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Dean (6926 KP) rated Triple Frontier (2019) in Movies

Mar 15, 2019

Triple Frontier (2019)

2019 | Action, Adventure, Crime

6.2

(21 Ratings)

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Strong Cast (1 more)

Good action scenes

Poor pacing (0 more)

Decent action/heist film

The trailer for Netflix most recent own film had me sold. Looking like a Special forces heist film with all guns blazing. Sadly it isn't quite like that for the duration of the film. It takes a while to build up to the action and then it's more about the escape. Which has little action until the end of the film. The action scenes are good though. If you were hoping for a mix of Heat with the Expendables then this isn't it. It does pose some brief issues on a deeper level about ex-forces personnel and morals, friendship but only a little. Always good to hear some Metallica blasting out in a film though.

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Sarah Seymour (3 KP) rated The Expanse - Season 1 in TV

Nov 26, 2017

The world is so well detailed, the characters feel real and complex, the special effects are seamless, the script is witty (0 more)

The audio makes hearing what is said tricky, I used subtitles because it really is worth understanding every word (0 more)

Gripping and believeable

On a Netflix troll one night we gave this a whirl and ended up binge watching it because we were gripped from the first episode. I loved Firefly and although the plot is very different it reminds me of that show because of how well drawn the characters and world are. Its classed as a space opera so whilst an obvious choice for sci fi fans to give a go I think it would also be worth trying if you just enjoy a good pot-boiler

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Paul Smedley (141 KP) rated How It Ends (2018) in Movies

Jul 14, 2018

How It Ends (2018)

2018 | Action, Sci-Fi

5.9

(9 Ratings)

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Special effects (1 more)

Acting

Lack of explanation and ending! (0 more)

How it ends? It doesn’t!

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Most disaster films nowadays are made with the notion of concentrating on the story arc of the characters and don’t feel the need to explain the reasoning behind the disaster.

This film is no exception!

For a road movie it is fantastic. Lots of suspense and thrills built on trust issues and a road trip for a father and son-in-law who are trying to get to their daughter/partner, starting as two people who don’t see eye to eye and gradually becoming friends.

However, I was left wanting more from the final scenes and disappointed with the last frame.

If you’re stuck for something to watch on Netflix then give it a go but remember that nothing will be explained (and I mean nothing!!)

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Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

7.9 (102 Ratings) Rate It

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A new version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch is being made by the CW Network. At the moment, it's a...

fantasy

David McK (3425 KP) rated Snowpiercer (2013) in Movies

Aug 12, 2020

Snowpiercer (2013)

2013 | Sci-Fi

7.9

(59 Ratings)

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No. not the Netflix series.

The movie on which it is based.

If I'm honest, I didn't even know that there was such a thing, until I saw it pop up on Amazon Prime after having seen the trailer for the series on Netflix.

After a bit of research did nothing but say good things about both (movie and series), I thought I would give the movie a go first.

Set in the not-too-distant-future, where a science experiment to stop global warming has instead resulted in a new Ice Age, the film (and series) posits society surviving on a train that is circling the globe in perpetuity, with those in power at the front of the train (living in the lap of luxury), whilst - the further back you go - the worse conditions get. And it's at the very back of the train that we pick up, with Chris Evans (here, no Captain America!) about to lead another revolt five years after the failure of the last.

It's an interesting set-up, with some impressive (if improbable) special effects as we move up the train (and see the outside world through the windows), with Tilda Swinton stealing the show as the loathsome Minister Mason.

Now I'm off the (maybe) see what the series is like ...