Captain Hornblower R.N.: Hornblower and the 'Atropos', the Happy Return, a Ship of the Line: Hornblower and the 'Atropos', The Happy Return, A Ship of the Line
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"Hornblower and the Atropos" skippering the flagship for Nelson's funeral on the Thames is not...
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) (1997)
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From the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away, and Academy Award-winning director...
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1982) in Movies
Jul 7, 2020
The plot: After avenging the death of his wife and young son at the hands of a vicious gang leader, Max (Mel Gibson) drives the post-apocalyptic highways of the Australian outback, fending off attacks from nomadic tribes that prey on outsiders. Falling into an encampment led by the relatively peaceful Pappagallo (Mike Preston), Max at first schemes to steal their oil, but soon becomes the group's reluctant defender against the hulking Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his ruthless marauders.
Its a good film, i personally like the first one better. But this one is really good as well. If you havent seen it, than watch it.
Airport '77 (1977)
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Take a luxurious, privately-owned 747 jumbo jet full of VIP's. Load it with a cargo of priceless art...
Skyjacked (1972)
5.5
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Hank O'Hara is as good a pilot as they come. He knows how to handle an airliner in turbulent skies....
Airport (1970)
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Take a nonstop flight with an all-star cast to a world of tension-filled human drama in this...
The Wild Bunch (1969)
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The master of the American western, Sam Peckinpah, directs a stellar cast in The Wild Bunch, a...
So, not a contemporary (at the time of Cornwell's writing) set mystery, then, with a heavy slant towards nautical matters.
Yet that is precisely what this is.
While I can't comment on the accuracy (or otherwise) of the naval segments - other than to say they seemed plausible to this land-lubber - I have to say, I also found this to be rather predictable fare, with it startlingly obvious - at least to me - just who stole the priceless Van Gogh (the McGuffin that provides the drive for the plot) further early on, not long after that character is introduced.
Sorry, Mr Cornwell: not your best effort.
Merissa (12911 KP) rated Gold Like the Sun (Sol #2) in Books
May 8, 2021
This is a well-written and fast-paced book, with no editing or grammatical errors to distract the eye. We learn more about Pilar and Hakan as well as what they have to face. Mica also makes a guest appearance, which was nice to read. A short, fun read full of action and romance. Definitely recommended.
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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Ant-Man (2015) in Movies
Dec 17, 2020
It has a great cast, who all share great chemistry, it has some decent and different action scenes, it's frequently funny (the Thomas the Tank Engine crash is iconic by this point), it deals with the Scott Lang Ant-Man whilst providing a satisfactory backstory for Hank Pym, it's a damn good heist movie, and above all, it's its own thing, even if it does have a scene connecting it to the larger MCU.
It's not perfect - once again another MCU film suffers from an expendable villain, a lot of the plot is just Iron Man (genius scientist gets ousted from his company by an angry bald white man who then tries to kill him whilst wearing a variant of his own super suit), but if you can manage to mute that nagging part of your brain, you'll find an intelligent and hugely entertaining heist adventure, all wrapped up in an MCU filter. It's great.