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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Swiss Army Man (2016) in Movies

May 2, 2018

Swiss Army Man (2016)

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8.1

(10 Ratings)

Movie Rating

What a strange tale

I guess kind of a combination of Weekend at Bernie's, Heavenly Creatures and Castaway, Swiss Army Man tells the take of a desperate man at the end of his rope until a new friend washes up on shore. The two become acquainted quickly and decide to have an adventure together.

This film falls right into my favorite genre of weird and vague, so I really enjoyed it. You have never seen anything like this film and it is entertaining throughout.

Paul Dano and Daniel Radcliffe make a great screen couple and you really enjoy watching them together.

Still not sure how I feel about the ending though.

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Cumberland (1142 KP) rated All The Broken Pieces in Books

Feb 4, 2019

All The Broken Pieces

Ann E. Burg | 2009 | Children, Young Adult (YA)

10.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Loved it

This is a middle grade read that was wrote in a poetry style. Matt is a young boy living with an adoptive family in the United States after the army pulled him out of Vietnam during the war.
This book was heartbreaking at times. Matt has suffered a lot, and he is still blaming himself for the past. He is a character that you want to cheer for, and see succeed. The book also does a great job of showing how other characters were effected by the war, and how that eventually has an impact on Matt's life.
I would consider this book a must read for its target age group.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2532 KP) rated Traitor's Chase (The Last Musketeer, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Greg Rich and his parents are still stuck in 17th century France, and Spanish assassins have just targeted Greg and his friends, the Musketeers. This leads them to think that their old nemesis is plotting to overthrow the French government, so they take off to learn what kind of army is on the way. However, dissention in the group is making the trip hard. Can they keep it together to save the day? This is a fun mix of fantasy and historical fiction for kids. And adults. I certainly enjoyed it. It was another can't put down for me.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-last-musketeer-traitors.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Last Samurai (2003) in Movies

Feb 12, 2018

The Last Samurai (2003)

2003 | Action, Drama, War

7.2

(33 Ratings)

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Troubled Civil War veteran Tom Cruise goes off to Japan to train their new modern-style army just after the Meiji restoration; winds up being allowed to become a samurai despite not quite meeting the minimum height requirement.

Clearly wants to be a lavish Dances With Wolves-style epic drama; works well enough as a historical adventure with some well-staged action sequences, but not quite as moving or powerful as it would really like. Every Japanese person I know who's seen this movie seems to think it's supposed to be a hilarious deadpan comedy. Someone should tell Cruise it's bad manners to organise a kamikaze charge and not die alongside everyone else.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Ghost Machine (2009) in Movies

Sep 21, 2018

Ghost Machine (2009)

2009 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

6.0

(1 Ratings)

Movie Rating

A decent low budget indie flick made in Northern Ireland. It has some well known faces like Rachael Taylor (Transformers) and a great location, an old disused prison which genuinely looks creepy. The film has a nice idea, a virtual reality battle simulation used by the army is borrowed for a gaming session. The only problem that as well as mapping the old prison to play in the game it also picks up a ghost with revenge in mind. Considering the budget the effects are ok. It reminded me a bit of Stay alive and more recently Gamer. Overall a good effort on a low budget, the DVD has a 30 minute making of as well!