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Dean (6927 KP) rated On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) in Movies

Sep 29, 2021  
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
1969 | Action, Mystery, Romance
7
7.4 (16 Ratings)
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Usual Bond elements (1 more)
Diana Rigg
Choppy editing (1 more)
Weak Sfx
We have all the time in the world
Finally got around to watching this one and was surprised it was better than I expected. It has all the main Bond ingredients, the Aston, crazy villain, awesome locations and plenty of action. Although Diana Rigg really stood out for me as a strong minded Bond girl. Some of Sfx scenes are very dated and some of fights are poorly edited. The overall villian plot might be a bit weak as well but as a whole this is a decent Bond film.
  
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Sensitivemuse (246 KP) rated Forsaken in Books

Jan 8, 2018  
Forsaken
Forsaken
Andrew Van Wey | Horror
6
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Great Horror Elements, Plot needs more
The horror aspects of this book was really good. It was creepy enough to give you the heebie jeebies and anything to do with strange looking paintings and children always make things more creepier than they should be. (The Shining, anyone?)

I can’t really say I like Daniel as a character. He had it coming to him. It was an awful cruel thing he did and he deserved every last bit of it. None of the characters really stood out here since Daniel was really the center of the plot, but wow Karina. You’re just some kind of special aren’t you? She played on Daniel’s sympathy until he realized she’s completely bat crazy and well, you walked into that one didn’t you? This is what happens when you want the cake and the cherry on top. Just don’t do it. However tempting that is.

Plot wise, it’s pretty entertaining and good stuff for a horror book. It does come off as reading a horror movie in print which is pretty good and frankly, if this ever was a movie, I’d probably watch it and enjoy it better. The ending was great and is everything you would expect in a horror movie or book. There’s mystery elements into the book which does not affect the story that much and adds more intrigue.

Although the horror elements were good, the execution of the story could be better. I thought certain aspects of the plot were just there for convenience. There could have been more to the Mabel plot arc. It was just planted there with no real explanation except it was given about 2-3 pages but no real contribution. I wish there was more to it. It would have helped, and could have made the story much better.

Despite some of the shortcomings of the book, it was an enjoyable read. It was creepy enough to give you the chills and the ending was what you would expect in this genre. Recommended to horror lovers!
  
    Million Onion Hotel

    Million Onion Hotel

    Games

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    Million Onion Hotel is an action puzzle packed with a lot of elements!! A mysterious world of crazy...

    Spy Club

    Spy Club

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    "We could start a Spy Club," suggested Beatrice. "You know — search for clues and try to find...

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David McK (3562 KP) rated T2: Infiltrator in Books

Jan 30, 2019 (Updated Sep 27, 2020)  
T2: Infiltrator
T2: Infiltrator
S.M. Stirling | 2002 | Film & TV
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was first released back in 2002, so 11 years after the film (which was 1991), but only a single year before 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'. I think I remember reading at the time that it closely followed elements of the plot of the (then) proposed third movie: re-reading this, it is interesting to see how many of those elements actually made it into the movie, or even into 'The Sarah Connor Chronicles' TV show (all of which are now no longer considered canon).

This (obviously!) follows the events of T2, with the Connors hiding out in Paraguay after having ended (or so they think!) the Skynet threat. Of course, this proves not to be the case, with a 'master terminator' (the Infiltrator if the title) sent back in time (again) to make sure that Cyberdyne's work carries on. This 'master terminator' takes the form of a female - T3, anyone? - and is actually a human hybrid rather than a machine in her own right (so, basically, a cyborg), so that she is better able to infiltrate the humans she hunts (in the future, and in the present). In this respect, she's probably closer to the original vision of the Terminators as somebody you could walk past in the street, rather than the hulking Arnie of the movies!