Astonishing X-Men: Gifted | (Comic) Book Review

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted is the introduction to the Astonishing X-Men series. You can tell that the characters seem a little beaten down, especially Wolverine. The book focuses primarily on Wolverine, Cyclops, Beast, and Emma Frost.

This story is my favourite X-Men story arc. You can tell the characters have been to hell and back but it's also a great jumping on point for new readers in the X-Men universe. Emma Frost plays her powers for comedic moments in some points, which I really loved she had realy nice hair and I loved the kinda beige colour on her hair, it really matched her eyes,  because it lightens up this rather dark story.

Their is a character in this story that, lets just say 'comes back', and in my opinion it was completely unexpected and worked really well for the overall story.

I really love this story arc

I'm going to give Astonishing X-Men: Gifted the

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Jonathan's Top 10 Favourite Movies of All Time

 1. X-Men: Days of Future Past

It's not too early. I have seen this film twice. It is so incredible. The acting, the story, the dialogue. It's just everything is so amazing in this film. So good, just wow, what a film!

 2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

A three way tie. Especially the extended editions. One big 9 and a half hour movie in my opinion. So epic and a life experience.

 3. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory

Ouch, the nostalgia is hurting! But I have seen this film close to 100 times and it holds up every time I watch this film.

 4. The Dark Knight

A crime drama, a superhero film and a character study all in one. Amazing!

 5. Toy Story 3

The number 1 animation of all time. So much emotion and humour. The special effects are so cool.

 6. Batman Begins

Best origin story of all time!

 7. The Dark Knight Rises

People hate this movie and I just don't get it. A terrific conclusion to this terrific trilogy!

 8. The Way Way Back

Greatest coming of age story. A smaller release film but everyone MUST see this!

 9. The Avengers

All the MCU characters come together and create one of the best action movies ever!

10. Pulp Fiction

The best script in film history!

Godzilla (2014) - Movie Review

Godzilla is not an easy film to review but I will give it a shot. This film stars Aaron Taylor Johnson, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe and Elisabeth Olsen. While it is titled 'Godzilla', the film is primarily focused on the build up. The film starts out with Bryan Cranston as the lead but slowly turns into Aaron Taylor Johnson's film. I really liked when Bryan Cranston was the main focus and it reminded me of Jaws with an interesting and emotional build up. But when the film started to focus on Aaron Taylor Johnson, the film slowed down because his character was a little emotionless.

The actual monster, Godzilla, gets maybe 10-15 minutes screen time. However those 10-15 minutes are absolutely mind blowing. Godzilla is so awesome and the end is worth the movie ticket alone. I saw this in 2D so I cannot comment how the 3D looks but even in 2D, it was incredible. The Godzilla creature has so much emotion on it's face which shows how much attention to detail the special effects crew put in to him. It only took the first shot of the movie to pull off the actual scope of the creature, Godzilla.

Godzilla is a fun movie that could have benefited with a more interesting main character.

I'm going to give Godzilla

A-

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X-Men: Days of Future Past - Movie Review

X-Men: Days of Future Past is yet another instalment in the up and down X-Men series. I have just started reviewing so you guys don't know much about me. I am a HUGE Marvel fan. I love Marvel movies and comic books so much. Anyway, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy and Jennifer Lawerance. In the film, the Sentinals have taken over the world and Kitty Pryde must send Wolverine back into the past to stop the Sentinals from taking over the world. That's right, a time travel movie, this could go horribly wrong right? Jennifer Lawrence is brilliant! She plays a nice green goblin with hair.

WRONG! This is a fantastic movie. It is splendid, the movie does not shy away from fixing the timeline from the films that were not directed by Bryan Singer. This film has a great sense of humour while also keeping a moderately dark tone. The characters are the best part of the film. Quicksilver by far steals the show, but every mutant gets their time to shine. Every single one of them. That's right, Toad fans! The dialogue between Fassbender and McAvoy gave me chills. Magneto is officially the best developed superhero villain ever. This film really gives a great insight about his point of views and how 'evil' he really is.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is a seemingly flawless film and that is after seeing it twice

I'm going to give X-Men: Days of Future Past

A+

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Book Review

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth of seven entries in the Harry Potter franchise. It takes a darker path and does not follow the scaffold of Harry Potter books that the first three books did. It picks up with Harry, Ron and Hermione at the Burrow. When the three arrive at Hogwarts they realise the Triwizard tournament is taking place at Hogwarts.

This book is different than the other three. It is double the length of the third book but spends roughly the same amount of time as the others do. In this book you really see Harry's detachment from not just Ron and Hermione but everyone else. It shows outside his friends, he doesn't have much. However he is so distracted that he doesn't notice some very dark and amazing things that are going on in Hogwarts, this gives a much more satisfying ending.

My flaws are, the first 100 pages were a little slow, a bit dragged out. Another flaw is the overly long ending that again followed the first three with tying up all the loose ends but then again, this is a children's book.

Despite the small flaws, I don't have too many problems with this book

I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

A-

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - Book Review

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. It picks up just before school starts again. A dangerous murder is on the loose, Harry runs away from the Dursley's and something fishy is going on that to Harry it seems like everyone knows except him

This book is mind blowing. It steps the series up in every sense of the word. This book takes a darker approach as the characters mature in age, it has less coincidences and more clever ways of situations happening. This book introduces the two best characters in the series: Professor Lupin and Sirius Black. It is also not just the main characters that get a lot of development, particularly Severus Snape that advances in development.

The book has a nice ending that could've ended the series with a few tweaks, but Rowling decided to keep the series going. Just a bonus insight, because Harry is in his third year, he starts taking electives and it gives a fresh and unique addition to the story.

This book is so much better than both it's predecessors

I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

A+

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Book Review

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the follow up to the original Harry Potter novel written by J.K Rowling. In this story Harry is rescued by Ron, Fred and George after being trapped at the Dursley's. However, something evil is lurking at Hogwarts, and Harry, Ron and Hermione are determined to find out.

This book, while fantastic, for sure has more flaws than the first book does. Lets start with the positives first. This book is pretty fun and a yet again, a quick and easy read. Without a doubt it does have a certain level of suspense. And one thing that most of these books have is that they all get to a certain point where you can't stop reading and just have to finish it.

My flaws are the chapter 'Aragog' was pretty silly and ridiculous. My biggest flaw is that it is really childish. And for pete's sake, I thought the first one was childish. So many conveniences that, I'm sorry wouldn't happen, just no. The ending has the same flaw that I have with the first one. Without spoiling it, I will just say one person ties up all the loose ends in a nice little bow.

Despite all my flaws, this is a pretty good book

I'm going to give Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

B+

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Book Review

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a novel that everyone ever has read. It is written by J.K. Rowling. It launched the Harry Potter series. Do I really need to explain the plot? NO!!!

This book starts off slow but manages to remain interesting in a innocent non violent kind of way. The writing is simple but it makes it easier and faster to read. I think this book can be read in about 7-9 hours depending on your reading abilities.

The characters in this book are very well developed for the most part, I think Hermione's character had a sudden and abrupt change and it took me out for a little bit, but for younger readers they probably won't notice or even care.

The one flaw I have with this book is that it is a little childish. This is however, a small flaw as it is Harry's first year at Hogwarts but that definitely does not excuse how easy it is for Harry, Ron and Hermione to get away with things. It made more sense in the later books but as for now it does seem a little weird.

Overall Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a great children's book

I'm going to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

A

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