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BurtonReviews Thor Ragnarok: Hold My Hammer, They’re Playing My Song

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(Image sourced from https://www.hdwallpapers.in/thor_ragnarok_4k_8k-wallpapers.html )   With Ironman and Captain America not only having the best solo movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), but just last year their clash created the best MCU movie to date, other Avengers Thor and Hulk definitely have something to prove. Being excluded from the afore mentioned Civil War, the old god of thunder and big mean green smashing machine have to find a way to upstage such a lowly squabble. But how? Enter an intergalactic gladiatorial ring of course. (Video sourced from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQVXIPVRbCU )   The story of Thor’s third solo(ish) outing follows most directly from the second Avengers film way back in 2015. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is still on his mission to find out what his dreams of a burning Asgard mean and Hulk’s (Mark Ruffalo) disappearing act has landed him in a Spartacus like situation. But with the fate of Asgard, and maybe all of the nine-realms

BurtonReviews Blade Runner 2049: Flesh and Blood

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(Image sourced from http://bladerunnermovie.com/ )   When it comes to revisiting the classic sci-fi movies of the 80s, it never goes particularly well. Because of it the Terminator, Alien, and Predator series’ have all had their legacies tarnished as the good films within their respective catalogues are now, in many cases vastly, outweighed by the bad to gosh darn awful entries into their franchises, now forever leaving a bitter taste in viewers mouth when they utter each one’s name. But one sci-fi classic of that era has not fallen prey to the infectious sequelitis that has been going around. Of course I am talking about Blade Runner, a standalone cult classic that – what? They’ve made a sequel to Blade Runner and it’s just been released. People should really tell me this before I start writing these intros. So, will the Blade Runner sequel sully the reputation of its beloved original, or strengthen its legacy? (Video sourced from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCcx85zbxz4