
The Sean Ward Show
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The Sean Ward Show is a fan parody series about superheroes, comics, and comic con culture. If...

Thor: The Trials of Loki
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The true origin of Thor's archenemy and Marvel's most unpredictable villain! He is the lie-smith; he...

X-Men Legacy, Volume 3: Revenants
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David Haller has slowly begun to accept the death of his father, Charles Xavier - but that doesn't...

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 3: Remastered
Kieron Gillen and Simon Spurrier
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Simon Spurrier takes the reins as rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra jumps to light speed and...

Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Vol. 4
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This volume collects over five hundred pages of Star Wars adventures from the classic era of the...

M3gan (2023)
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M3gan is a marvel of artificial intelligence a lifelike doll that's programmed to be child's...

The CyberHippy (15 KP) rated The Avengers (2012) in Movies
Jul 17, 2017
If you haven't seen the individual films for Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, then some of the early film may be a little difficult to follow. Personally, I haven't watched the Captain America film yet, so was a little unsure as to what was happening in bit that brings Captain America into the film. The villain of the film is Loki, half-brother of Thor, so again, if you haven't seen the Thor film, you won't know who he is or what his significance to the story is.
S.H.E.I.L.D. agents Coulson and Nick Fury make a reappearance this film. Agent Coulson has appeared in both the Iron Man and Thor films with S.H.E.I.L.D. head Nick Fury appearing in all the previous films.
Marvel fans will be delighted to know that in this film we get to see the flying S.H.E.I.L.D. headquarters, The Helicarrier. A large portion of the film is set aboard with scenes both inside and out!
As a standalone film it is alright, however knowledge of the previous Marvel films from which the characters are taken makes it is much better and easier to follow.

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) in Movies
Apr 20, 2019
I love Paul Rudd and I think he's the best thing about this film by far, his Scott Lang is nothing other than lovable. The second best things about this film are Michael Douglas who is surprisingly funny and of course Michael Pena, but sadly the rest of the cast fall flat. The bad guys aren't particularly threatening and the whole film lacks any real threat, tension or suspense. I'm also not a big fan of Hope. I have nothing against Evangeline Lilly but I find Hope a little dull and irritating and not endearing in the slightest.
The effects in this are good but after the first film there's nothing particularly remarkable. The plot just seems a bit generic and boring, and the film drags and it isn't even on for 2 hours. I just found the whole thing a bit meh, it's entertaining enough with just enough humour and nods to the other Marvel characters but it's nothing special. What I liked the most was the toy-like end credits sequence. Oh and the post credits scene is totally not worth it. This isn't a bad Marvel film, and certainly isn't anywhere near the likes of Iron Man 3, but it's just a good/average film lacking anything memorable. And that's not good enough when it has to follow something like Infinity War.

Sarah (7800 KP) rated Deadpool 2 (2018) in Movies
May 31, 2018
That's not to say it always works, as sometimes the jokes are a little too crude or offensive. But for the most part Deadpool 2 is pretty funny and even verging on hilarious at times, and the blood and gore is actually great to see. The plot itself is maybe a tad predictable, but it more than makes up for it with everything else. The title credits, post credits scene and a lot of the tongue in cheek references are particularly hilarious. The soundtrack is eclectic and a bit bonkers, but Deadpool a manages to pull it off.
The cast and characters are fantastic, both the returning favourites (I love Dopinder) and some of the new cast too. Josh Brolin has always been a favourite and he does very well in this, Deadpool even managed to throw in a genius reference to Thanos. Zazie Beetz too is a great new addition. There are also some brilliant cameos in this, which I won't spoil for anyone who hasn't seen it.
My main problem with this film is that parts of it are way too serious and sombre and these scenes really bring down the tone of the film. They do need something serious, but I think with this they've gone a little too heavy handed which is a shame.

Black Widow: Forever Red (Black Widow, #1)
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Enter the world of the Avengers’ iconic master spy… Natasha Romanoff is one of the world’s...