Asiza Tait (139 KP) rated Decaying Days Evolve in Books
Feb 3, 2020 (Updated Mar 11, 2020)
Prospect Heath virtually implodes, finding and retrieving Sadie becomes the major agenda as it doesn’t look like they are going to achieve a cure any other way.
Characters are developed at a lightening speed, their mutations are not these ‘now I’m a super hero’ but far more gritty, (gross) and so very real. Paul’s mutation makes my skin crawl!
The stakes just get higher as more people are picked off and the big TWIST, but I won’t say what that is. I will let you enjoy the ‘OMG’ moment when you find out who project Re-gen really is...and all that it implies!
Excuse me everyone, Book 3 awaits!!
MechBox 2: Hardest Puzzle Ever
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MechBox 2 challenges players to uncover the secrets of a mysterious post-apocalyptic puzzle box....
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Ranch Dressing in Books
Apr 4, 2025
This book really builds on the growth we’ve seen in Samantha over the last couple of books, which I appreciated. You could jump in here without any spoilers, but you won’t appreciate the character arc as much. I also appreciated that this allowed Samantha’s relationship with her husband to really shine. Meanwhile, the new characters were entertaining. The mystery kept me confused until we reached the logical climax. I laughed as always as I was reading. Trixie Belden fans will enjoy an Easter egg in this book. Now that I’ve caught up on this enjoyable series, I can’t wait for the next book to come out. If you aren’t caught up yet, now’s the time to fix that. You’ll enjoy the time spent doing so.
Break Me (Make or Break, #2)
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Break Me is the second book in Amanda Heath’s Make or Break series. It can be read as a...
Phillip McSween (751 KP) rated Shaun of the Dead (2004) in Movies
Feb 3, 2019
Acting: 10
Pegg delivers a strong performance in his role as Shaun. You can’t decide whether Shaun is just a plain loser or if he’s just oblivious to the people around them and their feelings, particularly his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). Pegg has a way of keeping you guessing from one scene to the next. Just when you think you can figure his character out, he evolves just a little bit, enough to remain interesting. The entirety of the cast breathes life into this comedy horror film.
Beginning: 3
Characters: 10
Cinematography/Visuals: 10
The film is shot in a very unique way that helps to drive the narrative. It has the feel of a horror movie, but you’re never really frightened. It’s just as gory and in-your-face as any zombie movie I’ve seen, but sometimes those same scenes will have you cracking up. It was very cool how they capture the graduation of the first twenty-four hours. It started with a couple of one-off strange incidents. Before long, the streets were swarming and things were out of control. Very well-done.
Conflict: 10
Zombie films/shows should never be about the zombies, but about survival and the reality of the human spirit. You wanna find out who you really are? Get thrown into the middle of an apocalypse. Shaun of the Dead takes the nature of the human spirit and fleshes it out over the course of the film. Some people see tragedy and they run from it while others, like Shaun, take the bull by the horns and go right at it. The conflict succeeds in the group not just taking on the zombies but handling their internal squabbles as well.
Genre: 6
Memorability: 7
There were a number of funny, memorable events that stick out. I won’t ruin them, but my personal favorite was the car scene where seven survivors had to squeeze into a little sedan. The hilarity that ensues as they move from Point A to B is pretty awesome. There is also a touching moment within that same scene that adds emotional power to the movie. There are a number of scenes like this here, scenes that can make you laugh and make you feel at the same time.
Pace: 10
Plot: 10
Resolution: 7
Overall: 83
Shaun of the Dead is one of those movies where you fall in love with it more and more the more times you revisit it. I wasn’t a fan my first viewing, but noticed a lot of things the second time around that made sense and added to the overall strength of the movie in a subtle way. Good watch.
Lane Splitter
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Over 16 million players have experienced the thrill of Lane Splitter! "The graphics are bright and...
Because You're Mine
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An “insidious, suspenseful tale” (J.T. Ellison) with a “shocker of an ending you won’t see...
Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Don't Let Go (2019) in Movies
Dec 20, 2019
A Los Angeles detective discovers his brother,sister in law and niece gunned down and murder.A little while after he starts getting phone calls from his dead niece,how can she still be alive?.After a while he realises that she is calling from the past and the murders havent happened yet.Can he help prevent them from happening at all.
This was a clever little film,not the usual stuff you expect from blumhouse pictures.Definitely worth watching.
Time is Running Out (DCI Matilda Darke #7)
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You’re a survivor, aren’t you, Matilda? But what’s the point in surviving when everyone around...
Midsummer Mischief: Four Radical Plays
Timberlake Wertenbaker, Alice Birch, E.V. Crowe and Abi Zakarian
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A volume of four new plays as part of the RSC's Midsummer Mischief by Alice Birch, E. V. Crowe,...