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Riga Airport Info + Flight Tracker

Travel and Navigation

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Riga Airport (RIX) is the largest airport in Latvia. It is located 10 kilometers west of the city....

The Mermaid Chair

Sue Monk Kidd

6.5 (4 Ratings) Rate It

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An alternate cover edition exists here. Sue Monk Kidd's phenomenal debut, The Secret Life of...

ClareR (5674 KP) rated Machines Like Me in Books

May 25, 2019

Machines Like Me

Ian McEwan | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

6.0

(2 Ratings)

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Androids and an alternate 1980s Britain

I’ve been vacillating between 6 and 7/10 since I’ve finished this. I really liked parts of it - the robot, Adam, learning his way in the world, how he falls in love. Parts of it I found exceptionally frustrating. Why would you spend £84,000 and then ignore the Android for days? Why would you want nothing to do with it once it’s ‘awake’ and learning? Why bother at all!

I thought the alternate 1980s Britain was quite interesting - how we would potentially have reacted to a defeat during the Falklands war and the repercussions. And what would Alan Turing have been like if he hadn’t committed suicide?

The thing is, I didn’t particularly like either Charlie or Miranda (the lead human protagonists). Neither were likeable and treated Adam with contempt and suspicion, which grated on me. I usually like a book where I don’t like the main character, but there was something about Charlie that made me put the book down on several occasions, swearing to myself that I wouldn’t pick it up,again. Bit I did, and I think Adam, and Miranda’s backstory is to blame.

And as for Miranda. Well. I wasn’t convinced about her suddenly needing to foster/ adopt Mark, a small boy who is abandoned on their doorstep. It was just so unlikely.

I don’t know. I’ve read other Ian McEwan books that I’ve loved, but this one really didn’t do it for me on the whole. You can’t love them all, I suppose.

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) created a poll

May 22, 2019

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Movie fans: Do you care about Movie Posters?

I only see them when I walk in or out of my theater.... I barely notice them

4 votes

Wait there are posters for movies?

0 votes

I really see them as an Art Form, I love sites like AlternateMoviePosters.com and the Alternate Movie Poster orb here on Smashbomb... Films are visual stories, posters should be an extension of it.

4 votes

I make my own movie posters. And i make them better than the studios do.

0 votes

I ignore them, I only watch previews

2 votes

I look forward to seeing them, just to see what is coming soon...

6 votes

I really like them, I even seek them out online.

2 votes

They are really just pretty faces, telling me which actors are popular right now.

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Connie (244 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies

Jun 10, 2018

Pretty good adaptation of a phenomenal book!

The book led me to expect great things... And I wasn't disappointed. Granted, I had to convince myself that they were different to enjoy the movie, since Spielberg wanted to leave references to his own works out, which basically changed everything.

I have been waiting for this movie for a long time, and I habe to say I wasn't disappointed. I can see why it took so long... There was a lot of CG work, and much of it was as smooth as an actual video game. I think they chose the right people for each role and it's clear that the alternate story line was considered heavily before it was implemented. Well done!!

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speaker357 (212 KP) rated The Cabin in the Woods (2012) in Movies

Oct 15, 2018 (Updated Dec 16, 2018)

Great story. (1 more)

Love the angle it took.

I wish there were alternate choices the viewer could make. (0 more)

Instantly fell in love with this movie.

An amazing story that misleads you by showing you a group of guys getting ready for work in an underground environment, complete with light humor. Moving on we have a group of friends getting ready to embark on their summer break, however, something is a foot as you are shown a team tracking the friends for an unknown reason.

I love this movie because it answers questions that hardly any movie tends to even come close to touching. To me this movie could be limitless, as long as the creative team doesn't get lazy.

WATCH THE MOVIE!

Thank you.