This week I read four books.
110. A Bitter Wind. (Billy Boyle #20) James R. Benn. 2025. 379 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, world war II, mystery, historical fiction]
Read this if....
- You enjoy the Billy Boyle historical mysteries
- You enjoy world war II fiction
- You enjoy mysteries
11. Berean Standard Bible, Holy Bible, (BSB) God. 2022. 1504 pages. [Source: Bought]Read this if...
- You enjoy reading the Bible
- You enjoyed the NIV 84
- You want a clear, readable, public domain Bible text
12. New King James Version Nelson 746. God. 1983. 1393 pages. [Source: Bought] [5 stars, Bible]Read this if...
- You like the NKJV
- You enjoy the Bible
- You like compact Bibles
69. I Like Church...But. Dan Lupton. 1996. 208 pages. [Source: Gift] [3 stars, christian living]
Read this if...
- You enjoy christian living
Century of Viewing, week #42
1930s
- 1930 Just Imagine. A dystopian, futuristic sci-fi musical with space travel and a trip to Mars. This black-and-white movie is unique. It's BUSY, BUSY, BUSY in what it's trying to do. But the chaos perhaps adds to its uniqueness. I'll clarify. The premise is busy. The pacing is not. So a man who was struck by lightning in 1930 is "resurrected" if you will in 1980. The doctors' experiment being done, they don't care what happens to this man who has awoken in a strange place. He's taken in by two men. One of whom is madly in love with a woman that society is denying him. Marriage laws and all that. He's not deemed "husband material" by society. So he sets out to prove himself--by being the first man to travel to Mars and back. The other is a good sidekick. He also is in love, but he is being allowed to marry. The awakened-man is incredibly clown-like and annoying. He becomes addicted to "drink-pills." Prohibition is still going strong in 1980. All three travel to Mars and back. There is a LOT of singing and dancing on Mars. Though the song-and-dance numbers occurred prior to going to Mars as well. The world-building, sets, and costumes are interesting. I liked it well enough. But it was odd for sure.
- 1933 The Invisible Man. H.G. Wells' Invisible Man is adapted to the big screen. I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this black and white film. A mad scientist has turned himself invisible and is out to rule the world.
1980s
- 1987 Lethal Weapon. First time watching this Christmas movie. This is action-packed movie that introduces two cops in their new partnership. The action is fairly non-stop, but, it is the character development--particularly in the later films, though starting in this one--that hooked me. Murtaugh is a cop celebrating his 50th birthday. Riggs is his younger, grieving partner. (He's recently lost his wife in a car accident.) Together they are unstoppable.
- 1989 Lethal Weapon 2. After greatly enjoying the first movie, I had to keep watching. I love, love, love this series. I do. In this one, I believe, Murtaugh is going to retire. He's counting down his last days on the police force. BUT will he retire? Of course not! There are two more films! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how Riggs has literally become part of Murtaugh's family. And this one introduces LEO GETZ.
1990s
- 1992 Lethal Weapon 3 Yes, I love this one too. Leo Getz returns--as a real estate agent, I believe. Action-packed. Riggs has MET 'the one.'
- 1998 Lethal Weapon 4. Yes, I love this one too. Leo Getz is returning again--as a private investigator. This one features TWO pregnancies--Murtaugh is about to become a grandfather and Riggs is about to become a father. VERY action-packed. GREAT fun.
2000s
- 2001 The Mummy Returns. Did I love it as much as The Mummy? Maybe not. Was it a LOT of fun? YES. I enjoyed both films very much. Glad I watched them.
2020s
- 2020 Disneyland's Forgotten Sci-Fi Rock Band. A documentary by Defunctland, a YouTube creator. It was FASCINATING and fun. It chronicles the short-lived band Halyx who was a sci-fi rock band developed by Disneyland records and the band performed at Tomorrowland in Disneyland one summer--1981.
- 2025 Disney's Animatronics: A Living History. Does this start with Disney animatronics? NO. It is the history going back centuries of man's tinkering with making mechanical creatures. The second half does focus on Disney's animatronics of the 50s and early 60s. The focus is on his creation of the animatronic Abraham Lincoln, though other projects are discussed as well. (Like It's A Small World). Other parts of the series are coming in the future. This is another documentary by Defunctland.
Genre/Decades Challenge
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