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Jessica Erdas (463 KP) rated Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) in Books

May 16, 2018

Another amazing piece by Gayle Forman. Instead of following the life and thoughts of Mia, as the first book did, Where She Went follows Adam and his spiraling journey after the accident, gaining fame and his struggle with the lost connection with his dreams and the love of his life. As relatable as If I Stay in the realistic emotional and physical turmoil of mental health, waning friendships, exhaustion and so much more. Three years have passed since Adam saw Mia and their connection was seemingly destroyed. A chance of fate brings the two back together for one day to face the demons that brought their relationship a halt as their lives skyrocketed away from them both. Highly recommend a read, especially if Where She Went pulled at your heart strings and kept you turning page after page, as it did to me.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Hellboy (2019) in Movies

Apr 11, 2019 (Updated Apr 11, 2019)

Hellboy (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

5.8

(88 Ratings)

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Headbanging new take on Mike Mignola's demonic superhero. Hellboy, summoned to end the world but raised to protect it, has to do battle with vampires, man-eating giants, murderous occultists, pig-headed fairies and an evil sorceress from Arthurian legend. Scores highly on the 'ugh' front with a lot of gore.

Directed by Neil Marshall, so taste and restraint are not much in evidence, while the script is extremely variable and most of the performances not much cop either. Were-beasts fight fairies, demons fight vampires, none of it makes a great deal of sense, and there's little sign of the wit and style of Guillermo del Toro's films about these characters. In the end the film has plenty of energy and a sense of humour about itself which keep it just about watchable, but it's still a bit of a disappointment.

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April Rose Mossow (93 KP) rated Garden of Shadows (Dollanganger, #5) in Books

May 20, 2019

I just love how V.C. Andrews delves into her characters deepest buried demons, and explains what brought them to become who they are. I don't fault Olivia as much as I did when reading FitA. I still think she should have opened up to he children though. Also, They focus too much on the old testament in these books. Peoples love for god was out of fear not love. Had they kept faith in mind and left gods wrath aside it would have turned out differently, I think. But then again, the read would not have been as good. You really pity Olivia after reading this book. On a side note, I gave this book 3 stars because it dragged in some places and I would have liked to read more about Corrine's youth, not just the basic stuff.

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Steven Sampson (1 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies

Oct 20, 2019

Joker (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama

8.5

(147 Ratings)

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Ledger who ?

Ledger who ? Might be a bit strong but after watching Pheonix play out this role it is nice to see that this role can be played and leave us at a point where we can appreciate how good the acting was by both men.

The story is extremely well scripted and played out. Watching somebody struggle with their own mental health, you can see that isn't that far fetched a story as you feel for the character and the demons he faces.

The cast around Phoenix are excellent and understated enough to showcase the performance by Phoenix.

I came out of this movie instantly wanting to watch it again and left me and my buddies still talking about it days later. It has been a long long time since a film had that effect on me. !

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Blade (1998) in Movies

Jul 21, 2019

Blade (1998)

1998 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.4

(31 Ratings)

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Bloody vampires

Blade- was the start of the blade triolgy. Personality to me, i think the second one is the best. But i do like this one as well.

The plot: A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in their plan to execute the human race.

I thought wesley snipes as blade was a good choice. I liked him alot in the this film and the second one. The threed one not so much.

Blade mixs vampires with action, violence, gore, survival, horror and demons togther.

Overall this film was a good start to a underrated triolgy.