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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Boys Volume 2: Get Some in Books

Aug 27, 2019  
The Boys Volume 2: Get Some
The Boys Volume 2: Get Some
Garth Ennis | 2008 | Comics & Graphic Novels
8
7.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
A side-step for the second and third story arcs
The second volume of the graphic novel series combines two distinct story arcs. These do not follow on from the issues with The Seven, or the conflict with Teenage Kix, and this kind of stands out from the first issue.
The first arc follows Butcher and Hughie trying to find out how a young gay man met his death, and has hilarious moments, mainly surrounding the Batman-esque Tek-Knight.
The second arc sees the team take a trip to Russia and uncover a plot to overthrow the government.
Both stories have the same feel of the first arc, but they feel like something of a distraction, and not much is done to build up the tension with The Seven (other than starting to uncover the CIA's reluctance to take Vought-American down).
  
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David McK (3623 KP) rated Batman Begins (2005) in Movies

Jun 9, 2019 (Updated Jul 16, 2024)  
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins (2005)
2005 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
8
8.0 (48 Ratings)
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The first - and, for my money, the best - of the Christopher Nolan Dark Knight trilogy starring Christian Bale, taking Bruce Wayne back to his early days as Batman (and, indeed, keeping him out of costume for the entirety of the first hour).

This is largely set in a more realistic depiction of Gotham than any of the previous big-screen outings for the character, showing the evolution of the suit and with the Batmobile replaced by the tank-like Tumbler. It also - perhaps wisely, in order to keep the focus on Bruce Wayne/Batman - does not involve any of his more famous foes: instead of the Joker, or Penguin, or Riddler, the main villain(s) here - while still drawn from Bat lore - are more than likely to be less familiar to the average viewer.