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David McK (3721 KP) rated The Running Man in Books

Jan 28, 2019  
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The Running Man
Richard Bachman | 1999
6
8.0 (3 Ratings)
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First and foremost, if you think this is anything like the Arnie movie, think again! That movie only shares the title, a few names, and the idea of a game show with the book.

Written by Richard Bachman (aka Stephen King), this is set in a future dystopia where the gulf between the rich and the poor has widened even further, to the extent that, while the rich have access to new gadgets, medicine and groceries, life is a daily struggle to survive for the poor (who are now treated as vermin by the rich).

The top TV shows are all game shows (OK: like the movie); in all the poor are more-or-less tortured (the shows have names like 'Swimming with Crocidiles' or 'Treadmill to Fortune') to earn money. Of these, the most popular by far is 'The Running Man', which is - basically - a televised manhunt.

This is a pretty quick read - only took me about one day - with the Ben Richards of the novel far more sickly and wasted than the muscular Arnie of the film (Steve Buscemi, perhaps?), with the novel also covering a wider area of land than the Running Man set of that movie (which, remember, is only set in four zones - here, it's more-or-less right across America). The ending is also far more downbeat!
  
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    Cruiser Limo Taxi

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    As Modern Taxi Driver & Cruise Celebrities Around City In Your Luxury Taxi Limo Driving If you like...

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Ross (3284 KP) rated The Elis James And John Robins On Radio X Podcast in Podcasts

Jan 4, 2018  
The Elis James And John Robins On Radio X Podcast
The Elis James And John Robins On Radio X Podcast
Comedy, Music, Society & Culture
10
7.7 (3 Ratings)
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Banter (3 more)
Humblebrags
Made Up Games
The championing of "e-mail"
Nothing (0 more)
I am a PCD
Two friends chatting about music, life, love, veganism and social media on Radio X. Excellent features such as "Humblebrag of the Week", "Made Up Game", "Abbatoir" (where some of the biggest bands in the world are debated and listener votes either put them safely in the paddock or consign them to the abbatoir) and "Winner Plays On".
Both comedians in their own right, Elis James is a football-mad Welsh mod and John Robins is a Queen-obsessed stickler for the rules. Both have enough in common and enough different opinions to make the show hilarious and something of a cult. Listen to all shows from the start to become a "retro-oner" and a "Podcast Devotee" (PCD).
  
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David McK (3721 KP) rated In the Line of Fire (1993) in Movies

Jan 16, 2022  
In the Line of Fire (1993)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
1993 | Action, Mystery
7
7.5 (10 Ratings)
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Early 90s political thriller starring the ever-reliable Clint Eastwood (in, I feel, a rare non-Western role) as the lone still-in-service Secret Service Agent who was on duty when JFK got shot, and who gets pulled into a game of cat and mouse when the current President's life is threatened during his re-election campaign by a psychopath, brilliantly (and creepily) played by John Malkovich, despite and over the advice of that President's chief of staff (who doesn't believe there to be any danger).

This takes a while to get going, and there are more than a few cliches along the way - "I'm going to quit tomorrow' being the most egregious - with the film largely relying on the charisma of its leading actors. Thankfully, they are - mostly - up to the task.
  
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    Pocket Plants

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    Bring life back to barren landscapes by growing and evolving adorable plants! Combine your plants...