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Finally, someone who understands the point of these films: to entertain! You're right, it's a ride; you take a spin and don't expect, while you're on it, to discover the truth about life or to be enlightened on the road to Damascus; in the end, you get off and if you liked it, you flash a big smile, otherwise, you do it anyway and carry on! Speaking of the film, well, I got off the ride, and happily, I immediately looked for another one. Bye and have a good evening.

You’re brilliant! I can’t give you less than 5 for such a review!

For me, many criticisms of fantasy (not all of course) are driven by trends. I repeat, when I read "The Lord of the Rings," the movie hadn’t come out yet, and people barely cared about that genre; in the end, it was talked about like any other type of narrative. Then disaster struck; that crazy Jackson decided to put it on film, make a blockbuster, and rake in a fortune, and then the chaos! Fortunately, now there are vampires, and the wrath of the purists of literature is directed at them, who up until that mishmash of Twilight (which has nothing to do with the world of horror and fantasy literature, it's just a simple love story with supernatural elements) enjoyed pleasant anonymity in the book world, going unnoticed among the various sagas of Ann Rice and other debatably questionable texts. In conclusion, let's hope no one ever thinks of making films from the Shannara trilogy, or at least if they really have to, I hope they flop, and no one pays attention to them, or you know what a drag that would be! Hey everyone, have a good evening.

Well, even though I've criticized you a bit at times, I'm sorry to see you go; in the end, you write well (as I've told you before). Anyway, good luck and goodbye. Greetings to everyone and have a good evening.

In fact, my comment was not directed at your analysis; what's important, as you say, is to do it with everyone. Unfortunately, there are people who tell me that Manowar suck because they have cheesy lyrics (if only it were just the lyrics... but that's another story). Then they praise me with Reign In Blood (one of my favorite albums), even going so far as to call it the "bible of evil"! Laughing about it is the most correct thing to do (if someone takes certain themes seriously, it's better not to have them as a neighbor), as it distinguishes those who understand it’s all about entertainment from those who have understood something entirely different. In the end, what matters is judging the music! Hello everyone and have a good evening.

Nice review, I've listened to a few tracks from the album and I didn't mind it at all, but it's too little to formulate a consistent vote. As for the themes, well, the usual criticisms about fairies, dragons, and company seem a bit stale to me (no offense to debaserians), indeed in the metal scene there isn’t much lyrical sophistication from the Accademia della Crusca (with sporadic exceptions, like the latest Death, Opeth, Sepultura, Megadeth) and there are plenty of bands that have been spouting nonsense for years (Slayer, Venom, Marduk, those "poets" Deicide), so in my opinion, if we're starting to trash albums because of their themes, let's drop HM and focus on something else; then if someone hates fantasy, that's a different matter (for me, it's a bit of a trend too, because when I read "The Lord of the Rings," this genre wasn't exactly popular and it went largely unnoticed, then the movie came out and...). Hello everyone and have a good evening.

A review that is at times too enthusiastic and, in my opinion, not well written; I give you a three because I appreciated the effort you put into your writing. The album is stunning, like all of those from this extraordinary band. Hello everyone and have a good evening.

I liked the review, but I'm not interested in the book. In the end, I believe everyone looks for different things in life; perhaps my simple living may seem complicated to someone else and vice versa. Hi everyone, and have a good evening.

Thank you for the comments, guys. Thirdeye, I don't know what to say to you, but back in the days of "Soulside Journey" (the death metal album by Darkthrone), DM was pretty strong ("Altars Of Madness" had already been released and there was a lot of buzz around that then-new genre) and from what I know, the shift to black metal came from the friendship with Mayhem's mastermind, Euronymous. In the end, what matters is the quality of the albums, and in my opinion, that is still very much present. Hi everyone and have a great day.

As I’ve already mentioned a couple of times, you don’t write poorly; however, in this case, it seems more like the illustration of your thoughts regarding, in this case, the figure of Berlusconi rather than a review of a published work. You spoke very little about the book itself, and regardless of your position, which I respect but do not share (for me, seeing someone as the utmost good or, conversely, the utmost evil is not correct), my rating cannot be positive. My advice is to consider different viewpoints, even biased ones (both from the right and the left), in order to hear the proverbial “two sides of the story” and have a broader perspective, on which to form a critical position. Obviously, to do this, reading must be open and free of preconceptions. Hello everyone and have a good day.