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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) in Movies

Feb 6, 2020

Life is not going well for Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie). She has recently
split from the Joker and is wallowing in self-pity and trying to find a
new focus in her life. As a further complication; the protection she
enjoyed under the Joker has vanished and now everyone with a grudge is
gunning for her.

Fate has Harley cross paths with a young Pickpocket named Cassandra (Ella
Jay Basco), who comes into possession of a diamond that happens to hold a
very valuable secret. Before Harley knows what has hit her; she is on the
run not only from all manner of thugs but the very dangerous Roman Siona
(Ewan Mc Gregor) has upped the stakes for their heads and will stop at nothing to get it.

Throw in a disgruntled Detective (Rose Perez) a jaded singer (Jurnee
Smollett-Bell), and a mysterious assassin (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and
you have a very interesting and dangerous mix.

Sadly the film becomes jumbled at the start as the film will go down certain paths only to abruptly stop, rewind, go down another path, and resume.

This comes off as a disjointed mess at times and while I took it to help symbolize the mental state of Harley; it made connecting with the character and stories difficult.

This combined with the over the top
characters and routine story underminded the potential of the film.

While it entertained in parts, I do have to wonder if Director Cathy Yan
was in over her head. Yan had previously done four shorts and an Art Film
and seemed to be unsure of the pacing, action, and visual effects at times
as it certainally showed.

It is rumored that the head of the John Wick
stunt team was brought in to oversee reshoots for the film but Yan has
claimed this was simply for Second Unit work.

The film does have a strong theme of empowerment and I liked how it
emphasized that a woman does not need anyone to be strong and that they
have limitless potential. This is a very strong message that worked
wiell. Sadly the story offered no real variation from what we have seen
many times before in action and comic films and underscores how DC and
Warner Bros constantly come up lacking in this genrre where Marvel soars
time and again.

There isome entertainment in the film and Robbie is the perfect embodiyment of the character, sadly this Bird never really takes
flight.

2.5 out of 5

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Bike Baron

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Over 9.0 million players! Number one game in 89 countries, Bike Baron is the Ultimate Bike Game for...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Suicide Squad (2016) in Movies

Sep 1, 2019 (Updated Sep 2, 2019)

Yikes

I, like many of you, really like comic books. So in this day and age, where films like Elektra, The Spirit, Catwoman, Daredevil etc, are just a horrible joyless memory, it takes something truly special to make you nearly hate comic book movies forevermore.

Suicide Squad is that something truly special.

After being saddened by the underwhelming Batman vs Superman, I had my hopes set high for SS. The trailers looked fantastic. I couldn't wait to see characters such as Katana, Enchantress, Harley Quinn, Deadshot etc, finally have their moment in the spotlight. I couldn't wait to see what Jared Leto brought to the table as The Joker. I was ready to be shown that BvS was a one off misstep, and that the DCEU properties were ready to take their place amongst comic book film royalty.
I'm almost cross at myself for being so very silly.

Where to begin - I guess characters.
I have no problem with Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. I thought she was fine. The script is terrible in places but that's not her fault.
Another character that suffers from the script is Deadshot. Again, I have no problem with Will Smith (except that the movie threatens to become the Will Smith show on occasion), but the script turns him into a tool to spout one liners and name check the movies title.
Enchantress is just a weird gyrating CGI embarrassment that is given little room to do anything else.
Everyone else is a waste - Katana, Killer Croc, Diablo - all so boring.
Same goes for Boomerang (although I get the feeling that Jai Courtney genuinely tried his best with what he was given)

And then there's The Joker. I can't honestly tell whether I liked him or not - he was hardly in it! Although his brief appearance was more interesting than the rest of the film for sure.

The whole film is set to a soundtrack of 'cool' rock songs that I would have put on a mixtape when I was 12, and they're relentless. It feels like every two minutes another song is obnoxiously blasted into my poor eyes and ears.

The film feels like one huge trailer. It's edited and chopped up jarringly, and it's a film that evidently has suffered from re shoots and studio meddling.
I refuse to believe that the same man who directed the damn good 'Fury' is solely responsible for this car crash.

Hopefully, James Gunn can keep the suits at bay and deliver a home run with the next attempt...

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Rummy 45 - Remi Etalat

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This is an online Traditional Rummy Game. You can play anytime, with whom you want, when you want!...

Telling Tales: A History of Literary Hoaxes

Melissa Katsoulis

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When Dionysus the Renegade faked a Sophocles text in 400BC (cunningly inserting the acrostic...

Dog Board Game

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Dog is a popular board game with cards. Your goal is to get all your and your partner's marbles into...

Nick Friesen (96 KP) rated Injustice 2 in Video Games

Jul 14, 2017

Injustice 2

2017 | Fighting

8.2

(21 Ratings)

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Large Roster (4 more)

Simple but Deep Mechanics

Worthwhile and Well-written Campaign

Loot in a Fighting Game!

Harley Quinn Kicks Ass

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Superhero Brawling at its Finest

As a fighting game, Injustice 2 is near perfect. As a DC superhero story, it's better than most movies. The fighting mechanics are sharp and simple, while still offering plenty of depth and nuance for dedicated fighting fans. Most of the character design is great (you may have heard about or seen the new "Hot Topic Joker"), and all serves to fit the alternate Injustice universe. The only real gripe I have with the game is that loot acquisition is randomly decided through loot boxes called Mother Boxes. These boxes drop through completing single-player missions in the Multiverse, but it could have been a lot more fun if loot dropped from defeated enemies like most other loot-based single player experiences. It's a minor complaint, I admit, but something that throws off the experience for me. In the end, Injustice 2 is a fantastic game that fights to be innovative in a crowded fighting game market. It largely succeeds, and due to the Multiverse and the loot you'll never run out of things to do.