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Awix (3310 KP) rated Cosmic Voyage (Космический рейс) (1936) in Movies

May 12, 2019 (Updated May 12, 2019)

First Man it ain't, but this optimistic prediction of the first manned mission to the Moon (by the Soviets, in 1946) still has many points of interest. Bold (if somewhat geriatric) scientist Sedych decides to take a bold leap into the unknown and go to the Moon, against the wishes of the authorities. He ends up going with his young female assistant and a teenage boy; various hazards imperil the voyage.

There are obviously allegorical and political elements to the script, but in another way this is an attempt at genuine scientific accuracy; this is probably the first film to attempt to portray characters in zero gravity, and it does a pretty decent job. Some of the special effects are startlingly good for the period the film was made. You do have to cut it some slack, but this is by no means a slow or heavy film.

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Movie Metropolis (309 KP) rated Halloween (1978) in Movies

Jun 10, 2019

Halloween (1978)

1978 | Horror

8.4

(83 Ratings)

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The oldest film on my list, John Carpenter’s 1978 masterpiece was the film that began my enjoyment of the slasher genre.

And by enjoyment, I of course mean sitting with my hands in front of my eyes for the majority of the run-time. This seventies film set the standard for the genre with its incredible mix of horror, teenage angst and obviously that iconic tune.

Jamie Lee Curtis became the scream queen of the period and Michael Myers was the antagonist that made you check your wardrobes before going to bed – or was that just me?

It still gives me chills to this day. Sure, it’s been impersonated, remade and has about 100 sequels to its name, but that doesn’t tarnish the memory of one of the greatest horror films ever made.

https://moviemetropolis.net/2017/07/08/films-that-influenced-me-adam-brannon-2/

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Dana (24 KP) rated The Country Wife in Books

Mar 23, 2018

This was a pretty humorous play. Being a Wit Comedy, from the Restoration period, I would expect no less. If you though Shakespeare had lewd and sexual comedy that was noticeable, this was over the top. Almost any line was able to be read like it was a sexual comment. I loved it. This play is about how women want to be with what they can't have. Even though the main character Horner enjoys the attention, he has an out. At the beginning of the play, he starts a rumor that he is a eunuch, thus making the husbands believe their wives are safe from his "treacherous loins" when he is actually, quite literally, screwing them over.

Overall, I actually enjoyed reading this play more than I thought I would. Though it got a bit convoluted at certain points, it was still very enjoyable.

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Erika Kehlet (21 KP) rated Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna (Fairy Tale Fatal Mystery, #3) in Books

Feb 21, 2018

Beauty, Beast, and Belladonna is the 3rd book in the Fairy Tale Fatal series, set in 1867. I love cozies and historical fiction, and this story was a wonderful mix of the two. Variety hall actress Ophelia Flax finds herself at a hunting party in France, pretending to be someone she is not, and trying to figure out how to avoid getting herself married to the Compte de Griffe. When an unexpected guest turns up dead after a string of petty thefts, she must try to find both the thief and the killer to get herself out of more than one entanglement. I absolutely loved the colorful characters, the time period, and the setting in this story. I plan on going back soon to read this series from the start!

NOTE: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

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Kirk Bage (1775 KP) rated The Vikings (1958) in Movies

Mar 3, 2020 (Updated Mar 5, 2020)

The Vikings (1958)

1958 | Action, Classics, Drama

6.8

(4 Ratings)

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In a productive period seeing him make four or five films a year, Douglas returned to work for Richard Fleischer in his pursuit for the great epic that would finally win him the Oscar. The Vikings was a star-studded spectacle that despite some memorable scenes between himself and Tony Curtis, falls a little flat as a satisfying film in entirety. A box office hit, but a critical flop, it has to be counted as somewhat of a failure, except for the fact it is one of the better known moments in his career, thanks largely to the powerful visual of Douglas with a dead eye and scar; proving you merely point a camera at him and get magic. My favourite trivia around this film is that Douglas offered a prize for best beard on the first day of shooting, only to turn up himself entirely clean shaven.

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Tim McGuire (301 KP) rated Emma (2020) in Movies

Mar 14, 2020

Emma (2020)

2020 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.8

(8 Ratings)

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409. Emma. My favorite characters from this one were these two servants that each scene they were in, the look of utter disdain towards the family members was priceless. I was kind of hoping there would've been a rebellion at some point and ends in a bloodbath, it's not that movie. This is a movie about a girl who can't mind her own damn business. Does she have good intentions? Maybe. So Emma is a matchmaker, and she's terrible at it. However everyone listens to her advice, with disastrous results, probably cause she's cute and rich, not that, that ever influences people's decisions. They certainly don't listen based on Emma's own track record, single since like...forever. Decent period piece, Anya Taylor-Joy looked exactly like you'd think Emma would look like, did a pretty good British accent. Funny and worth checking out. Filmbufftim on FB