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Nick Friesen (96 KP) rated Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) in Movies

Jul 20, 2017

Taron Egerton Excels in the Lead Role (3 more)

Samuel Jackson Makes a Memorable Villain

Stylized Action & Humor Abounds

Intriguing, Well-Written Story

A Bit Off-Color at Times (0 more)

R-Rated Homage to Classic James Bond

If you've ever thought that only problem with James Bond is a lack of black humor and bloody violence, then Kingsman: The Secret Service. Essentially, it does for the spy genre what Kick-Ass did for the superhero genre (oddly enough, Mark Strong stars in both movies). It's a wild and very fun ride; each scene feels fun and exciting. One in particular is most memorable to me, where graphic violence is used to an extreme inside a Westboro Baptist-type Church. I do feel a bit bad for anyone drawn in by the promise of Colin Firth alone though (particularly older folks), they may be more than a little shocked by what they witness.

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M0v134ss4ss1n (3 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies

Apr 23, 2019

As far as superhero movies go, you very rarely get to see villians team up to become the good guys. This movie provides us with the chance to see some of our favorite villians turned hero. (0 more)

The only bad thing I can really say about the movie is that the sequence of events kinda gets scrambled at first, bit eventually comes together in the end. (0 more)

Family Fun

All in all the movie wasnt half bad, what with the great all-star casting from Will Smith to Margot Robbie and what not. Our favorite super villians playing at a chance to become the good guys definitely does make an impact on us. We are always assuming that the bad guy HAS to be the bad guy FOREVER, this movie just goea to show that even the "Worst of the Worst" can be good on the inside.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Captain Marvel, Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More in Books

Sep 17, 2018

Captain Marvel is not a superhero I am familiar with, but with a free Kindle Unlimited trial and an upcoming movie about her, I thought I should give it a try.
Some really good artwork here, being slightly cartoony in nature but not too twee. Some good interaction with Guardians of the Galaxy.
But in general, just a bit flimsy and dull. A lot of the book falls into Phantom Menace-esque international trade tariff discussions which take up quite a large proportion of the page count.
I don't feel like this really shows off one of the most powerful superheroes in all their glory, rather being a strong independent woman sorting things out through political discussion and diplomacy before eventually resorting to her powers. While this was right for the story being told, I found it a boring one. I may not be the target market for this.

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Dean (6926 KP) rated Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) in Movies

Jul 2, 2019 (Updated Jul 2, 2019)

Great SFX (2 more)

Cool locations

Plenty of humour

An Amazing Spider-Man Film

I wasn't the biggest fan of Homecoming. It was a good film but lacked something to put it on the level of the best Marvel films. This however is definitely up there with the best of the them and one of the best Spider-man films. Coming so soon after Endgame and set a short while after those events it had a lot to live up to.
The action scenes are great as Spider-man leaves his neighbourhood and battles all over Europe. It still has plenty of funny lighthearted moments. It also deals with Spider-Man coming to terms of being a superhero and trying to have a normal teenage life. Overall another great Marvel film that's up with the best of them. Scenes after the animated credits and another after the final credits to wait for.