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David McK (3562 KP) rated Napoleon (2023) in Movies

Dec 7, 2023

Napoleon (2023)

2023 | History

7.3

(6 Ratings)

Movie Rating

The Corsican Ogre.

As the English called him.

I found this to be a bit on the long side, concentrating too much on the tumultuous relationship between Napoleon and Josephine and not enough in the events of the period - 15 years (in film) go past in the blink of an eye, with no mention at all made of Napoleon's Italian campaign, and with the invasion of Russia taking all of 10 minutes or so; Waterloo expanded to maybe 15 (or so it feels). Not enough time spent on them, anyway, I felt.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Quest for Lost Heroes (Drenai #4) in Books

Mar 11, 2023

An early Gemmell, this is the fourth (by release date) in his Drenai saga, and - I have to say - it shows somewhat.

Whilst it is an enjoyable read, I found this one to lack the complexity of some of his later works: indeed, the very plot itself even comes across as a rough outline for his later Winter Warriors.

Having said that, I still enjoyed this one, albeit not as much as his novels that included the Drenai hero Druss (name dropped in passing - this is set centuries on), or even the assassin Waylander.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated The continental in TV

Dec 9, 2023

The continental

2023 | Action, Crime, Thriller

7.5

(2 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

How did Winston get to be the manager of The Continental, the hotel for hitmen in the John Wick films?

Not a question I ever really thought of before, but that is more or less the driving premise behind this 1970s set prequel (of a sort) to the John Wick movies.

The series is 3 episodes long, each roughly about 1.5 hours long, with each themselves more or less split into 3 acts. In all cases, I found the middle part (and the middle episode) to be the weakest.