Search
Search results
Eilidh G Clark (177 KP) rated Beside the Ocean of Time in Books
Jul 2, 2019
This is a brilliant, emotional and pretty book
This is a beautiful novel. I found it slow to begin with but it is worth while persisting. The story centres around the inhabitants of the isle of Norday is the North of Scotland in the early 20th century. The protagonist Thorfinn Ragnarson is a bit of a daydreamer and his thoughts and dreams are narrated within the novel. This allows Brown to explore a rich and sentimental Scottish history whilst capturing the beauty and untouched lives of these rural Scottish farmers. Furthermore, the novel explores the effects of the Second World War and its devastation on these simple folks. Lovely.
Jeremy King (346 KP) rated Movie 43 (2013) in Movies
Jul 5, 2019
I just finishes watching this with my friend, he would gave it a 8 if he was on here. Me i give it a strong 5. I am a fan of short film and this is a collection of short film. This has a cast of major starts but i am not a fan of movies that just try to shock you. I found the short films very predictable so maybe that is why i was not shocked. if you want a ztupid movie to kill time and maybe be grossed out with this might be the one to watch. If i had the chance to rewatch it i would say NO!
Ieuan Miller (70 KP) rated Sushi Go Party! in Tabletop Games
Jul 6, 2019
Variety of different cards you can use (1 more)
Lovely art
Strongly recommend
I'll start this review by stating that I had originally played the original sushi go, and when I found out there was an expansion I immediately purchased it.
Like its predecessor, the aim is to score points which depend on the cards you collect through out the game. You play three rounds, blah blah blah. If you're looking at this game you know how to play the original. This expansion adds the ability to take and input cards with different rules meaning that each game can be completely different.
Highly recommended for fans of the original. Also easy to pick up for those who haven't played the first.
Like its predecessor, the aim is to score points which depend on the cards you collect through out the game. You play three rounds, blah blah blah. If you're looking at this game you know how to play the original. This expansion adds the ability to take and input cards with different rules meaning that each game can be completely different.
Highly recommended for fans of the original. Also easy to pick up for those who haven't played the first.
Jeremy King (346 KP) rated Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) in Movies
Jul 8, 2019
Just remember 143
This documentary is about a man i watched all the time when i was a child. I have learned many life lessons from him. I have showed my own children some of his shows. I this reminds me you have to talk to kids as a kid. If you grew up watching him or have kids watch it and learn why he was a great teacher. I found it very moving documentary.
And when you watch it you will learn why the header to this is 143.
Now if you know song sing it with me
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Could you be mine?
Would you be mine?
And when you watch it you will learn why the header to this is 143.
Now if you know song sing it with me
A beautiful day for a neighbor
Could you be mine?
Would you be mine?
EmersonRose (320 KP) rated The Scarlet Letter in Books
Nov 20, 2019
This is one of those books that I feel like everyone reads in high school but my English teacher never had us read it. I will admit that I have been interested in reading it ever since I saw Easy A starring Emma Stone (Such a fun movie). I found myself really enjoying the story. It was deeper than I anticipated, and I loved the language and characters, especially Hester and Pearl. My only real struggle with the book was the first two hours were the author rambling before the story even started! But this book also gets bonus points because Hawthorne was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson, a writer and transcendentalist, who I was named after.
The story (1 more)
The flashback scenes
A drama full of twists and turns
Dr. Tom Delaney (played with a convincing British accent by Michael C Hall) lives with his daughters in a gated community, but following a party when a young lad is found dead in a swimming pool and Tom's daughter goes missing life begins to unravel for the residents of the exclusive area.
Twists, turns, red herrings and surprises galore in this 8 episode series where it is almost impossible to guess what might come next. Until it smacks you in the face...
It took a couple of episodes to really get going but once it did, it didn't hold back...
Twists, turns, red herrings and surprises galore in this 8 episode series where it is almost impossible to guess what might come next. Until it smacks you in the face...
It took a couple of episodes to really get going but once it did, it didn't hold back...
Dean (6925 KP) rated Orange is the New Black - Season 1 in TV
Feb 10, 2020
Great range of characters (1 more)
Funny and bizarre
Life behind bars
Well I'm late to the party on this one. Heard great things about this and it's be on my list on Netflix for ages. At 13 episodes and all around an hour long it is quite a big series.
The first half of the series is very funny as a new prisoner tries to adapt to prison life for carrying drugs 10 years previously. There are some great characters and plot lines in this. I found it was running out of momentum a bit towards the end. Still overall it's a very good series if you have missed it so far.
The first half of the series is very funny as a new prisoner tries to adapt to prison life for carrying drugs 10 years previously. There are some great characters and plot lines in this. I found it was running out of momentum a bit towards the end. Still overall it's a very good series if you have missed it so far.
Barry Newman (204 KP) rated Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) in Movies
Feb 29, 2020
Contains spoilers, click to show
I like some of their music but I’m certainly not the biggest Queen fan even so I still found plenty to enjoy here. It doesn’t do anything particularly new with the music biopic movie formula and it does shy away from some of the darker elements of Freddy Mercury’s personality. Where it succeeds though is in its leading man, Rami Malek is outstanding as Mercury. Charismatic , flamboyant and dominating every scene that Oscar was certainly well deserved. Ending the movie with an exact reproduction of Queen’s iconic Live Aid performance was also a smart move showing the band and Freddy at their best and sending me away to add Radio Gaga to my Spotify playlist.
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated My Lovely Wife in Books
Mar 19, 2020
One of the most hyped books in ages--about a murderous married couple--completely fell flat for me. What a disappointment! I slogged through most of this one waiting for it to get good and see what all the fuss was about. I felt nothing for the characters except irritation. This was the ultimate epitome of a slow start. It picked up a bit, but there was nothing to redeem these hateful characters. The entire book was incredibly anticlimactic until a rushed, uncertain ending. Ugh. Still, I can see bits and pieces of why others found it so interesting, and I'll still be intrigued to read Downing's next book. 2.5 stars, though, for me.
Ducklady (1174 KP) rated Brightburn (2019) in Movies
Mar 22, 2020
Meh
I was expecting so much from this movie and it didn't pay off. I thought this was going to be about "what if superman was a normal kid who got bullied and so used his new found powers for revenge." Instead we got "strange psycho alien kid who used to be completely normal and now he is insane because reasons." Not gonna lie, the gore was slightly entertaining, but the kid actor was off-putting; and not in a horror movie kind of way.
The concept of the movie had the potential to be something special and give something different to the superhero genre, but instead we got another hash of "The Omen" movies.
The concept of the movie had the potential to be something special and give something different to the superhero genre, but instead we got another hash of "The Omen" movies.