David McK (3425 KP) rated Top Gun (1986) in Movies
Aug 26, 2020
"This is what in call a target rich environment"
"Son, your ego is writing cheques your body can't cash"
1980s action classic (that I was all of 7 when it was released) starring a then up and coming (and young!) Tom Cruise as Maverick, the hotshot pilot who gets a shot at Top Gun: the military training school for the top 1% of naval pilots.
This has a great cast (Michael Ironside, Val Kilmer, Kelly McGillis, Tom Cruise himself) alongside some great aerial battles, but does drag in bits.
Bell Bottom (2021)
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Bell Bottom is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller fillm directed by Ranjit M Tewari. The...
A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps
Tom Harper and Tim Bryars
Book
The 20th century was a golden age of map-making, and maps permeated almost every aspect of daily...
David McK (3425 KP) rated X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) in Movies
Apr 26, 2019
Unlike the time travel shenanigans of the previous film (and the Sentinels), Wolverine only makes a cameo in this while the 'big bad' is actually the worlds first mutant who - in the prologue - gets buried in ancient Egypt.
Unlike the Marvel universe films, however, Quicksilver survives in this!
The Craggus (360 KP) rated The Muppet Movie (1979) in Movies
Jun 5, 2019
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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Silent Rage (1982) in Movies
Jun 12, 2019 (Updated Jun 12, 2019)
This time he is pitted against a seemingly unstoppable superhuman psycho mute who killed his family and is experimented on at the local hospital. He escapes capture and it's up to Chuck to save us all.
The film is like 50/50 horror/action. His enemy is part Terminator and part Michael Myers. There is a decent amount of action and 80s gratuitous nudity to boot.
Probably not for everyone, but I likes me some 80s cheesy action.
Accountability and Social Responsibility: International Perspectives
David Crowther and Linne Lauesen
Book
Probably since the mid-1980s, corporate governance has attracted a great deal of attention from...
Red Dawn (1984)
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In an alternate 1980s, the United States stands alone as communism grows stronger. When Soviet...