First Films of the Holocaust: Soviet Cinema and the Genocide of the Jews, 1938-46
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Most early Western perceptions of the Holocaust were based on newsreels filmed during the Allied...
Marine Transboundary Conservation and Protected Areas
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The marine environment does not naturally respect arbitrary international boundaries. The...
The Victorian House Explained
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From the majestic rows of gleaming white terraces in West London to the grid of red-brick houses in...
A Beginner's Guide to Recognizing Trees of the Northeast
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Why does the world need another tree guide? How about one that distills the process into simple...
A Time of Courage
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Heroes shall rise and fall, the earth shall be stained red, and the fate of the Banished Lands will...
Black List, White Death
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In "Black List," the Amlingmeyer brothers ride into the Arizona Territory on a quest to unearth a...
Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated the Xbox 360 version of Red Dead Redemption in Video Games
Feb 24, 2020
Although the game's story suffered the old "do this or your family gets it" story it was dealt with nicely.
Playing as a character who's trying to leave his criminal past behind (again, another rinse & recycle) the plot does include some nice closure to the protagonists past & some interesting characters to sell plenty of side quests through the 'stranger' options.
A vast open world experience with some fantastic detail was a nice input, but I felt that although it's set in the old west, definitely should have had more areas to visit/explore, as it lacked this, it did at times feel empty (through personal experience).
The short relationships between the characters felt unnecessary which if hadn't have happened would have made up for this rather empty sand box.
Definitely not a bad experience overall, but was happy with the main plots ending not having the "villain" explain in mind numbing detail why as it was fairly obvious but was also quite a weak ending at that, would've been better to have a shoot out before being caught off guard.
Still, I recommend this to anyone with a GTA addiction (that's why I'm recommending it to my brother).
Dream West: Politics and Religion in Cowboy Movies
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While political liberals celebrated the end of "cowboy politics" with the election of Barack Obama...
Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time
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In this insightful and eclectic history, Adrian Miller delves into the influences, ingredients, and...
Honkytonk Man (1982)
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Multiple Academy Award winner Clint Eastwood directs and stars with his real-life son, Kyle, in this...