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Merissa (13854 KP) rated Will (Almstead Island: Newcomer’s Club #1) in Books
Jan 29, 2025
Beckett is a cop, and a good one at that. He does his job, is respected by the community and his colleagues alike. There's just one problem. All the peopling kills his social battery. And then he has to deal with his family, which let's face it, no one wants because his family SUCK! When he gets injured on the job and needs someone to stay with him, his cousin, Cam, begs his next-door neighbour to help out. Will is only too happy to, having crushed on his next-door neighbour for a long time.
These two were so sweet together. And I loved how it was a Daddy/boy book that turned things on their heads. First of all, there's no age-play in here. And secondly, the Daddy is the smaller, leaner one of the two. Will was very protective of Beckett and thought nothing of telling Beckett's parents exactly what he thought of them when they pushed Beckett too far. Beckett is no pushover though and one of my favourite scenes was when he and Will were talking about Will's job offer.
Although I quite like reading age-play, this one wasn't lacking by not having any. In fact, it made perfect sense that for someone in a position such as Beckett, it may be nice to have someone there to make decisions for them when they're off-duty.
Lots of characters I want to hear more about. A great start to a new series.
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Merissa
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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated The Expendables 3 (2014) in Movies
Jun 19, 2019
In “The Expendables 3” Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and company lead the all star cast with a mix of old and new in order to provide a more diverse yet not entirely satisfying third act of the retro action series.
Barney (Sylvester Stallone), leads the remains of his crew on a daring raid as the film opens to free one of his former members played by Wesley Snipes. The action is as intense as ever, but thanks to a PG-13 rating, is much more subdued than we have come to expect from the series.
As Barney and crew contend with age and injuries, it is leaned that a person long thought dead has become one of the biggest arms dealers in the world and has his own private army. What makes matters worse is that said dealer (Mel Gibson), has a very complicated history with Barney and The Expendables and as such this mission is very personal when he is hired to bring him to justice.
With a new crew in place, Barney sets out to settle the score, but soon finds out that complications arise, forcing the old and new crew to unite in a battle against overwhelming odds.
If this seems to be a fairly simplistic overview your right, as this is about as complex as this film gets. There is some effort to show chemistry between the players but backstories and character development are for the most part left out. Gibson on the other hand brings a great new dimension to the film as the backstory to his character as well as his motivations were very interesting and kept my attention in what otherwise could come off as a cartoony villain role.
Harrison Ford replaces Bruce Willis as their C.I.A. contact and brings gruff charm to the role of Drummer and seems to delight in being in on the action as do the new and returning cast.
The biggest issue was that it seemed more retrained than what we expect from the series. Part 2 had the epic airport battle and a great fistacuff finale. Part 3 lacks the intensity and urgency of previous films and the cast appears to be going through the motions, just happy for one more ride.
Stallone reportedly mentioned he had ideas for a 4th film which would be fine with me, but they need to get away from this PG 13 lite version and bring the swaggering, over the top action of the previous films back and fast as with an aging cast, this film seemed very out of date and lacking the retro nostalgia.
That being said, if you want some no-brainer fun, it is worthy of checking out.
http://sknr.net/2014/08/15/expendables-3/