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Erika (17789 KP) rated Midway (2019) in Movies

Nov 10, 2019  
Midway (2019)
Midway (2019)
2019 | Action, Drama, History
8
6.8 (17 Ratings)
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I'm not really a huge fan of WWII films, my mom used to watch them endlessly when I was a kid.
I didn't expect the movie to start off pre-Pearl Harbor. Did I need to see it again? No. There's a whole 2+ hour movie based around it. While the film is title Midway, it went through the events of the Pacific Theater up until Midway. I guess to give a background for people that weren't forced to watch WWII films as children.
The actors did a good job with their characters. The action was also very good. The film featured a lot of dive-bombing, which was both exhilarating and terrifying to watch.
The thing I liked the best was that they cast a famous Texan (Woody Harrelson) to play Admiral Nimitz, also a badass Texas. Good job, filmmakers.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) Nov 10, 2019

It was definitely on the brink of being annoying. In my brain, I kept comparing the vfx to Dunkirk.
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Andy K (10823 KP) Nov 10, 2019

OK thanks for letting me know.
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Allied (2016) in Movies

Aug 27, 2017  
Allied (2016)
Allied (2016)
2016 | Drama, Romance, War
5
7.1 (19 Ratings)
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I wasnt the slightest bit surprised after watching this to find out it was a Robert Zemeckis film. It centres far too much on the romance side and is very lacking in tension, action or suspense. The acting is good but nothing special, and I just found the whole thing a little boring. Could be due to expecting a spy film rather a romantic WWII drama.
  
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Merissa (13931 KP) created a post

Jan 27, 2025  
"When Tommy returns to Britain, he soon discovers that not only is his own life in danger but also those of his nearest and dearest who become pawns in a savage game of revenge."

Excerpt: The Perfume of War (The Seventh of December #4) by Garrick Jones - #Historical, #Crime, #Thriller, #WWII,

https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/excerpt-the-perfume-of-war-the-seventh-of-december-4-by-garrick-jones
      
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Lindsay (1807 KP) rated A Life Apart in Books

Sep 6, 2017  
A Life Apart
A Life Apart
L.Y. Marlow | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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I enjoy this era a bit. I kept interest in WWII. I also like the way this book went about differently and how things got complicated between the father and mother of the book. I also like how a romance happened between a white soldier and a black soldier sister. You learn about some of the things going on Civil Rights. You see it though his daughters, their mothers. It really is a good book.