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Aasiyah Sidat (34 KP) rated Lady Chatterley's Lover in Books

Jul 5, 2018  
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover
D.H. Lawrence | 1983 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance
5
6.3 (6 Ratings)
Book Rating
So I chose Lady Chatterley's Lover by Mr D.H Lawrence. Lady Chatterley's lover was a book created by Lawrence created in 1928. He had the book published privately in Italy and France but boy did he kick up a fuss. The book was subsequently banned in the UK, Australia, Canada, the US and India. There were outcries of the lewd nature of the book, the frank talk about sex and intimacy and extra-marital affairs. In 1960, a trial was held in the UK and the book was released from its ban.

While reading this, I tried to understand why this book was considered so obscene. I mean we have 50 shades of grey which didn't have any fingers pointed at it and that book discusses more unique sex forms. This book discussed pure 'vanilla' sex between a man and a woman. So what was the issue?

Continue reading my review at: https://www.readsandrecipes.co.uk/2017/04/read-harder-banned-book.html
  
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Tracy Letts recommended Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) in Movies (curated)

 
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
1983 | Drama, War
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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"A story about compassion and forgiveness set in a World War II Japanese prison camp, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence seems to improve with age and repeated viewings. The screenplay, by Nagisa Oshima and Paul Mayersberg, based on a book by Laurens van der Post, is oblique, brutal, poignant. Tom Conti, David Bowie, and Takeshi Kitano all give first-rate performances, and Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score is heartbreaking. The last five minutes never fail to destroy me"

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) shared own list

Nov 22, 2017
There are certain films that split audiences straight down the centre. Just look at @Mother! (2017) Darren Aronofsky’s Jennifer Lawrence-starring psychological horror that saw some critics awarded five-stars and others just one.

Using data from Metacritic, tech website Gizmodo has taken date from 9516 films, gathering details from 190,000 reviews by at least 842 named critics to scientifically work out the world’s most critically divisive films. So which films did you love and hate?
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Gizmodo: Most Divisive Films According to Data

Gizmodo UK has analysed data on Metacritics to determine the most divisive films ever:

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)

7.8 (62 Ratings) Rate It

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A woman known as the Bride awakens in a hospital, having been in a four-year coma after being shot...

Quentin Tarantino Martial Arts
Suicide Squad (2016)

Suicide Squad (2016)

6.2 (318 Ratings) Rate It

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A team of criminal antiheroes, composed of Deadshot, Harley Quinn, El Diablo, Captain Boomerang,...

DCEU DC
Insurgent (2015)

Insurgent (2015)

6.7 (18 Ratings) Rate It

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Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris (Shailene...

White House Down (2013)

White House Down (2013)

6.9 (19 Ratings) Rate It

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Capitol police officer John Cale (Channing Tatum) has just been denied his dream job of protecting...

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Monte B (16 KP) rated The Hunger Games in Books

Aug 31, 2017  
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins | 2014 | Young Adult (YA)
9
8.5 (277 Ratings)
Book Rating
The world and its main character, Katniss (0 more)
Great dystopian world
I read this book some years ago, but it's one of those that kind of sticks with you. Especially in the crazy, chaotic world that we live in now, since around November 2016. This is the beginning of a dystopian trilogy that spawned a 4 part movie saga starring Jennifer Lawrence. If you haven't seen the movies, you should. They are pretty great and so are the books.
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated X-Men: First Class (2011) in Movies

Aug 8, 2017  
X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class (2011)
2011 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
8
7.8 (46 Ratings)
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All star cast including Jennifer Lawrence (3 more)
Seeing the senior X-Men characters at a young age
Michael Fassbender stands out
Great Sfx
Interesting idea
It's nice to see a story of how Magneto, Xavier and Mystique etc came to know each other. Also to see how the X-Men came to be. I like the way it's tied into real events in History. The action scenes are great and the Sfx are top notch. A very enjoyable film.
  
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Rachel (4 KP) rated Mother! (2017) in Movies

Apr 9, 2018  
Mother! (2017)
Mother! (2017)
2017 | Drama, Horror, Mystery
1
6.3 (48 Ratings)
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PLEASE Don’t Watch
At first I was so excited to see this movie, but I have to say this is one of the absolute WORST movies I have ever seen. The entire movie is a mixture of “what is going on?” and “why are they doing that?” I pretty much felt angry the entire movie. Definitely a letdown considering how much I love Jennifer Lawrence and her movies. This makes my top 5 most hated movies.
  
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David McK (3233 KP) rated Cobra Kai - Season Five in TV

Dec 8, 2022 (Updated Dec 8, 2022)  
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Cobra Kai - Season Five
2022 | Action
8
8.5 (2 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
Cobra Kai never dies!
Season 5(!) of the Karate Kid 'continuation' (for want of a better word), picking up after the events of last season and with Danny LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence finally burying the hatchet to attempt to stop Cobra Kai, which has now been taken over (yet again) by a different figure from LaRusso's past.

I'm beginning to wonder who's left!

(Oh, and best character this season? For me, Chozen. Hands down)
  
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Dean (6925 KP) rated The Hunger Games (2012) in Movies

Aug 15, 2017  
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
2012 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
7
7.2 (56 Ratings)
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Good Sfx (2 more)
Jennifer Lawrence
High production values
Not that original (0 more)
I haven't read the book so I can't compare to that. It's a well made film with a big production and talented cast. Tiny bit surprised at being a 12a rating, it's basically teenagers fighting to the death by killing each other off! Also a theme similar to many films, @Insurgent (2015) Battle Royale, @The Condemned (2007) . So not that original but decent enough to check it out.
  
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Kevin Phillipson (9964 KP) rated John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) in Movies

May 27, 2018  
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
2017 | Action, Crime, Thriller
9
8.2 (127 Ratings)
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Keanu reeves (1 more)
Action scenes
Is it as good as the orignal yes and more keanu reeves is even better in this one the action scenes are better all the supporting cast from the first one are back too plus a matrix reuion with lawrence fishburne wasnt sure if at first if the sequel would be better than the first it is lets hope there will be a thrid chapter want to know what happens next to john wick thimbs up
  
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Betsy Brandt recommended Singles (1992) in Movies (curated)

 
Singles (1992)
Singles (1992)
1992 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.4 (5 Ratings)
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"You know, I could just totally mix it up and be honest. It’s not Lawrence of Arabia, but I’ve got to be me. I think I’m going to have to say Singles. After college, I moved to Seattle with my boyfriend, who is now my husband. We moved to Seattle and it was awesome and I loved it. I danced in really crappy, dirty, disgusting clubs and had the time of my life. And I did a bunch of plays."

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