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Dean (6927 KP) rated Duel (1971) in Movies

Jun 13, 2019  
Duel (1971)
Duel (1971)
1971 | Action, Horror, Thriller
Simple and effective (0 more)
A classic Thriller
For 1971 this was a very good if simple thriller about a battle of wits between a truck driver and a salesman on a long road trip. One of Spielberg's earlier films and shot in just 16 days. This cat and mouse thriller has inspired many other films and TV episodes since. If you haven't seen it track it down.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Jul 23, 2019

I need to rewatch this.

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Dean (6927 KP) Jul 23, 2019

Seen it a few times but been quite a while since the last time.

Lee has moved up to Michigan to help her aunt run the family gourmet chocolate business. But when a famous defense lawyer is killed while eating one of their chocolates, Lee has to find the killer. Very light, but a very fun read with great characters.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-chocolate-cat-caper-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
____ <b>4 Cute Stars</b>

This is such a cute little book!
My little girl really enjoys stroking the different textures and likes listening to me whilst I read the rhymes on each page. She is starting to say the word 'Cat' it comes out as 'At'.
There is also a ladybird hiding on each page which is fun to point out.
Great book for little learners!
  
My Brother, My Brother And Me
My Brother, My Brother And Me
Comedy
9
9.1 (8 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
Hilarious and addictive
These brothers have found the secret sauce of comedy. The informal, friendly feel combined with the minutes long tangents turn this advice podcast into something I look forward to every week. I would have given a score of 10/10, but Griffin thinks that face cat is better than hand dog and just can't award a full score to someone who thinks that.
  
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
1993 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Witches, magic, a talking cat, a school dance, teenagers saving the day. (0 more)
It will put a spell on you
Contains spoilers, click to show
Hocus pocus is one of the best magical witchy movie I have ever watched, 3 witches, 3 kids saving the day, a quick musical number with one of the best witchy songs ever, and a candle lit by a Virgin, what's not to love about this movie
  
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Every House is Haunted
Ian Rogers | 2012
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Standouts:
Cabin D - Intriguing beginning gave way to fascinating ending.
The Nanny - This just made for a neat ghost story.
The Cat - I could use a cat like this, but I don't know if I'd survive.
Charlotte's Frequency - Creepy and weird. Me likey. After reading, I wondered who'd win in a Cat vs. Charlotte battle. <spoiler>I vote for draw, or else they team up and annihilate humanity. That's probably more likely.</spoiler>
The Tattletail - Kinda cute, actually.
Inheritor - I kinda saw where this was headed but it still made for a darned good yarn.
The Candle - Appropriately creepy and a good book ender although I'm not exactly sure what the heck happened.

Ho-hum
Autumnology - I get it, but I think I'd get it more when I'm an old geezer. Physically, not just in mind.
The Dark and the Young - This was just too long and explained things too much but with little point.
Woods - I liked the thought behind this but the ending just didn't do anything for me.
Relaxed Best - In a different anthology, I might have liked this better as I like noir, but I just didn't care for where it went.
Twillingate - Meh.

All the rest of the tales fell somewhere in between awesome and meh, but even in the Ho-hum category, I didn't actually hate any of the stories.
3.5 stars