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Gareth von Kallenbach (980 KP) rated Captain Underpants (2017) in Movies

Jul 11, 2019  
Captain Underpants (2017)
Captain Underpants (2017)
2017 | Animation, Comedy
9
7.2 (25 Ratings)
Movie Rating Watch
Based off the bestselling kids’ book series by Dav Pilkey, Captain

Underpants tells the story of George Beard (Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins

(Thomas Middleditch), a couple of over imaginative elementary school kids

that spend their days trying to make the most out of the daily monotonous

chore that is school by secretly playing pranks to keep themselves and

their fellow schoolmates entertained. And, trying to make sure they don’t

get caught by the school principal, Mr. Krupp (Ed Helm). Outside of

school, they spend countless hours in their treehouse creating comic

books.

 

Their greatest creation is the underwear sporting, high flying,

overly friendly, and extremely unintelligent superhero Captain Underpants.

Mr. Krupp’s main purpose in life is to make everyone else’s life

miserable. When he threatens to separate the boys, put them in different

classrooms, after being caught playing a prank. The boys decide to

hypnotize their principal into becoming the incredible Captain Underpants.

Ecstatic about seeing their comic book come to life, they suddenly realize

their plan backfires when Mr. Krupp in Capt Underpants persona hires

Professor Poopypants (Nick Kroll) to be the school’s new science teacher.

He’s no ordinary school teacher. Professor Poopypants wants to rid the

world of laughter starting with kids the at George and Harold’s school. Oh

NO!!!!

 

 

 

This film is everything you would expect it to be: outlandish, vibrant, and

full of potty humor. Just enough to keep parents entertained and the

kiddos completely engaged. From what I gather, not having read the books,

but my son has, it follows the storyline pretty closely to the first novel

in the 8 book series. I am not surprised if Dreamworks capitalizes on this

and releases a movie for each book.
  
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Caroline Kelly (4 KP) rated Origin in Books

Nov 17, 2017  
Origin
Origin
Dan Brown | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
7
7.3 (21 Ratings)
Book Rating
Good concept about the future of the human race (0 more)
Where are we from and where are we going?
I first read Dan Brown back in the hyped up days of the Da Vinci Code. Having loved that, I read the rest of his books and even purchased his last book. So when I saw he had a new book out, I had to try it. Dan Brown continues to write in the same easy reading style of previous books. The concept of where we are from and where we are going really intrigued me. I won't spoil the book by telling you where he thinks the human race are going but I liked the concept and could see quite easily how it is possible
 If you liked his previous books and like Professor Langdon, I'd recommend this to you.
  
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Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated After the Dark (2014) in Movies

Jan 14, 2018  
After the Dark (2014)
After the Dark (2014)
2014 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
9
7.9 (7 Ratings)
Movie Rating
Philosophy at it's best
A Philosophy class of mixed intelligent and great mind thinkers are at the en of their semester. Their professor on the last day has proposed to them a problem that needs to be solved not only philosophical but ethically as well. It is an end of the world senario and they have to pick who is best to survive and repopulate the world. They are given a chance to pick a career and then pick either an extra advantage or disadvantage. These all play a role on wether they can rebuild life or bring it to a horrible end. The role playing ideas in this story are so well thought out that if you took philosophy in college you can almost out yourself in the movie and act it out with the characters in mind.
  
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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Three Daughters of Eve in Books

Sep 17, 2017  
Three Daughters of Eve
Three Daughters of Eve
Elif Shafak | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wonderfully weaved story of past and present life
Elik Shafak has a beautiful way of writing very delicate narratives. In this case, it's a story about an indecisive Turkish woman reminiscing about her past mistakes and confusions, attempting to reconcile her faith and her disbelief at every given turn.

She is now a housewife with children, when she vowed never to be such, and she has issues with her religion and questioning her belief after living between a devoutly Muslim mother and a secular father. These issues rise up again when she studies a "God" seminar at Oxford and she is pitted against her atheist Iranian friend, her Muslim housemate and her enigmatic older professor.

It is a remarkably contemporary story, weaving political attributes and current affairs. Intriguing but could have a been a little shorter.