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Final Kick

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Enjoy the tense moments of the penalty shots as if you were playing in a Football final, competing...

Fairy Colors - Magical Draw & Paint Coloring Book

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~ The most enchanting, magical, interactive experience in the App Store ~ ~~ 150+ adorable fairy...

Andy K (10823 KP) rated Aliens (1986) in Movies

Oct 23, 2018

Aliens (1986)

1986 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

9.0

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Sci fi action at its finest

Alien and Aliens have to be up there with The Godfather I and II and Raiders/Temple of Doom and one of the greatest one-two punches in movie history.

"They mostly come at night...mostly"

Make sure if you are watching after not seeing for awhile or never seen you watch the 1990 "Director's Cut". As with several Cameron epics, the story and characters get flushed out a lot more and the extra scenes are very good. With Aliens, though, I would have omitted the scene near the beginning where we meet Next and her family when they discover the chestbursters. I think Newt's reveal works better if we were to first meet her while crawling around underneath the decks of the colony.

The only thing that ever bothered me was the extremely bad timing of Ripley being floating in space for 57 years, then she gets found, then they lose contact with the colony on LV426 right after that? Talk about a horrible coincidence!

Another remarkable item of the film;s slow progression is we don't even see an alien until well over a hour into the film and it doesn't matter. The tension built and anticipation Cameron delivers are amazing!

Nonetheless, Aliens is a masterpiece of sci fi cinema which has rarely been equaled. Now if only they wold quit trying!.

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Andy K (10823 KP) Oct 27, 2018

Thanks!

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Derek Mcfarland (4 KP) Dec 19, 2018

Best movie ever

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ClareR (5884 KP) rated The Memory Wood in Books

Feb 27, 2020 (Updated Feb 29, 2020)

The Memory Wood

Sam Lloyd | 2020 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Thriller

10.0

(1 Ratings)

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The Memory Wood is a phenomenal book. I was on tenterhooks from the first chapter - mainly because I didn't really know what to expect. I usually avoid stories where child abductions are involved for reasons obvious to me (I know people who enjoy these themes, and are better able to detach fact from fiction than me!), but as The Pigeonhole chose it, I thought I'd give it a go - and I'm glad I did.

Elissa is abducted from outside the chess tournament that she's playing at, and wakes up manacled to the floor by a chain. Her only contact with another person is Elijah, a 12 year old boy who lives in the Memory Wood. He calls her Gretel, she calls him Hansel, and the house above the cellar she is imprisoned in is referred to as the Gingerbread House.

Meanwhile, the police have started the investigation, and are trying to locate Elissa. Detective Superintendent Mairead MacCullagh is in charge, and to be honest, Elissa couldn't have a more committed person to lead the hunt. Despite very upsetting personal circumstances, Mairead works hard and persistently to try and find Elissa.

I loved this book - it was non-stop action and so tense! I'm so glad I gave it a chance, because I'm sure it will be one of may favourite books of 2020!

Many thanks to The Pigeonhole and to Sam Lloyd for reading along with us.