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Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated Plague in Books

Jul 4, 2022  
Plague
Plague
Graham Masterton | 2021 | Horror
9
9.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
scary situations, good characters, well written (0 more)
ends quite abruptly (0 more)
Good survival horror
Absolutely loved this book. I think what i liked most is the fact of when its written and when its based. With it being late 1970's there are no computers, internet or mobile phones to help people. Its brilliantly written and you really get a feel for the hopelessness and terror that people would have felt. Good story and excellent character development. What stood out is though there is a main character, he never comes across as angelic or a person that is going to save the world, like a super hero. He is just a man with a daughter who he would do anything to save, and i mean anything :)
  
The Runner (2015)
The Runner (2015)
2015 | Action, International, Documentary
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Story: The Runner starts as Louisiana is dealing with the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, politician Colin Pryce (Cage) wants to supporting his state who are not getting supported after the spill which is take jobs from the good people. His fight gets national attention as he starts to fight for the people whose lives are being destroyed.

When it is made public that Colin has had an affair behind his wife Deborah’s (Nielsen) back the state turns on him forcing him to resign and come back stronger as he continues to fight for the people of Louisiana he could make a comeback unlike anyone in the political world.

 

Thoughts on The Runner

 

Story – This is a very political drama story 101 job we have one man who was great for the people lose his role for affair and goes through tough tests before looking to make the comeback, you have nothing overly interesting going on here in what is a standard political drama.

Thriller – While this is more drama based you are kept wondering how Colin can bring his career back around by continuing to do the right thing.

Characters/Performance – Colin is based on a real person who does want to do the right thing for the people but isn’t the most morale correct when it comes to his personal life, this makes him an easy target in a political story. we do have other characters who are all part of the decision-making process that Colin goes through but none really make an impact. When you look at the performances they are all average without being any of the actor’s high points.

Settings – The settings are all real to the Louisiana as we see the different levels of working classes all dealing with the same problem after the BP oil spill but none of the locations come off feeling memorable.

Final Thoughts – Grab your text books and you will see how to make this movie with ease adding nothing special within the film.

 

Overall: Not the best, not the worst just forgettable.Story: The Runner starts as Louisiana is dealing with the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, politician Colin Pryce (Cage) wants to supporting his state who are not getting supported after the spill which is take jobs from the good people. His fight gets national attention as he starts to fight for the people whose lives are being destroyed.

When it is made public that Colin has had an affair behind his wife Deborah’s (Nielsen) back the state turns on him forcing him to resign and come back stronger as he continues to fight for the people of Louisiana he could make a comeback unlike anyone in the political world.

 

Thoughts on The Runner

 

Story – This is a very political drama story 101 job we have one man who was great for the people lose his role for affair and goes through tough tests before looking to make the comeback, you have nothing overly interesting going on here in what is a standard political drama.

Thriller – While this is more drama based you are kept wondering how Colin can bring his career back around by continuing to do the right thing.

Characters/Performance – Colin is based on a real person who does want to do the right thing for the people but isn’t the most morale correct when it comes to his personal life, this makes him an easy target in a political story. we do have other characters who are all part of the decision-making process that Colin goes through but none really make an impact. When you look at the performances they are all average without being any of the actor’s high points.

Settings – The settings are all real to the Louisiana as we see the different levels of working classes all dealing with the same problem after the BP oil spill but none of the locations come off feeling memorable.

Final Thoughts – Grab your text books and you will see how to make this movie with ease adding nothing special within the film.

 

Overall: Not the best, not the worst just forgettable.
  
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Charlotte (210 KP) rated Fatal Flight 447: Chaos In The Cockpit in TV

Dec 8, 2017 (Updated Dec 8, 2017)  
Fatal Flight 447: Chaos In The Cockpit
Fatal Flight 447: Chaos In The Cockpit
2012 | Documentary
terrifying and thought provoking (2 more)
impressively well researched and eye opening
interesting introduction to the issues of the psychology of panic, an element of psychology which needs much further study
highlights inherent flaws in the training of pilots that has a clear and direct impact upon a form of travel that millions of people use every day (0 more)
  
A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness | 2016 | Children
6
8.6 (40 Ratings)
Book Rating
Not what I expected
Contains spoilers, click to show
This appears to be a children's book and I suppose it approached the subject of Death rather delicately but it was really depressing. I must say that I didn't care for the story much even tho this is all to real for alot of people , I can't see how this would help someone.