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Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Hellboy 2) (2008)
2008 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Ron Perlman's second - and last - outing as the titular Hellboy, this is more-or-less completely removed from the previous film with some of the events and characters from that film only mentioned in passing.

This time around, Hellboy and his comrades from the BPRD find themselves facing off against a ruthless prince (played by Luke Goss), who wishes to awaken the Golden Army of the title in order to destroy mankind.

This comes across as more 'fairy-tale'y than I remember the last film as being, perhaps because of the larger array of creatures here, and in the heavy-lifting of the exposition (which, I've only recently learned, Neil Gaiman was involved in) at the front.

It's also about the only film I can think of that ends near the Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland! (although the stereotypical Irish accent annoys)
  
A United Kingdom (2017)
A United Kingdom (2017)
2017 | Drama, Romance
10
9.3 (3 Ratings)
Movie Rating
One of the greatest love stories in the past century
Rarely can you make a claim that a true relationship is the greatest love story in the past century until you hear about Seretse Khama and his wife Ruth.

As an African chieftain of Bechuanaland, now Botswana, Khama was studying law in the UK before meeting Ruth, a secretary and daughter to a British Army captain. Even after the Second World War interracial couples faced much prejudice, but none so much as a king of a British protectorate and an ordinary white woman.

Facing many trials and tribulations, even exile from his own country thanks to the British relationship with the then apartheid nation of South Africa, the couple attempt to endure endless hardships to be the rightful rulers of Botswana.

It's always magnificent when you hear these stories are based on real life events. The Notebook has nothing on this.
  
Skyscraper (2018)
Skyscraper (2018)
2018 | Action
Its nonsense! (0 more)
Its nonsense! (0 more)
Spider-rock spider-rock!!
This film is completely ridiculous but I really enjoyed watching it and laughing at the ridiculousness of it. The rock is a former FBI/army person who gets injured and is looked after by doctor Neve Campbell. Fast forward they're now married with 2 kids. He now has a prosthetic leg and does some sort of security. He's tasked with checking out the security of a bloody massive 'supertall' building. Queue armed assailants, a big fire and rocks family in danger. Then theres the rock climbing a 200ft crain and jumping through a window, abseiling 220 floors up using duct tape and curtain chords and best of all using sticky side of duct tape to wall crawl on the outside of the building. It's ridiculous, it's stupid but I did enjoy it. Turn off your brains and enjoy some nonsense!!
  
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Lindsay (1807 KP) rated A Heart's Betrayal (A Journey of the Heart #4) in Books

Feb 15, 2018 (Updated Apr 9, 2019)  
Colleen Coble takes us on another journey. We are lead to another action filled story. We learn about Ben's Oldest sister Emma. What a way to be introduced her. She does not know what happen to her brothers except that they traveled west.

Emma is dealing with the death of her husband. A woman comes in with her son and claims that she is the wife of Emma's late husband. Her home is taken from her. Emma decides to leave her home and go to help Sarah.

She arrives at the fort where Sarah and Rand are stationed. What will happen to them? Rand and Sarah and Emma are then transferred to a new station in the army and where Sarah friend and Rand brother, Jacob are stationed.

Thre are surprises and turns the story continues. What will happen with Emma? Will faith and trust prevail?
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) created a poll

Nov 3, 2018  
Poll
1994 saw 3 of the most memorable Best Picture nominees in the same year of all time.

Here's how they broke down for box office performance:

Forrest Gump - $329 million (top grossing film of the year)

Pulp Fiction - $107 million (10th highest grossing film of the year)

The Shawshank Redemption - $28.3 million (51st highest grossing film of the year) - sad to say beaten by In the Army Now starring Pauly Shore

Here are their current IMDb star rankings:

Forrest Gump - 8.8
Pulp Fiction - 8.9
The Shawshank Redemption - 9.3

These films are all about to turn 25 years old in a few months. Although Forrest Gump won Best Picture in 1994, has it endured as well as the others? What do you think?

Which is your favorite?

Feel free to also comment your thoughts below. I would love to hear them.


Forrest Gump
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
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