Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus Study Guide: A Former Muslim Shares the Evidence That Led Him from Islam to Christianity
Nabeel Qureshi, Kevin Harney and Sherry Harney
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Building on the powerful story and arguments he shared in Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, Nabeel...
Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions That Forged Modern Europe
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'Never before had the world seen four such giants co-existing. Sometimes friends, more often...
Like My Teacher Always Said...: Weighty Words, Crazy Wisdom, the Road to Detention, and Advice We Could Never Forget, Even If We Tried
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Erin McHugh's last two books, Like My Mother Always Said ...and Like My Father Always Said ...,...
Ethnic Conflict in Asymmetric Federations: Comparative Experience of the Former Soviet and Yugoslav Regions
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In the last years of their existence, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the...
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Deadpool 2 (2018) in Movies
Oct 18, 2019
The main problem is that it's not as funny as it thinks it is. The first 30 minutes or so just seem like a constant barrage of recycled jokes from the superior first film, and a lot of the jokes don't land that well.
That being said, there are some genuinely laugh out loud moments when the film eventually finds it feet, but it does feel like the writers just threw everything toward the audience to see what would stick.
Humour is only one element of Deadpool though.
The action exceeds the first film in every way, and the movie really shines in this aspect when Cable is introduced. Josh Brolins portrayal of the badass mutant from the future is pretty engaging. His serious nature gels fantastically with Ryan Reynolds quippy Deadpool.
It's nice to see Domino turn up for the ride as well. Everyone else is (quite literally) pretty disposable, but the inclusion of X-Force gives us a fantastic blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo.
The narrative leans towards a message of accepting people for who they are, which is a nice spin in a superhero blockbuster, and of course keeps the R rating good and present with some stupidly violent moments.
Overall, Deadpool 2 is a perfect example of more not always meaning better, but is still an enjoyable ride.
Global Thinking and Local Action: Agriculture, Tropical Forest Loss and Conservation in Southeast Nigeria
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This title was first published in 2001. Based on extensive local field research undertaken in and...