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Sarah (7800 KP) created a post

Jan 19, 2020

So as mentioned yesterday I went to Secret Cinema presents Stranger Things in London. I don't want to give too much away but it was so much fun! The set builds and the detail they go into to immerse you in the world of Hawkins is pretty impressive. It's set in the Starcourt Mall and the 4th July fair, with live actors representing the main characters and almost reliving the third series. You're given missions and things to do based on your class year - probably a little too much to do especially if you're like us and have 5 different missions. We managed to end up a part of Billy's flayed army and had a great time in the midst of all the action. There is one negative though, there was far too many people there. My friends have been to previous SC and said there's usually only a couple of 100 people, but there was maybe double or triple that there yesterday and it got way too crowded. Shame really as it did spoil the experience slightly but it was still a really fun evening.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Jan 19, 2020

Looks like a great time!

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Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) Jan 19, 2020

Looks like u had amazing time

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Naked Jungle (1954) in Movies

Jan 29, 2020

The Naked Jungle (1954)

1954 | Action, Drama, Romance

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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Nothing to do with Keith Chegwin, thank God. Slightly stodgy romance as plantation owner Charlton Heston sorts himself out with a mail-order bride and gets more than he bargained for in the form of Eleanor Parker. He is very stern and formal and calls her 'Madam' a lot; she is self-willed and feisty; sexual tension hangs in the air like the pong from a backed-up toilet but they seem stuck in an impasse until ferocious marabunta ants start swarming through the neighbourhood. (The ants only appear in the final act of the movie; one could wish they'd turn up sooner.)

Hard to say which is more awkward to watch nowadays, the depiction of the locals or the gender politics, but there is a certain camp fun to be had once the army ants finally show up: there are various scenes of people watching the ants through binoculars, while Heston's aargh-I'm-being-eaten-alive acting is as earnestly stoic as you might expect. Just about succeeds at what it sets out to do, and the structure of the story is solid, but very old-fashioned and corny.

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Ronnie (304 KP) rated Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian: Bk. 5 in Books

Apr 23, 2020

The great prophecy tells that the fate of the world will rest in Percy Jackson’s hands when he turns sixteen. In the summer leading up to his sixteenth birthday Kronos’s evil army of monsters rampages through New York, with only Percy and his demigod friends to try and defeat them. What will become of the great prophecy, in the final instalment of the Percy Jackson series.
I loved this book! I put off reading it for ages because I struggled to get through the battle of the labyrinth, but once I picked up the last Olympian, I couldn’t put it down. I loved all the action, the fighting between Percy and Kronos. It was amazing getting to see more of everyone’s past, especially Luke and Annabeth’s. Seeing the demigods speak to their godly parents was so new and a wonderful thing to see. I have to say that my favourite part of the book was the humour. Even in the middle of an epic battle with the Titan lord someone would find something funny to say or Percy would come up with a comedic anecdote. I can’t wait to start reading the Heroes of Olympus series!