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Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
2018 | Family
Acting (1 more)
Animation
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Music
Unfortunately, I appear to have outgrown poor Mary...
Unfortunately, after wearing out my video of the original Mary Poppins, recorded off of the TV in 1996, I have outgrown Mary Poppins, and unfortunately did not enjoy Mary Poppins or Mary Poppins Returns.

But that is not to say they aren't excellent movies for kids! For kids, both movies are practically perfect in every way, practically because the endless music will likely drive parents to despair as it did with me.

But it did have its redeeming features, I was dubious about a sequel to Mary Poppins after so many years with a new younger actress. But Emily Blunt fills the role perfectly, and gives a pleasant surprise!

Another plus is good old fashioned animation, similar to the original, a mix of animation and real life reminiscent of the original, and other classics such as Bedknobs and Broomsticks and Pete's Dragon.

So overall, come for the nostalgia, leave when the music starts.

P.S. Thank you Smashbomb for the DVD, I apologise for the delay in the review! :)
  
    Peter Panic

    Peter Panic

    Games, Entertainment and Stickers

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    Pack peanuts, accidentally worship demons and save the theater in this fully original mobile...

    Documed Kompendium

    Documed Kompendium

    Medical and Reference

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    Immer aktuell und zuverlässig informiert mit dem Original „Arzneimittel-Kompendium der...

    Weed Yo Screen Free

    Weed Yo Screen Free

    Lifestyle and Utilities

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    Compatible with iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later. It’s time to give your...

Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Heir to the Empire (Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy, #1)
Timothy Zahn | 1991 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
9
9.7 (3 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is pretty much the book that re-ignited the whole Star Wars craze. (Re)reading it, it's not hard to see why.

Set after the events of the original trilogy, "Heir to the Empire" also introduces a host of new characters and soon-to-be-official aliens and planet names (it is here that Coruscant is first named, for example).

Reading the trilogy as a whole, though, you also have to wonder how much inside-info Zahn had on the whole Star Wars mythos: clones are (re)introduced here, the Clone Wars are given a larger role than their original throw-away reference and the role of the Jedi are expanded upon.

I know there's a lot of hostility towards spin-off books, but do yourself a favour and read this one! After all, the original material had to be good for their to BE a spin-off in the first place, and the quality of the first spin-off can often be determined by the quantity of books that followed it ...
  
    Rat On The Run

    Rat On The Run

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    ### Over 7 million downloads ### Help Ratty get FATTENED UP for the winter in this hilarious...

Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
Don't Breathe 2 (2021)
2021 | Action, Horror, Thriller
6
6.3 (9 Ratings)
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Average Sequel
Well I'm surprised it took 5 years for a follow up to the surprise hit original. This did seem to creep up out of no where. It didn't get a long cinema run so just watched it on Sky.
Set a few years after the events of the original our blindman is now looking after a young child. Something from the past has caught up with him again. This time a group of military trained men attack his home can he outwit them?
Loses the claustrophobic, thriller feeling of the first film for more of an action packed with gory violence tone. Being even more far fetched in plot at times. The action is good and gore effects are decent. Though it does seem odd being on the blindman side this time.
An OK sequel but losing out on the elements that made the first film so good with a different direction and style of film this time.