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Chris Sawin (602 KP) rated Game of Death II (1981) in Movies

Jun 23, 2019  
Game of Death II (1981)
Game of Death II (1981)
1981 | Action, International, Mystery
2
4.7 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
This is even worse than the original Game of Death. A jumbled, incoherent storyline leads to "Billy Lo" falling from a helicopter to the ground below, killing him, as we're left to follow his younger brother, Bobby Lo. So not only do we start out following some Bruce Lee clone, the film kills that one off and has us follow another one thirty minutes into the story. The main reason to watch this one is when Bobby Lo fights a lion, which is quite obviously a guy in a lion costume. Jang Lee Hwang is also the villain, who is usually pretty awesome but his screen time is significantly small. Mainly watched these two films because they're a part of the Bruce Lee boxed set. It's no wonder they're included with Lee's finished works. No one would buy them otherwise.
  
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Deborah (162 KP) rated Wicked Under the Covers (Carlisle Family, #1) in Books

Dec 21, 2018  
WU
Wicked Under the Covers (Carlisle Family, #1)
Barbara Pierce | 2006
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This was my first book by this author, as well as being the first in her Carlisle Family series.

Although enjoyable, it's not a story I would be likely to pick up again. Early on in the book, the hero sees the heroine meet her mother in a restaurant - historical blunder there, as that type of establishment didn't exisit in that period.

I did like the hero, but felt that the ending was unsatisfactory. There were plenty of loose threads to tie up, but I felt it could have been handled better; I wanted to revel in the satisfaction of the villain and villainess getting their comeuppance but didn't quite get that, and the reunion of the hero and heroine pretty much decended into farce! It was too much.

Enjoyable enough, but I'm not tempted enough to pick up the sequel.
  
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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Spenser Confidential (2020) in Movies

Mar 16, 2020  
Spenser Confidential (2020)
Spenser Confidential (2020)
2020 | Action, Crime, Drama
8
7.1 (18 Ratings)
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Spenser Confidential is a hard hitting action comedy, loosely based on the novel Wonderland by Ace Atkins, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Winston Duke, Alan Arkin, Iliza Shlesinger, Bokeem Woodbine, Donald Cerrone, Marc Maron, and Austin Post.

After a stretch in prison for a violent attack on another officer, Spenser is released, that night the officer who he did time for attacking is murdered, which throws Spensers name into the fire.
 When a second officer from his former precinct is murdered, Spenser teams up with his no-nonsense roommate, Hawk, to take down criminals and uncover the truth before it's too late.

A great movie-
 even though the story has had very similar ones berfore it, it's a nice throwback to them whilst injecting a dose of witt to it.
  
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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies

Jun 29, 2020  
Joker (2019)
Joker (2019)
2019 | Crime, Drama
8
8.5 (147 Ratings)
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I found it refreshing to see a movie built specifically around Joker without the backdrop of Batman looming overhead. There have been some remarkable interpretations of Joker in the past but I don't think that the viewer has been given the opportunity to really dive into the villain and what makes him who he has become. It was nice to see a film maker give the audience permission to root for someone who wasn't the traditional hero, but a "hero" in his own rite, depending on your point of view and interpretation.

I do think that there were parts of the movie that were lacking development. But I think that can be said about just about any movie you can find. All in all, worth a watch. I'm not sure if I will watch again. Time will tell.