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Rachel Parkes (1 KP) rated Netflix in Apps
Jan 17, 2018
Plenty of binge watching options (1 more)
TV shows seem current
Although there is quite a lot available to us in the UK, it's not as much as what I know is available in the US. Also, I dislike how I've recently learnt that not everything is accessible if you're accessing Netflix through your TV or games console. Only a small proportion of content is available, nased on your previous selections. If I'm paying for the service, I want to be able to access the whole thing, not just what Netflix think I might like!!
Dean (6927 KP) rated Drive Angry (2011) in Movies
Feb 10, 2018 (Updated Feb 10, 2018)
This film does exactly as it sets out to do. It's a pure over the top adrenalin rush almost from start to finish. Babes, bullets, blood, bad-ass characters and a Dodge charger. Think Crank meets Shoot 'em up with an almost comic book setting. I really enjoyed and found it an action packed film, that's tongue firmly in cheek. Add a cool car and the sexy Amber Heard and you get good popcorn entertainment, would have liked to have seen it in 3D! If you like wild wacky films that are just fun to watch check this out!
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Captain Underpants (2017) in Movies
Jan 21, 2018
Funny when I was a kid
The story of two best buds who like to make practical jokes and write a comic book about their principal which they named him captain underpants. The end up hypnotizing their principal into believing he is this rather dumb superhero. He can be un hypnotized by getting hit with water or put back in hypnotized for by one of the two boys snapping their fingers. The reason they want to keep him in this hypnotized form is so that they dont get split up at school cause together they just make trouble.
The struggle for Centauri Prime begins as Emperor Londo accepts his fate. Or does he? And how much can he do against his new masters when they know every thought he thinks? The characters are strong and just like their TV personas. And since this is one chapter I wish we'd gotten more of from the final season, I loved it. It does change a little of the timeline from that final season, but it is a minor issue.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-long-night-of.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-babylon-5-long-night-of.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Fistful of Dollars (1964) in Movies
Mar 23, 2018
Storyline/Plot (1 more)
Clint Eastwood
American Western remake of Yojimbo, and a damn good one.
See this movie, it's worth it, but th reason it's a 9, and not a ten is because the Samurai version by Akira Kurosawa; Yojimbo is just better. If you can see that one first, if not follow it up and prepare to see two master storytellers use the same idea in two different genres, kinda like hearing a Nirvanna song being done by Johnny Cash. or an Alicia Keys version of a Cher song. Fundamentally the same, but so different in presentation. Both are epic masterpieces.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Notebook (2004) in Movies
Jun 20, 2018
Amazing film
Don't be put off thinking this is just another cheesey chick flick, that would be an unjust insult. This is a very well made film with a great story of true love standing the test of time. The acting, score, cinematography and the 40's theme costumes and sets really show this is a very well produced film. It might be obvious from early on what is going to happen but it doesn't stop the journey being any less fun. If you liked the romance side of Titanic and Pearl Harbour you will like this a lot.
The Craggus (360 KP) rated The First Purge (2018) in Movies
Jul 5, 2018 (Updated Jul 5, 2018)
The First Purge (2018) feels like the #SnyderCut of Childish Gambino's "This Is America" #Review
What better viewing choice on the 4th of July than the latest instalment in the satirical horror series, one that goes back to the beginning and commemorates the very start of the decline of the land of the so-called free? “The First Purge” sets out to explain just how a society could come to adopt such a monstrous idea in the first place, a question which feels less and less difficult to answer with each passing day...
FULL REVIEW: bit.ly/Craggus1stPurge
FULL REVIEW: bit.ly/Craggus1stPurge
Sawyer (231 KP) rated Doctor Who (1996) in Movies
Aug 24, 2018
The doctor getting shot and killed immediately after walking out the TARDIS into gang territory in America is just priceless (1 more)
All the ridiculous extra rooms in the TARDIS like why does the Tardis have a giant ancient dungeon in there
It's a hell of a lot bigger on the inside
Overall the movie is very weak and does a poor job of capturing the magic of Doctor Who and why British audiences love it
But it has enough weirdness and ridiculousness that any Doctor Who fan should watch it
But it has enough weirdness and ridiculousness that any Doctor Who fan should watch it
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Informers (2009) in Movies
Sep 10, 2018
A strange film, that seems totally random at times. It has a bit of an insight to the lives of a range of people in early 80's LA. From the spoilt rich kids, drugged up pop star, shady ex-con and a news reporter. The stories are very loosely interwoven. This is far from being anything like Crash though! There doesn't seem to be much of a plot to it at all or any conclusion. Just a brief look at their lives full of sex, drugs and 80's pop. A shame given the very strong cast list!
Alicia S (193 KP) rated Devil Smoke (Butcher Boys #5) in Books
Sep 28, 2018
Awesome book! I was new to the series but knew this could be read as a standalone. After this, I'll surely be going back for more! Really loved the characters.. Bronx was a sweetheart and I loved Ryan to death.. tough as nails and determined to find out the truth about her past, she lives numb for years trying to get close enough to the one person who can tell her the truth. What she finds out is nothing like she ever expected. Excellent writing with an interesting storyline that just drags you in from the start!