Astro kid (2019)
7.0
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Upon the destruction of their ship, Willy is separated from his parents. He lands on a wild and...
Life on the Mississippi
5.0
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The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an...
Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Uncle Buck (1989) in Movies
Mar 18, 2018
The film is simple in its design, yet still manages to have a ton of classic scenes. How many takes do you think it took to film the memorable Q&A scene with John Candy and McCauley Caulkin? I crack up just thinking about it so I can only imagine how hard it was for them. And Uncle Buck's car? Oh my God, the car! Hooptiest of hoopties. I don't know what's funnier, hearing its shotgun exhaust for the first time or watching everyone scatter for their lives.
Uncle Buck is called in to help babysit after his brother and sister-in-law have to go out of town to deal with an emergency. Other than the fact that there's no real substance to the movie, I don't really have anything bad to say about it. John Candy is perfect in his role as Buck. He's lived a life full of mistakes, but he's a great guy at heart. How can you not love a guy that will make you table-sized pancakes and punch out a clown for your birthday? My Favorite Line: "Take this quarter, go downtown, and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face!"
Recommended by an Uncle Kory, I'm so glad Uncle Buck made it's way onto my movie list. I'm giving it an 85.
Lenard (726 KP) rated The Call Of The Wild (2020) in Movies
Feb 24, 2020
Buck is the housebroken dog of a San Francisco judge who was indulged as any child of wealth would be in the 1890s. Alaska was harsh environment for man and beast. When money was offered for dogs who could work in Alaska as sled dogs for supplies to mining outposts, Buck is kidnapped. Along the way, Buck begins to learn the lineage of his forebears, the wolves, as he adapts to his new life in the frozen tundra.
The movie itself as adapted in 2020 avoids a lot of the hardships that Buck faces in his new life, but he is given a kindly old sage who looks out for him throughout the movie. It also includes a Snidely Whiplash-like literal gold-digger who comes to Alaska with little knowledge of Alaska or gold prospecting. This character is two-dimensional and portrayed as "evil." Also, the character of Spitz, an Alaskan malamute who leads the sled team and serves as an antagonist for Buck, is given very little screentime.
Last observation, during the film, as Harrison Ford lay on the ground in one of the final scenes, I looked into his eyes and saw not the 77-year-old Harrison Ford who has become a mentor to the film community, but the 30-year-old carpenter who just wanted to drag race a teenager in American Graffiti. He still has within his eyes, the look of hunger that acting feeds. And, he didn't need de-aging SPX to look younger than he is.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
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An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create...
Vic Armstrong recommended Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) in Movies (curated)
Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)
6.0
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Margot, a young woman abandoned by her mother as baby, travels to a secluded Amish community with a...
Ali A (78 KP) rated Black Buck in Books
Jan 5, 2021
Quickly finding out he’s the only Black person in the company and after enduring a “hell week” of training, Darren gets the new name “Buck”, and turns himself into an impressive salesman who becomes unrecognizable to his friends and family. But after a tragic event back home, Buck feels like he hit rock bottom and he begins to make plans to help young people of color make their way into the sales force and it forever changes the game.
This is Mateo Askaripour’s debut novel and what a talent he is! He definitely takes you on a journey that is wild and crazy. This book deals with a lot, the narrator, Buck, puts it all out on the table for the readers to read and experience: racism, gentrification, white privilege, classism, etc.
The story is told with small “notes” from Buck, who is talking to you from a later time. The little notes really make the novel unique and sometimes even funny. There are many characters and many events that keep the story going and growing. You know it’s all somehow going to blow up, because there are so many ways it could, but how it does is the shock.
This book was not what I expected at all and for that I am glad. I will for sure be keeping Mateo Askaripour on my radar for anything he releases in the future.
*Thank you Bookishfirst and HMH Publishing for an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2165 KP) rated The Buck Stops Here (The Million Dollar Mysteries, #5) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
Read my full reviews at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-buck-stops-here-by-mindy.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Ruins by First Aid Kit
8.7
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Ruins is the fourth studio album by Swedish indie folk duo First Aid Kit. The album was produced by...