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Xanderath (690 KP) rated the Xbox 360 version of Borderlands 2 in Video Games

Aug 25, 2019  
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Shooter
Characters, story, comedy, torgue....EXPLOSSSSIOOOONS (0 more)
Butt Stallion riding a meat bicycle
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One of the best, if not the best, shooter i have ever played. Ive replayed this game many times and never get bored. Great characters with a great story, propel you through the game at an appropriate pace while allowing the choice of side questing or not. i recommend side questing because theyre all great. My favourite characters are Zero and Krieg for the random outbursts of hilarity. So Handsome Jack is the main antagonist and throughout the game were taught to hate him more and more for the horrendous things he has done, which makes the final fight with him all the sweeter because you feel like you have defeated a monster. The dlc for this game was also incredibly good and added a great many hours of content. the replayability with the different characters is always a bonus and there are three different modes to keep the challenge real. The weapons are great and some have hilarious effects. I have to give this game 10/10 because i have played hundreds of hours on it and never been disappointed. Gearbox took their niche with borderlands, expanded it and made it an absolute legend cant wait for more installments.
  
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Rae Carson | 2020 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Novelisation of the final entry in 'The Skywalker Saga', that seeks to add context and rationale behind some of the decisions made in that movie.

And, for the most part, it works.

It's just a pity that the film needed this added to it …

It's here we learn that Palpatine (in the movie) is a failing clone body inhabited by the spirit of the 'original' Palpatine, and that Lando's daughter was kidnapped and raised by The First Order (giving greater context to his decision at the end of the movie to go off with Jannah). We also get a bit more insight into Rey (and her 'Dark Rey' vision) although, bafflingly, there's still no explanation of how she can be so powerful in the Force.

The biggest problem, to me, with the sequel trilogy is that it is clear there was no guiding hand, making The Rise of Skywalker feel like a massive retcon after Rian Johnson through out all of the good work in The Force Awakens with his The Last Jedi - even a hint that Palpatine had been pulling the strings the entire time in either of those two earlier movies would have helped somewhat! It's here that Rae Carson attempts to tie the narrative into a coherent whole, with mixed results.
  
Rise of the Superheroes (2018)
Rise of the Superheroes (2018)
2018 | Documentary, Fantasy
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Rise of the Superheroes is a "good enough" look into the history of comic book movies if you have a couple of hours to kill.

It covers a lot of ground from the 40s Batman serial series, all the way up to 2018s Black Panther, and has some notable comic book alumni amongst the interviewers, including the likes of Chris Claremont, Chuck Dixon, Scott Beauty, and Neal Adams.

The problem is however, a genre as big as comic book movies needs a big budget documentary to go with it. It would be nice to see some of the actors involved in the interviews, it would benefit from flashier graphics, it would benefit from a longer run time or even a series to properly explore the ever growing number of properties making the jump from page to screen.
The boom of comic movies from X-Men (2000) onwards is all crammed into the last 30 minutes as the feature rushes to wrap up, and as a result, Rise of the Superheroes doesn't feel that comprehensive, and offers nothing new to an audience who will likely already know what is talked about here.

It's an easy and casual watch if you have an interest in the subject, but nothing more.
  
Den Of Thieves (2018)
Den Of Thieves (2018)
2018 | Action, Crime, Drama
I really enjoyed this film. It reminds me of 'Now You See Me' but grungier. I'm really hoping everyone returns for the second one because I think it'll be great. O'Shea Jackson Jr. is no doubt the standout in this film and once you watch you'll definitely be able to see why. I didn't really like Gerard Butler's character's storyline. It felt unnecessary and just like a filler. It didn't really have any place in the film and didn't really give him any depth. I also don't know that I like a grungier Gerard Butler. I think what he does well is when he's polished and on point and Nick just doesn't give that off, obviously. So at times, it felt like he was trying too hard. But I also think that's why Nick's team works the way it does so I suppose you win some, you lose some. There are, like Gerard's storyline, some unnecessary scenes that seem to want to make the characters feel more real to you, but I don't find that they do that. I find that they are just dead space on the screen and distract from the actual plot going on.

Overall, I really liked this film. I'm eager for the second one, and it's definitely a good watch.