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Book review by Michelle The Jester
Quesada Focus
By James Patterson and Andrew Gross
After reading quite a few James Patterson books, The Jester intrigued me seeming totally different from his normal crime / thriller books. The Jester is an epic adventure tale set in rural France in medieval times. The main character “Hugh de Luc” returns form the Crusades to fi nd that merciless killers have ransacked his village, slain his young son and kidnapped his wife Sophie, all in the search for priceless relic from the crucifi xion. In the hope of rescuing his wife, Hugh takes on the role of a jester to infi ltrate the enemy’s castle where he suspects she is being held captive. Throughout his journey he encounters many obstacles, both thrilling and mysterious and meets many unforgettable and funny characters along the way. The tale has you hooked within the fi rst 20 pages with its fast pace, suspense and brutality. There is plenty of action, romance and even laughter with events being vividly described you almost feel that you are there with Hugh.
DVD Review by
www.movingmovies.biz APOLLO 18
“Apollo 18” opens with some very convincing “documentary” footage reminiscent of the stated time period (i.e. “1974”), setting the stage for what was purported to be the record of a secret “fi nal mission” to the lunar surface... and further setting the stage for the even greater mystery which lay in store.
A group of three NASA astronauts are given the dubious honour of being the fi nal American crew to set foot upon Earth’s natural satellite, but they will, of necessity, have to settle for being “unsung” heroes, as theirs is a “Top Secret” mission sanctioned by the U.S. Department of Defence.
Under the belief that the D.O.D. mission is tied to the establishment of a lunar-based “early warning” missile defence system as a counterbalance to America’s arms race with the Soviet Union, the pair who
comprise the “landing crew” and who get to enjoy the privilege of actually patrolling and surveying the foreign topography, very quickly begin to suspect that perhaps their mission has less to do with learning about the movements and activities of the “Ruskies” and more to do with something possibly far more sinister; thus raising the question: Are these three astronauts “explorers”? ...Or are they “lab rats”?
Suspicions continue to abound as the landing party repeatedly encounters inexplicable phenomena, including vanishing collected geological samples, unexplained damage to props and equipment, and ultimately hard evidence that others have been to their little corner of Luna prior to their own arrival... visitors not of any previous “Apollo” mission!
By the time the crew does learn the truth, it is of course “too late,” and thus they are left to rely on their own wits in order to survive and to fi nd their way back home.
Filled with seeming nods to other darkly-shot claustrophobic space-themed movies, “Apollo 18” delivers both a sense of wonder and awe as well as a sense of dread and despair, and forces us to uncomfortably contemplate: Just to what extent would Governments sell out their own citizens, even those who are often elevated to “hero” status, in order to both “uncover” then subsequently “guard” sensitive information which may prove to have quite literally a “universal” impact?
Cast: Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego Certifi cate: 15 Running Time: 86 min. Genre: Horror, SciFi/Fantasy Rating: 3.5/5
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