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Blazing Minds (92 KP) rated Blithe Spirit (2020) in Movies

Oct 29, 2021 (Updated Nov 2, 2021)  
Blithe Spirit (2020)
Blithe Spirit (2020)
2020 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
I have to say that I wasn't too sure about this when I found it was being made, but I watched it on Sky Cinema last night and I still prefer the original version from the 40s. The new version just didn't seem to have the same comedic timing and comedy. Shame really.
  
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024 |
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5.0 (1 Ratings)
TV Show Rating
Netflix's animated Tomb Raider show, that follows the more recent incarnation of Lara from the early noughties/2010 series of Tomb raider games (Tomb Raider, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of the Tomb Raider) rather than the 'classic' 90s era Lara.

There are still plenty of nods in there, however, to those original games!
  
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David McK (3557 KP) rated Paddington 2 (2017) in Movies

Sep 19, 2022 (Updated Dec 31, 2023)  
Paddington 2 (2017)
Paddington 2 (2017)
2017 | Animation, Comedy, Family
2017 sequel to the family friendly 2015 original, this was at one point the #1 ranked film on Rotten Tomatoes and sees Paddington Bear framed for robbery and sent to prison whilst the Browns seek to clear his name.

A veritable who's who of British acting talent show up in this one.
  
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Erika (17789 KP) rated Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) in Movies

Oct 18, 2018 (Updated Oct 18, 2018)  
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
2018 | Thriller
Ok is the perfect descriptor for this film.

I have two major gripes, first of which is that around half an hour needed to be edited out. Some of the scenes were excruciatingly long, and the use of the singing over and over again was really tiresome. The second gripe is that there was nothing new or original about this film. Everything was kind of obvious from the very beginning.
Jeff Bridges acted the same as he has in films for the last 10 years, so nothing new or original there. Chris Hemsworth was nice to look at, and he was a convincing Charles Manson-esque dude. I'm also not sure as to why they'd give Jon Hamm's character an interesting story, only to discard him.
  
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Andy K (10823 KP) Oct 18, 2018

Hey now! If I said that about a girl in a movie you all females would all get mad at me! ?

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Sarah (7800 KP) Oct 18, 2018

Oh no @Erika possibly not the best film choice either for a date ?

 @Andy K ? feel free to say that in future, I promise I won't get mad!

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Dean (6927 KP) rated The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) in Movies

Nov 26, 2018 (Updated Nov 26, 2018)  
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018)
2018 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Nice locations (0 more)
Not as good as the other films in the series (0 more)
Hmm
I was looking forward to this after having watched and enjoyed the original Swedish Girl with the Dragon tattoo series of films. Even the US remake of the original was very good because the story was just very interesting.
This feels very different. From the Bond like opening credits and plot about a programme that can hack any nuclear missile world wide. It's very broad in scope... Without actually having a big plot feel to it. It's not a bad film, it's an ok Thriller. After the high standards set by the other films though this is a step down. Check out the the Swedish ones if you haven't seen them.
  
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
2019 | Action, Comedy, Horror
I have mixed feelings at the unnecessary Zombieland sequel. I loved the original Zombieland. It was smart to take a lot from the original for this sequel, so, it was very much the same. I can't decide if that was a good or a bad thing.

Zoey Deutch's character was super annoying, and reminded me of all the basic b*s in 2009. I also found the doppleganger thing, and relentless repeating of the rules similarly annoying.
The zombie kills were cool, and I did like the way they were explaining the different sorts of zombies.

Overall, I liked it, but it was much of the same. I guess if it ain't* broke, don't fix it.
* I do not use ain't IRL, but it's the saying.