Asian Gardens
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The gardens made on the fringes of Central Asia in the past 5000 years form a great arc. From the...
Sciences of the Soul and Intellect: An Arabic Critical Edition and English Translation of Epistles 32-36: Part I
Paul E Walker, David Simonowitz, Godefroid De Callatay and Ikhw an Al- Saf a
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The Ikhwan al-Safa (Brethren of Purity), the anonymous adepts of a tenth-century esoteric fraternity...
Alla Osipenko: Beauty and Resistance in Soviet Ballet
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Alla Osipenko is the gripping story of one of history's greatest ballerinas, a courageous rebel who...
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer
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'So impossibly funny, clever, demented, charming and altogether wonderful that I was a convert...
License to Wed: What Legal Marriage Means to Same-Sex Couples
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A critical reader of the history of marriage understands that it is an institution that has always...
A Victorian Scientist and Engineer: Fleeming Jenkin and the Birth of Electrical Engineering
Gillian Cookson and Colin Hempstead
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This title was first published in 2000: In a life of only 52 years, Fleeming Jenkin established his...
Jesters_folly (230 KP) rated Furious 7 (2015) in Movies
Jun 21, 2021
Fast and Furious 7 takes the team into the realms of James Bond as they team up with a shadow ops team and, to match the ramped up story line the action is bigger with more guns, missiles and fist fights but less street racing.
Unlike most of the other films there is no set up for a sequel, due to the fact that Paul Walker, the actor who plays Brian O'Conner died during the making of it so the film end on a high note , giving Brian a good, Happy ending.
Even though we are now on the 7th film about car racing I can say that the franchise is still entertaining. Even though the same characters are in most of the films they manage to keep entertaining and don't feel like the same thing being done over and over, part of this is due to the increasingly over the top action and storylines and the fact that, at least some of the characters have growth through out the franchise.
Furious 7 is bigger and louder than the previous films, not only with the fights and chases but also with the stunts and still delivers what you would expect so if you liked the others then you can't go wrong with this.
Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
Occasionally I come across films that leave me rather unenthusiastic, this is one of them. A seemingly massive budget has delivered an entirely mediocre piece filled with a large and impressive cast given parts that are lacklustre and often awkward. I'm not sure what was worse, Richard E. Grant's chandelier headdress or Keira Knightley's horny overlording and her high pitched whine. At least Helen Mirren with a whip gives you something good to watch.
All the realms have that wondrous quality but somehow don't come with the awe-inducing picture on the screen. Once you get into the Realm Of Amusements things get slightly more comical and you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd accidentally stumbled into a Spy Kids movie.
A welcome diversion came in the form of Misty Copeland's performances. It's just a shame that it was tainted by the rest of the film.
Sadly I can't get excited about this, I'm more annoyed about the fact that in all likelihood this will be hogging screen time until Christmas.
What you should do
Go and watch a ballet of The Nutcracker, it'll be more exciting and beautiful to watch.
Movie thing you wish you could take home
I'd love the skill to create those clockwork marvels.
The Christmas Carol Songbook
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"Lep's World" is a legendary platformer, with over 175 million downloads! So, get in on the fun! ...