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Shaun Collins (3 KP) rated Doctor Who: The Wormery in Books
Jan 12, 2018
Fantastic Character interplay. Come for the 6th Doctor and Iris, and stay for the convoluted plot that has some truly great ideas (like the transcendental, transdimensional engineering of a TARDIS) that are meant to be epic reveals thrown at you like lazy softballs... they come in so frustratingly slowly and obviously that by the time they land, you cant be bothered to swing at them. So maddening. For more, visit www.travelingthevortex.com
alex (68 KP) rated Get Out (2017) in Movies
Jul 13, 2017
Loved the plot and overall idea of the movie (1 more)
Creepy without being tacky
Return to the psychological horror
Loved this movie, a return to the psychological horror rather than the cheap gruesome horror so often portrayed in recent horror-thriller movies. Fantastic cast and premise with enough humor to alleviate some of the stress. Personally the ending wasn't too bad but could have been explored a bit more in the film.
Tigs85 (21 KP) rated Bones- Season 1 in TV
Jul 16, 2017
Character dynamics (1 more)
Strong female lead
Bone lady
In the battle between brains and brawn, it's nice to watch brains come out on top in the looks department! Although the social ineptness of highly intelligent people is portrayed, it's refreshing to see the journey each character makes throughout each season. The storylines aren't as far-fetched as some may perceive, with the fantastic Kathy Reichs giving her anthropological insight to the script.
Hazel (2934 KP) rated For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
What a great book and, hopefully, the first of a series of many involving DCI Matilda Darke and the fantastic cast of excellent supporting characters. Well written at a great and unrelenting pace, the story follows the investigation of a cold case and the, possible, link to a recent murder.
Review at <a href="https://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/for-reasons-unknown-by-michael-wood.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
Review at <a href="https://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/for-reasons-unknown-by-michael-wood.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Girl With All the Gifts (2017) in Movies
Aug 24, 2017
Underwhelming
The problem with this is that zombie films have been done to death. Yes it gives another take on the zombie genre and has some unique features, but ultimately it still feels lacking in originality. Paddy Considine and Glenn Close are fantastic actors but they feel a little underused in this. And the ending is just silly. Sadly this is just an average watchable zombie film that is completely forgettable.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Black Mirror - Season 1 in TV
Aug 28, 2017
This first season is nearly flawless. Charlie Brooker really knows how to do dark and alternative futures. The last episode is my favourite out of the 3, it's a piece of technology I'd be intrigued to have myself. All 3 episodes are strong though, all with fantastic casts and storylines. They're all interesting takes on social media, technology and pop culture and sadly you could almost imagine these happening now.
Kate-Grace (10 KP) rated The Night Circus in Books
Sep 10, 2017
Plot (2 more)
Characters
Description
I found this book intriguing but confusing, I fell in love with the characters and descriptions but found the fact it jumps from time to time and skips between different points of views confusing because I found myself forgetting who's perspective i was reading.
However, I found it magical and a fantastic read. I fell in love with the characters and the plot.
However, I found it magical and a fantastic read. I fell in love with the characters and the plot.
Sarah (7800 KP) rated The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August in Books
Aug 10, 2017
Brilliant
This was a recommendation from a work colleague and I cannot thank him more, as this was my favourite read of 2016. Brilliantly written, with a fantastic and engrossing story with a sci-fi-esque spin. I couldn't put this down. It moves seamlessly from a drama to an action/spy novel and Harry is a loveable protaganist. My only negative would be that I didn't want it to end!
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Spotlight (2015) in Movies
Aug 17, 2017
Deserving Best Picture Winner
I'm so happy that this film won the Best Picture Oscar, it is by the far the best film I saw in 2015 and deserves every accolade thrown at it. It has a fantastic ensemble cast, and despite the sombre and depressing subject matter, still comes across as an excellent film. It might be difficult to watch, but it's a brilliant telling of a true story.
Mothergamer (1604 KP) rated God of War in Video Games
Apr 27, 2018
Amazing Game
I loved every minute of this game. I love the God Of War series so I was thrilled for this new game. It is excellent. The game play is fun, the exploration is fantastic, and the story itself is excellent. It's an amazing game and I had fun playing it.
Full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2018/04/god-of-war-new-world-and-masterpiece.html
Full Mother Gamer review here: http://lorrie28-mothergamer.blogspot.com/2018/04/god-of-war-new-world-and-masterpiece.html