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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe in Books

Oct 7, 2020  
Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe
Nan Lyons | 1976
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Found this one years ago in some second hand store and bought it for fun. I truly enjoyed it even though (as someone else noted) the mystery part wasn't very suspenseful. But the characters are fun and the story zips along at a fast pace. The movie version (with George Segal) wasn't that bad an adaptation, but the book is always better. Give it a try, yo might find it tasty!
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Pet Sematary (1989) in Movies

Oct 19, 2018  
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
1989 | Horror
7
7.6 (17 Ratings)
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A good adaptation
Whilst this isn’t one of the best Stephen King adaptations, it’s a lot better than expected.

This stays very true to the original book. It’s been a while since I’ve read the book, but there was nothing in this that stood out as being different, which is always good news. This is a typical late 80s film, with some very weak performances and feels very much like a made for TV movie. That said, a lot of the physical effects and make up were very impressively done and the film is a lot bloodier than i ever would’ve expected. There are also some very bad special effects, but fortunately these are few and far between. Watching this has made me intrigued to see how the new adaptation turns out - if they manage to stay faithfully to the story but with a 21st century update on the effects, it should really be one to watch.
  
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated 300 (2007) in Movies

Jan 5, 2021  
300 (2007)
300 (2007)
2007 | Action, Drama
9
8.0 (36 Ratings)
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Gerald Butler (0 more)
This is Sparta
300- is a excellent film. Zack Snyder did a excellent job with this film. This was his 2nd film he did and it really put him on the map, cause after this he did "Watchman" and "Man of Steel". His remake of "Dawn of the Dead" was excellent. 300 has excellent visuals, gory, vengeances and epicnest. Gerald Bulter does a excellent job in this.

The plot: In 480 B.C. a state of war exists between Persia, led by King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), and Greece. At the Battle of Thermopylae, Leonidas (Gerard Butler), king of the Greek city state of Sparta, leads his badly outnumbered warriors against the massive Persian army. Though certain death awaits the Spartans, their sacrifice inspires all of Greece to unite against their common enemy.

The film is a shot-for-shot adaptation of the comic book, similar to the film adaptation of Sin City.

Its a excellent movie and a must see.
  
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Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
DW
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
Nigel Robinson
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A fine adaptation of whats considered a not-so-great story. Yes it's simplistic and pretty straightforward adventure tale. Yes, it follows very closely to the televised story with only a few minor deviations. Neither of which change the fact that it is immensely enjoyable to read, and as always with novelizations of lost or incomplete stories, it paints a great picture of something we may never get to see in the flesh...
  
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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Green Mile (1999) in Movies

Sep 7, 2017  
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
1999 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
10
8.9 (76 Ratings)
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Brilliant
This is one of my all time favourite films, which is also based on a story by my favourite author. Frank Darabont does a great job directing such a fantastic cast, and the story itself is so interesting albeit a little sad towards the end. Character development is one of Stephen King's strengths, and it really shows in this adaptation. This is one of those films that never gets old.
  
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Bird (1704 KP) Sep 7, 2017

Gives me a lump in my throat just looking at the cover! 😬
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) Sep 7, 2017

Totally agree, literally one of my favourite movies, and true to the original Stephen King book. I have it on DVD ?