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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Holiday Inn (1942) in Movies

Dec 8, 2020

Holiday Inn (1942)

1942 | Classics, Comedy, Musical

8.1

(13 Ratings)

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Far from what I expected...

All my life I thought this was a Christmas film, yet today I when I kickstarted the Christmas viewing for this year, I found Christmas barely entered into it. Despite the appearances of DVD covers, the inclusion of the classic Bing hit "White Christmas" and "Happy Holidays", Christmas features in this very little.

Bing and Fred are incredible as always, but it felt like a pick and mix of songs relating to various holidays, including "Easter Parade", "Abraham" (an uncomfortable blackface celebration of the birth of Lincoln), and a song about firecrackers for the 4th of July.

Overall, even at only 100 minutes, the film was too long to maintain my interest, most likely due to the fact I was expecting a far more festive treat.

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On the Lamb

Tina Kashian

7.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Lucy Berberian is busy preparing her family’s Mediterranean restaurant for Easter on the Jersey...

William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last: Star Wars Part the Eighth

Ian Doescher

10.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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The Star Wars saga continues, with Bard of Avon providing some of the biggest shocks yet! Alack, the...

Southern Today (21 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books

Nov 7, 2017

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline | 2011 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(161 Ratings)

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Ernest Cline has written something, alright.

If you are not into geeky things, just turn back now. I enjoyed this book for all the references, but the storyline itself was meh.

The writing was excellent as well, but, set in a dystopian not-so-distant future where everyone turns to OASIS, a simulation, to escape the reality of the world… Not a fan. Why don’t they try to fix it?

The main character, Wade, is on a quest (along with everyone else) to find the Easter egg that the creator of OASIS left in game after he died. The winner? Gets his fortune and the company that made the game.

Yeah, there is a prize for you! If you enjoyed Monty Python, read this book. If you are into all the geeky things, read this book. It is an interesting journey and one that I did enjoy.

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Kate (355 KP) rated Diggy's adventure in Apps

Jan 15, 2019

I have put good because my opinion of it has changed over the years. I first discovered it as a Facebook game and played it on the computer and then a year or so back I discovered the app and downloaded it onto my ipad. The concept is quite easy you click on square to clear them to find paths through or to find items and complete quests or tasks. You travel through various countries and they do download special events for Christmas, Easter etc. I have deleted it several times and then reloaded it to play the special items but as the story progresses it uses more and more energy but you can create extra energy by digging out your camp, but those items get more and more expensive too. I would like to completely restart the game but you are not able to do this.