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Bewitched (Breakers Hockey #5)

Elise Faber

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She had a secret. One Beth had spent her whole life running from. But her secret had finally...

Contemporary Sports Romance

JT (287 KP) rated End of Watch (2012) in Movies

Mar 10, 2020

End of Watch (2012)

2012 | Drama

8.7

(13 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Officer Brian Taylor’s (Jake Gyllenhaal) opening monologue in which we see a car chase and shoot out from the front dashboard camera of a Los Angeles black and white, sets the tone for what will be a gripping action flick.

It’s an indication that this cop film is not going to be as clear cut as any before it, and its no frills policy will surely shock most viewers as officers Taylor and Zavala (Michael Peña) tackle everything from the mundane to the murderous on their watch. We follow the pair during their daily routines which includes in the locker room, the briefing room as well as unique camera set ups from inside the patrol car and a hand held that Taylor carries along with him.

It’s incredibly well shot, and takes the conventional cop film and gives it a big slice of realism. It would give you the impression of what a real ride along might include, and the kinds of situations they find themselves in.

“I am the police, and I’m here to arrest you. You’ve broken the law.”

These situations might affect you in different ways, like the one involving two young children, which is particularly hard to watch. Director David Ayer has not shied away from the brutality of the surroundings the officers find themselves in, and uncomfortable scenarios are all part and parcel of this job. It’s not long before they start to ruffle a few feathers not just on the streets but within their own department. When they uncover a drug cartel which is a small piece of a very large jigsaw they are marked for death.

The film is also looked at from the view point of LA’s criminal underworld, where it seems everyone has a hand held camera and likes to film themselves. It seems a bit stupid really and maybe Ayer should have kept that side of the story to the conventional camera, it doesn’t work all that well if I’m honest. The relationship between Taylor and Zavala is probably the most believable of any on screen buddy cop partnerships, not since Lethal Weapon (the first film at least) has a pairing conveyed such emotion and chemistry. You’d almost believe that these two had been together for years.

Ayer has had plenty of experience in this field already, having written the scripts for S.W.A.T, Training Day and The Fast and the Furious, but those films only looked at cops from the outside. End of Watch goes in just that little bit further which helps to make it unique from all the rest.

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Danny Bez (121 KP) rated Skyforge in Video Games

Jun 14, 2019

Skyforge

Action/Adventure, Role-Playing, Strategy

5.7

(3 Ratings)

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This game started of poorly when was first released. Group aventures there wasn't any match making so straight away after you done your tuturial provinces on your way to becoming a God. You were left clueless and unable to progress without adding a bunch of randomers. However past few months when I re downloaded the game I had saw a huge improvement in game play the story line is brilliant in my opinion. So much different things you can do yet still doesn't seem be enough players online for this game. It's definitely improved over past few years however still room to grow after all it is a free game so you expect so much be wrong don't you.

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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Cam (2018) in Movies

Mar 14, 2020

Cam (2018)

2018 | Horror, Thriller

4.6

(5 Ratings)

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407. Cam. Alice is a hot cam girl, not really though, we get to see part of her show, there's no realistic way her shows are pulling down that kind of attention, it's the one-eyed handmaiden afterall, c'mon! One day before Alice gets to log on, her password isn't working, annoying. She then has to get the password changed and all that jazz only to find out, she's online right now!! Huh? How? And worse, her replacement is getting better numbers during her cam show, oops. And now Alice has to play detective, meeting up with guys that visit her online room, that's safe, and it all leads to a rather dull, unsatisfying ending... Filmbufftim on FB