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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) in Movies
Sep 2, 2017
Villains (2 more)
Johnny Depp
Weak plot
Average and Unnecessary
For me this film is just a new way for JK Rowling to cash in on the Harry Potter franchise (similar to the Cursed Child) and it's totally unnecessary. Yes these characters have been touched upon in the HP books and films, but do we really need this and numerous sequels to tell us all about them? There is such a thing as too much, and I think Fantastic Beasts and it's future sequels are a perfect example.
Eddie Redmayne is the only real saving grace, Colin Farrell is alright, but the rest of the cast and characters are either boring or cliched and irritating. And Johnny Depp? There was a time when he would make a film, but now his casting just makes me groan. The effects are patchy at times and the plot as a whole feels a little weak and lacklustre. And the word "nomaj" is possibly the most irritating and cringeworthy word in the entire Harry Potter universe.
Eddie Redmayne is the only real saving grace, Colin Farrell is alright, but the rest of the cast and characters are either boring or cliched and irritating. And Johnny Depp? There was a time when he would make a film, but now his casting just makes me groan. The effects are patchy at times and the plot as a whole feels a little weak and lacklustre. And the word "nomaj" is possibly the most irritating and cringeworthy word in the entire Harry Potter universe.
Connie (244 KP) rated Audible – audio books, original series & podcasts in Apps
Jun 4, 2018
Wide variety of books available (2 more)
Pairs well with Kindle app
Uses you Amazon account
Outstanding!
I LOVE Audible. I use it all the time to add narraration to books I have purchased for my Kindle/ Kindle app (on my phone) for Amazon, and not just for the really popular books either. Books whose authors I have never heard of before reading often have narraration available, and they cost considerably less than, say, the Harry Potter books.
Personally, I enjoyed their membership options. They have a gold membership (3 credits a month) and a regular membership (1 credit a month); I paid about $15 a month for the basic membership. Some books will cost much more than that to purchase, so it's a steal--the Harry Potter books would have cost me between $30-$40 each if I purchased them alone. Instead I waited and got each one for that $15 membership credit. And supposedly the credits never go bad.
All in all, this is an app I intend to use and that I recommend to everyone!
Personally, I enjoyed their membership options. They have a gold membership (3 credits a month) and a regular membership (1 credit a month); I paid about $15 a month for the basic membership. Some books will cost much more than that to purchase, so it's a steal--the Harry Potter books would have cost me between $30-$40 each if I purchased them alone. Instead I waited and got each one for that $15 membership credit. And supposedly the credits never go bad.
All in all, this is an app I intend to use and that I recommend to everyone!
Beth Ingham (28 KP) rated Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery in Apps
Jul 9, 2018
Meet characters (1 more)
New storyline
This game is a must if, like me you are a complete potterhead. Being able to ‘explore’ Hogwarts, and the Grounds, and advance through a brand new story set in the world of Harry Potter is exciting. The storyline is interesting, if a little slow, but once you get into the game, you can’t put it down!
This being said though, the graphics of the game leave something to be desired, but what do you expect when playing on a phone.
A negative of the game is that everything you need to advance through the storyline of the game requires energy, which you run out of super quick, so it’s more of a stop-start kind of game. They have added the option to watch a short video in exchange for 3 energy in the latest update, so I can imagine the developers have been reading similar reviews to this one.
Altogether a brilliant story-led game to tie in with the Harry Potter book, and movie franchise.
This being said though, the graphics of the game leave something to be desired, but what do you expect when playing on a phone.
A negative of the game is that everything you need to advance through the storyline of the game requires energy, which you run out of super quick, so it’s more of a stop-start kind of game. They have added the option to watch a short video in exchange for 3 energy in the latest update, so I can imagine the developers have been reading similar reviews to this one.
Altogether a brilliant story-led game to tie in with the Harry Potter book, and movie franchise.
The Craggus (360 KP) rated Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald (2018) in Movies
Nov 26, 2018 (Updated Nov 26, 2018)
To fall victim to one dark lord may be considered a misfortune. For it to happen on a cyclical basis suggests a fundamental structural flaw in your society. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Grindelwald (2018) #Review
There’s a touch of vanity to the new Wizarding World logo which follows the Warner Bros shield at the start of “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes Of Gindelwald”, equal in hubris if not in ironic overconfidence to the unveiling (and shuttering) of Universal’s Dark Universe at the star of “The Mummy”. The mission is clear: expand the brand, diminish ‘Harry Potter’. The trouble is, the charm of Harry Potter was in its lead characters and their coming of age journey against the backdrop of a secret wizarding world falling back into a war which had not yet been won. You take those appealing characters away and all you’re left with is a wizarding world which doesn’t hold up to even the most cursory scrutiny in a movie that, for a family-friendly blockbuster, sure has a lot of baby murders in it....
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Mock the Week: 1001 Scenes We'd Like to See
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Scenes We'd Like to See is the very first Mock the Week book, published to coincide with the sixth...
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them: Hogwarts Library Book
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A brand new edition of this essential companion to the Harry Potter stories, with a new foreword...
Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (Pottermore Presents, #1)
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‘Minerva was the Roman goddess of warriors and wisdom. William McGonagall is celebrated as the...
Kate (355 KP) rated The Legend of Tarzan (2016) in Movies
Apr 14, 2019
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Very good film, some of the scenes reminded me of Harry Potter and King Kong with the scenery and music. The only problem was that you knew Tarzan would win in the end as that was the nature of the story. Also not having watched the main Tarzan film for many years I couldn’t remember why Jane was bought up in the jungle and this was not really explained in the film, although you did have several flashbacks with Tarzan himself.
Aasiyah Sidat (34 KP) rated Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Books
Jul 5, 2018
SSSPIDERS, SSSNAKES AND SSSECRETS
Harry Potter, my one true love!
It feels good reading the series again. It reminds me of being in secondary school, holing up in the library at lunchtime and devouring as many books as I could.
Honestly, though, the chamber of secrets was always my least favourite book but also my least favourite movie as well.
But, on rereading this book I absolutely loved it!
Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/06/ssspiders-sssnakes-and-sssecrets.html
It feels good reading the series again. It reminds me of being in secondary school, holing up in the library at lunchtime and devouring as many books as I could.
Honestly, though, the chamber of secrets was always my least favourite book but also my least favourite movie as well.
But, on rereading this book I absolutely loved it!
Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/06/ssspiders-sssnakes-and-sssecrets.html
The Craggus (360 KP) rated Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) in Movies
Nov 9, 2018
Welcome to the hellmouth, we've got double games. Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) Review
If Hammer House Of Horror had produced “Spaced”, the result could have been a lot like “Slaughterhouse Rulez”. A common room home brew of British Boarding School classics like “If….”, “Goodbye, Mr. Chips” (the 1969 musical version specifically) mixed with “Ghostbusters” and dash of “Harry Potter”, this intoxicatingly lowbrow comedy horror offers a novel spin on the idea that British education has gone to the dogs....
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