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David McK (3600 KP) rated Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020 (Updated Apr 10, 2023)  
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
1991 | Action, Drama, Romance
8
7.0 (17 Ratings)
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The last truly enjoyable Robin Hood movie, mostly because of Alan Rickman's sneering and preening Sheriff of Nottingham ("no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas!"), even if Costner can't do an English accent ("This is true English courage", said with a Californian drawl), that it has no understanding of English geography (apparently Nottingham is only a few miles walk from Dover) or that it is darker than you remember (ending with, essentially, an attempted rape scene).

For all that, however, this - at least - attempted to deepen and add some context to the Robin Hood legend - I think this may be the first where Robin returns from the Crusades with as Moorish companion? - and has a killer soundtrack by both Michael Kamen (especially the overture) and Bryan Adams (with *that* song in the end credits).
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Haunting (1999) in Movies

Jun 5, 2018  
The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting (1999)
1999 | Horror, Mystery
7
5.8 (16 Ratings)
Movie Rating
A pretty good remake of the earlier film. The location and effects make this film. A bunch of people with sleeping disorders stay at a remote English estate to be monitored......or are they there for another reason?
  
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Kim Tierney (5309 KP) rated Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus in Books

Nov 5, 2019 (Updated Nov 5, 2019)  
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley | 2013 | Fiction & Poetry, Horror, Science Fiction/Fantasy
3
7.8 (33 Ratings)
Book Rating
I’m going to be honest and say that I only finished the book because it was required reading for my current English class. I just didn’t enjoy it and felt weighed down by the need to finish it.
  
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Jesse Peretz recommended Dubliners in Books (curated)

 
Dubliners
Dubliners
James Joyce, Terence Brown | 2000 | Fiction & Poetry
7.5 (4 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I go back to “Dubliners,” every few years to re-experience Joyce’s gorgeous use of the English language. These stories were one of the first things I read that made me understand the power of words (and punctuation)!"

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Rosa Walton recommended Chaleur Humaine by Christine and the Queens in Music (curated)

 
Chaleur Humaine by Christine and the Queens
Chaleur Humaine by Christine and the Queens
2014 | Pop
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"One of the things that's really cool about Christine is that she releases her music in English and French. She uses it as a tool for writing lyrics because she can bounce off the meanings in different languages."

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