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David McK (3562 KP) rated Identity Crisis in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Superman.

Batman.

Wonder Woman.

Green Arrow.

The Flash

The Elongated Man?

If, like me, you'd no idea who the latter character is - even though he has recently shown up in the DC TV series 'The Flash' - then this might seem a risky proposition. A few pages in, however, that decision pays off: unlike the 'big name' characters of DC (for whom you know nothing bad will ever really 'stick'), by making a relatively-minor character the initial focal point of the story, the tragedy that strikes (with the murder of his wife) really hits home.

That tragedy then being the reason why other members of the super-hero community start investigating her death, with it eventually coming to light that there is more going on here than meets the eye ...

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Flashpoint in Books

Jan 28, 2019

So, Flashpoint.

One of the most famous Flash stories - recently covered (briefly) in the DC TV series of the same name, during season 2.

In which Barry Allen wakes up at his desk to find the world he knows has changed drastically: there's no 'Man of Steel, nobody has ever heard of The Flash, and Wonder Woman and Aquaman are at war with each other.

All of which, over the course of the story, eventually comes to be because of a single change in the past, with that oen chagne leading to a domino effect and creating this world.

Reading this, it's also not hard to see why it is one of the more famous Flash stories and is (currently) rumoured to be the foundation for The Flash's upcoming Big Screen debut ...

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) in Movies

Mar 25, 2020

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

1992 | Action, Comedy, Horror

7.4

(29 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Plot, casting, comedy No Angel. (0 more)

Not dark enough (0 more)

A movie you can really sink your teeth into

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a horror/comedy about a high school cheerleader who learns that it is her destiny to hunt vampires.
juggling being a student/cheerleader & Training to hunt & kill the undead proves to be a little more stressfull as the final hour draws closer.
A fun light hearted yet dark themed Classic.

The movie was a moderate success at the box office but garnered mixed reviews by critics.

taken in a different direction than writer Joss Whedon intended, five years later, he created the darker, more successful TV series of the same name.

directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui
starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, and Hilary Swank.