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Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Open House (2018) in Movies

Sep 29, 2018

The Open House (2018)

2018 | Horror, Thriller

5.3

(7 Ratings)

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Dull and boring

I'm struggling to figure out exactly what they were trying to achieve with this film. Location-wise it is absolutely beautiful, in such a picturesque setting. And the acting for the most part isn't too bad. The main issue with this is the plot, it just completely dull and boring and isn't even wrapped up well at the end. There's a lot of weird odd things going on but none of these are particularly well done. Some parts of this were vaguely creepy, but others happened too fast or were dwelled on for far too long. And let's face it, people facing off against killers and creeps lurking inside their own houses has been done to death. This is nothing new or special.

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Andy K (10821 KP) rated Winter's Bone (2010) in Movies

Jan 27, 2019

JLaw and the rednecks

Before she was "JLaw", Jennifer Lawrence garnered an Oscar nomination for this Best Picture nominee from 2010 about a young girl trying to find her delinquent father and trying to keep her family together at the same time.

Tensions rise quickly among the local townsfolk when the girl starts asking questions to try and figure out his whereabouts so she doesn't have to lose the family home to foreclosure.

Great acting and writing and overall look of this bleak film where none of the characters are very savory. The young girl's journey is interesting and has some twists and turns before she finally figures things out.

I liked it a lot.

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David McK (3277 KP) rated Halloween Rain / Bad Bargain / Afterimage in Books

Jan 30, 2019

An omnibus collection of 3 Buffy stories, set at different times during the course of the TV series. Having said that, in all 3 of these stories, Buffy is still at Sunnydale High ...

The first of these has by far the earliest setting, with mention of The Master (the villain in the very first series): I think this was written sometime during series 2. The second novel includes Spike and Drusilla and Jenny Calendar, while the third has mention of The Magic Box but is before that had a larger role in the series.

None of the three stories were that great or were that well written, unfortunatley: I got the distinct impression they were aimed at American teenagers more than anything else!

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Sarah Betts (103 KP) rated Twisted (Pretty Little Liars, #9) in Books

Dec 30, 2019

Huh. I thought the story had ended.

Maybe A will hook up with Gossip Girl and they'll take on corrupt politicians?

***STOP! HERE THERE BE SPOILERS***

Now, that I've read the book. Am I the only one that kinda thinks with all the A shenanigans, the girls would never, ever keep a secret as long as they lived?

Seriously, some chick who looks like Ali (sort of) shows up in Jamaica and NONE of them think to send a pic in anonymously to a tabloid site? The conspiracy theorists are legion and somebody would have dug up something on Tabitha.

Also, it took a freaking year for the body to wash up? I find that pretty suspicious.

Poor Hanna. She's always been my favorite.

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Chayu (810 KP) rated Joker (2019) in Movies

Nov 26, 2019

Joker (2019)

2019 | Crime, Drama

8.5

(146 Ratings)

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Not my Joker, but still a great one

Not my Joker, but still a great one none the less. I am a fan of a Ledger Joker and that story. This movie was more disturbing and scary than the Friday 13th, and there wasn't even any gore or much killing. Music, scenery, scary clown make-up and laughter...all of it made me feel disgusted. City (Gotham) filled with trash, people hating and willing to beat up everyone just for fun, psychological problems of our main character with no one to help him, humiliation. There is so much going on in this movie, and all of it is dark. Worth watching if you need a little darkness in your life.