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DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Jun 14, 2019
The Girl in the Spider's WebThe Girl in the Spider's Web, DVD
DVD - 2019DVD, 2019
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Added Jun 14, 2019
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Slight spoiler alert, like reading the movie's video case, or less.
Basically an SJW super hero movie. which would be fine by me if it was interesting. Her actual arc is interesting, but that is about 2 minutes of the movie.
This film combines a plot that makes no sense at all in which US hegemony is threatened, but they send on guy as a tourist to sort it out; The Swedish security forces get taken down by a dimwit; and I ended up not even caring if the world would come to an end, if the movie would end earlier.
This is combined with endless action sequences that are ridiculous. One of the hero's basically does a pullup with a shoulder that got shot through the bony mass; endless hacker sequences where with no advance notice and a glance at a phone, everything open in front of her. People can get ambushed from close range by ex-operators with sub machine guns, but only the bullets that support the obvious arc of the plot hit anything.
It is just the typical movie these days that has no reason to really be made.Slight spoiler alert, like reading the movie's video case, or less.
Basically an SJW super hero movie. which would be fine by me if it was interesting. Her actual arc is interesting, but that is about 2 minutes of the movie.
This film…
The Whole TruthThe Whole Truth, DVD
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
Thomasd's rating:
Added Dec 04, 2018
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Excellent courtroom drama, with particular emphasis on how lawyers perceive jurors and how jurors perceive the truth.
The only downside to me is that there isn't much hinging on the outcome. With something like the Scopes trials, the whole concept of rationality and modernity hinges on the outcome. Or in a major human rights or death penalty case, a lot hinges on the outcome. And in addition none of the major characters are really likeable when the outcome is known, none of them is all that admirable, even those that took risks and laid it on the line are not that appealing by the end. I am not sure that we are even ever told whether this was a capital issue in whatever state it occurred in.Excellent courtroom drama, with particular emphasis on how lawyers perceive jurors and how jurors perceive the truth.
The only downside to me is that there isn't much hinging on the outcome. With something like the Scopes trials, the whole…
CanoecraftCanoecraft, BookAn Illustrated Guide to Fine Woodstrip Construction
by Moores, TedBook - 2000Book, 2000
Thomasd's rating:
Added Nov 25, 2018
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It is THE book on canoe construction, though it has not been substantially revised in a long times (turns out there was a new edition in 2015). If you are interested in this subject, you should read this book. If you want to learn how to build a strip canoe, you should also:
Consider that none of the boats in this book, while classic, are all that great. Look elsewhere, including the author's site, for other plans;
Moore did a pamphlet for WEST epoxy on strip building which is extremely important if you want to follow his advice, as it brings the story a little more up to date. It may be downloadable on their site, or you can probably request it.
Youtube , obviously.
There are some good up to date books also.
Most people who build canoes using wood strip are after a furniture grade canoe, which is kinda a (popular) stunt. Few people build them and use them hard. Larger boats are built using strip, and normally they get painted. If you are interested in practical strip boats, look into the larger boats for inspiration. There are lots of techniques for faster building and prototyping.
A strip world that is rarely mentioned is the marathon canoe world, which is very practical (other than that strip boats are less common today). Jensen who was instrumental in modern strip building, canoe design, and paddles, could do a strip boat, into the water in two days. One can learn a lot from those guys.
Strip is also the main method by which molds are made for glass canoes, another area of interest.
Moore lives in and around Peterborough, for most of his life, as far as I know is still there. But the reach of his boats has been world wide.It is THE book on canoe construction, though it has not been substantially revised in a long times (turns out there was a new edition in 2015). If you are interested in this subject, you should read this book. If you want to learn how to build a…
All the Money in the WorldAll the Money in the World, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Sep 02, 2018
I, TonyaI, Tonya, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
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Added Sep 02, 2018
Small Town CrimeSmall Town Crime, DVD
DVD - 2018DVD, 2018
Thomasd's rating:
Added Sep 02, 2018
KingsmanKingsman, DVDThe Golden Circle
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
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Added Jan 09, 2018
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