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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated The Bad Beat (Burn Notice #5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
What Sam and Michael think is a simple job of helping out a guy hounded by loan sharks becomes much more complex when they find Russian mobsters are also after the guy. While the climax felt weak, overall the book was still good.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-burn-notice-bad-beat-by-tod.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-burn-notice-bad-beat-by-tod.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
noname (2 KP) rated John Wick (2014) in Movies
May 24, 2019
a top assassin who's wife recently dies is sent a post death gift od a little puppy by said deceased wife, whilst out filling his car a mobsters idiot son takes a liking to john wick's fantastic car, later on he breaks in with his goons beats up john wick.............you definitely have to watch this can't say anymore as it would be a spoiler alert, john wick is my anti hero swoon!!!!!!
Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Madso's War (2010) in Movies
Feb 2, 2019
Dark gritty crime drama
Contains spoilers, click to show
When a Mob boss decides to disappear because the cops are closing in on him his rivals decide to take over with disastrous consequences. A cut throat world is exposed as betrayal and murder take over. Madso gets caught up in it with his gang of middle rate thieves and mobsters and as his mob slowly gets taken out he has hard decisions to make about his future.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Pulp Fiction (1994) in Movies
Jan 22, 2018
One of Tarantino's best
The lives of Two Thugs, A mobsters wife, A boxer, two thieves and a messed up cop into severe S&M are put on display is this multi out of sequence scene movie with an amazing soundtrack. We see death, love, desception, greed and plain old murder in this high speed movie. If you miss one part of any story than you will be truly lost like with almost many Tarantino movies plot ans story is everything.
This movie brought John Travolta back to life and rebooted his career.
This movie brought John Travolta back to life and rebooted his career.
Christina Tsitlakidou (43 KP) rated The Godfather (1972) in Movies
Jul 10, 2017
Marlon Brando as Godfather (2 more)
James Caan as Al Pacino
Storyline- hardened mobsters value family above all else
Godfather is iconic. An absolute classic must-watch, everything from the cast,acting, filmmaking, and storyline is on point. There is really nothing to fault.
In Godfather, family means absolutely everything and crime is almost a way of life, like a religion. Marlon Brando and James Caan are extraordinary actors, you really can't fault their performance.
The only negative thing I can point out, which isn't technically a bad thing, is the number of characters. To fully absorb all the details you definitely need to watch Godfather a few times to understand the complex family plots.
The only negative thing I can point out, which isn't technically a bad thing, is the number of characters. To fully absorb all the details you definitely need to watch Godfather a few times to understand the complex family plots.
Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Blood Father (2016) in Movies
Apr 20, 2020
Mel Unleashed
418. Blood Father. I had the feeling the whole time that this easily could have been the script for the last Rambo flick, Sly said no, Mel just got off house arrest so, it worked out. In this, I think Mel is playing a version of himself, and just went with it. Link is an ex-con recovering alcoholic that gets a call from his missing daughter, like legit missing, reward money type missing, anyways, she just called to let her know that she just killed her Mexican mobster boyfriend, and she's on the run and needs help. So Link goes and picks up Lydia and brings her back to his home/tattoo parlor. But wouldn't you know it, those mobsters find out where she went, and show up in a pretty amusing gunfight, each time Link pulls the trigger he announces out loud the criminal charge he is now going to face. Escape they do, on the run they must go. Once at a motel, obviously terrified that a criminal organization wants her and her father dead, she still has time to be a teenage girl and come flirt with the checkout guy, and that's when she sees the TV, the law is now looking for them as well. So go deeper into hiding they must, she dyes her hair blonde, Link shaves his pretty awesome beard to look like Mel's very real mugshot, and off they go again. Will the mobsters catch up? Of course they will or there'd be no point! It's definitely not great, but still fun to watch. Filmbufftim on FB!
David McK (3425 KP) rated John Wick (2014) in Movies
Mar 11, 2023
Well, that was ... something different.
Perhaps Keanu Reeeve's best role since the Matrix, with Keanu portraying the feared hitman John Wick, who comes out of retirement following the death of his wife when his house is ransacked, his car stolen and his puppy (a last gift from said wife) killed by a young generation of Russian mobsters.
The elders of all who fear the Baba Yaga.
AKA the boogeyman. Or John Wick.
So a pretty straightforward revenge plot, with Reeves on a rampage of destruction as he hunts down those responsible, with some pretty intense (and brilliantly choreographed) action scenes, and with hints of a larger world of underground assassins with the inclusion of the designated safe-ground of the Continental Hotel(s), and with the gold coins that act as a sort of payment/token of favour.
Perhaps Keanu Reeeve's best role since the Matrix, with Keanu portraying the feared hitman John Wick, who comes out of retirement following the death of his wife when his house is ransacked, his car stolen and his puppy (a last gift from said wife) killed by a young generation of Russian mobsters.
The elders of all who fear the Baba Yaga.
AKA the boogeyman. Or John Wick.
So a pretty straightforward revenge plot, with Reeves on a rampage of destruction as he hunts down those responsible, with some pretty intense (and brilliantly choreographed) action scenes, and with hints of a larger world of underground assassins with the inclusion of the designated safe-ground of the Continental Hotel(s), and with the gold coins that act as a sort of payment/token of favour.
Merissa (12061 KP) rated Spellbound (Magic in Manhattan #1) in Books
Aug 1, 2019
Spellbound (Magic in Manhattan #1) by Allie Therin
SPELLBOUND is the first book in the Magic in Manhattan series, and I seriously can't wait for book two!
Set in the 1920's, you get a front seat to all that involves--Speakeasy's, prohibition, mobsters, Germans. It's all here, and gives you an insight into what life might have been like.
Rory and Arthur make for a perfect couple! I loved Rory's sass and his spitting alley cat fight. Arthur is the big softie with an even bigger heart, who just wants to help.
With a great cast of characters, this story was gripping from the very start. The pacing is smooth, there were no plot holes I fell through, and the world building is outstanding.
With humour, sass, peril, and betrayal, this book had it all for me. Highly recommended, and when is book two coming out? Absolutely brilliant.
Set in the 1920's, you get a front seat to all that involves--Speakeasy's, prohibition, mobsters, Germans. It's all here, and gives you an insight into what life might have been like.
Rory and Arthur make for a perfect couple! I loved Rory's sass and his spitting alley cat fight. Arthur is the big softie with an even bigger heart, who just wants to help.
With a great cast of characters, this story was gripping from the very start. The pacing is smooth, there were no plot holes I fell through, and the world building is outstanding.
With humour, sass, peril, and betrayal, this book had it all for me. Highly recommended, and when is book two coming out? Absolutely brilliant.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Equalizer (2014) in Movies
Jun 22, 2020
Guts Over Fear
The Equalizer- i love this movie. I remember when i saw this back in 2014 and i loved it. The acting, the drama, the suspense, the violence and Denzel. A good guy gone rogue. A good guy gone bad. Who knows his skills and will use his skills to the test to kill bad guys.
The plot: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), a man of mysterious origin who believes he has put the past behind him, dedicates himself to creating a quiet new life. However, when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager who has been manhandled by violent Russian mobsters, he simply cannot walk away. With his set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenging angel, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless.
Its a excellent movie and a must watch film.
The plot: Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), a man of mysterious origin who believes he has put the past behind him, dedicates himself to creating a quiet new life. However, when he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz), a teenager who has been manhandled by violent Russian mobsters, he simply cannot walk away. With his set of formidable skills, McCall comes out of self-imposed retirement and emerges as an avenging angel, ready to take down anyone who brutalizes the helpless.
Its a excellent movie and a must watch film.