surprising emotional depth

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Captain Marvel, Volume 3: Alis Volat Propriis in Books

Apr 28, 2019 (Updated Apr 28, 2019)

FINALLY, my library had a digital copy of the 3rd volume of Kelly Sue DeConnick's 2nd Captain Marvel run (yeah, Captain Marvel's runs are confusing as hell). This run was right before Marvel Comics essentially blew up the universe for the battleverse.
The first issues involve Carol tracking down Chewie, her flerken, because she was stolen. they were generally entertaining. There was then a strange filler issue, which was meh, then Carol returned to Earth. A very strange collection overall, the first issues were the best. This volume also features my favorite Captain Marvel panels that I completely relate to...

Cough, Cough, had Larson actually read this run, she'd have known Carol doesn't wear makeup.

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol 1: The Crucible in Books

Feb 11, 2018

First, I need to say, I have a serious problem with how long it took for all of the issues contained in this book to come out. The first issues did so well, then there was a long hiatus. I love Archie Comics, but it was a serious misstep by them.
Anyway, Chilling Adventure of Sabrina is a horror comic, and nothing like the more recent Sabrina stories. It's more like the first years of Sabrina, where she would torture mortals and all of that. It's a darker comic, and yeah, some of it is disturbing, but it's worth a read. I love how Betty and Veronica make a cameo as witches.

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Tracy (238 KP) rated Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Vol 1: The Crucible in Books

Aug 15, 2018 (Updated Aug 15, 2018)

The over the top Satanic Witch storyline (3 more)

Great plot!

I really liked the art

I have several issues with it (see below) and I still love it too much to give it less than 10 bombs

It needed some spell checking. Several errors in the writing. (3 more)

The Witches (especially Sabrina’s Aunts) lack substance. I hope that will change as the series develops.

These ideas of Satanic Witches being cannibals and murderers and Satan being conjured in the woods is fun at first, but it seems so irresponsible to revert back to the ideas that created Satanic Panic.

The aunts are cannibals. Fine I guess, but why?

It’s like EC Comics had a baby with the Archie Universe

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MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated The Boys in TV

Oct 23, 2019

The Boys

2019 | Action, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

8.3

(94 Ratings)

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I have the advantage of not having read the comics, so I was able to go into this with fresh eyes and appreciate it on its own merits, and I'm so glad I gave it a shot. What a great fucking show. It's dark, it's cynical, it's funny and it's smart. Elizabeth Shue is terrific (but when isn't she?). Anthony Starr's Homelander is absolutely mesmerizing in a messed up way; he's a terrible, horrible person and everything he does is insanely wrong - but I couldn't look away. The societal commentary is on point. Really a very well done show in every respect. Can't wait to see what they do with season 2!

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David McK (3649 KP) rated Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) in Movies

Mar 15, 2020

I am Groot. I am Groot. I am Groot.

I am Groot,

We are Groot.

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Initially viewed as one of the riskier entries into mnarvel's (then) expanding cinematic universe starring, as it did, a talking raccoon and a talking tree and taking its inspiration form one of the lesser-known Marvel comics (admit it, who'd heard of them prior to this film? Unlike, say, Captain America?) this proved to be one of its biggest hits and made a star of Chris Pratt (as Peter Quill, aka StarLord), helped - in no small part - by a killer soundtrack, a bit of comedic leanings and - of course - by the brilliant Groot!

Not quite as good as Baby Groot from the sequel, though ...