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More than meets the eye

optimusprimemegatronWooHoo! I managed to get to see the new “Transformers” movie last night, and I really wasn’t too sure what to expect from it – especially as the reviews have been erm…. well mixed would be an optimistic comment!

As a kid (assuming I’m not still one!) I loved Transformers – the comics, the cartoons and the original 1986 Movie so I was desperately hoping that they had got this one right and not screwed it up.

Michael Bays stuff has been enjoyable in the past (The Rock, Bad Boys, Armageddon) but all of a similar ilk and Transformers was obviously his work… but boy was it good! Continue reading “More than meets the eye”

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What kind of hero?

OK – I missed it when it was on the Sci-Fi channel, as it clashed with something else we watch, but when it hit BBC 2 I started to watch “Heroes” – I’ve since started to watch a few copies I’ve kinda obtained (if you know what I mean Winking)

The series is absolutely superb… but there are plenty of reviews all over the place and I wanted to think about something else.

What kind of hero powers would you want?

Flight? Strength? Time-Control? Invisibility? Morphing? Speed?

Hmmmm…. questions questions questions Thinking

Continue reading “What kind of hero?”

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Book Review: London Bridges (James Patterson)

image Title: London Bridges

Author: James Patterson

Genre: Thriller / Drama

Storyline: The 10th Alex Cross novel (although I’ve never read any of them until now) – A town in Nevada gets evacuated by the US Army… and then destroyed. A terrorist called “The Wolf” claims responsibility and the chase begins. New York, London and Paris all feel the brunt of the Wolfs schemes whilst Alex Cross tries to find out who he is and stop him before he kills more people and blows up more cities.

Review: WOW. What a page-turner. This book kept you guessing and right on the edge of your seat as Alex Cross travels across Europe and America to try and track down the Wolf and the Weasel. With plenty of action, and plenty of questions, throughout the book you are never left bored. In fact the main problem with this book is that you don’t want to sleep as you just want to read it!

Score: 4.7/5

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Book Review: The Blue Zone (Andrew Gross)

image Title: The Blue Zone

Author: Andrew Gross

Genre: Crime / Thriller

Storyline: A loving father and family man is suddenly arrested by the FBI with accusations of money laundering. He and his family are placed in the witness protection program after he agrees to turn on the group he had helped. All except his eldest daughter who has a life of her own and won’t give it up. Life then takes a turn as he disappears and their case agent is found tortured and killed…. suddenly the daughter is caught between multiple factions and not knowing where to go, who to trust and what will happen next.

Review: Andrew Gross has written 5 novels as co-author with James Patterson but the style of this one is unique to him – a nice thing to note as he’s not just a Patterson clone. The book has plenty of twists and turns in the plot and you are never sure who can be trusted – meaning you are along for the ride with Kate Raab (the daughter.) The story is well written and has plenty of excitement to keep going, but also enough character building to make you feel for the people involved. There’s also a nice dose of red herrings included to keep you wondering. All in all a very well written book and one that will no doubt be read again, with new things discovered with every read.

Score: 4.2/5

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Book Review: The Brethren (John Grisham)

As promised in my earlier post – I thought I’d start posting reviews of books I read, films I see, albums I hear etc… so here’s the first one of several that I’ll post in the next few days.

Title: The Brethren

Author: John Grisham

Genre: Crime / Thriller

Storyline: Three judges locked away in prison run a blackmail scam targeting closet rich gay men through the private ads. Meanwhile, the head of the CIA is trying to get an unknown bloke elected as US President… except he then gets caught in the blackmail scam.

Review: Partly reminiscent of Richard North Patterson, but not as in-depth or focused, and partly your normal lawyer-type thriller. A good book and highly entertaining but the 440 pages should really have been 550 to allow the storyline to get a bit more depth. Despite that though, it was still a page-turner and a good solid read.

Score: 3.5/5