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David McK (3369 KP) rated Tarnished Knight (The Lost Stars, #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Tarnished Knight (The Lost Stars, #1)
Jack Campbell | 2012
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Spin-off from <i>The Lost Fleet</i> series, with this taking place after the events off/concurrently with those of [b:The Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier Dreadnaught|9676849|The Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier Dreadnaught (The Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier, #1)|Jack Campbell|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1388524088s/9676849.jpg|14564728] (and it's sequels).

Following the defeat of the Syndicate Worlds at the hands of 'Black Jack' Geary, more and more former Syndicate Worlds are rising up against their old masters - this novel concentrating on one such world, that of Midway.

However, neither former CEOs Artur Drakon or Gwen Iceni are sure if they can trust the other ...

As a spin-off, this introduces almost-entirely new characters, along with some mentioned in passing, or who have had a small role in previous novels. It also makes occasional reference to those earlier novels - particularly to 'Black Jack' Geary himself and some of his actions, even though he is entirely absent from the story.
  
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Peter G. (247 KP) rated School of Rock (2003) in Movies

Jun 5, 2019  
School of Rock (2003)
School of Rock (2003)
2003 | Comedy
8
7.5 (15 Ratings)
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Richard Linklater is a favourite director of mine and he doesn't disappoint in this musical comedy.
It has so many great moments and acting is top notch with Jack Black a stand out, the talented children and the heartwarming story are the icing on the cake, very re-watchable.
  
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David McK (3369 KP) rated Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) in Movies

Nov 4, 2021  
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
2019 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
6
7.4 (90 Ratings)
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Direct sequel to 2017s 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'; itself a quasi remake of the 1995 original updating it to a more modern audience in which the cursed game is now a video game cartridge rather than a boardgame.

Anyway, this mainly follows the same characters as in the previous entry but also introduces a few new 'real life' characters into the mix (portrayed by Danny DeVito and Danny Glover), with those characters then also getting sucked into the game.

As before, most of the comedy comes from watching the in-game characters (still portrayed by Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson) doing imitations of their 'real life' counterparts, with Jack Black again stealing the show with his imitations!
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018) in Movies

Oct 18, 2018  
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
2018 | Adventure, Comedy, Family
6
7.0 (21 Ratings)
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Such a fall in quality from the first film. The plot is almost an exact copy of the first (even the Jimmy Carr lookalike Slappy is back), but without any originality, much less comedy and just no spark.
Jack Black does make an appearance, but he might as well not have, his role was totally pointless.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) Oct 18, 2018

I didn't realise Jack Black was actually in this, may have made me consider watching but sounds like it may be worth giving it a miss!
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Ross (3284 KP) Oct 18, 2018 (Updated Oct 18, 2018)

He pretty much phoned it in to be honest. It’s fine as a film but far from as good as the first one.
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Kevin Phillipson (10017 KP) rated Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) in Movies

Jan 9, 2020  
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
2019 | Action, Adventure, Comedy
8
7.4 (90 Ratings)
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Dwayne Johnson (5 more)
Karen Gillan
Jack black
Kevin Hart
Danny devito
Danny Glover
Just watched and honesty I preferred but the first one I know it's basically the same as the first but with added devitu and Glover to the mix but it was still fun movie hope they make another sequel which is probably likely from the ending