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Nickg24 (492 KP) rated Shazam! (2019) in Movies

Jun 27, 2019 (Updated Jun 27, 2019)  
Shazam! (2019)
Shazam! (2019)
2019 | Action, Sci-Fi
The friendship between shazam and freddy (0 more)
Rubbish bad guy (0 more)
Had read alot of mixed reviews for this movie but was open to giving it a try.First of all this is the weakest of all the DC movies so far for me (yes I even preferred suicide squad to this)

It had its moments and the humour at times was ok but there was alot that let this movie down.Mark Strong's bad guy was truly awful and was about as menacing as a chocolate teapot,zachary levi looked uncomfortable at times as shazam and as for the seven deadly sins gargoyles..just plain awful and hokey looking.
  
Toy Story 4 (2019)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
2019 | Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Very good. Not great though.
A host of new characters, some reunions with old characters, some lovely Easter Eggs. But a rather tired plot, and a 20minute lull two thirds of the way through.
The animation once again is absolutely phenomenal, Pixar just keep pushing the boundaries and improving on what is achievable with animation.
There was some humour throughout, but a lot less than usual with Toy Story, and to be honest a lot less charm than we're used to.
And those freaky bloody dummies. They creep me right out.
A good family film, but did not quite meet my (admittedly high) expectations.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) Jun 28, 2019

I hadn't heard about the backlash but have just looked into it. What utter nonsense, as usual, the humans are largely irrelevant to the film, and the rest of the cast of the film are ... toys. I'm all for diversity but picking on Toy Story 4 for this is crazy. I do agree the point and forky - he should be trying to be recycled (which technically he already has been) not get to the trash (I hope that isn't a spoiler).

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Sonia Critchlow (7 KP) Jul 10, 2019

Toy story 4 was epic. I love the Toy Story franchise. They are great family movies. My kids are older kids and they still enjoyed it. I thought the ending was a little sad, but I wont spoil it incase you haven't seen it. Its definitely worth a watch.

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Sarah (7800 KP) rated Good Omens in Books

Sep 1, 2019  
Good Omens
Good Omens
Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
8
9.3 (42 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wonderfully daft
After watching the tv series, I knew what to expect from the book and plot wise, there is very little difference between the two. But as always, the book is a lot better than the series.

I’m a big fan of Terry Pratchett, and this is a wonderful story showcasing his storytelling talents. It’s fun, entertaining, and full of British humour which comes across a lot better in the book than it does in the show. It’s a great story with some brilliant characters, although I do think it’s a rather unthreatening irreverent take on the end of the world, but i suppose that’s Pratchett all over.
  
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
1999 | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Political and Correctness were the two words far from writers Parker & Stone when they created this feature length satirically biting look at life through the eyes of Cartman and his friends.
Cursing is the topic on the menu and Canada is to blame (isn't it always) and the profanity on show here although extreme and extended is no different to the controversial hit show of the same.
It's incredibly and consistently funny and I can see how it would appeal to some, just not this reviewer as the humour on show just was not the kind that amuses me, and differs from the, in my opinion, far superior Team America.
  
Good Boys (2019)
Good Boys (2019)
2019 | Comedy
Funny throughout (0 more)
Predictable (0 more)
I saw this movie in the cinema with my husband. The first half of the movie is very crude but hilarious, it's not the type of things that you would hear from 12 year olds but everything they said and did was shocking but that's what made it so funny. I liked that they reminded us that they were children as well, like when they were invited to the party they said they'd have to ask their mum and nobody battered an eyelid. The crude humour did die down towards the end but it was still funny. I would definitely recommend it.
  
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Dean (6927 KP) rated About Time (2013) in Movies

May 27, 2020 (Updated May 27, 2020)  
About Time (2013)
About Time (2013)
2013 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
8
7.8 (17 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Great cast (1 more)
Feel good vibe
A touching Rom-Com
Another great film from Richard Curtis who did @Love Actually (2003) @Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) @Notting Hill (1999) This is very similar in style. Typically British humour and fun characters set within a story about love, family and life in general.
A man discovers he can travel back to earlier moments of his life to make changes but often with unexpected consequences. More of a Rom-Drama but if you are a fan of the other films you'll enjoy this just as much. Also check out @The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)