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starwarsluvr (236 KP) rated The Catch in Books

Jan 30, 2018  
TC
The Catch
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was a very interesting story. it is apparently the spin-off of another series by Phoebe but you didn't have to read that series to understand this one. Some of the characters I did feel like there was a background I didn't know but it wasn't confusing or interfeering with the story for me. I loved these characters and I loved Paisley because she was a big, strong, amazing woman who had some insecurities and a dark past that Calvin had to fight to get through. He was amazing and strong and wonderful and sexy. I loved this story
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Blade II (2002) in Movies

Feb 20, 2018  
Blade II (2002)
Blade II (2002)
2002 | Action, Horror
9
7.5 (20 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Del Toro's intense action-horror-superhero thrash surpasses the original and slips the hospital pass to every subsequent instalment or spin-off. Terrifying mutant vampires appear, preying on the original kind; the vampire establishment is obliged to recruit Blade to help eliminate the new menace. Tensions inevitably ensue between Blade and his new allies...

Top cast includes various cult action stars, but the success of the film is down to the director's ability to give it both energy and atmosphere by the bucketload. Grips and entertains from start to finish; everything you want from this kind of film.
  
The second book in 'The Lost Fleet: Beyond the Frontier' spin-off from 'The Lost Fleet' series, with most of the same characters (so, in a way, the 7th book in the series).

Whereas the previous book primarily concerned the outbound portion of their mission (to investigate the extent of enigma - aliens discovered in the 'original' series - space), in this the fleet starts its journey home with the novel picking up almost directly from the end of that previous story.

They also don't (yet) make it all the way home - have to leave room for the next entry in the series, after all!
  
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Aliens Omnibus, Vol. 2
2
2.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Collecting the plot arcs of 'Genocide', 'Harvest' and 'Colonial Marines' I'm sorry, but I found this to be a real slog to get through.

Which is a pity, as these stories are (meant to be) a spin-off from still-the-best of the Aliens movie (i.e. the second, the one with an 'S' at the end).

And those aliens themselves - described in the movies as 'the perfect killing machine' - are treated more as cannon fodder than anything else, with these three stories all concentrating on increasingly unlikeable characters in increasing desperate situation.

One for completionists only.
  
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries
2009 | Drama
The Salvatore Brothers (0 more)
It's no longer on (0 more)
One of my favourites
Elena Gilbert loses both her parents and from then on her life becomes entangled in vampires, werewolves and witches. It is one of my favourite shows ever. The Salvatore brothers are gorgeous even for blood sucking vampires.
The storylines are always really good and each season has something different to offer.
The characters throughout are fun and you fall in love with their stories and lives.
If you love vampires and supernatural stories this is definitely worth a watch. As is the originals which is a spin off from the show.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated Nobody (2021) in Movies

Jan 22, 2022  
Nobody (2021)
Nobody (2021)
2021 | Action, Comedy, Crime
7
7.8 (20 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great action scenes (1 more)
Totally over the top
Miscast lead (0 more)
Full on Action
A fun full on non stop action film, once it gets going to the main story. From the director of @Hardcore Henry (2016) and it shows as this is is a similar vein. A bit like the John Wick films as a guy goes up against the odds a Russian Gang seek revenge. I like Bob Odenkirk but this is very different to his Saul role in Breaking Bad and the spin off, little hard to see him as a lethal weapon. One for action fans to enjoy.
  
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
2015 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The most recent of the Mad Max movies (as of early 2024) and with Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson in the lead role, this is essentially one long car chase movie.

And the best, IMO, since 'The Road Warrior'.

This one also stars Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa - soon to have a spin-off movie of her own (albeit recast) - with a strong argument that this is really *her* movie instead of belonging to Max Rockatansky.

It helps, of course, that a lot of the (insane) stunts are real rather than SFX - for example, the polevaulters on top of cars? Real stuntmen.