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Awix (3310 KP) rated Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) (2003) in Movies

Oct 8, 2020

Memories of Murder (Salinui chueok) (2003)

2003 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

9.0

(2 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Korean crime drama; an early film from Bong Joon-ho. When a serial killer appears to be at work in a small South Korean town, a rough local cop and a cerebral detective from the big city are forced to work together to catch the murderer.

Some people apparently think this is one of the greatest movies ever made; I can't agree, but it is an extremely solid and thoughtful crime drama. Very dark and gritty (possibly more than some viewers will be comfortable with), but two very strong lead performances and a streak of black humour keep it watchable. After a relatively conventional first few acts, the end of the film takes a sharp turn in an unexpected direction, which may frustrate and disappoint some viewers, but the shift away from genre movie to drama is well handled. Entertaining, gripping and thought-provoking.

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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Black Water: Abyss (2020) in Movies

Jan 14, 2021

Black Water: Abyss (2020)

2020 | Action, Drama, Horror

5.0

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

What to say about Black Water: Abyss... There's a lot of heavy breathing. And loads of the characters shouting eachothers names. Plenty of tropes ripped straight out of the first movie - minimal crocodile, a character who is injured and becomes a burden, a pregnant character for that extra pinch of drama - but it's once again helmed by Andrew Traucki, so is it really plagiarism if he's stealing from himself?

Its not the worst killer animal film I've ever seen. There are a few tense moments, a good cast, and the choice to not show the crocodile too often is probably a good one, considering it looks dodgy as fuck when the films climax arrives, but it's a little too drawn out for my taste, and the tension isn't good enough to stop the overall film from dragging hard, and ends up being a mediocre watch at best.

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Chrissy Bush (42 KP) rated Animal Crossing: New Horizons in Video Games

Dec 28, 2020

Lots to do and collect (0 more)

Some events don't last long enough (0 more)

Great time killer for the creative

Animal crossing new horizons is a great on going game with lots to create, do, and experience. With no limit to what you can do and create for your island it is easy to spend 100s of hours playing and not collect everything. Though it can feels like chores at some point ita pretty fun to play with others.

Sadly there aren't minigames to play with other players but you can create your own. This allows those who are creative to have more fun. There are tons of diys and items to collect which you can do by playing with others or joining online communities to do so. I however find it is more fun to play alone at times as communicating can be rough in game.

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Christen (28 KP) rated Before He Kills in Books

Dec 13, 2020

Before He Kills

Blake Pierce | 2016 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.0

(1 Ratings)

Book Rating

Mystery (1 more)

Suspense

A body is found in the middle of a cornfield in Nebraska. Detective Mackenzie White is on the case. All the men are intimidated by her. She is pretty and young. She is good at thinking outside the box and most of the men are older and are stubborn with their old school police work. Not only does she not have the support of her department, but her family also is a mess and doesn't really have anything to do with her and her boyfriend is a man child that doesn't want to move forward with life or the relationship. She believes this a serial killer so the FBI is called to help. It was a good read. Nothing to write home about. It's a typical murder mystery. I would recommend it to someone who wants a short read or is new to thrillers and murder mysteries.

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Wake N Shake Alarm Clock

Utilities and Productivity

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Wake N Shake is the original alarm clock for movers and shakers. The only way to shut it off is by...

Bates Motel

8.1 (33 Ratings) Rate It

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The first season of Bates Motel consisted of 10 episodes is described as a contemporary prequel to...

Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Bone Collector (1999) in Movies

Jun 8, 2020 (Updated Jun 8, 2020)

The Broken Bones

The Bone Collector- is a unique mystery thriller that ups the suspense and mystery to 10 fold. You keep on guessing until the very end of the movie, you will be surprised on who it is, that how good the suspense and mystery is.

The plot: Policewoman Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) is in hot pursuit of a serial murderer whose calling card is a small shard of bone extracted from each of his victims. Unable to decipher the cryptic clues the killer leaves behind at the scene of the crime, Amelia calls upon quadriplegic forensic criminology expert Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) to help. With Amelia acting as Rhyme's able-bodied go-between, the pair piece together disparate clues, hoping they will learn who the next victim is.

Its a very intresting mystery thriller that will keep you on edge until the very end.