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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Battleship (2012) in Movies

Feb 9, 2018  
Battleship (2012)
Battleship (2012)
2012 | Action, Sci-Fi
6
5.5 (17 Ratings)
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The Board game brought to life
Alex Hopper is a Lt in the Navy and is about to be kicked out after a fight with another countries commander during RIMPAC (A series of naval exercises to determine who is the best) When all of a sudden a group of UFO's come crashing down and seal his destroyer and a few other ships is an barrier. He needs to figure out a way to defeat these beings and restore order to the sea. What better way than to have a system that involves the rules of the great board game Battleship.

Movie has a good cast with Kitsch, Rianna,Skarsgard and Decker. The storyline and plot however is very cheesy and you can figure out what is gonna happen before it does. Some of the action sequences make this movie at least a one time watch. Also has a decent soundtrack
  
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Debbiereadsbook (1197 KP) rated A Star to Sail By in Books

Sep 9, 2023  
A Star to Sail By
A Star to Sail By
Joy Lynn Fielding | 2023 | LGBTQ+, Romance
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
loved being kept on my toes!
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.

Crispin wanted to be in the Navy, and now he finds himself on a pirate ship, helping them. But these pirates aren't like anything he heard about and Billy, especially, calls to him for reasons he can't figure out. Billy knows though, and it takes a storm to bring them finally to admit to each other what they could be.

What I especially liked about this, was being kept on my toes!

We are aware that something happened to Crispin to mean he is surviving on a merchant ship, and is no longer in the Royal Navy, but not WHY. We know Billy hates Naval officers, but not WHY. And we get the answers to both almost at the same time. Very different reasons, but equally devastating to them. I'm not going to go into it, for spoilers, but difficult reading, Billy's especially. Be mindful of the trigger warnings on this book.

It's not especially explicit, but I didn't mind that here. It's more about the feeling these two men have for each other, and knowing that they can be together, in this time, and be safe.

It is, however, quite violent. These pirates are ...reasonable...in their behaviours, but things happen and then Crispin and Billy are dealt a nasty blow. The level of violence is not graphic, though it does carry some detailed descriptions of punishments and the aftermath. Also, the reason Billy hates Naval officers is described in some detail.

It's not a complicated read, and I found I read it faster than I normally would for a book of this length, some 370 pages.

First I've read of this author, I like the way she spins her tales. I'll certainly read more by this author.

A very enjoyable, 4 star read

*same worded review will appear elsewhere