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Beyond the Bounty

Tony Parsons

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From the number one bestselling author comes a swashbuckling tale of mutiny and murder in paradise...

David McK (3632 KP) rated Objectif Lune (Destination Moon) (Tintin #16) in Books

Jul 7, 2020

The first of Herge's 2-part adventure detailing Tintin's Moon adventure, it's amazing to think that these stories were actually written roughly 20 years before man actually first did so!

Unlike its sequel (Explorers on the Moon), this one is mainly set on good old Planet Earth itself, with Tintin (and Snowy!), Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the bungling Thompson twins all in the Sprodj Atomic Research Centre in Syldavia, working on the rocket that will take them to the moon!

This, I believe, is also one of only a handful of 2-part stories (the others being the earlier The Secret of the Unicorn followed by Red Rackham's Treasure and The Seven Crystal Ballsfollowed by Prisoners of the Sun).

Finally, remember the era in which they were written!

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The Communist Cookbook: A Novel

Sharmishtha Roy Chowdhury

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As the Second World War draws to a close, George Clark finds himself posted to Bajapur to begin his...

David McK (3632 KP) rated Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D in TV

Mar 14, 2021

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The grand-daddy of the Marvel TV shows (no longer canon?)

The grand-daddy of the Marvel TV shows which, while it started out connected to the mainline cinema offerings, eventually split off and became its own thing somewhere after the events of Thor: The Dark World (at least, that's the last time I remember their being a direct correlation from the events shown in the films!); definitely after the time of 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' (which is where the show suddenly 'took off').

It's also hard to rate as a whole, with some season better than others, and with the alter seasons themselves often split into 'mini-seasons'.

For me, the best season was probably either the one with the Framework, or with Ghost Rider (finally done properly!).

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Black Widow (2021) in Movies

Jul 9, 2021

Good actors (1 more)

Plenty of action

Great to have a Marvel film back

Great to have Marvel back on the big screen. While not quite an origin story, we do get to see the Black Widows early years as a child at the start. Most of the film is set around the Civil war film in the time line. While on the run her past catches up with her.
The cast is very good and David Harbour is good as the Red Guardian. Russia's answer to Captain America. He generally has most of the funny moments in the film as well.
The action scenes are great and Sfx look great. Nice to have a blockbuster film to enjoy in the cinema again.
The credits are about 6 minutes long and there is a scene after them.