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12 Monkeys (1995)
12 Monkeys (1995)
1995 | Drama, Sci-Fi
Um OK
James Cole (Willis) lives in a time where disease has ravaged the planet and has been put in charge of a riddle on how maybe he can save the world. He also is given the ability to time travel to try and catch up to the elusive group the 12 monkeys. Along the way we see him run in to an mixture of crazy characters like Jeffery Goines (pitt) who is a pure nut ball but tries to make him believe he can help. The real question is that will he solve the riddle through all the muck and guck and save the world or will we perrish.

movie was not that great. They had a good idea just didn't follow through
  
As a crocheter not yet a pro, I am constantly trying to find ways to make my work look more interesting. This is a great tool for making your crocheted works not only look interesting, but complete as well. There are many different varieties you can choose from so that you can find the best fit for your project. Not only that, but the instruction are clear and easy to read, even for someone who still has trouble reading patterns. The author doesn't just give you patterns either. She adds troubleshooting, tips and tricks, and crystal clear images so you know what your work is suppose to look like.

I highly recommend this book as the perfect companion for an crocheter to add something extra.
  
This mystery is somewhat fun to read about. There a mystery that keep you interested in the book. I wonder what is to happen for this couple and family. Who is behind the attacks? Why would they want to attack. Will Elli or even Nathan going to solve this. So far this book has me want get the other books in the series. My first reaction is good so far. I would rate this 4 stars or 4 Rats in my case. I would recommend the author Colleen Coble to others if they asked. I want you to decide if this for you or anyone else to read. Just because I liked it does not mean that you like it. It is up to you.
  
The Signalman
The Signalman
Charles Dickens | 1998 | Fiction & Poetry
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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I've never read a Dicken's novel before, I always felt like I would come out of them dumbfounded... his writing seems too intellectual and educational for my little brain. But, this is just a ghost story, so it was easy enough to get on with!

Yes, I enjoyed this, but it wasn't my favourite short story. A classic old school ghost story, but it could have been so much creepier than it was, so that let me down. There is a slight pang of shock at the tail end of this short, but it's nothing to write home about.

What's most interesting, to me, about this book, is the fact that it's been pulled out of a personal tragedy of Dicken's.
  
The Ritual  (2017)
The Ritual (2017)
2017 | Horror
Nothing new
The problem with The Ritual is that horror films set in a forest with weird goings on have been done before. Many times. And sadly The Ritual has nothing new to add.

I'm very glad it at least didn't go down the shaky cam found footage route, as that has been done to death. It does well to create a tense and uneasy atmosphere but I wouldn't say it was particularly scary. Creepy at best. The characters are alright but I didn't feel like they were particularly well developed and they were fairly weak. The plot wasn't bad but all in all it was just an okay horror film. Nothing special. I've heard the book is much better!
  
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ashezbookz (32 KP) rated Red Queen in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
Red Queen
Red Queen
Victoria Aveyard | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
4
8.0 (64 Ratings)
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Definitely thought it was going to be more action packed after the first bit of the book was totaly good and I was like, I'm going to love this - then about 40% on I'd say was just boring AF - the end was action packed too which I get, most books do that, but at least give me something in between - the minor issues in there did nothing for the excitement level and I found myself wanting to DNF this book at 70% but I pushed through because that would have been sad. Definitely not continuing with the series but it was alright. I adore her family dynamic and her sense of right and wrong as well. and Cal is a treat.
  
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Emma Ashford (10 KP) created a post

Aug 18, 2018  
Just finished watching Pacific Rim Uprising, a review in two words would be utterly fantastic. Jaeger vs Jaeger, and Giant robot vs kaiju is always awesome.
  I like how they have carried on considering the first movie was a stand alone set up experiment, to see if the audience would enjoy this new genre of film that is giant mecha science fiction. For veterans of the genre there are some nice intertextual links to be spotted especially towards the final scences.
  Plotwise having the son of Pentecost being the main character makes as lot of sense. The only hole in the plot I can see is that there is no mention of what actually happened to the previous film's protagonist Ralleigh.
  I highly recommend the film.
     
The Wife Between Us
The Wife Between Us
Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen | 2018 | Mystery, Thriller
8
8.1 (37 Ratings)
Book Rating
A young woman about to marry her lover, an ex-wife obsessed by her successor, or is everything not quite as it seems? The blurb does warn readers not to make assumptions and it also does a clever job of not giving anything away. This collaboration has produced a taught psychological thriller that has already seen the film rights being snapped up by Steven Spielberg. It’s a slow, absorbing read for the first part but then it turns like a tornado. You will get drawn into a marriage, the compromises, the cover ups and the condescension that can evolve over time. Don’t try to assume anything. Just read and enjoy this (in your own head) before you see the movie.
  
"HULK ... SMASH!"

A collection of the original sIncredible Hulk tories (or those in which he appeared), I was actually surprised on reading these just how 'smart' (relatively speaking) the Hulk actually was - not at all like the "Rrrr...Arrrgh" engine of destruction I was expecting, but able to hold full conversations with those he was interacting with.

I was also surprised that - initially, at least - the transformation process did not happen when Bruce Banner got angry, but rather at night times, or when he voluntarily underwent it by stepping in front of his hidden Gamma Ray machine (after initially being caught in a Gamma Ray explosion that started the whole process going): very much a modern Jekyll and Hyde scenario, as it were!
  
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

STABBED IN THE HEART
AND YOU'RE TO BLAME
YOU GIVE CHRISTMAS A BAD NAME

Thank you, i just had to get that out of my system!

This is a really fun, easy read with likable characters.

The villain pretty much jumped out at me but i didn't feel condescended to so that's always lovely!

I really like Jules' friendship with Christmas-Hating Lance.
She's so determined to have him enjoy the holiday that she invites him to a fancy dinner where an awful woman is stabbed.

Things move at a pretty brisk pace from there and the ending is a Christmas treat!