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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Resident Evil 2: The Board Game: Murder from Above (Expansion) in Tabletop Games

Oct 25, 2019

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A disappointing addition to an excellent game.

"Murder from Above" is one of the poorest expansions of the Resident Evil 2 board game.

It adds very little to the actual gameplay, with only one additional scenario to add to the core game.

In the reasonably large cardboard box filled with non-recyclable plastic, there are only 5 small figures (Giant Moth and 4 Murders of Crows), 3 cards and a sheet of paper with the scenario on...that's it.

But it is also the cheapest expansion to the game costing around £10 compared to the larger expansions that cost £30-40 (but do add more to the game).

A good, but at the same time underwhelming addition.

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Dork_knight74 (881 KP) rated Wolves at the Door (2016) in Movies

Jul 15, 2019

Wolves at the Door (2016)

2016 | Horror, Mystery

4.0

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Not bad

Based on the Sharoin Taste murder by the Mansion family in the late sixties, this movie was pretty good. The acting was well done and the cinematography,while looking like it was made in the eighties(intentionally I think), was decent. If you know your history you'll already know the storyline. They played it out at a good pace and kept it intense. The beginning scene wasn't really necessary but it is what it is. The movie felt kind of like you were watching "The Strangers', with no real sense to the violence, but again, if you know your history you know that was the case with this story at the time. Entertaining enough, this one is worth a watch.

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Knives Out (2019) in Movies

Nov 28, 2019

Knives Out (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

8.3

(84 Ratings)

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Craig's accent at times

Fun whodunit?

A fun quirky Whodunit? with a big cast and dash of humour, along with some red herrings. Make this an enjoyable film for those who like a murder mystery.
It was a little light on the humour side overall, so not as much of a comedy as I thought it would be. As for the Whodunit side of things the family members all have their motives but from quite early on there isn't a great deal of mystery in the plot. It finishes strongly thankfully with a typical drawing room summing up.
Overall a fun film for fans of the genre without really testing the grey cells of many sleuth viewers.

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Jeremy King (346 KP) created a post

Jan 2, 2020

Guess how i spent my day. Looking at trailers for films that have been submitted to my film festival. Over 80 films submitted arranging from 59mins to 130mins long with trailers.
If you are a film maker please asking me about trailers to films. You would be surprise how many people dont know what should be in a trailer. I have not even start to go threw ones without trailers. Also if you submit to Festivals follow their rules. I love rejecting films getting a email asking why. Sorry for the rant. This is Festival is family friendly and i got entries about porn business, about murder, horror flicks and more stuff i would not show to my kids or other kids.

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Ross (3284 KP) rated Senseless in Books

Apr 2, 2020

Senseless

Ed James | 2020 | Crime

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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Gripping from the start

This Ed James book has a very different feel to his usual murder mysteries. From the first page the reader is trying to piece together scant clues about the links between apparently distinct kidnappings as tortured and bewildered victims turn up. The combined efforts of DS Corcoran and Dr Marie Palmer, a criminal psychologist, are needed in order to work out what may have driven someone to kidnap and torture people in different ways.
The pacing of the book is superb as the reader is barely given a moment to catch their breathe before the next twist to the story, or revelation. Some good characters and interesting back stories come together for a truly gripping page-turner.