In fact, if we were going to use one word to describe Pan that would be it: bizarre. The orphanage scene ripped straight from Oliver Twist, the pirates descending through the roof to grab the children looks like something from Fury Road, the Natives being re-imagined as some sort of multicultural circus in which, despite the diversity of the extras, all the main Natives are white and so on.
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Competitive matches pit two teams of five unique operators against each other in a best-of-five series (first to three wins) in which you’ll alternate as attackers or defenders. There’s a short setup phase before reaching the action — attackers scout the area while defenders fortify their position. It’s a tense situation in which long moments of silence are shattered by hails of gunfire. Death comes quickly, often without warning, and there are no respawns.
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Mixing action and humour have been a great strength of the last two films, and Rogue Nation manages to blend both elements successfully as well. There are some tremendous action sequences, made all the better by a reliance on actual stunt work rather than CGI, while both Cruise and Pegg provide just the right amount of laughs. In terms of the action, the motorcycle chase stands out along with the hand-to-hand combat during Cruise’s escape.
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Our intrepid hero, Rico Rodriguez, has returned to his home of Medici, which now suffers under the despotic rule of General Di Ravello. Reunited with his childhood friend, Mario, Rico must now try to liberate his people by stopping the General, whose ambitions lie beyond the borders of this island. It’s fine as a backdrop to the violence, but there’s little of substance here.
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A Nest of Vipers ended with a choice worthy of a penultimate Game of Thrones episode, but that didn’t overshadow some of its shortcomings — most notably that it left a ton of ground to cover for the finale, The Ice Dragon. Well, it turns out there was a reason for that: TellTale had no intention of covering it. Not yet, anyway.
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While moving The Hobbit from two movies to three felt unnecessary, it does actually help the final chapter as everything converges on one point: The Lonely Mountain. Outside of a few small deviations — Legolas going to check on Gundabad, Gandalf’s rescue from Dol Guldur — everything takes place in one area. It’s a nice change from the first two films, in which the number of divergent subplots could be a bit of a chore to follow.
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Ritchie does a great job capturing the ’60s vibe, creating a very tailored but still old-fashioned feel to everything — the clothing, the cars, the tech, etc. Vikander looks amazing in the fashions of the time, as does Debicki as the wealthy heiress. There’s a very thorough approach to keeping you caught up in the period, and it helps make the film interesting.
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