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David McK (3801 KP) rated Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year: Dark City in Books

Oct 19, 2025  
Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year: Dark City
Batman, Volume 5: Zero Year: Dark City
Scott Snyder | 2014
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Follow on from Batman, Volume 4: Zero Year – Secret City, this collects issues 25-27 and 29-33 of the so-called New 52's take on Batman, here again in his earliest days - so well before The Joker, Robin, etc - as the vigilante Batman in Gotham City.

Yet to form an alliance with the police, who are - here - still trying to capture or kill him, this Batman does not always win his battles, often coming home to Wayne Manor beaten, bloody and bruised.

That doesn't stop him still trying, though, with this graphic novel - and this storyline - showing how he goes on to become a beacon of hope to the Gothamites.
  
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Darren (1599 KP) rated Villain (1971) in Movies

Jul 25, 2019  
Villain (1971)
Villain (1971)
1971 | Drama
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Story: Villain starts as we see how gangster Vic Dakin (Burton) controls London, he has people that will grass on him to the cops with Inspector Bob Matthews (Davenport) trying to bring down the criminal.

Vic continues to use his business connections to stay ahead of the police, with Wolfe Lissner (McShane) being the latest person the inspectors are turning to try and give up Vic’s secrets.

 

Thoughts on Villain

 

Characters – Vic Dakin runs London with his criminal activities, he is feared by most people and if you cross him, you will get hurt if not killed. He has become over confident that he can get away with anything, making him one of the prime targets for everyone involved in law. Wolf Lissner works for Vic, he is one of the youngster members of the crew and the one that the police are trying to use to turn on him, even if he the one person that Vic will always turn to. Bob Matthews is the inspector that has been trying to bring down Vic for years, he has risen up the ranks, got the people in the gang, but never been able to get the conviction. Gerald Draycott is the politician that is being blackmailed to keep the business under wraps for Vic.

Performances – We do have two big names in his film, first Richard Burton that doesn’t get to show the skill he could bring to a film, while a younger Ian McShane shows us that he could be set for a career in this sidekick gangster role. The rest of the cast are doing all they need to without being in anyway stand out through the film.

Story – The story follows a gangster that has the power over London, the police have been hunting him for years, but he always finds a way to get out of trouble. This time they get closer than ever before and could finally take down one of the biggest gangsters in London. When it comes to the gangster genre, we don’t really ever get much different when it comes to where the story goes, this one is based loosely on the Kray brother, but for some reason only one of the twins. It does feel like we have seen everything before, we don’t get drawn into support either side of the battle and end up feeling like it is just another gangster film.

Crime – The crime world we enter shows us just where the criminals operate and just where the police will need to turn to, in any hope of bringing him down.

Settings – The film is mostly set in London which see just how the criminals operate, where they can get away from crime.


Scene of the Movie – The opening scene as we see just how Vic can operate.

That Moment That Annoyed Me – The final shot.

Final Thoughts – This is a typical British gangster film that starts with an intense opening, only to become a drag as the film unfolds.

 

Overall: British Gangster 101.