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The Lambretta Bible: Covers All Lambretta Models Built in Italy: 1947-1971
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Now in paperback! The Lambretta Bible is the in-depth guide to the world's finest scooter, from the...
Andy K (10823 KP) rated The Babadook (2014) in Movies
Dec 11, 2019
Minimalist Creep
Wow was I surprised by this. My daughters have been after me for a while to watch, but I have to not being a big fan of modern CGI horror like The Conjuring, Insidious, etc. I made the mistake of including this film in that group and I was wrong.
Modern audiences have grown short attention spans even having film studios get rid of opening film credits, so it is refreshing these days when a film takes its time and leaves something to our imagination. I have written in several reviews the last few years that just because modern filmmakers can do something, doesn't mean they should. Modern CGI effects leave virtually nothing a movie maker can accomplish with enough imagination are computer work done to it; however, I still maintain the "Jaws" theory of the less you show the audience the more they have to used their own imaginations and therefore the film's "Babadook" becomes even more scary.
I loved the way the creature was shown mostly in shadow and not really given a good glimpse most of the way through. Even when it presents itself, you don't really get a good look at it and a lot of the scare is also through creepy, haunting sound effects.
I guess I will have to listen to my daughters from now on!
Modern audiences have grown short attention spans even having film studios get rid of opening film credits, so it is refreshing these days when a film takes its time and leaves something to our imagination. I have written in several reviews the last few years that just because modern filmmakers can do something, doesn't mean they should. Modern CGI effects leave virtually nothing a movie maker can accomplish with enough imagination are computer work done to it; however, I still maintain the "Jaws" theory of the less you show the audience the more they have to used their own imaginations and therefore the film's "Babadook" becomes even more scary.
I loved the way the creature was shown mostly in shadow and not really given a good glimpse most of the way through. Even when it presents itself, you don't really get a good look at it and a lot of the scare is also through creepy, haunting sound effects.
I guess I will have to listen to my daughters from now on!
Why Faith?: A Journey of Discovery
Book
Why Faith?: A Journey of Discovery for the Modern Pilgrim tries to help men and women, particularly...
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On Literary Worlds
Book
Although literature is not a technology, the historical models literary scholars use to describe it...
Clare Parrott (294 KP) rated Stitch It Simple: 25 hand sewn projects to make and share in Books
Nov 21, 2017
Ameeka (131 KP) rated Beauty and the Beast (2017) in Movies
Jul 7, 2017
Perfect casting choices (3 more)
Close to the animated movie
Soundtrack
Costumes
Offers a fresh and modern take on a classic story
The movie felt magical, and Watson plays an ideal Belle. The performance of the cast enhances the film, and the two new songs were very moving.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Drag Me to Hell (2009) in Movies
Feb 25, 2018
Cyn Armistead (14 KP) rated Silent Blade (Kinsmen, #1) in Books
Mar 1, 2018
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