DocBhoy

 
Helpful votes received on reviews: 87% (619 of 712)
Location: Invercargill , New Zealand
In My Own Words:
Grew up in Berkshire , went to Dundee to study medicine , and now working as a GP .

Interests
Music : mainly guitars and good singing
Books : sci-fi , non-fiction , fantasy , humour
Film and DVD : blockbusters a favourite
Comics
PC and console gaming - first machine owned was a Binatone in the late 70's , and still playing the latest consoles… Read more
 

Reviews

Top Reviewer Ranking: 114,555 - Total Helpful Votes: 619 of 712
The Interesting Bits: The History You Might Have M&hellip by Justin Pollard
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not so interesting, 20 Dec 2007
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In an effort to be amusing and diverse , I feel the author has spread himself too thin , and has ended up being neither . The stories tend to be a collection of hearsay rather than fact at times , and he is not nearly as funny as he thinks he is . When he does talk about a character , the information provided is not with any kind of depth , and left this reader entirely unsatisfied with his conclusions .
Charlie Jade - Series 1 Vol.1 [2005] [DVD] <b>DVD</b> ~ Charlie Jade
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Confusing, 30 Oct 2007
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Duly receied the preview disc for the first two episodes of this series . I'm a big fan of Science Fiction , and was eager to see where this series went .

Unfortunately I found the whole thing both confused and confusing . It starts out wanting to be Blade Runner , before adding in a bit of corporate espionage and multiple timelines a la Sliders . There is a non-descript leading man and an unconvincing set of back-up characters . I sometimes found it hard to differentiate between two of the different universes , which was also annoying .

Maybe I just haven't see enough , and the series may well mature , but I for one don't think I will be keen to find out .
Judge Dredd: Complete Case Files v. 1 by John Wagner
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
As a long time 2000 AD fan during the 70s 80s and 90s , I was thrilled to see the publishers of 2000AD ( Rebellion ) take a leaf out of the big publishing houses in the US and amass the collected works of this iconic individual into an easy to read book . The irony that he has become a British icon despite being an American has not been lost on me .

The evolution of the Judges system of justice and Mega City One throughout the book is interesting to read about , and it is only towards the end that the Judge Dredd that we know and love comes to the fore . The stories themselves are quite caustic in places in terms of their social commentary , whuich can raise the odd wry smile… Read more

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