David Maisel: Black Maps: American Landscape and the Apocalyptic Sublime
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"Black Maps" is the first in-depth survey of the major aerial projects by David Maisel, whose images...
The Faith of Donald J Trump: A Spiritual Biography
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The Chief Political Correspondent for the Christian Broadcasting Network and the "Jesus in the...
Missed Information: Better Information for Building a Wealthier, More Sustainable Future
David Sarokin and Jay Schulkin
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Information is power. It drives commerce, protects nations, and forms the backbone of systems that...
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Elizabeth Ammons
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In the nineteenth century, Uncle Tom's Cabin sold more copies than any book in the world except the...
Trucks in the 1980s: The Photos of David Wakefield
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Many would argue that the 1980s were a better time for truck drivers than nowadays: there were no...
Aesthetic Revolutions and Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde Movements
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This collection examines key aesthetic avant-garde art movements of the twentieth century and their...
Kevin Wilson (179 KP) rated Cheap Thrills (2014) in Movies
Jul 29, 2018
This resulted in some extreme moments which I never saw coming. It was written well with an excellent cast. I can never take David Koechner seriously in anyovie he does but he does have a certain creep factor about him.
I like how contained it was. It was mainly set inside 1 house. It didn't go too crazy or extreme with too much money on the line. It went far enough with a believable amount of $250,000 overall. I feel the less money being offered, the more it felt desperate and extreme. It does make me think there may be some rich people out there who get off on this kind of thing.
There are definitely some "look away" moments which is good for this kind of movie and there was a decent amount of gore.
Definitely worth a watch and this was 1 of those movies that I only paid £1 for the blu ray. Can't argue with that.
Postmodern Moments in Modern Economics
David F. Ruccio and Jack Amariglio
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Of all the areas of contemporary thought, economics seems the most resistant to the destabilizing...
Power in a Warming World: The New Global Politics of Climate Change and the Remaking of Environmental Inequality
J. Timmons Roberts, David Ciplet and Mizan R. Khan
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After nearly a quarter century of international negotiations on climate change, we stand at a...
LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated The Final Destination (2009) in Movies
Sep 18, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)
For starters, there's not one character here to root for. Every one is unlikable - you could argue that the writers were trying to make them this unlikable on purpose, so we as an audience can revel in their inevitably over the top death, but that tactic doesn't work, as shown throughout this pile of horse sh*t.
At this point in the franchise, much like the third film, it feels as though the kills are the main draw.
And to be honest, it's all very boring this time around. The writers try to be creative here and there, but the overuse of CGI and 3D gimmicks on show make the death scenes unintentionally goofy and cheap looking, rather than having any of the shock value carried by the first two films.
The lack of practical effects is mind boggling, as once again, stunt co-ordinator David R. Ellis directs, the same man responsible for the fantastic highway scene in FD2. The extra features show that he used practical effects whilst filming but for some unknown reason, the finished film just has CGI spaffed over everything.
You're not missing out on much if you give this one a pass.