Monthly Archives: December 2011

Flesh House – Stuart MacBride

Posted on 30/12/2011 by admin

This is MacBride’s fourth book [and I'm not reading them in order]. Flesh House starts off with body parts being found in a container at the harbour, which is supposed to contain food supplies for offshore. An investigation follows to … Continue reading →

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The Girl with the Dragoon Tattoo – English film version

Posted on 30/12/2011 by admin

I’ve read the books and seen the Swedish film so I wasn’t sure if I should go and see this. I suspected they wouldn’t do it justice. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is set in Sweden [even the English … Continue reading →

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Dark Flight – Lin Anderson

Posted on 30/12/2011 by admin

Once I’d started Dark Flight, I realised I’d read one of Lin Anderson‘s books before and had enjoyed it. If you like Ian Rankin’s Rebus, and Stuart MacBride books, you’ll enjoy this. The story starts with a 6 year old … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes – A Game of Shadows

Posted on 23/12/2011 by admin

I was looking forward to the second Sherlock Holmes film with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law, as I really enjoyed the first one. Watson [Jude Law] is about to get married, which means the end of his partnership with … Continue reading →

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Arthur Christmas

Posted on 19/12/2011 by admin

Arthur Christmas is, as you would expect, a christmas film. Christmas has gone all hi-tech, with Santa’s older son, Steve, running things from various monitors. It is run military style with all christmas gifts being delivered with an army of … Continue reading →

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Hugo

Posted on 13/12/2011 by admin

Hugo [Asa Butterfield] is a young boy living in Paris in the 1930s who has been orphaned. His mother died some years ago, then when his father dies in a fire in the museum where he works, his alcoholic uncle … Continue reading →

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Broken Skin by Stuart MacBride

Posted on 13/12/2011 by admin

I’d heard of Stuart MacBride‘s books a while ago, and Broken Skin is his third publication. His books are set in Aberdeen and the main character is DS Logan McRae. The story start with another PC, Jackie Watson, who also … Continue reading →

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Johnny English Reborn

Posted on 13/12/2011 by admin

It’s been a wee while since I saw this one – still catching up after a very busy spell. Johnny English is a spoof of the James Bond films and stars Rowan Atkinson doing what he does best, i.e. Mr … Continue reading →

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