Search
Search results
Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Difficult Women in Books
Jul 25, 2017
Slightly disappointed, slightly repetitive
I was absolutely gearing up for Roxane Gay's latest book which turned out to be a mish mash of interesting short stories, intersecting racism, classism and sexism. The only issue was about 75% of the book seemed to repeat itself. It seemed to be missing a trick - there are more to women's lives than men, which was the main focus.
Beetle Rider (341 KP) rated Silverado (1985) in Movies
May 16, 2018
Good moments. But missing greatness.
This movie has a good iconic score. It’s in your face but it’s still good. Some of the acting is bad. Mel’s father is god awful. The scenery is great. Some lines are solid. There were smiles from the dialog. But also I was bored in parts. I loved seeing all these famous faces though.
Asiza Tait (139 KP) rated Ready Player One (2018) in Movies
Apr 12, 2019
Good casting (1 more)
Good music
Unfortunately I read the book before watching, so it does colour my perception. On its own the movie is good, a little ‘fluffy’ in places and a little contrived in others. The dynamics I found fascinating in the book are missing in the movie. That said, the casting is good, cgi is amazing and the music perfect,
Georgia Laurie (5 KP) rated Netflix in Apps
Jun 11, 2019
Dean (6927 KP) rated Taken 2 (2012) in Movies
Feb 11, 2018
A very enjoyable sequel with plenty of action. It's missing a certain something second time round though, maybe the detective work to track his daughter down added more suspense in the first. Good to see the daughter and ex-wife have larger roles this time though. Unfortunately though I got a bad feeling there could be a 3rd, which really would stretch the franchise too far.
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2585 KP) rated Bilge Water Bones (Luanne Fogarty Mysteries, #4) in Books
Mar 9, 2018
A missing teen, a skull with a bullet hole, and a mysterious grad student make up this mystery. The plot slowed a bit in the second quarter, but picked up again for the second half. As always, the characters and writing are top notch.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-bilge-water-bones-by-glynn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-bilge-water-bones-by-glynn.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
Dana (24 KP) rated Daughters of the Moon, Volume 2 (Daughters of the Moon, #4-6) in Books
Mar 23, 2018
I enjoyed these three books. They are very quick reads. The only thing I had an issue with was the repetitive parts. Those who have read the previous books would know what is happening with the girls. Also, there were two missing quotation marks, but that is just something that irritates me no matter what book it is. Other than that, it was a pretty fun read.
Dean (6927 KP) rated X-Men Origins - Wolverine (2009) in Movies
Feb 22, 2018
A good entry into the X Men franchise. It's good to see the back story to one of the main characters and fans of the comics will be glad to see one or two other characters show up in this that were missing from the other films. Overall an enjoyable action film with good SFX but not as good as the main X men films I thought.
Meg Dean (138 KP) rated Pacific Rim: The Official Movie Novelization in Books
Jun 20, 2018
I liked the book. It added some much needed back-story to a good movie.
What I don't understand is everyone complaining about the ending. I re-watched the movie right after I finished the book, just to see if I missed something...it ended just the same!
So...either I got a bad edition of the book...or I am just missing something glaringly obvious!
What I don't understand is everyone complaining about the ending. I re-watched the movie right after I finished the book, just to see if I missed something...it ended just the same!
So...either I got a bad edition of the book...or I am just missing something glaringly obvious!