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An eclectic mix of crimes

Basically what it says on the cover. A mix of different crimes that have been committed over the years some I haven't even heard of. In some parts it seemed like it was a rush to get to the end of the information and in others although it was in someway related to what was written it just slightly seemed to go off track which to me made it a bit awkward for smooth reading.

A very factual book and a lot of research has been done for the information. 4/5
  
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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated RoboCop (2014) in Movies

Nov 2, 2021 (Updated Nov 3, 2021)  
RoboCop (2014)
RoboCop (2014)
2014 | Action, Sci-Fi
The 80s were a great time for movies and in particular a very violent and at some times black humoured movie from director Paul Verhoeven, yes folks, I'm talking about the original RoboCop.

It's the film that a lot of us still love today, with its story of a good cop (Peter Weller) who is murdered by criminals, in possibly one of the most gruesome cop killings in a movie in the 80s, who is then pieced back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting cyborg, who is tormented by the memory of his death and in turn goes out for revenge.
  
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up
Manifesto: On Never Giving Up
Bernardine Evaristo | 2021 | Biography, LGBTQ+
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I don’t know what I expected from this book, but it exceeded my expectations. It was fascinating and Evaristo really shares a lot of herself: her triumphs, her failures, her good and bad relationships. She tells us about the lesbian relationships she had through her 20’s, and talks of her relationship and marriage with her husband. Her determination to run theatre companies with and for black women, telling black womens stories.
But it’s her perseverance that stays with me well after I’ve finished the book. She really didn’t give up, no matter the circumstances.
This is well worth reading.
  
Halloween Ends (2022)
Halloween Ends (2022)
2022 | Horror
7
6.0 (5 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Jamie lee curtis (1 more)
Andi matichak
Not enough Michael Myers’s (0 more)
As a fan of the halloween films since the first film since first watched late night when I was 12 on the tv and liked it a lot then now forty years later we come to halloween ends did I like this one not as much as the previous two entries but it has plenty of gore some good kills but what the movie lacks is not enough Michael myers there is a reason for that but that would be spoilers which be naughty of me anyway good film needed more micael
  
The Marvels (2022)
The Marvels (2022)
2022 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
9
6.1 (8 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Brie larson (1 more)
Iman verlani
Watched Sunday night even with the hate it's been getting before it came out I want to say it I loved it even if its the shortest mcu movie in a long time but it was still fun especially from the three lead ladies who for me made it for me and then theres goose of course back there's a lot to like especially theres one planet won't give away abit chessey but fun in a marvel but don't forget to stay for the post credits scenes no spoliers but set up some interesting stuff
  
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
2000 | Action, Comedy, Western
6
7.8 (6 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Easy-going martial arts Jackie Chan/Owen Wilson (and Lucy Liu) film, with Chan portraying the party of a Chinese Forbidden City Imperial Guard soldier who travels to the Wild West of America to rescue the kidnapped Princess Pei Pei (Lucy Liu), and falls in with outlaw Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) along the way.

As a Jackie Chan film, you pretty much know what to expect: lots of martial arts slapstick in his own inimitable style (and pidgin English, which is still a lot better than my non-existent Chinese!) and a few 'that's a terrible name for a cowboy' puns along the way!
  
Heart of stone (2023)
Heart of stone (2023)
2023 | Action, Crime, Thriller
7
5.3 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Some big Action scenes (0 more)
Plot is becoming quite common (0 more)
Ok Spy Action
A decent Action film with not a lot of new ideas to it. The idea of some sort of device that can hack into anything has been covered by just about every Spy franchise going, even Fast and the Furious. The action scenes are good and it tries to add some crazy advanced tech in order to help out the main character with a visual aid. If you like these type of action films you'll like it but nothing much original to see here.
  
Tides of Fire (Sigma Force #17)
Tides of Fire (Sigma Force #17)
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Entry #17 in [author:James Rollins|38809] 'Sigma Force' novels where, I feel, it helps (maybe not essential) to have read the previous entries.

This time around, the members of Sigma Force - who I would probably best describe as scientists with guns - are in a race against time to understand, and stop, a chain of dormant volcanoes erupting off the coast of Australia: tsunami's, earthquakes, tidal waves, the lot ...

And it's all to do with something buried deep underwater ...

Enjoyable enough if, for me, not the best entry in the series.

Definite cliff-hanger for the next, though!
  
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
2015 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The most recent of the Mad Max movies (as of early 2024) and with Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson in the lead role, this is essentially one long car chase movie.

And the best, IMO, since 'The Road Warrior'.

This one also stars Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa - soon to have a spin-off movie of her own (albeit recast) - with a strong argument that this is really *her* movie instead of belonging to Max Rockatansky.

It helps, of course, that a lot of the (insane) stunts are real rather than SFX - for example, the polevaulters on top of cars? Real stuntmen.