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Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Machinist (2004) in Movies

May 4, 2018

The Machinist (2004)

2004 | Drama, Mystery

7.8

(5 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Fascinating!

Brilliant character study by the chameleon, Christian Bale, in one of his best performances hardly anyone remembers.

He physically lost over 60 pounds and is almost unrecognizable playing Trevor Reznik, a factory worker who never sleeps who thinks he may be going insane. The characters he interacts with are all interesting but don't seem to help him on his quest for sanity.

Bale is just superb playing this loser, scumbag character. You are not sure whether to root for him, pity him or loathe him.

I love films like this that may not be completely linear and make you think while enjoying some fine acting.

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Purrsistently (46 KP) rated Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) in Books

Jul 27, 2018

Writing style (2 more)

Clarence

Malcolm’s Sass

Loads of fun but not a must-read

Jurassic Park was pleasantly well written, and I really enjoyed learning all these little details not in the movies, such as Clarence. The chaos theory stuff was great but that feels stale and mundane after too many years featuring Trump.

Malcom was fun and sometimes Hammond was too but honestly the other characters are pretty forgettable.

Read it if you love dinosaurs like I do, it’s fun, but if you aren’t dinosaur obsessed you’ll be bored. I liked it a lot but it doesn’t make my “omg everyone needs to read this” level of recommendation. :P

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Untappd - Discover Beer

Food & Drink and Social Networking

3.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Discover and share great beers, breweries, and venues with your friends, while earning badges for...

Tumbledown

Cari Hunter

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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How far would you go to protect the one you love? Two years after surviving their ordeal at the...

Cari

Cori June (3033 KP) rated You Suck (A Love Story, #2) in Books

Feb 2, 2022

You Suck (A Love Story, #2)

Christopher Moore | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry, Humor & Comedy

7.5

(2 Ratings)

Book Rating

The Emperor of San Francisco (2 more)

easy read

witty

Abby can be a bit much for some people (0 more)

I enjoyed the second instalment of the love story series. Vampires aren't my favorite mythological being, that being said, this is a lot of fun. You do get a small introduction/cross over into A Dirty Job, An easy and fast read which I enjoy it's witty and there are more than a few laugh-out-loud moments. I like most of the characters even Abby and I can see where people will hate her cause she's a bit much and if I tell you more I'd be spoiling things.

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John David Washington recommended Glory (1989) in Movies (curated)

Glory (1989)

1989 | Drama, History, War

8.6

(14 Ratings)

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"Glory. Mr. Ed Zwick. I believe the original story was more concentrated on the officers, and what Ed seemed to find was the movie — and I love when that happens, when he lets the movie dictate how he should cut it or lets the movie dictate how he should roll it out — and it became about those soldiers. And he didn’t seem to manipulate any of the greatness that was going on in that film. He wasn’t arrogant about having an understanding of the culture. He seemed to appreciate it and understand. They’re bringing these actors that are bringing out the culture and the stuff that I could never anticipate, I could never prepare for, that was not on the page. It was transformative. The whole thing was. It was not only a history lesson, it was a meaningful time in the business of diversity and seeing characters that look like me — you know, that they were my color — in the business at the time have that sort of platform to embrace the inner workings, from the slave trade to the first soldiers, the emancipated men. I felt like that was such an important film. I knew every line for every character. I mean, I lived that movie. It was my upbringing. That was my school, basically. I literally knew every line. From Robert Gould Shaw to Frederick Douglass’ one scene. I knew that line too. It was kind of crazy. I wanted a blue suit for Christmas, and I broke the VHS tape and I wanted a new VHS tape for Christmas, too. And also the score. Hearing that score with those black faces — you see it in Barry Jenkins’ films as well. I just felt like Ed Zwick deserved more credit than he got. He should get more recognition. He made, I think, a perfect film, too. I think it’s a perfect film."

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Kayla Ackerman (15 KP) rated Halloween (2018) in Movies

Jun 5, 2019

Halloween (2018)

2018 | Horror

7.2

(120 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Hints at the original just enough to make you go "oooh I got that reference!" without being too overbearing. (4 more)

Amazing soundtrack, they took what we all know and love and used it to gain inspiration for new music, rather than just remixing the original.

Halloween was brought into modern times without succumbing to the Hollywood Horror cliches that plague the cinema today.

They made an excellent decision to ignore the many previous sequels, which allowed them to create a plot that made sense, and welcomed newcomers who haven't followed the entire franchise.

Jamie Lee Curtis, and everything that she had to do with this film. Heck yes.

It is of course still nowhere near the level of the original, and they did opt for the jump scare in a few places where they could have gone another way, but the intimate vibe was there. (0 more)

This is a Halloween film. It's revamped and revitalised, but it still feels like it belongs, it's got those good vibes that you associate with the first Halloween, and if you say it doesn't then you probably missed the point because you were rocking those nostalgia goggles a little too hard. This isn't a film made for nostalgia, this is an extension of the franchise, not a copy. There are throwback and recalls to the original, it is heavily inspired by it in all the right ways, but they took it and modernised it and they did a damn good job. Is it the best film ever? God no, its a still a horror, but it is so difficult to take a beloved classic and try to make something new, and they did such a good job. I feel a sense of irrational pride that they even attempted this and managed to not massacre that Halloween vibe, like a certain other attempt did. This was a highly enjoyable experience and I got so hyped feeling the Halloween energy pouring off of this shiny new film.
This film is like visiting your childhood home after many years and finding that someone completely redecorated. If you long for things to stay the same all the time, you're gonna have a bad time. But if you appreciate someone elses vision and attempt to make improvements, then you can enjoy the whole experience, from exploration of the new, to recognition of the familiar hidden behind it all.