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Dad's Army: Complete Radio Series Two

David Croft, Jimmy Perry, Arthur Lowe and John Le Mesurier

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Twenty episodes from the second BBC Radio series, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive...

Tom Turner (388 KP) rated Planet Of The Apes in Books

Apr 29, 2021

Planet Of The Apes

Pierre Boulle | 1963 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

10.0

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When the Tim Burton remake of the 1969 movie was released there was an uproar, essentially because they had changed the twist ending. True, the twist the Burton film came up with was awful, but there is an irony in that uproar. You see, that classic twist from the original movie is not the twist in this book! I'm not going to say what that twist is, but thankfully it is on a part with the one we all know and live.

I love this novel, and really wish more people were aware it existed. I wouldn't be surprised if some people avoided it believing it to be a novelization of the movie, but no, this was published six years before the original movie! I think this is a must read for any science fiction fan, and movie historian.

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Alec Baldwin recommended The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) in Movies (curated)

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

2001 | Comedy, Drama

8.6

(10 Ratings)

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"When Wes Anderson asked me to provide incidental narration to his film about the Tenenbaum tribe, I honestly could not make out what the film was about. It turned out to be a Wes Anderson film, which, in my mind, is the New Yorker magazine’s cartoon staff meets Jules Feiffer meets Preston Sturges. Or, perhaps, none of that. The Royal Tenenbaums, at the time of its release, was arguably one of the most original movies, in tone and style, since Robert Altman’s M*A*S*H. The cast is pitch-perfect, and the film features Gene Hackman’s greatest work. (I know. That’s saying a lot. But it’s true.) Anderson and Owen Wilson were nominated for best original screenplay at the Oscars in 2002. With cinematography by the remarkable Robert Yeoman (Drugstore Cowboy, The Squid and the Whale)."

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Jemaine Clement recommended RoboCop (2014) in Movies (curated)

RoboCop (2014)

2014 | Action, Sci-Fi

5.7

(19 Ratings)

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"Well the film I’ve seen most in my life is the original RoboCop. So I’m going to put that in. I can’t ignore it. I’ve seen that about 15 times. I think I was too young (to see it in theaters), but I remember being excited about it, and somehow someone had given me these RoboCop stickers. I use to cry if I was out of stickers. Cop, man, part machine, all cop, so you would have had all the stickers on my bedroom that said, “Look out! Protected by RoboCop.” You know it was on my window in the shape of a shield, and you know it was very original at the time. It had a great sense of modern time through it the whole way, which is still appropriate today. The thrill of that, I would want people to value it."

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated The Mummy (2017) in Movies

Sep 25, 2019

The Mummy (2017)

2017 | Action, Adventure

5.1

(122 Ratings)

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Before my week off I managed to squeeze in a screening of The Mummy before whizzing home. I was a little bit on the come down from stress, but I don't think it massively changed my mind that I was confused by this movie. I really wish everyone had left off with the "it's a reboot" thing. Say it's a reimagining of the mummy monster movie, but saying it's a reboot really makes you want to compare to the original, and quite frankly, every mummy movie is a bad knock off of the original. I liked some of it... That's as enthusiastic as I can get about it. The ending for me was too bizarre. And afterwards when I looked into it leading in to the Dark Universe... well, I wept a little for classic monster movies.

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Steven Dodd (1449 KP) created a post

Aug 28, 2019

Right all you boardgame geeks!! I have a copy of the original The Gothic Game enroute. To add to this there is a prototype of the new version of the game on its way. The new game goes live on Kickstarter in December!! With this we will be playing and reviewing both and to add it on top we will be giving away a copy of the original game. Details will be given out over one of our videos of the games playthrough or review. Hit the links below and follow and subscribe to the channel to keep informed. It is our first give away and I am over the moon that I get to play this game in its ages goodness and then witness and play it’s rebirth into the world of gaming.
www.facebook.com/Summoned-Games
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