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ArecRain (8 KP) rated Off Limits (Aces Hockey, #1.5) in Books

Jan 18, 2018

I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.

The second work I read by this author, and I honestly enjoyed it more. That may have more to do with the fact that I love friends to lovers stories. While I understand the male leads hesitation, I feel that its less realistic in adults especially since his torture is self-induced. I was also annoyed that the female lead was crushing on him even though she brought a date with her. I find that tasteless and childish.

Ignoring all that, it was a cute quick read with enough heat between the leads to make it feel real and the author is great at writing engaging dialogue.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2206 KP) rated Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Meet Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. All the kids love hanging out at her house since she serves tea and cookies and is lots of fun. And the parents love her, too, because she has cures that will get kids to take baths or stop being selfish or fighting or not putting toys away….

This book is filled with fun short stories as the kids quickly realize why they wouldn't want to have their own way all the time. These cures are a bit more realistic than some in later books, so I love the later books better. Still, this is a fun introduction to a charming character.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/09/book-review-mrs-piggle-wiggle-by-betty.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated Jurassic Park (1993) in Movies

Feb 19, 2018 (Updated Feb 19, 2018)

Jurassic Park (1993)

1993 | Adventure, Sci-Fi

8.8

(129 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Spielberg's eek-it's-a-dinosaur adventure movie may not have the gobsmack value it once possessed when photo-realistic CGI had yet to rule the earth, but still stands up well due to traditional storytelling virtues, retains the power to irritate palaeontologists with its dubious approach to nomenclature.

Billionaire with mysterious background (i.e. Lord Attenborough's accent wanders a bit) plans to open high-tech theme park with real live dinosaurs; clearly hasn't seen Westworld; chasing about ensues. Long build-up before the biting starts to happen, but Spielberg's corralling of the action sequences is masterly and the casting is extremely good. Still not sure it warranted five whole sequels, but that's what a massive box office take gets you, I suppose.

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MissCagey (2652 KP) rated A Bigger Splash (2016) in Movies

May 26, 2018 (Updated May 27, 2018)

A Bigger Splash (2016)

2016 | Drama, International, Mystery

5.0

(1 Ratings)

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A somewhat odd movie which I kept watching as I wanted to see what happened but then when it ended it dawned on me that in actual fact nothing much did happen! It's beautifully filmed, the characters are quirky, there's suspense and a feeling that something or someone is about to crack but by the end I did feel that I'd watched two hours of not much, the time could have been greatly reduced. I didn't understand why Marianne didn't ask Paul whether he'd slept with Penelope and Paul did not ask Marianne whether she'd slept with Harry? Also the Police investigation was over within seconds despite two of the characters having injuries? Some things just weren't explained and didn't feel realistic.

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Awix (3310 KP) rated The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) in Movies

Jan 24, 2020

Armando Ianucci's adaptation of Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical novel strikes an interesting balance between being the movie you expect and something new and unusual. Somewhat rambling plot: David Copperfield is born, grows up, goes from rags to riches and back again, meets various colourful characters, and so on. Obviously an opportunity for some actors to turn in rather big comedy performances, and the cast duly oblige.

However, the film is also quite studied in its non-naturalism - it doesn't even pretend to be realistic (this obviously extends to many of the casting choices), and in this context the experiment just about succeeds. However, it doesn't feel affected, and the film retains a warmth and sincerity that make it a real pleasure to watch.