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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Die Last in Books

Nov 19, 2017

Die Last

Tony Parsons | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

7.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Tony Parsons deals with another tough topic

This is wonderful story telling. London, its smells, noises and people emerge, gloriously, from the page.

The story itself surrounds the murky, brutal world of human trafficking, an enterprise that is ever expanding. Parsons humanises the victims, ranging from trafficked sex slaves to servitude.

They are a bit far fetched however - as is all crime fiction, nevertheless, I've enjoyed all of these as they race along and keep you engaged.

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LissaBeth21 (6 KP) rated Seeking Refuge in Books

Jan 8, 2018

Seeking Refuge

Irene Watts | 2017 | Comics & Graphic Novels

6.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Not very many stories of Jews during World War II have a happy ending. Being evacuated twice, once from Germany to London on the Kindertransport and then again to Wales after war is declared, Marianne's struggles are visceral. Watching a child go through terrifying separation from her family only to be placed in difficult and lonely situations was heart wrenching. Though it is bittersweet, I was overjoyed by the ending to this beautiful book. Marianne certainly deserved it!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated MSR: Metropolis Street Racer in Video Games

Apr 25, 2018 (Updated Jul 27, 2021)

Great graphics (1 more)

Accurate city locations

Key racing game

This is the the game that kinda prequeled Project Gotham Racing on the Xbox. With fewer cars, tracks and cities than the first PGR game. It had incredible detailed city tracks based on Tokyo, San Francisco and London. Allowing you to race around Westminster, do doughnuts in Leicester Square. There were time attacks, various challenges and the new Kudos system. For the time this was the most detailed racing game ever!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Revolver (2005) in Movies

Feb 9, 2019

Revolver (2005)

2005 | Action, Drama, Mystery

6.3

(4 Ratings)

Movie Rating

A great crime thriller with a a good cast. For a change for a Guy Ritchie gangster film this isn't about East end gangsters in London and there is no humour in this. It makes a nice change and the story is very good. The plot gets a bit twisted and can be hard to follow at times. However it's one of the better gangster films I've seen in a long while. Slick and stylish with some great twists.

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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated 1920 London (2016) in Movies

Feb 23, 2019

1920 London (2016)

2016 | Horror

7.0

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

really good story, good speiclal effects (0 more)

A clever supernatural horror

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I enjoyed this horror as it has good special effects and a clever story. The possession of the husband and his subsequent deterioration are quite graphic at times and the overall feel of the film is just dark enough. The musical parts are a minor hiccup but they do piece the story together nicely. From India to London this is a horror film that is definitely worth a watch.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Sweeney (2012) in Movies

Feb 10, 2018

The Sweeney (2012)

2012 | Action, Drama, International

6.3

(4 Ratings)

Movie Rating

An ok English crime action film based on the old TV series. It looked very good from the trailer, but unfortunately that is quite misleading in the terms of the film as a whole. There are some good chase scenes and action set pieces, although not quite up to Heat (Which one scene is very similar to) but it does have the iconic London landmarks in there. Overall not bad but a bit more action would have been great.