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Gunship III - Combat Flight Simulator - U.S. Navy

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MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENT: IPAD2, iPHONE 4S This game is an expansion pack of the Gunship-III...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated The Spine of Night (2021) in Movies

Mar 29, 2022

The Spine of Night (2021)

2021 | Animation, Fantasy, Horror

7.0

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I don't really know enough about rotoscoping or the much loved Heavy Metal and Fire and Ice to make any comparisons, but what I can stay is that I initially found the animation of The Spine of Night really quite jarring. The wonderful painted-like backgrounds felt at odds with the harsh character designs, a point that was further driven when the hyper violence kicked in. However, by the halfway point I was utterly hypnotised by what was unfolding.
The expressions and emotions of these characters come across quite realistic in an oddly surreal way, wrapped up in an epic fantasy narrative that spans centuries, performed by an impressive voice cast.
The Spine of Night surely isn't for everyone, but if you have even a passing interest in animation and don't mind gore, then you'll probably get a kick out of it.

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David McK (3547 KP) rated Batman Begins (2005) in Movies

Jun 9, 2019 (Updated Jul 16, 2024)

Batman Begins (2005)

2005 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

8.0

(48 Ratings)

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The first - and, for my money, the best - of the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy starring Christian Bale, taking Bruce Wayne back to his early days as Batman (and, indeed, keeping him out of costume for the entirety of the first hour).

This is largely set in a more realistic depiction of Gotham than any of the previous big-screen outings for the character, showing the evolution of the suit and with the Batmobile replaced by the tank-like Tumbler. It also - perhaps wisely, in order to keep the focus on Bruce Wayne/Batman - does not involve any of his more famous foes: instead of the Joker, or Penguin, or Riddler, the main villain(s) here - while still drawn from Bat lore - are more than likely to be less familiar to the average viewer.