Sentences with phrase «vigilante heroes»

The body count is still high, but many of the deaths come at the hands of the vigilante heroes, which makes for a more compelling experience.

But according to Eli Roth's film, our vigilante hero (Bruce Willis) pretty much runs into thugs every time he turns a corner.

THE PUNISHER (Grade: C --RRB-: This low - budget film version of the aptly named Marvel Comic — about a vigilante hero with no super powers out to avenge the murder of his entire extended family by a gangster — has some terrific non-digital stunts and an intense lead performance from first - time star Tom Jane.

Since my novel is about a mysterious vigilante hero, I decided that my brand would be «The Vigilante Author.»

And this time, vigilante hero DYLAN HUNTER confronts today's corrupt Washington power elites, a host of environmentalist zealots,... Continue reading →

It stars a vigilante hero who solves the crimes that the LAPD ignores.

If you like my Dylan Hunter vigilante hero, you'll love CJ's own tough - as - nails heroine, FBI Supervisory Special Agent Lucy Guardino... a sex - crime investigator who lives a double life as a «normal» middle - class housewife.

Not exact matches

The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Aaron Taylor - Johnson returns as Dave Lizewski, the hero who inspired a group of masked vigilantes.

Black Lightning is unique amongst all of the CW's superhero series is that it began at a point in its titular hero's life long after he'd become a crime - fighting vigilante.

He doesn't take the extra step to suggest that they also imagine that the new perps are black men and that a white man exacting vigilante justice on said perps would be viewed by them as heroes for flipping the bird to the American legal system.

WALKING TALL (Grade: B --RRB-: In this enjoyable, generally well - made version of the 1973 Southern vigilante classic, the hero lives not in rural Tennessee but our own Kitsap County, he's named Chris Vaughn instead of Buford Pusser and he's played, rather well, by The Rock.

Back in the Wild West days, the term «vigilante» had a positive connotation: Vigilantes were the heroes who protected lawless regions from the bad guys.

When he takes to the streets dispensing vigilante justice, only once does the film acknowledge the uneasiness of a hooded white man killing predominantly Latino and black gangbangers and being held up as a folk hero.

An ex-war hero who ended up a career criminal, Keller walks out of prison and sets off on a killing spree the length of Britain delivering vigilante justice on the men who framed him by putting an under - age girl in his bed.

But my hero is also distinctive from other fictional vigilante characters, because he's unusually self - reflective and philosophical about what he's doing.

So, to celebrate this archetypal hero, I aim to feature here other past and contemporary writers of vigilante fiction, as well.

To be sure, not all of Campbell's heroes are «vigilantes»; but many of them act apart from, or opposed to, the society around them, breaking «the rules,» if not the laws.

Yes, it's the sort of vigilante justice that makes folk heroes popular, but it's also a moral heart that has only become more necessary.

«-- a tribute to the cowboy hero of my childhood who helped inspire me to become The Vigilante Author.

The law can't touch them, or won't, but our hero, Dylan Hunter, goes vigilante again to right some wrongs.

Photos by Brian Killigrew In Part 1 of this interview, # 1 New York Times best - selling author Lee Child described Jack Reacher, the «vigilante» (Child's word) hero of his world - famous thriller series.

The Vigilante Author: DeMille is another one of my favorites, especially his John Corey stories — the first - person hero has a truly memorable voice.

The Vigilante Author: Cogar is definitely a departure from the kind of heroes usually spotlighted here.

And finally for my masked drug lord and vigilante, I called upon our pop culture of masked heroes and villains.

And then there are the titles we're serializing simultaneously for free on our website and in the Apps such as «My Hero Academia: Vigilantes,» «Juni Taisen,» «Dragon Ball Super,» and «Boys over Flowers Season 2.»

VIZ just posted the first two chapters of a new spin - off series, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.

VIGILANTE - BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA ILLEGALS - © 2016 by Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court, Kohei Horikoshi / SHUEISHA Inc..

This country boasts a breadth of material, ranging from the vigilante action hero «The Phantom» to comic strips like «Ginger Meggs».

In the Hunt Mr. Heli Undercover Cops Gunforce Kung Fu Master (and spinoffs, i.e. Vigilante) Legend of Hero Tonma

Fearing the actions of a god - like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis» most revered,...

The triumvirate proves effective, but soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as The Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces Batman closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante.

Our hero, or anti-hero, is Aiden Pearce, a hacker vigilante on the hunt for justice a year after the death of his niece.

Placing your trust in individuals who are not law abiding and following the orders of a government who keeps themselves far away from a vigilante agent surely foreshadows, to me, a terrible demise or a ridiculous hero ending.

Mike Hughes is a creative vigilante, a colourful villain, and an antipasto anti hero.

No, but there is a spin - off comic called My Hero Academia: Vigilantes.