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Andy K (10823 KP) rated Saving Mr. Banks (2013) in Movies

Jan 6, 2019

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

2013 | Comedy, Drama

8.1

(22 Ratings)

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A charming compendium to Mary Poppins

Having just watched the original Mary Poppins a few weeks ago I was anxious to also watch this film which I had remembered when it was released. I am so glad I did as it was a glorious supplement to understand the history f the film, the reluctance of the original author to sell the rights to Disney and how they eventually convinced her to do it.

The bonus subplot of the author as a young child and the tumultuous relationship she had with her own father so also interesting in the parallels drawn or she must have written about which end up in the final Poppins story and film.

Strong performances by Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson and even the normally annoying Colin Farrell added to the rich story. Watching this film actually makes you want to watch Poppins again because of all the timeless songs.

I just might do that!

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Sarah (7800 KP) Jan 6, 2019

You really can’t go wrong with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson

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Andy K (10823 KP) Jan 6, 2019

True dat

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Midnight Alley (The Morganville Vampires #3) in Books

Dec 30, 2019

Claire is still trying to survive her freshman year at TPU and adjusting to her relationship with Shane. Michael is dealing with the results of becoming a vampire, and Eve is trying to stay away from her psycho brother Jason.
This book is great. It moves at a rapid pace and introduce news characters and still keeps the momentum going.
Claire's relationship with Myrnin is fascinating, because Claire actually gets to use her skills and show how important she is to Morganville.
Amelie is still very much the Ice Queen and there is a group f wannabe vampire hunters led by a guy who calls himself Captain Obvious.
The switch from every day life in the Glass House to the conspiracies and double-crossings that make up the Morganville social elite are contrasted nicely.
This book is funny, scary, and tragic. More YA books should be this well-written. Write faster, Rachel Caine!

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Erika (17789 KP) rated Dark Waters (2019) in Movies

Dec 20, 2019 (Updated Dec 20, 2019)

Overall, this film was pretty good, but it dragged on FOREVER. The story was great, but the film spent way too much time on the personal life the lawyer, Robert. Seriously, they could have edited out an entire hour of that sort of junk. It ruined the film a little for me. Seriously, they could have cut Anne Hathaway's character out and it would have no effect on the film.

Again, the story was so good, and it's always pretty terrifying to think about what's being dumped into the water supply.

EDIT: At one point, when Robert is at a courthouse in WV, filing the whole, the drinking water is poison thing, HE DRINKS FROM A WATER FOUNTAIN! What the f----?

So, if you want an interesting film, and don't mind slogging through family stuff that has little to no bearing on the story, I would recommend it.
Please, directors/editors/studios, stop making movies over 2 hours that could be a tight hour and a half.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Star Trek: Picard in TV

Apr 27, 2020

Star Trek: Picard

2019 | Drama, Sci-Fi

8.6

(32 Ratings)

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The latest big-budget generic sci-fi series to have the Star Trek brand on it in an attempt to secure an audience. Ex-Admiral Picard meets the hot young daughter of his dead android mate and goes off to help save her twin sister with a bunch of young actors who are cheaper to employ than the ones playing his actual friends.

Not quite as mad as Discovery, and seeing the old characters again (mostly in cameos) is undeniably affecting for those of us who were there thirty years ago. But the plotting is laborious and lazy, and we seem to have lost the idea that the whole point of Star Trek is that things will improve and be different in the future: regardless of the odd ways in which this setting doesn't really match canon, this lot just act like 21st century folks in fancy dress. I'm not even going to get started on the F-bombing Starfleet Admiral or the Irish and Australian Romulans.