Loz Hughes (80 KP) rated Hugo (2011) in Movies
Aug 2, 2018
Its a beautiful storyline and the portrayal of all the characters were great. Set in Paris it captures a little of the magic and nostalgia of the time with references to life and society after ww1.
Asa was fantastic as Hugo and having seen him in Miss peregrines home for peculiar children he continues to grow as an actor. I would definitely see this film again and can be quite confident it'll appeal to audiences of all ages.
Biggles: The Camels Are Coming
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At the end of WW1, Biggles and fellow pilots contend with enemies in their own Sopwith Camels. "The...
David McK (3251 KP) rated Wolverine: Origin II in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Early 20th-century (pre WW1) set story about James Hewlitt, the man who would become Wolverine who -as this starts - is living wild in the woods.
When his family of wolves is slaughterd by a bear, however, and when he then kills said bear, this sets in motion a chain of events that sees Wolverine being hunted, eventually captured, put on show and experimented upon ...
Nice art, so-so story.
David McK (3251 KP) rated Simulating War: Studying conflict through simulation games in Books
Jun 16, 2024
This, essentially, is a scholarly thesis on the use of wargaming in an educational setting - like another reader, I found the first part (about the theory) interesting, the second part - containing example games - less so (perhaps because of my lack of real interest in anything beyond WW1 in the air).
Like being forced to study Shakespeare in school, I found this to somewhat suck the fun out of the activity in question.
Still, YMMV, as the saying goes ...
Toupie Lowther: Her Life - a New Assessment
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Toupie Lowther appears as a walk-on character in many biographies of Radclyffe Hall and Una...
Private Peaceful
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A stunning edition of this modern classic of World War One, featuring an introduction by the author...
The Key in the Lock
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I still dream, every night, of Polneath on fire...' By day, Ivy Boscawen mourns the loss of her...
Gothic Psychological Grief WW1 Cornwall UK
Jpb (34 KP) rated Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) in Movies
Feb 2, 2021
Wonder Woman seems less intelligent, morally dubious, and extremely reckless in this film. You also have a WW1 piolet get into a up to date fight and fly it, it just that so happens to be primed and ready to go.
Come on DC you can do better
Malcolm Of Earth
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They took him from his world to end a war on theirs… They got more than they bargained for. ...
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