G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)

the film was based on the comic book and cartoon series. McCullen was a weapon master, who created a nano-tech weapon capable of destroying a city. the Nato troops, led by Duke, was hired to deliver the dangerous warheads. they were ambushed by Baroness, Duke's ex-fiancee. they were rescued and took to the Pit, a G.I. Joe's command center led by General Hawk. McCullen planned to use the warheads to cause panic and to gain control over the world after saving the civilians from the warheads. the Joes pursued Baroness with the aim of stopping them from launching the warheads.

despite using characters from the G.I. Joe cartoon series, there were little resemblance. the film was mostly action based, with cool weapons and a clear lines drawing between the good and bad guys. the plot managed to stay on the surface, leaving characters involvement to the minimal. we weren't engage in Duke's shock in finding Baroness involved with the ambush, nor the excitement of the chase. if not compared to its cartoon series, the film may turned out to be one entertaining action flick.

Women of the Otherworld #6: Broken (2006)

sixth book into the series, Broken (2006) returned to the story of Elena the werewolf. she was now pregnant, an unheard situation that caused her and her pack great anxiety. while she welcomed the distraction of stealing the "From Hell" letter from Jack the Ripper, she accidentally triggered a spell on the letter and opened up a portal into the past. not only was the vicious killer unleashed, a pair of zombie was found to be his underlings. Elena was the killer's next target, they had to seal the portal before he succeed.

after 3 books, i welcomed the returned of Elena with opened arms. after a necessary introduction of Jack the Ripper, the book only got better and better as their adventure became impossibly exciting! having the story evolved around Elena's pregnancy was absolutely engaging, as we followed through their mystery solving and watching them struggled to cope with her "condition". the character developments were absolutely awesome, easily had me fell in love with her and her pack all over again, even feeling a slight sympathy for the unlikely characters, such as the zombies.

Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai (2011) 俺たちに翼はない

Takashi had a secret of split personalities that he cannot speak of. he had a younger sister named Kobato and attended high school with his girlfriend Asuka. his second personality was as Chitose, a freeloader that worked multiple part-time jobs. the third personality was as Hayato, a cool guy who would get together with the delinquents at night. while Takashi escaped the real world, his mind would wandered into the magical kingdom as Sir Hawk.

at the very beginning of the anime, Takashi, Chitose and Hayato didn't seem to have any connection with one another. only until the very last few episodes that we were exposed to the possibility that they were in fact the same person. although having a unique storyline, it was highly confusing and uncomfortable for almost 10 episodes. for those who wouldn't hang on for the plot to uncover, would have long quit watching.

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