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The Craggus (360 KP) rated Tolkien (2019) in Movies
May 27, 2019
Two wasted hours about the author of The Two Towers: Tolkien (2019) Review
“Tolkien” has little or no magic about it, except the ordinary everyday magic which helps almost two hours disappear slowly and drearily when large stupid folk like the Craggus buy their tickets. It is inclined to be dull in the middle (and also the beginning and the end); dress in drab colours (chiefly tweeds and mud browns); wear out your patience as it regales you with the edited vignettes of J R R Tolkien’s early life through his fever dream flashbacks in the trenches of World War I, the scenes of which are surprisingly, jarringly graphic and provide no deep fruity laughs at all.
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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) rated Viticulture Essential Edition in Tabletop Games
Mar 7, 2018
Viticulture: Essential Edition Review
Viticulture: Essential Edition is one of the most polished, professional board game packages I’ve ever seen. From the perfectly sized box to the phenomenal graphic design to the most succinct and clear rulebook I have ever read, Stonemaier games have gone above and beyond to provide a quality product.
Beyond the beautiful presentation lies a fantastic worker placement game that is a lot more interesting than its closest popular peers–Stone Age and Lords of Waterdeep. While perhaps a half-step more complicated than those two games, Viticulture has the advantage of being more thematically cohesive.
Original Rating: 8/10
Reviewer: Marc Davis
Read the full review here: http://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/06/02/viticulture-essential-edition-review/
Beyond the beautiful presentation lies a fantastic worker placement game that is a lot more interesting than its closest popular peers–Stone Age and Lords of Waterdeep. While perhaps a half-step more complicated than those two games, Viticulture has the advantage of being more thematically cohesive.
Original Rating: 8/10
Reviewer: Marc Davis
Read the full review here: http://thethoughtfulgamer.com/2017/06/02/viticulture-essential-edition-review/
Caffeinated Fae (464 KP) rated Belle's Tale (Disney Beauty and the Beast, #1) in Books
Jul 12, 2018
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
When I saw this graphic novel I knew that I just had to read it. Beauty and the Beast is and will always be my favorite Disney story. With all of that said, I will admit I was a little disappointed. I felt like it was a complete copy of the new movie with no new motivations attributed to the characters. I would have loved to have had the inside perspective of Belle and unfortunately this book did not give me that.
The artwork was well done but not awe inspiring. Ultimately, it was a very quick and pleasant read but I do not feel the need to read the next one.
When I saw this graphic novel I knew that I just had to read it. Beauty and the Beast is and will always be my favorite Disney story. With all of that said, I will admit I was a little disappointed. I felt like it was a complete copy of the new movie with no new motivations attributed to the characters. I would have loved to have had the inside perspective of Belle and unfortunately this book did not give me that.
The artwork was well done but not awe inspiring. Ultimately, it was a very quick and pleasant read but I do not feel the need to read the next one.
Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated The Monster of Mangatiti (2015) in Movies
Aug 9, 2018 (Updated Aug 9, 2018)
This story in Netflix is a true story account of a woman who was duped into going to a man's farm to work as a tutor for his son but was actually kept there as a slave and abused mentally, physically and sexually. The acting in this was pretty good and the film work was decent. The story was not fast paced but told A LOT in a short time. This was one womans account of what happened to her but the man had done it to many others. It was well told and would be of interest to those who like true crime documentary style movies. Nothing too graphic but the content probably isn't for kids. Worth a watch.
MissCagey (2652 KP) rated The Killer Inside Me (2010) in Movies
Aug 14, 2018
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I didn't think much of this film. I didn't like the graphic violence although I could watch it, unlike my husband who fast-forwarded through it as it made him so uncomfortable. Whilst I felt compassion for the two ladies in the film because of the violence dealt to them, I didn't actually care about their characters because we weren't told anything about them, they just popped up on screen to be shagged or beaten. Obviously the main character, Lou Ford, had a disturbing upbringing but the flashbacks didn't really explain to me how many years later he out of the blue decided to start killing people?
The ending was ridiculous, did no one smell or notice the accelerants he had smothered the house with?
The ending was ridiculous, did no one smell or notice the accelerants he had smothered the house with?
Otway93 (567 KP) rated Visitor Q (2001) in Movies
Nov 4, 2019
Originality (1 more)
Unsettling
Confusing (1 more)
Slightly too unusual
Absolutely Bizarre...
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Visitor Q is with a doubt one of the strangest things I've ever seen, and one of the only films to disturb me, with bizarre scenes that only the imagination of Takashi Miike could have come up with!
If you want originality and something to creep you out, this is certainly it. But be prepared...SPOILERS AHEAD!
This film includes some graphic, and very disturbing scenes that will leave you disturbed, including:
- A middle aged woman learning to spray her own breast milk.
- A man with a part of his anatomy stuck in a dead woman.
- And so much more in the final 15 minutes that I can't even remember it all!
Beware!
If you want originality and something to creep you out, this is certainly it. But be prepared...SPOILERS AHEAD!
This film includes some graphic, and very disturbing scenes that will leave you disturbed, including:
- A middle aged woman learning to spray her own breast milk.
- A man with a part of his anatomy stuck in a dead woman.
- And so much more in the final 15 minutes that I can't even remember it all!
Beware!
Cori June (3033 KP) rated Shattered Bonds (Jane Yellowrock #13) in Books
Nov 8, 2019
Characters (1 more)
Writing
So glad this book was published! I had thought Dark Queen was the last book but I'm so ecstatic to realize that I was wrong. I really admire authors whose characters can learn to change even if they have to take a few steps back they can still go forward and not start from scratch at each book. Jane definitely does this slowly and not always the best at it but she does. Faith Hunter does a fantastic job at continuity and, yes you HAVE to read the previous books because she interweaves important things from previous books into the narrative. And the twist I didn't see that coming. I can't wait for the next book.
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