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Philip Seymour Hoffman recommended A Thousand Acres in Books (curated)

A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry

5.0

(2 Ratings)

Book Favorite

"I just love this book. When I was halfway through it—right around when one of the three daughters tries to talk to her father and he goes out into a storm—I was like, “Oh my God, this is King Lear.” I was so impressed with how Smiley was able to take such a classic tale and put it in rural 20th-century Iowa. It’s beautiful, it’s crushing, it’s everything King Lear is—and it’s effortless. I was blown away by the imagination, intellect and talent it must have taken to do that."

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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Cinderella (2015) in Movies

Oct 5, 2020

Cinderella (2015)

2015 | Family, Romance, Sci-Fi

7.9

(37 Ratings)

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Wasn't sure I'd actually seen it but was roped into watching it and turns out I had...

A live action adaptation of another disney classic that seemingly went unnoticed probably due to lack of advertising.

Unlike more recently released L.I.A's, 2015's Cinderella was kept closer to the original story and was both fun & rather well grounded with with it's emotional input.

Although there have been many other versions of the Disney tale, this is personally the best to date.

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Leah Conner (9 KP) rated The Great British Bake Off in TV

Dec 8, 2020

The Great British Bake Off

2010 | Documentary, Drama, Family, Reality-TV

8.0

(93 Ratings)

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Your dead inside of you don't love GBBO

How do you not live this show!? It's everything you need in a baking show. The fun of a competition without the nastiness of your typical American based shows. They're pleasant and kind while still acknowledging shortcomings in the baked goods. The outtakes happen in real-time and hilarity is classic British style perfection. And the food... beautifully delicious creations that I dream of trying. If only I was a stronger baker. Watch this show... you won't regret it.

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated In Bruges (2008) in Movies

Sep 4, 2019

In Bruges (2008)

2008 | Comedy, Drama

7.8

(16 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Absurdly hilarious comedy of errors taking place in the wonderful city of Bruges.
Pairing up Gleeson and Farrell was a winning formula that provides hilarity in the most unexpected of places and the timing between the two is quite a thing of beauty.
Farrell manages to play his character with touch of innocent boyhood naivety mixed with violent tendencies, do not be mistaken these characters are totally nasty and psychotic and are fleshed out and believable.
It's a cult classic with outstanding performances with special mention to Fiennes for his overly psychotic turn.

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Peter G. (247 KP) rated War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) in Movies

Sep 4, 2019

The last of the current trilogy and arguably the best.
It riffs upon established POTA tropes such as a believable reason for the loss of speech in humans and also the subtle introduction of Nova.
Effects are beautiful and animation of the apes with Andy Serkis continues to amaze with his performance.
it's a thought provoking story based upon a great escape/Prisoner of war type plot with a prison guard played by a very on form Woody Harrelson.
A fitting end to a better interpretation of Pierre Boulle's classic

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Xanderath (690 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings in Books

Aug 25, 2019

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien | 1954 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

(64 Ratings)

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Looks like meat's back on the menu boys

I love Lord of the rings for many reasons. It has great characters, tension and story. It has beautiful descriptions that help your imagination bloom. It has whole new languages. It has everything you need in a classic fantasy. The only drawback is the that it ends after a long read and you wish it continue. Overall it is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read and it set the tone for many since then. Top job Tolkien.