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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Escape from New York (1981) in Movies

Jun 18, 2019

Escape from New York (1981)

1981 | Action, Sci-Fi

8.2

(20 Ratings)

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Snaaaaaake!

Escape from New York is a 1981 dystopian science fiction-action film.

In 1997, a major war between the U.S and Russia is continuing and the whole of Manhattan has been converted into a giant free roaming maximum security prison. When Air Force One is hijacked and crashes into the island, the president is taken hostage by inmates. Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a former Special Forces soldier turned criminal, is recruited to retrieve the president in exchange for his own freedom.

Dark toned action adventure spawning a cult franchise and heavily inspired the Metal Gear Solid franchise. (I mean its lead character is snake plissken)

co-written, co-scored and directed by John Carpenter.
It stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, Isaac Hayes, Adrienne Barbeau, and Harry Dean Stanton

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David McK (3576 KP) rated Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail in Books

Jan 28, 2019

Star Wars, Vol. 3: Rebel Jail

Jason Aaron | 2016 | Comics & Graphic Novels

7.0

(4 Ratings)

Book Rating

Vol 3 in Marvel's new 'main' Star Wars stories (as opposed to those headlined by a single character), which starts with an James Bond style story set on Coruscant before heading back to the main characters of Han, Luke and Leia, who are off on separate missions - Han and Luke to get supplies for the Rebellion (capital 'R'), while Leia (and Sana) transport a high-value prisoner to the maximum security Rebel Jail of the title.

As this is set between Ep IV and V, we know that nothing major is going to happen to any of the main characters (Luke, Leia, Han), although this does - fianlly - provide a reason why Leia calls Hans a 'Scruffy Nerf-herder' in The Empire Strikes Back

In short: not bad, but not brilliant either.

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Private Games (Private #3) in Books

Aug 12, 2019

A bit of Jack (0 more)

Got a little boring (0 more)

A little disappointing

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Private, the world's most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect over 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries.

The opening ceremony is still hours away ...

It was ok!
I thought I would genuinely enjoy this being in London and the Olympic games but I really really struggled. It was just ok I was a bit fed up and struggled through it. Big bonus was having Jack in London but nowhere near enough of him.
I will still continue with the series.

⭐⭐⭐

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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Impractical Jokers: The Movie (2020) in Movies

Apr 20, 2020

Meh...

411. Impractical Jokers: The Movie. I found it pretty unfunny. Based on a hidden camera show that's gone on for 8 seasons? Plot revolves around a stunt they did way back in 1992 involving sneaking into a Paula Abdul concert dressed as security guards, loser got left out. So now years later, Paula is back somehow and the guys want to do it again, so they head out on the road and compete in hidden cam challenges along the way. To me, it felt that after 8 seasons they are no longer trying. The challenges were a bore, and all the spectators seem to be in on the joke. Wait for it to be on network TV... I mean they couldn't even give us an R-rating? Filmbufftim on FB!