The Steel Remains
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Ringil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap is a legend to all who don't know him and a...
Kyera (8 KP) rated The Midnight Star in Books
Feb 1, 2018
I actually believe that I enjoyed the conclusion to this series more than the previous two installments. The ending even had the emotional depth that I was waiting for since the first book. Since Adelina is an anti-hero, the reader usually has a difficult time relating to her and must rely upon secondary characters. Unfortunately, in the first two books there weren't many characters that I connected to. By the third book, I feel that it had changed. You felt the characters' pain when they experienced the death of a fellow.
I can't much else without spoiling the plot, so just go read the series. I definitely recommend it.
David McK (3557 KP) rated Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in Books
Jan 28, 2019
Written in the 80s but set in the near-future, this sees Bruce Wayne return to his role as the vigilante 10 years after unspecified events that saw him hang up his cape. His return, however, also sees the return of some old foes, alongside that of some new.
While - as it was written in the 80s - some of the subject matter is now out of date (most noticeably, the Cold War between America and the USSR), this still holds up surprisingly well. I also have to say that, with some crowded art panels, language and the violence throughout, this is also not one for the kiddies!
David McK (3557 KP) rated Flashman (The Flashman Papers, #1) in Books
Jan 28, 2019
By all accounts, the history of the books are actually pretty accurate: most of the people Flashman meets and interacts with were real personages of note, and the novels contain several footnotes providing yet more historical info on the events described. While it is taken to extremes, I think it's also fairly safe to say that the character of Flashman and the way he behaves probably isn't really that far away from the way some members of society did ...
(oh, and trivia note: MacDonald Fraser wrote the screenplays for 1973s "The Three Musketeers" and it's sequel "The Four Musketeers" as well as the James Bond film "Octopussy", amongst others)
The Death of Rugby: Neil Back's Story
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Fourteen years since his autobiography, Size Doesn't Matter, English rugby's most decorated flanker,...
Delete This at Your Peril: One Man's Fearless Exchanges with Internet Spammers
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This is an hilarious collection of email exchanges starring the anti-hero of spam, Bob Servant, now...
Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe
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Anti-apartheid activist, Bollywood screenwriter, Nazi pin-up, hero of the Wild West: this is...
The Seventh
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Parker, the ruthless anti-hero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Purge: Anarchy (2014) in Movies
Apr 16, 2020
The plot: One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.
This franchise got off to a rough start, but this sequel ups it 10 fold. More viloence, more suspense, more thrills and more horror.
David McK (3557 KP) rated Morbius (2022) in Movies
Apr 13, 2022
What can I say, other than it is getting terrible reviews?
Starring Jared Leto and Matt Smith, you think the former would have learned from his abysmal Suicide Squad role, with the latter not seeming to have much luck at all with his Hollywood choices despite starring as one of the biggest names in British TV: that of The Doctor.
Basically? Leto plays a scientist suffering from a rare blood disorder who, in an attempt to cure himself by splicing Vampire Bat DNA to his own (don't think too hard about the science!) manages to turn himself into (more or less) a vampire. Anti-hero, basically.
Set in the same universe as Venom - with those films getting a wink wink nudge nudge moment - if not the main MCU this is relatively short, very murkily shot (I still haven't got a clue what went on during the final scenes) and lacks the draw of Tom Hardy completely over acting.