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David McK (3857 KP) rated The King's Man (2021) in Movies

Feb 12, 2022  
The King's Man (2021)
The King's Man (2021)
2021 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
7
7.0 (11 Ratings)
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Much delayed by the pandemic (roughly 2 years), this is the third Kingsman film, abandoning the modern-day setting of the first and second for a World War One era prequel.

Which proves to be a good move, injecting a spot of interest into the movie - I, for one, struggled with the second entry - and allowing a mishmash of history and fact to play out on screen.

This also has a shocking moment about roughly 2/3rds of the way through, during the period of the movie in the trenches that almost feels like it belongs to a different film altogether.

It also has an absolutely bonkers fight scene involving Rasputin: it's a pity, I feel, that he does not have a larger role than he does!
  
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Bethr1986 (305 KP) rated To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved) in Books

Sep 7, 2022  
To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved)
To Have and To Lose (Deathly Beloved)
Miranda Grant | 2022 | Humor & Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Aurelia is a fairy princess with the world on her shoulders. For as long as she can remember there has been war it's down to her to end it all.


I love Miranda's writing it's always one that captures me and makes me want to read more, I'm always disappointed when I get to the end of one of her stories.

This is the prequel to death do us part and is pretty gut-wrenching in parts. It's a fast-paced book with some rather hot sex scenes and a lot of blood.


I can't say too much without giving away what happens and nobody likes spoilers!


I hope you read it and enjoy it as much as I have.
  
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Rickey A. Mossow Jr. (689 KP) rated Overlord (2018) in Movies

May 21, 2019  
Overlord (2018)
Overlord (2018)
2018 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
6
7.5 (33 Ratings)
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Good gory fictional historical events that could have been shorter.
Been looking forward to this one for a while. While I enjoyed the film overall. the story took too long to develop in some spots. Characters felt a little hollow and depended on the World War II setting to get the viewer to understand them. That being said, once the story hit its mark, the action was fast and furious. Some truly amazing visual effects. Not for the weak stomached in the least. A good, gory fictional take on historical events that could have been helped with shorter run time.
  
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Milleen (47 KP) rated Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink in Books

Nov 14, 2018 (Updated Nov 14, 2018)  
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Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink
Anthony McCarten | 2017
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
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The prize-winning screen writer of the film 'The Theory of everything' has penned a wonderful insight into the life of Winston Spencer Churchill. This narrative examines his rise during one of the most crucial periods of World War II. It relives the conversations between Britain's most powerful men, revealed through their private diary excerpts. Through these intensely researched accounts of the time, McCarten skilfully conveys a very rounded and human account of Churchill. He cleverly shows how a man full of self-doubt transformed himself into the iconic figure that led the country to victory.
  
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    Mageborn

    Stephen Aryan

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    It's been ten years since the battlemage war, where thousands died as mages sundered the earth and...

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Wallace Shawn recommended Topsy-Turvy (1999) in Movies (curated)

 
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
1999 | International, Comedy, Drama
(0 Ratings)
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"Well, England is to my taste a great, great film country. I don’t think any filmmakers have been greater than Hitchcock, fabulously represented in the Criterion Collection by The Lady Vanishes and a great box set, Wrong Men & Notorious Women; Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, represented by many films, including The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (one of their very best, also made during World War II); and of course Mike Leigh. Topsy-Turvy is so fascinating, because Mike Leigh celebrates precisely the approach to acting that he has driven his own actors farther and farther away from in his own films."

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