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We Are Marshall (2006)

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Football is a game that knocks you down, then expects you to get back up. Life hit the West Virginia...

Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated The First Purge (2018) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

The First Purge (2018)

2018 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

5.8

(32 Ratings)

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Colour me pleasantly surprised by this one. I'd never really fancied the others, and honestly, still not bothered with them. But I wouldn't mind seeing this one again. I think it's mainly the idea of the origin story that interested me more, and it doesn't disappoint on that for me.

It showed something more than just a horror action flick. There were moments of community and loyalty, and it showed that even a bad guy can see the difference between right and wrong. Probably not in the best way to use as a teachable moment... but still.

Of course there's a lot of violence, but none that made me particularly queasy. I've picked up some more tips for the apocalypse, getting a solid grounding in self-defence from films recently. (Joking! Of course I wouldn't use anything I'd seen... but don't test me just to be one the safe side.)

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Sword of Destiny in Books

Sep 1, 2019

Not a full-blooded novel in its own right, this is actually the second compilation of stories featuring Geralt of Rivea, after The Last Wish.

As most gamers will know by now (Witcher III, anyone?), Geralt is a Witcher, who makes his living by hunting Monsters but who also follows his own moral code. While I've never (yet) played that game, I also know that Netflix have a very-soon-to-be-released series based on the character and his world, starring none other than the current incarnation of Superman (Henry Cavill).

As a result, I decided it might be worth-while reading the source material itself first, starting with The Last Wish and now moving onto this. Both those books are pretty much character studies, introducing some key characters in Geralt's life who I'm sure will play larger roles in the full-length novels.

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LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Final Destination 3 (2006) in Movies

Aug 28, 2019 (Updated Oct 25, 2019)

Final Destination 3 (2006)

2006 | Action, Drama, Horror

6.4

(22 Ratings)

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This series started with a fairly nice idea for a new horror franchise, but by the third entry, only remnants of any substance remain, and it's as off the makers are trying to pull people on with increasingly ridiculous death scenes.

The opening premonition feels pretty hollow when compared to the impressive and mostly practical set piece of the second movie. Here we get a lot of cheap CGI instead.

As the film waddles along, none of the characters are even slightly likable (except Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who is always a plus)
The plot by now has no surprises to offer so the only appeal here is purely aimed at horror fans and gore hounds, with some (to it's credit) pretty inventive kills thrown in.

I could only reccomend FD3 if you have some time to kill and want to watch some mindless horror nonsense 👍

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Logan Eccles (135 KP) rated What Men Want (2019) in Movies

Oct 1, 2020 (Updated Oct 2, 2020)

What Men Want (2019)

2019 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

6.2

(23 Ratings)

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A fun movie not to be taken seriously

WoW! What a massive amount of hate for this comedy on here. That's just crazy to me, I mean I didn't love this movie but I didn't hate it either. All the characters are charming, dumb, but charming none the less. The overall story isn't that good but it does get the job done. Its a move about equality, not empowerment so don't get that twisted because in my opinion the trailers certainly did. At the end, of course, she finds out more about herself and not men. It's about figuring ourselves out our strengths our flaws and working on them. So, in conclusion, I thought this was a good film with a positive message and plus I'm always at least going to rate any Taraji lead movie a 5 cause shes just great no matter what.