Ross (3284 KP) rated Deadpool 2 (2018) in Movies
Sep 10, 2018
The comedy is still there in droves, both the 4th wall breaks and crude one liners.
The action has stepped up quite a lot, as has the SFX budget. The opening fight scene in Japan is exquisite, as is the end battle ("CGI battle scene").
The formation of X-Force was awesome and not the major feature I was dreading.
Quite simply, this is more of a superhero movie with Deadpool overlaid on top to brilliant effect.
Russo-Japanese Naval War, 1905
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One of the first significant conflicts between major powers in the 20th Century, the war between...
Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)
7.7
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Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where trees walk . . . where a battle is about to begin. A...
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
7.9
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Narnia . . . where horses talk . . . where treachery is brewing . . . where destiny awaits. On a...
Enemy Strike
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Enemy Strike - EPIC First Person Shooter Enemy Strike is an action packed game that combines...
Defense Zone 2 HD
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The new, engaging levels are even more stunning and impressive. New weapons have been added, along...
The Seals of Cthulhu
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A quick-playing yet very strategic bidding and bluffing card game, set within a Cthulian universe,...
The Mighty Thor/Journey into Mystery: Everything Burns
Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen
8.0
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The gods will be turned to ash! The World Tree burns as the forces of Surtur, Lord of Muspelheim,...
David McK (3801 KP) rated King of the North (Fire Born #4) in Books
Oct 22, 2023
Of which this is the fourth.
Personally, I think I've always preferred his Outlaw Chronicles, followed by the Holcroft Blood trilogy, with these Viking-era bringing up the rear.
Having said that, it is what it is.
In this particular entry, Bjarki and his sister Tor end up involved in the little-known (and semi-legendary) Battle of Bravellir, initially on opposite sides of the Shield Wall.
I have to say, it's a battle that I have never heard of before ...
Anyway, the result is an OK read, but (as previously stated, and for my money) the characters and history are just not as interesting as those in the Outlaw Chronicles or in the Holcroft Blood series.
I'll still probably read any future entries, though.