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David McK (3495 KP) rated The Matrix (1999) in Movies

Dec 10, 2019  
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
1999 | Action, Sci-Fi
9
8.4 (113 Ratings)
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1999, the year that everybody expected Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace to be the best sci-fi movie.

It wasn't.

This was, instead.

Coming seemingly out of nowhere with an ingenious marketing campaign ("What is the Matrix?"), and with Keanu Reeve cementing his action man persona in lather and shades, this (I believe) was the first time that Western audiences was introduced to bullet time.

Very much Manga influenced ("I know Kung Fu"), and with a plot that owes more than a bit to Descartes philosophical "what is reality" question, this film soon launched a host of imitators and 2 not-as-good filmed back-to-back sequels.
  
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AT (1676 KP) rated Dragon Drive, Vol. 1 in Books

Apr 24, 2020  
Dragon Drive, Vol. 1
Dragon Drive, Vol. 1
Ken-ichi Sakura | 2007 | Comics & Graphic Novels
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dragon Drive seems like it will be a cute manga series. A high school boy that's not good at anything tries his hand at a high-tech virtual reality game that allows the player to ride and interact with a dragon partner during battles with other players. He gets paired up with a pathetically scrawny dragon, and has to figure out how to make it fight. The interaction with his dragon is pretty funny since everyone else seems to have huge, powerful dragons. The fact that there were several battles in volume one seemed a little repetitive, but the cute dragon made up for it.
  
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Kelly Rettie (748 KP) rated Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1 in Books

Jul 7, 2020  
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
Tokyo Ghoul, Vol. 1
Sui Ishida | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.1 (7 Ratings)
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Captivating in the first few pages
Story follows a young guy who is badly injured in an accident and receives an organ transplant with a ghouls organ. When he recovers from surgery learns that he has now become half ghoul half human and needs to eat human flesh to survive. The set of books follow his journey as he adapts to his new life and increasing powers in a constant battle between ghouls and ghoul hunters..... I won't say anymore so as not to spoil the story, but if you like manga, definitely recommend this boxset. 😊