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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
2016 | Family, Sci-Fi
6
7.4 (48 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Typical Tim Burton movie (0 more)
Typical Tim Burton movie (1 more)
If you're a fan of the book, this may have too many (unnecessary) changes.
I love Tim Burton but I feel like he's been in too much of a rut with his last couple movies and I think that can be felt in this movie. Additionally, I don't feel the changes that were made to the story actually made the film any better. If you're a big fan of the book like I am and you haven't seen this yet, set your expectations a little lower and maybe you'll enjoy it more than I did.
  
What Alice Forgot
What Alice Forgot
Liane Moriarty | 2010 | Fiction & Poetry
10
8.4 (15 Ratings)
Book Rating
I absolutely loved loved loved this book! I had such a hard time getting anything done when all I wanted to do was read. I loved the characters and it was interesting to see how a person can change over the course of a decade. So many things happened to turn Alice into the woman she came, and a simple bump on the head changed all that in an instant. I especially loved the way that Alice saw the world, both before and after the accident. This is one of those books I could read again and again!
  
Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
2000 | Action, Mystery
8
5.6 (19 Ratings)
Movie Rating
This week, I'm doing a Mission Impossible marathon, and I'm fixin' to watch Rogue Nation here in a bit. The MI movies seem to be very solid action/adventure films, and I dig it.
So, prior to watching this film a few days ago, I had only seen parts of it.
I think I liked MI2 more than MI1 actually. To me, the story seemed to flow better, and I really liked Thandie Newton in it. Though, the shtick with the masks is completely irritating to me.
Dougray Scott was a compelling villain, and I think the strongest villain in the series.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Odd Thomas (2014) in Movies

Jun 17, 2018 (Updated Jun 17, 2018)  
Odd Thomas (2014)
Odd Thomas (2014)
2014 | Mystery
9
7.9 (9 Ratings)
Movie Rating
This film was based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz. I haven't read the novel, so I can't properly judge it on how good of an adaption it was.
Honestly, the only reason I watched this movie was because I was chilling with a friend a few years ago, and we saw a movie with Anton Yelchin in it on Netflix or something (she'd met him twice, I'm still super jealous). It was definitely an entertaining, quick-moving paranormal flick that I immediately fell in love with and purchased a few days after I saw it.
  
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B (62 KP) rated The Princess Bride in Books

Sep 30, 2018  
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
William Goldman | 1973 | Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy
6
8.6 (52 Ratings)
Book Rating
I rarely ever say this but the movie was better. I may be biased since the film has such a dear place in my heart but the book was simply unmemorable. It took me a long time to wrap my head around the narrative structure and Goldman's commentary simply annoyed me. I read it a couple of years ago so I can't really remember any specific details but I know that I had to push myself to finish it. Honestly have no idea how it got chosen to be made into a movie but I'm nonetheless glad that it was.
  
Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019)
Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019)
2019 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Worth the Hype
I put off seeing this film, mostly because of the run time. My local Regal had the re-release and expanded showings, so I decided to do a double feature and saw it after Birds of Prey. There was no comparison.
I'm from a huge car family, so I loved everything about the cars. When I was a kid, I wanted one of my first cars to be a Shelby Cobra. The cast was great, and it was high-octane nearly the entire time. The story was interesting and engaging throughout. I definitely recommend this one.
  
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.9 (12 Ratings)
Book Rating
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was a book club pick. As a whole, I really enjoyed the story. It was funny, sad, sentimental, frustrating, thoughtful, and hopeful, all in one. However, I didn't like the part with the "pilgrims". That was non-stop irritation for me, and I was thrilled to see that the story quickly moved forward after a couple of chapters. Honestly, I don't think the story would've lacked without that part. I don't think it added anything of true importance, either. Past that, I thought it was a good story that is worth reading.
  
The Beatles (White Album) by The Beatles
The Beatles (White Album) by The Beatles
1968 | Pop, Rock
9.0 (14 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Well, that's just a great radio station. Very adventurous. We used to play 'Wild Honey Pie' live - it's just two words! Once again, a clever song, to me it's like a "fuck you" song - "We'll just use two words man, y'know". Lot of good tunes, obviously, I always liked 'Dear Prudence' and 'Glass Onion'. I played it to my son when he was like six years old and I like what he said: "Daddy" - I think I played 'Dear Prudence', maybe 'Julia', and he goes - "this is a sad song, but I like it!" And that's so cool - you're my son!"

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
2006 | Fantasy

"I saw Pan’s Labyrinth when it played at the New York Film Festival, and it was a euphoric experience. That movie was just the best. I watched it four or five times in the theater. One time I was in Mexico with my family and I was wandering around the streets and saw that it was playing at a theater and I went in. I don’t speak very good Spanish, but the movie worked so well without me knowing what anybody was saying because the visual storytelling is so incredible. We watched it a lot as a reference on We the Animals."

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Manon of the Spring (Manon des Sources) (1987)
Manon of the Spring (Manon des Sources) (1987)
1987 | International, Drama, Romance
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Movie Favorite

"It's different with films. I don't listen to old music, but with films, a film that I love, I watch over and over again. There's a film called Jean Des Florette and the sequel's called Manon Des Sources, that I absolutely love and it's made in the '80s by Claude Berri. It's such a beautiful film. Again, the characters are so beautifully drawn, they're so subtle and lovely. I always take it on tour with me and it's a real comfort. I watch it night after night on tour. It's like music to me, it makes me happy."

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