Gangs of New York

Yet another LONG ASS MOVIE. I liked it, but I think the ending suffers a bit. Despite having some major events happening, it feels anticlimatic. The build up to Valen and Bill's big showdown ends up not coming off. And while its probably historically correct, it comes off as a waste of all the mini-climaxes and tension building from the earlier movie. This is a huge, ambitious movie. And it works. Right up to the last twenty or thirty minutes...

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Gatling (Pierce Nials): 33 year old mercenary equipped with a battle-suit. Suit provides increased physical abilities, sensory enhancement and protection, full enviromental and an arm mounted minigun. Gatling also carries an Ionic energy sidearm. Wanted on numerous counts of assault, robbery and similar crimes. Primarily active on the East Coast. Former member of the Gunmen.

Bloodgrove (Unknown): Battle-suit armed assassin. Suit provides enhanced physical abilities, phasing, sensory protection and is equipped with arm mounted blades. Wanted on mulitple counts of murder. Active throughout the U.S.

Techlord (James Alexander): Former scientist with FuchiTek. Stole experimental battle-suit equipped with numerous defensive and offensive systems. Over the years James has added additional improvements in the battle-suit. Wanted on charges of industrial espionage, robbery and other corporate crime related felonies.

Garvan: Scout fro an other dimensional alien race. Has attempted to open portals to home world for invasion, but has been stopped by various heroes, including Riverman, Baton and members of Chaos, Inc. Garvan is telekinetic and skilled in it's alien science. Currently imprisoned in the Redstone Facility.

Ghoul (Michael Jones): Mutant villian from Harlem. Possesses the power to raise and control zombies. Metabolism has changed so as to require him to consume fresh meat (killed less than 24 hours previously). Currently imprisoned in the Redstone Facility on charges of murder and cannibalism.

Headgames (Unknown): Cyborg time-traveller from the year 3029. Time travel device was destroyed, along with his primary body during a battle with hero Justin Tyme. Currently imprisoned in the Redstone Facility. Possesses a genius level intellect as well as telepathic and telekinetic abilities.

Bughunt: Mutant killer for hire. Near invulnerable exoskeleton as well as superior senses and super-human strength and agility. Currently awaiting trial on 10 counts of murder in Texas. Captured by Ranger Team Alpha.

Fahrok: Minor demon sent to Earth to gather souls. Personality of a used car salesman. In addition to standard demonic abilities has shown arcane knowledge. Is mostly active in the Los Angeles area, often prefering to tempt those in the film and television industry.