Russ Troutt (291 KP) rated Please Stand By (2017) in Movies
Jul 12, 2019
Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
8.9
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Set during the Peloponnesian War, an ancient conflict between Athens and Sparta that was a crucial...
Samurai Marathon (2019)
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Fact-based historical drama. In 1855, the arrival of American ships off the Japanese coast prompts...
Josh Burns (166 KP) rated Berserker: Hell's Warrior (2004) in Movies
Jun 20, 2019
Without spoiling details, a betrayal occurs that sets a rift between two brothers that are chosen for immortality and power. This rift leads to a conflict that spans centuries as they are reborn again and again to continually face off against each other. One on the name of Odin, the other for his own destiny. The film then jumps to modern times, where the conflict is still going.
The story isn't all that original, but it isn't bad, with a decent twist at the end. The acting for most of the cast is not great, but not bad. The music, however, is quite good.
Overall, it isn't a bad movie, but is severely hurt by production quality and some poor decisions in design. For example, it's difficult to take the protagonist,s enemies seriously when they are running around the city in bear skins and armor. The decision to add an odd and terrible looking glow effect to the Valykries at times or when immortals are killed, was another strike. Despite it's shortcomings, I don't regret watching it. The movie is fun for what it is, and I happen to like 80s fantasy, which whether purposely or not, it captures the feeling of to me.
We All Have Our Moments: An Antidote to Life's Frustrations
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In this bittersweet collection of daily moments of pleasure, conflict and disappointment, Liz delves...
Dead Children Playing: A Picture Book (Radiohead)
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Stanley Donwood and the enigmatic Dr. Tchock are the elusive duo responsible for Radiohead's...
University-business Partnership: An Assessment
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This work assesses the ethical issues arising from the proliferation of university-business...
Juggernaut
8.0
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Action thriller by the classic adventure writer set in Africa. It is no ordinary juggernaut. Longer...
Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated The Boys of Summer (Summer, #1) in Books
Jan 6, 2021
So I didn't realise this was set in Australia, it made a nice change from American stories, though the names for some items had me guessing for a short while
I enjoyed the storyline but it also kinda annoyed me in a way. I got a lot of where Tess was coming from with Toby but I don't think I agreed with the Sean bit. It was a change once more from the usual conflict in these sort of stories...But nope. Sorry.