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Danny (187 KP) rated Hell Fest (2018) in Movies
Oct 7, 2019
Reminiscent of the B-movies of the 60s-80’s that now hold “Iconic Cult Status” & that’s what you get from this film.
Lost Horizon
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The gripping adventure that invented the mystery of Shangri-La. Flying out of India, a light...
Elle's A to Z of Love
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Haileybrook, a beautiful village in the peaceful Cotswolds countryside, is most people’s idea of...
Contemporary Romance
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Passengers (2016) in Movies
Jul 31, 2017
Let's get it straight, this is not a full blown sci-fi epic. This is a romantic love story set in space, with some sci-fi elements thrown in. As long as you can accept that, then this is a really good film. Yes the romance part of the story is pretty predictable, but for me this didn't matter due to the sheer likeability and chemistry between Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. They did get a great job of holding a film virtually all on their own, although Michael Sheen was a delight in all of his scenes too. The special effects too were very impressive and this is definitely one of the better films I saw in the new year.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Regulators in Books
Aug 7, 2019
It reads a lot like his other epic novels like The Stand, Needful Things etc but in a much smaller size, and it's all the better for it. The plot is interesting and your typical King story, although being based around kid's tv shows makes it a little bit bonkers. It also means that some of the book can feel a little childish at times and some times it can get a bit irritating. But that said, as always with King it's well written with some interesting and developed characters, with lots of horror and gore and just about the right length of book to fit the story. This would make a hell of a good tv show.
Shalimar the Clown
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Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls is knifed to death on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter...
Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in Movies
Aug 18, 2020
While the base of the story is a worn one, the telling of this story is what sets it apart and makes it legendary.
We are introduced to a world (nee, universe) created in the mind of George Lucas that he unabashedly shared with a world that didn't know they wanted, and in some cases, needed it.
The fact that over forty years later we are still talking about this movie and it maintains relevance rather than just being nostalgic speaks volumes to the impact it has had on everything around it.
Though I figure there aren't too many folks who haven't already seen this epic, if you are one of the hold outs, knock it off. See the movie. It's better than you have been told.
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
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New York Times Bestseller • The startling true history of how one extraordinary man from a remote...