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Merissa (11938 KP) created a post

Dec 9, 2021  
"An evening at the La Scala in Milan twirls the lives of five people into a web of rivalry, intrigues, heartaches, obsession, murder, loss, and revenge."

NBtM & #Giveaway: Golden Shana: The Chase (Golden Shana #1) by A.P. Von K'Ory - @Archaeolibrary, @GoddessFish, @Apky11162, #Erotic, #Romance, #Suspense,

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Nobody (2021)
Nobody (2021)
2021 | Action, Comedy, Crime
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7.8 (20 Ratings)
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Well, that was different.

Pretty much a John Wickham revenge thriller, with Bob Odenkirk a husband who initially does nothing when his house is invaded ... before it becomes clear that he very very easily could have done.

Yes, he has 'a very specific set of skills'.

That's another influence on this film, or so it seems.
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Conan the Barbarian (1982) in Movies

Feb 22, 2018 (Updated Feb 22, 2018)  
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
1982 | Adventure, Fantasy
Well-remembered fantasy movie isn't very similar to Howard's original stories, but gets the tone more or less right and made Arnie into a proper movie star. Strapping barbarian lad's family is murdered, spends montage sequence growing up while strapped to a capstan, escapes, sets out for revenge, and so on.

Dodges most of the more tedious fantasy-movie cliches by being about a straightforward hunt for revenge rather than a quest for plot coupons. Arnie isn't quite up to portraying Conan's inner life, but hits people with an axe very capably. It's all very staunchly right-wing - opens with a quote from Nietzsche and continues in a similar vein - but the results are campy more than actually problematic. Bombastic score from Basil Poledouris is a major plus.