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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Vice (2018) in Movies

Jun 14, 2019

Vice (2018)

2018 | Biography, Drama

6.7

(25 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Christian Bale Steve Carell (0 more)

Very slow paced (0 more)

I'm not one usually for political films but I thought I would give this movie a try.It was ok,I understood the parts about the Iraq war and the war on terror but some of the other stuff just went right over my head.

Good performances by Steve Carell and Christian Bale who was at times unrecognisable under all the make up and prosthetics.

An ok movie overall.

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Booksnthreads (19 KP) rated The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in Books

Jun 4, 2018

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams | 2017 | Children, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.5

(187 Ratings)

Book Rating

I recently reread this book and can say that it was much more enjoyable the first time when my reading and viewing was steeped in science fiction. I still really enjoyed reading it and love the tongue-in-cheek nods to science fiction.

I also had a greater appreciation for the political satire this time around; Zaphod Beeblebrox especially stood out as being much more relevant to me at this point in time.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Challenger (Roman Arena, #2) in Books

Jan 30, 2019

The second novella in Simon Scarrow's 'Arena' series of books, this picks up almost directly after the events of the first.

It also follows pretty much the same pattern as before, with Pavo (who, despite the impression given by the blurb, is the main character rather than Macro) training for another bout in the Roman Arena, while political machinations go on in the background, and with the final chapter concerned with that bout alone.

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6) in Books

Nov 5, 2019

Tongues of Serpents (Temeraire #6)

Naomi Novik | 2010 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

7.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

Where else would you send a Treasonous man and a Dragon with dangerous ideas and powers? Out to the prison colony in Australia of course. Temeraire and Laurence, no matter where they go just can't stay out of trouble. They have charge of 3 dragon eggs and the theft on one of those eggs has them traversing the continent and avoiding a political mess in the mean time only to find something way more complicated.

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Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Eye In The Sky (2016) in Movies

Jan 28, 2020

Eye In The Sky (2016)

2016 | Drama, Mystery

7.4

(7 Ratings)

Movie Rating

This thought provoking drone strike thriller is a tense and exciting watch with some excellent work from Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and the much missed Alan Rickman. I liked how the film satisfyingly explores the political, ethical and emotional implications of ending a human life thousands of miles away from behind a computer screen. It was quite disturbing and sadly very realistic to see politicians arguing over the positives of murder. Well worth checking out.