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David McK (3728 KP) rated Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998) in Movies

Aug 15, 2021 (Updated Jun 29, 2025)  
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
Hornblower: The Even Chance (1998)
1998 | Adventure
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
First of the TV movie adaptations of CS Forester's famous nautical hero Horatio Hornblower, taking it's main inspiration and plot from the earliest (set, if not released) of those books when Hornblower had just joined the navy.

Ant, therein, I found, lies my biggest problem with the film: Ioan Gruffudd (back before Hollywood came calling - he was Mr Fantastic from the original Fantastic Four movies, remember) is simply too old for the part!

That's not to say that he doesn't give it his all, or even manage to fully inhabit the role: just that, in this one at least, I couldn't get over the fact that Midshipmen were only supposed to be in their very early teens (11, 12, thereabouts), and yet here we have an actor in his mid 20s (at the time of recording) playing a 17 year old - and even 17, to me, seems too old to be a Midshipman during the period portrayed.
  
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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Confession (David de Morrissey, #3) in Books

Sep 6, 2019  
Confession (David de Morrissey, #3)
Confession (David de Morrissey, #3)
Lori Herter | 1992
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
It's been many years since i read books 1 and 2 of this series and as much as i wanted to read them all together, it took me a long time to find them in paperback considering how old they are (1992). Because of their age, they are rather old fashioned in style, using terms like "vampiress" and it took me quite a bit to get back into. Once i got past the first third of the book, I was used to it and though it took me a while, i got into the series again.

I feel a little bad for Darienne, though i do think she brought it on herself and the fact that she's off to London is not looking good. As for David and Veronica, I'm happy for them. It's taken three books but they're finally getting their HAE.

And because they got their HAE, I'm confused by book 4, [b:Eternity|1935575|Eternity (David de Morrissey, #4)|Lori Herter|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1317366813s/1935575.jpg|1938087]. I always assumed it would be David and Veronica as vampires spending eternity together, but maybe it has something to to with Darienne?

I'm off to go find out.
  
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Susan (45 KP) created a post

Jul 3, 2017  
Hey y'all! Just wanted to share something I learned a few weeks ago. Probably old news to some of you but I am thrilled. Did you know that you can get ebooks from your local library for free and download them to your Kindle or your kindle app? This way you not only get it free but you lose nothing if you don't like it. Plus it will give you more books to review on Smashbomb!
Happy hunting!
      
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Jessalyn Joy (118 KP) Jul 16, 2017

I just found that out today. Also there's a website called hoop-la that lets you get 3 items per month. books, movies, music for free with your library card.I use it for music only though but it is cool
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Billie Wichkan (118 KP) rated DEMON KING in Books

Sep 23, 2018  
DEMON KING
DEMON KING
Erik Henry Vick | 2018 | Horror
10
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
GREAT Demon Horror/Thriller
I loved this book!!! This took me back some years to my childhood days of sneaking and reading Stephen King books before I was supposed to. I had this read in two day as once I started I couldn't stop. I don't think anyone would disagree with me when I say this; this story made me think of old Stephen King stories, Robert McCammon and some others. Thoroughly enjoyed and looking forward to reading more!!!
  
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David McK (3728 KP) rated The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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The Mummy Case (Amelia Peabody, #3)
Elizabeth Peters | 1995
6
6.0 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
The third of Elizabeth Peter's <i>Amelia Peabody</i> (who is a Victorian archaeologist) series of books, this is the first one on which her incredibly precocious son Ramses is old enough to join Amelia and her husband on an expedition to Egypt.

Of course, this then turns into a mystery novel when it transpires that artifacts are being stolen from the digs(no surprise there), and when one of their acquaintances is murdered in Cairo ...