Awix (3310 KP) rated Bell-Bottom George (1943) in Movies
May 17, 2020
These days I suspect most people only watch George Formby films for the one-liners and the musical numbers - but the script here is thin, and Formby doesn't play the uke in half the songs (which mostly aren't that good either). All the usual elements turn up - chases, slapstick, unlikely romance, etc - but the movie feels padded even at only 97 minutes long and it's just not consistently funny enough. Still, the second world war saw some terrible disasters, and this is far from the worst of them.
Before the Crown
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Before the crown there was a love story… Windsor Castle, 1943 As war rages across the world,...
The Doorkeepers
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As far as her family knows, Julia Winward, a young American woman, has been missing in England for...
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s beloved classic A Canterbury Tale is a profoundly personal...
The Mighty Thor/Journey into Mystery: Everything Burns
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The gods will be turned to ash! The World Tree burns as the forces of Surtur, Lord of Muspelheim,...
Surviving The Evacuation, Book 3: Family
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The undead rose. Nations collapsed. Some people survived. Three months after escaping from London,...
Fire Wolf (Fire & Reign #1)
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Since the fall of the royal house, the four kingdoms have been divided and at war, leaving many...
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A Boy and His Dog
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Winner of the Nebula Award: A boy and his telepathic dog fight to survive in a war-torn,...
Torchwood One: Before the Fall
Matt Fitton, Joseph Lidster, Jenny T. Colgan and Barnaby Edwards
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Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Forgotten Kingdom (The Lost Queen Trilogy #2) in Books
Sep 25, 2020
The Forgotten Kingdom by Signe Pike is the 2nd novel in The Lost Queen Trilogy. To give a fair review, I read the first book, The Lost Queen.
This novel is told by 3 points of view, unlike the 1st novel, which had two. We continue to follow Langoureth and Lailoken and are introduced to Langoureth's daughter, Angharad.
The Forgotten Kingdom opens with Languoreth still locked in her chamber, awaiting news of her husband and son who have ridden to wage war with her brother, the love of her life, and the rest of the Dragon Warriors. While you could start reading the trilogy with this part, Pike beautifully sets up the world, allies, and enemies in book one. Reading it would give a clear understanding of the actions in book two.
Rarely does it happen, but I enjoyed this sequel more than book one. Pike's writing is detailed but not overly done. She built a vibrant world that is as magical as the characters within.
Unlike book one, the story could end after book 2, but with the introduction of Arthur to Merlin, who would want it to stop? Goodreads does not list a release date for book three.
This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 9/24/20.