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David McK (3684 KP) rated Sharpe's Sword in TV
Oct 16, 2022 (Updated Oct 16, 2022)
There's one of the later Sharpe books, where Cornwell has Harper (basically) say something along the lines of:
"Me? I went through the whole war with hardly a scratch. Major Sharpe, though, he's a different matter: he's always getting himself wounded"
This is the tale with the most sever of those wounds, when Sharpe is severely wounded by the French Colonel Leroux (who is on the hunt for Wellingtons spymaster) and is himself near death for a bit.
It's Sharpe though.
The one time that Sean Bean doesn't die!
"Me? I went through the whole war with hardly a scratch. Major Sharpe, though, he's a different matter: he's always getting himself wounded"
This is the tale with the most sever of those wounds, when Sharpe is severely wounded by the French Colonel Leroux (who is on the hunt for Wellingtons spymaster) and is himself near death for a bit.
It's Sharpe though.
The one time that Sean Bean doesn't die!
David McK (3684 KP) rated Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) in Movies
Feb 3, 2019 (Updated Sep 25, 2022)
Henry Cavill's moustache
'Your mission, should you choose to accept it...'
The sixth entry in Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible series, I believe this is also the first direct sequel to any of the other films (in this case, to Rogue Nation) with Tom Cruise once again reprising his role as superspy Ethan Hunt, who - alongside his team and faces from the past - is once again out to stop nefarious plots from being committed (in this case, the detonation of stolen nuclear warheads).
The sixth entry in Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible series, I believe this is also the first direct sequel to any of the other films (in this case, to Rogue Nation) with Tom Cruise once again reprising his role as superspy Ethan Hunt, who - alongside his team and faces from the past - is once again out to stop nefarious plots from being committed (in this case, the detonation of stolen nuclear warheads).
David McK (3684 KP) rated Casino Royale Vintage 007 in Books
Jan 30, 2019
The very first James Bond (now a cultural phenomenon) book, and I'm sorry, but - much like the most recent Bond film of the same name - it's very hard to make high stakes gambling interesting or exciting (without being personally involved).
And that's the crux of this book: British (not-so) secret Agent James Bond is chosen to go undercover to bankrupt Le Chiffre in gambling at the Casino Royale of the title.
THis Bond is also quite 'hard', more akin to the Bond of the Dalton or Craig era of the films than to that of (say) the Moore era or - my favourite - the Brosnan era. As the first novel in the series, this also highlights to Bond just how cold the spy game an be, with the inclusion of Vesper Lynd: one of only two female's in his (literary) life who have such an impact on him.
While the prose does flow well enough, and the novel is short enough not to out-stay it's welcome, it none-the-less failed to ignite any desire in me to hunt down any other of Ian Fleming's Bond novels: I'm not going to avoid them (or say no if I come across them), but neither I am going to actively hunt them out.
And that's the crux of this book: British (not-so) secret Agent James Bond is chosen to go undercover to bankrupt Le Chiffre in gambling at the Casino Royale of the title.
THis Bond is also quite 'hard', more akin to the Bond of the Dalton or Craig era of the films than to that of (say) the Moore era or - my favourite - the Brosnan era. As the first novel in the series, this also highlights to Bond just how cold the spy game an be, with the inclusion of Vesper Lynd: one of only two female's in his (literary) life who have such an impact on him.
While the prose does flow well enough, and the novel is short enough not to out-stay it's welcome, it none-the-less failed to ignite any desire in me to hunt down any other of Ian Fleming's Bond novels: I'm not going to avoid them (or say no if I come across them), but neither I am going to actively hunt them out.
Awix (3310 KP) rated The Associates of Sherlock Holmes in Books
Jan 23, 2020
A mixed bag of Sherlockian pastiches, each focusing on a different member of the supporting cast: these range from the very well-known to the rather obscure (e.g. Holmes' rival Barker, here recast as a Dorrington-esque chancer). Holmes himself is central to some of the stories, but almost entirely absent from others - so we get a range of different kinds of story. Holmes and Lestrade hunt for a Ripper-like serial killer; Irene Adler seeks revenge on the man she believes destroyed her life; Sebastian Moran sets out to hunt down a quarry with surprisingly large feet. Most of these are relatively 'straight', but some of the contributions enter the realms of horror and the paranormal.
Mostly fun and readable stuff, though, with nothing too shockingly revisionist (it's amusing to note that the authors here can't decide amongst themselves where exactly Dr Watson was shot). None of the stories is really outstanding, but there are no absolute stinkers either (although the one which attempts to 'fix' some of the absurder features of The Speckled Band by recourse to the introduction of Tibetan thought-projection techniques probably comes closest). Proof of the endless fun to be gained from playing around with this set of characters.
Mostly fun and readable stuff, though, with nothing too shockingly revisionist (it's amusing to note that the authors here can't decide amongst themselves where exactly Dr Watson was shot). None of the stories is really outstanding, but there are no absolute stinkers either (although the one which attempts to 'fix' some of the absurder features of The Speckled Band by recourse to the introduction of Tibetan thought-projection techniques probably comes closest). Proof of the endless fun to be gained from playing around with this set of characters.
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) in Movies
Apr 14, 2020
Disavowed: The Downfall
Mission: impossible - Ghost Protocal- is a good movie. Other critics told me that its the best movie out of the franchise, which im like why? Yes the plot is good, the stunts are good, the action is good and tom cruise is good. Other than that i agree with @Dean, @Erika and @Kevin Phillipson. The villian is non excisting, he's their but not really. The side charcters are just their. Simon Pegg is their for comedy, Jemery Renner is their for a side charcter and Paula Patton is their to look hot. Its a downfall, from 3, which is my favorite one and to me, in my opinion is the best one.
The plot: Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.
Hopefully 5 and 6 are better. Just have to wait and find out.
The plot: Blamed for a terrorist attack on the Kremlin, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and the entire IMF agency are disavowed by the U.S. government, while the president initiates the Ghost Protocol. Forced to go "off the grid" -- left without resources or backup -- Hunt must somehow clear the agency's name and prevent another attack. Complicating matters even more, Ethan must undertake the impossible mission with a group of fellow IMF fugitives whose actual motives are suspect.
Hopefully 5 and 6 are better. Just have to wait and find out.
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