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Charlotte (184 KP) rated Black Flag Journals: One Soldier's Experience in America's Longest War in Books

Oct 18, 2021  
Black Flag Journals: One Soldier's Experience in America's Longest War
Black Flag Journals: One Soldier's Experience in America's Longest War
Dennis John Woods | 2021 | Biography
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Powerful and emotional.

A journey that would destroy so many is brilliantly written about in this. From the initial shock of the twin towers on that fateful day to the day of retirement, we are carried through many challenges.

Informative and heartbreaking, you learn things that would never cross your mind and feel so emotional.
I was hooked from the start and struggled to put it down. The pictures used really paint a bigger picture of family (which is what the military is), of togetherness and some of the numerous highs and lows that are faced each and every day.

If you're a fan of real life stories, want an idea of past events or generally like to emerse yourself in a brilliant read then this would be a great place to start.
  
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David McK (3632 KP) rated Zulu Dawn (1979) in Movies

Nov 9, 2025 - 4:11 PM  
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Zulu Dawn (1979)
1979 | Action, International, Drama
6
6.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
The battle of Rorke's Drift, as told in the film Zulu, has gone down in history as a famous last stand, where a force of (roughly) 100 British soldiers held off over 10 times their number of Zulu warriors.

What's not so famous is the events immediately preceding said battle, where the Zulu warriors wiped out a force of British redcoats at the battle of Isandlwhana, after the British forces had invaded Zululand.

That's the focus of this film, showing the hubris and arrogance of the British High Command as they invaded in January 1879, believing the Zuls would be easy pray for a 'modern, sophisticated army'.

How wrong they were.

It's one of the worst defeats The British Army had ever suffered against an indigenous foe equipped with vastly inferior military technology.
  
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Darren (1599 KP) rated Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015) in Movies

Oct 14, 2019  
Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015)
Navy Seals vs. Zombies (2015)
2015 |
3
3.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Characters – LT Pete Cunningham is leading the Navy SEALS, he must put his trust in the newest member of the team in AJ, while trying to get the team through the hordes of zombies to prove once again that his team in the elite military team. Commander Sheer is running the operations from the military base, he doesn’t want to see his men take any unnecessary risks. VP Bentley is the man the team are sent to rescue, he is in the running for the next presidential race. AJ is he newest member of the SEALS team, he is about to become a father and this is his first mission as part of the team, where he must prove himself to the rest of the unit.

Performances – The performances in the film suffer because of the lack of interesting non-generic characters. none of the actors get a chance to show their skills as performers, with large parts of the film just being headless running around.

Story – The story here follows a Navy SEALS unit that must go into Baton Rouge to rescue the Vice president and the scientists behind the outbreak. This is everything a zombie story has given us before, we have a group of people running around a city trying to elude the zombies that outnumber them. We know the team will dwindle down as the film unfolds which is the normal. The starting point for the weaknesses comes from that fact this story is set in a world where zombie film don’t exist, which is clear by all the behaviour through the film. Most of the actual storytelling is saved for the closing of the film which fills in most of the blanks we don’t mention until then.

Action/Horror – The action in the film is just shooting zombies, it is nothing new and becomes overly repetitive after a while. The horror side of the film gives us zombies that run, they never feel like a threat to the anybody.

Settings – The film is set in Baton Rouge, which is considered a military area, I think, the truth is, it could have been any city without any major locations being shown.

Special Effects – The effects in the film are weak with even basic door explosion looking weak, the zombie look is acceptable for a low budget film.


Scene of the Movie – The explaining.

That Moment That Annoyed Me – The stupid decisions.

Final Thoughts – This is a basic zombie film that offers nothing new to the genre, it I filled with stupid decisions and generic action.

 

Overall: Basic zombie nonsense.