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Sarah (7800 KP) rated The Big Short (2015) in Movies
Aug 28, 2017
Does well with a difficult subject
Considering how difficult and complex the subject of this film is, Adam McKay has done a very good job of making this both understandable and entertaining. Yes you do have to think watching this, but they do their best to explain things in a fun manner and it helps that the film is injected with quite a lot of humour. The cast are fantastic and it has a great script. My only criticism is that there are a few bits that are still difficult to understand, and at the end of the day, these guys are the bad guys who profited from the financial crash, and yet you almost find yourself rooting for them.
EcoFriendlyNerd (40 KP) rated My Eyes Are Black Holes in Books
Sep 3, 2017
A weird, but fantastic read!
Easily the weirdest book I've ever read (and I've read quite a few). A great book to read for those who want to know what it's like in the mind of someone who suffers from schizophrenia. Well written (so much so that even I as the reader had a hard time distinguishing between reality and fantasy). I would love to know what happened prior to the book (an unmentioned event seems relevant to the story). I will say that, despite having read this book, I'm still not entirely sure what happened (that may have been the point though). All in all, well done, Mr. Smith.
Michelle (114 KP) rated The Crow (1994) in Movies
Apr 27, 2018
Fantastic movie if you were a fan of Brandon Lee. Though Brandon was killed while filming this movie it's still an enjoyable movie about Eric Draven a young rock star and his fiance Shelly Webster who planned their wedding for Halloween or Devil's Night. Eric returns home to find that nasty people are in the apartment with Shelly. They shoot Eric who falls out the window of the attic apartment to his death. They then rape and seriously wound Shelly. Dr's battled to save her but were unable. A year later on Devil's Night Eric is brought back to life to seek revenge on the ones who hurt and killed Shelly. He is helped along the way by a crow.
Murdock (4 KP) rated A Horse Walks into a Bar in Books
Apr 22, 2018
Strange Feelings
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Both of the protagonists were hard to like in different ways. Both smug, but one bitter and the other spoiled but grieving. If you've read, you'll know who is which. The focus on the story seemed in the wrong places and paced with annoying repetition. I would have loved to have more about the boys' childhoods. Dova's mother and her background were far more interesting to me. I expected a climax, but instead got blue balls. One human being judging another, from nothing but a sparse childhood presence and his current state to go on. I liked the suggestion that they had a boyish crush on each other. The end was oddly fantastic.
David (771 KP) rated Ready Player One in Books
Apr 8, 2018
Fantastic, the concept is awesome and in my opinion a snapshot of how the world could be on it's current path. Unfortunately I am not a videogame nerd, some of the references were lost on me but 80s film and TV, I loved the connection to the culture of the time period. Since Back to the future I have been a fan of the Delorean car and was excited it was bought back in this story. The book was a thrill, geek ride from start to finish. My only regret is that I didn't discover it when in was first published in 2011.
Now I have read it I can't wait to see the film, player one is well and truly ready!
Now I have read it I can't wait to see the film, player one is well and truly ready!
David (771 KP) rated Doctor Who - Series 1 (New Season - 1) in TV
Feb 20, 2019 (Updated Feb 20, 2019)
Great to have the Doctor and TARDIS back
As a Whovian, this review will be very bias.
If you have never seen any classic Who this was a great place to start. The mystery of a blue police box and its lone traveller in space and time still keeps you guessing on where we will be going next and who we will meet, friend or foe. Old enemies and new still keep you poised to jump behind the sofa.
The mix of humour, drama and Sci-Fi still makes this the best British series ever. It is a shame Christopher Eccleston didn't do more than one series but he certainly did a 'Fantastic' job at bringing this much loved character back.
If you have never seen any classic Who this was a great place to start. The mystery of a blue police box and its lone traveller in space and time still keeps you guessing on where we will be going next and who we will meet, friend or foe. Old enemies and new still keep you poised to jump behind the sofa.
The mix of humour, drama and Sci-Fi still makes this the best British series ever. It is a shame Christopher Eccleston didn't do more than one series but he certainly did a 'Fantastic' job at bringing this much loved character back.
Frecklesxoxo (6 KP) rated Good Morning, Midnight in Books
Feb 27, 2019
I think this book is a great take on a world catastrophe event and seeing it from 2 different points of view from 2 of the most isolated places.
I felt it started off really slowly and picked up a few chapters in.
The writing is fantastic, you really feel as if your in the Arctic and space.
I loved the fact that in the end the last people alive already had a connection and they didn't know who eachother were when they connected by radio..... Its was bittersweet I think.
I do wish however that at the end of the book, when they land on earth i would have liked to know what happened to earth. That's going to bug me!!
I felt it started off really slowly and picked up a few chapters in.
The writing is fantastic, you really feel as if your in the Arctic and space.
I loved the fact that in the end the last people alive already had a connection and they didn't know who eachother were when they connected by radio..... Its was bittersweet I think.
I do wish however that at the end of the book, when they land on earth i would have liked to know what happened to earth. That's going to bug me!!
Ross (3284 KP) rated The Walking Dead - Season 9 in TV
Apr 3, 2019
A slight improvement over season 8
The revelation of the Whisperers to me was an outstanding moment. The split second when a tense but fairly standard fight against a herd of zombies suddenly flipped on its head was fantastic. I have re-watched that scene a number of times. The remainder of the series was a slight step up from the previous one, but with still some issues around pacing (do we really care about crop rotation?!). I think the writers had learned their lesson over the build up of the next enemy - we were quickly introduced to the whisperers, when the introduction to the saviours dragged on and on.
The TV series is rapidly catching up on the comics though, which is a slight worry.
The TV series is rapidly catching up on the comics though, which is a slight worry.
Miguel Covarrubias (143 KP) rated Captain Marvel (2019) in Movies
Apr 19, 2019
Representation goes higher, further, faster!
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Captain Marvel wasn't the best Marvel movie to date, but was one of the better ones. Brie Larson was fantastic as Carol Danvers. She very well portrayed a woman who was told to suppress her emotions her entire life to fit within a patriarchal society. The big twist being that she didn't have to prove anything to the men in her life to be the strong powerful woman that she is. Probably does more for representation of women than WonderWoman. The Skrull also teach us that we cannot demonize sentients before understanding them. Excelltent! 9/10
E.R. Fowles (15 KP) rated Four Samuel in Books
Apr 19, 2019
Review by: Stacie Robinson
I couldn't put it down! It's definitely an action-packed thriller, with fantastic characters and exciting plot twists. I just had to know what was going to happen next! I love that is clean with no foul language or sexual content, but it is kinda creepy and becomes violent at times, so I'd save this for older children and adults as it'd probably be too scary for little ones. E.R. Fowles paints a vivid picture from start to finish, so it was almost like the movie was playing out in my mind as I read. It should totally be made into a movie someday! Stacie Robinson