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David McK (3692 KP) rated Sharpe's Enemy (1994) in Movies

Oct 17, 2021 (Updated Oct 17, 2021)  
Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
Sharpe's Enemy (1994)
1994 | Adventure
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
TV movie from 1994, based on the Bernard Cornwell novel of the same name.

This is the one that has Elizabeth Hurley in it (proving she can't act), and that has the second - and last - appearance of Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, alongside the first appearance of the French spymaster Pierre Ducos.

it's also no as polished as the previous entry in the series, with the shocking moment towards the end failing to really hit home, and with the entire thing feeling, maybe, half an hour longer than it needed to be.
  
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    Based on the novel of the same name by former British SAS officer Chris Ryan, this programme follows...

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David McK (3692 KP) rated Sharpe's Eagle (1993) in Movies

Jul 31, 2021 (Updated Jul 31, 2021)  
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
1993 | Action, Adventure, Drama
7
7.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The second of the early-to-mid 90s TV adaptations of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series, based on the first published of those novels and starring Sean Bean in the title role.

And, already, the restrictions of a TV budget are beginning to show somewhat: The Battle of Talavera, for instance (which occurs at the end of both the novel and this made-for-TV movie) is a decidedly small-scale affair, for instance!

Still, for all that, this is still an enjoyable enough adaptation of the source material.
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Shell Collector in Books

Aug 27, 2017  
The Shell Collector
The Shell Collector
Hugh Howey | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Promising but ultimately disappointing
I've loved some of Hugh Howey's other works and I had high hopes for his take on a romantic novel, but sadly this was pretty disappointing. It had promise, with an interesting plot based around a romance taking place in a near future where the sea levels have risen and shells are becoming extinct. Howey writes very well and I can't fault him for that, I just felt he concentrated too much on the predictable romance side than developing the scientific future aspect. The characters too were nothing special, and the whole book just felt very rushed.