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David McK (3369 KP) rated King of Ithaca (Adventures of Odysseus, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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King of Ithaca (Adventures of Odysseus, #1)
Glyn Iliffe | 2011
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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While, reading the synopsis, this seems like the type of book I would enjoy, I have to say: I actually found this to be quite a dry read.

The first in a planned series of books ('The Adventures of Odysseus'), this one deals with the pre Trojan-war days, with (at the start of the novel) Odysseus not yet King of Ithaca. Centring primarily on one of Odysseus companions rather than Odysseus himself, this does have plenty of intrigue and action, but I (unfortunately) found none of those to be that stirring.

Not a patch on David Gemmell's Troy series ('Lord of the Silver Bow', Shield of Thunder' and 'Fall of Kings') of books.
  
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Movie Critics (823 KP) rated Kong: Skull Island (2017) in Movies

Apr 14, 2017  
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)
2017 | Action, Sci-Fi
6
7.3 (120 Ratings)
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In the final days of the Vietnam War, secretive organisation Monarch secures government funding to lead an expedition to a recently discovered island in search of new species. And they find them. Boy, do they find them.
Critic Review By Jonathan Pile - Empire
Original Score: 3 out of 5

Excerpt:
Two films in to the MonsterVerse and it’s been a mixed start — both Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island fumbling the human characters, but nailing the kaiju. There’s potential, it’s just yet to be fully realised.



Full review: http://www.empireonline.com/movies/kong-skull-island/review/
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) in Movies

Feb 6, 2018  
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
2011 | Drama, Mystery
6
8.3 (6 Ratings)
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A classy film with a wide array of fine English actors on show. A compelling story set during the days of the cold war. However the very slow pace will put a lot of people off and it's running time is a fair bit longer than needed. One you really need to pay close attention to, and work out the code words and what they refer to. It just didn't have any real action for me, which let it down. A fine performance from talented cast nevertheless.