When Billy discovers a hidden cache of ancient coins, it isn't long before a gang of thugs swipes them right from under Billy. Plotting to use the magical properties of the coins to seize power in the past, these power-hungry gangsters will do anything to reach their goal. Their future threatened, Billy and Danny must race through time to steal back the coins---before history is changed forever!
Time Gangsters Publication Date: February 8th 2012 Pages: 296 Purchased: For Review(from publisher) Rating: 3/5 stars
REVIEW:
I requested Time Gangsters from NetGalley because it seemed a really adventurous book. And that was exactly what it was.
Time Gangsters even for the few pages it has, it's a long story but not tiring. It's fun, with action and time travel,treasures,hunting and quite enjoyable. With twists and everything. I don't see how a young kid won't like the book. It's like those movies were friends were going into crazy adventures and we were all "i so wish to be in their place". And the writing is light and it makes the story to be closer to the teens(under 15).
But the best thing about it is the characters. Not only you connect with them, but they are also so fun to read. They totally take away the "dark" vibe of the book and turn it into something else. Their comments and their behavior (because Billy and Danny are not really fond of each other) and how later they change, is really the strongest part of the story.
As you may see though, i gave the book 3 stars. Not because it was bad or something. But the story could be a little better. Friends, siblings, etc different from each other is something we see in many books so i wanted the story to stand out for me little more. It was good though!
Now, the book is middle grade but i can't see why someone older won't like it. It's quite a nice read and a good break of the "oldest" stuff we are usually reading.
Terra Nova, an epic family adventure 85 million years in the making, is the new event drama slated for midseason from executive producers Steven Spielberg (“Jurassic Park,” “The Pacific”), Peter Chernin, Brannon Braga (24, “Star Trek: Enterprise”) and David Fury (24, “Lost”). The action-adventure series follows an ordinary family on an extraordinary journey back in time to prehistoric Earth as a part of a massive expedition to save the human race.
Terra Nova Released: 2011 Runtime: 40 mins/ 12 episodes Rating: 3/5 stars
REVIEW:
Terra Nova was one of the most anticipated TV Series for 2011. It was delayed about 2 times because they wanted to spent time on the special effects before it finally comes out on September 2011.
I think that most of us when they hear dinosaurs, we have in mind Jurrasic Park. Or at least action. The story of the series on the other hand is more of a drama. You barely see 1-2 dinosaurs at each episode (sometimes not at all). There is based most on the family relationship and the whole thing seems like it moves slowly. There are action scenes but not many. And even though, there is a good mystery and background storyline, the whole family thing or various events that have nothing to do with the storyline hide it. Don't get me wrong. I liked it. But there were episodes, that almost wanted to click forward and skip scenes.
For the acting it is really average for most of the cast. The only decent and interesting character was commander Nathaniel. He totally saved the show. As for the main family, i couldn't see the connection between them. They didn't fit well.
The special effects of course are more than amazing. And maybe that's why we didn't get many dinosaurs. Because the series need time. Beautiful setting too.
The show it's better than the average show we get nowdays. But from producers of Jurassic Park, Star Trek, 24 and Lost i was just expecting more. The last 3-4 episodes were the best and most interesting, and the series were finished with a cliffhanger for a story way better and more interesting than the one we got so far. Unfortunately, a 2nd season hasn't been announced yet.
The mysterious murder of a US senator bearing the distinctive trademark of the legendary Soviet assassin Cassius, forces Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere), a retired CIA operative, to team with rookie FBI agent, Ben Geary (Topher Grace), to solve the crime.
Having spent his career chasing Cassius, Shepherdson is convinced his nemesis is long dead, but is pushed to take on the case by his former supervisor, Tom Highland (Martin Sheen). Meanwhile, Agent Geary, who wrote his Master's thesis on Shepherdson's pursuit of the Soviet killer, is certain that Cassius has resurfaced. As Shepherdson and Geary work their way through crimes both past and present, they discover that Cassius may not be the person they always thought him to be, forcing both to re-examine everything and everyone around them.
The Double Released: 2011 Runtime: 99 mins Rating: 4/5 stars Buy: Not Available Yet
Review: Well Wednesday night and i am going to cinema after quite a long time to watch a movie!I didn't had any particular movie i wanted to watch, i just wanted to hang out for some time.Bad luck though... there wasn't any movie to pick my interest.But i wanted to watch a movie, so finally i choosed The Double, starring Richard Gere and the new spiderman guy Topher Grace.
I must admit that i haven't seen a movie with agents,detectives,CIA,FBI,serial killers etc. for a long long time and i was quite reluctant about that movie!but i was wrong!The movie as you can see in the summary is about a retired CIA Agent Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere) who cooperates with a FBI rookie Ben Geary(Topher Grace) because a serial killer has decided to start the murders again!
First i have to say, and it realy mades me happy to tell it, that this is one of the few movies that the producer has thought of a script for the movie and didn't just took a book or a fairy tale and rewrite it!Yeah maybe it has a cliche story,a serial killer who was long time vanished,starts the murders again and blah blah, but it is good.So that is one good fact for the movie,for me at least.The movie now is realy good, with some good action especially after the first half.Richard Gere does his role realy good as we expect but the real surprise here is Topher Grace.He was so good in his role!I am eager to see how he will play at spiderman in which is the main star.About the cast,except Grace and Gere there isn't any famous actor/actress, but it is good and has done a good job without something fantastic to expect.There is one special element about the movie,though, which i didn't expect and in my opinion it was good!You will learn the truth about the story early in the movie and then you will see the movie from that perspective,which is actually good.You know the truth but the characters don't, and that is so interesting!And another thing,the end is fantastic,you can never guess it!!
The music was good and it was fitting the movie really well,dark and mysterious, but it wasn't something you will want to hear again at your ipod or mp3, or something you will remember after.
To summarize The Double was a really good movie, with good cast and music, and i would say that everyone who loves movies of that kind should give it a try and watch it!And that from a guy who doesn't like those movies too much.
I did a survey about a week ago, wanting to learn what readers prefer to have as additional info in the reviews. I promised since this is something that many may wonder about, to show everyone the results.
So here they are...hope they are useful to you as they are for me and some decisions i want to make.
Since most of our readers are book bloggers, i will post only the results regarding the Book Reviews. In case you want to know about the TV Series/Movies & Games too feel free to e-mail me at splashooworlds@hotmail.com
The amount of people from those who answered (about 50 people) what each one want:
Book Cover: 97%
Publication Date: 56%
Pages: 37%
Edition: 11%
How we got the book (for review,bought): 47%
Summary: 70%
Link to Amazon or BookDep: 28%
Rating System: 74 %
The survey is still open for anyone who want to answer. I'm checking the results almost daily :)
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