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LeftSideCut (3778 KP) rated Metal lords (2022) in Movies

Apr 27, 2022  
Metal lords (2022)
Metal lords (2022)
2022 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
6
6.5 (2 Ratings)
Movie Rating
If you're into heavy metal then you will find something to enjoy with Metal Lords, a teen comedy/metal love letter from Peter Sollett.
It drags in a few places, and some of the humour doesn't quite land, but it did get a few genuine laughs out of me, and is pretty damn wholesome - there's surprisingly very little musical gate-keeping from any of the characters. The students who are into Ed Sheeran are mostly respectful towards the main characters metal leanings ("Post death metal") and even he appreciates the rival pop band by the time the credits roll. It's a refreshing take on a genre that is rife with elitism.
Other than that, Metal Lords has a banging soundtrack, and some great original music courtesy of the incredibly talented Ramin Djawadi (who is just everywhere these days, and deservedly so).
Metal Lords won't change your life, but it's a fun time. It's pretty much Deathgasm without the gore and demons.
  
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Sam (74 KP) rated One Hundred Names in Books

Mar 27, 2019  
One Hundred Names
One Hundred Names
Cecelia Ahern | 2012
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
I was in an awful reading slump and I finally started reading this, knowing Cecelia Ahern always makes me love reading again, and I wasn’t wrong.

I loved Kitty so, so much. She’s a character whose life has been ruined by her mistakes but she still won’t let it completely take over her life. True, what she did wasn’t right when she didn’t collect all of the facts before outing a man. However, this sort of mistake could have ruined her career. But she uses the death of her best friend to fuel her to succeed and move on from her past. Her ability to eventually laugh with others over what happened is admirable, and what makes her such a brilliant character.

I also love the realism here. Kitty has her flaws and has made her mistakes, but so has every single other character in the novel. Everyone has their flaws and nothing is sugar-coated, giving a really strong realistic image.

There were a few moments when Kitty’s decisions annoyed me slightly, mainly later on in the novel where there is one occasion where she is quite spiteful, but in the end it all turns around and her spiteful decision actually helps the person she has a grudge against. I love that this spreads the message of sharing kindness instead of hatred.
  
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Whatchareadin (174 KP) rated The Year We Turned Forty in Books

Apr 9, 2019  
The Year We Turned Forty
The Year We Turned Forty
Liz Fenton | 2019
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Claire, Jessie, and Gabriella have been friends for many years. They all have birthdays around the same time and they always celebrate together. On their 50th birthday, they decide to spend it in Vegas. The first night is Claire's birthday and they visit a magician who gives them an offer they can't refuse, or can they? They can go back to this same night 10 years prior to Claire's 40th birthday and make changes in their lives. But the changes they make won't affect just them. Will they take the offer, or leave it and continue to live their lives?

Seeing as this is the year that I turn 40, I was intrigued by this book. If I had the opportunity to go back in time and relive a year of my life, would I do it? I think that I would. I don't think that I would think twice about it. There are a lot of things I would like to change about the past, and having the ability to do so, sounds great.

For Claire, Jessie and Gabriella, they have some serious issues to get through and see if they can't fix the second time around. From the death of a parent, to an award winning career and an affair, will going back in time make things different in this new life? Will things be better or worse?
  
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Awix (3310 KP) rated That Good Night (2018) in Movies

Jun 23, 2018 (Updated Jun 23, 2018)  
That Good Night (2018)
That Good Night (2018)
2018 | Drama
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Rating
It would be lovely to report that John Hurt's valedictory screen performance appears in a worthy production, but sadly this one is no better than functional. Crabby old git who has spent his life being feted for his writing while treating everyone around him appallingly gets bad news from his specialist, is forced to reassess his life and his attitudes to death. I mean, as premises go it's not dreadful, but the realisation of the story is just clunky - long, talky scenes in which characters articulate their issues with each other at great length are interspaced with ones where Hurt and Dance debate the ethics of euthanasia.

The theatrical origins of the piece are never in doubt, and it all feels very trite and tips over into sentimentality before the conclusion. There's also a plot twist, of sorts, which I think you would have to work very hard not to guess in advance. Nevertheless, there are very good performances from Hurt and Dance, also Helin - even if one can't help feeling she doesn't really get material worthy of her talents. Looks nice, but the bland score is annoyingly intrusive - if this came on the telly on a Sunday night it would pass the time inoffensively enough, it's just not much of a movie when you watch it on the big screen.