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David McK (3610 KP) rated Wizard's Brew in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Comic fantasy that reminded me slightly of the great Terry Pratchett (writen in that vein), but not quite as good as his.
Set in an alternative medieval period, in the reign of Uther Pendragon (who is one of the characters in the book): in this case, Uther (and not Arthur) is the 'Once and Future King'. Unfortunately, the book also states that the author is working on a sequel: if he did, I never saw any sign of it in any of the bookshops, with the ending of this book leaving plenty (too much?) open to be included in that sequel.
Set in an alternative medieval period, in the reign of Uther Pendragon (who is one of the characters in the book): in this case, Uther (and not Arthur) is the 'Once and Future King'. Unfortunately, the book also states that the author is working on a sequel: if he did, I never saw any sign of it in any of the bookshops, with the ending of this book leaving plenty (too much?) open to be included in that sequel.
Dean (6927 KP) rated Black Lake in TV
Dec 29, 2018 (Updated Dec 29, 2018)
Decent Scandi Thriller
I saw this got recommended when it was shown on TV in 2016. It's a good thriller with a supernatural element to it. Similar in style to the likes of @And Then There Were None - Season 1 as a group of friends at a remote closed ski lodge slowly reduce in number. It was a bit slow to begin with but it picked up. The only real problem it still seemed to leave a few questions unanswered. If you like Scandinavian thrillers set in pretty locations you should enjoy this. A second series, a prequel, starts soon.
David McK (3610 KP) rated The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) in Movies
Aug 14, 2019 (Updated Jun 23, 2020)
The first - and, for my money, best - of Peter Jackson's now 6-film foray into Middle Earth, that (I'm sure) saw a massive boost to the New Zealand economy where it was filmed!
It's hard to talk about this film nowadays without describing the plot - is there anyone who doesn't know it? - but this is the film that (I believe) sticks closest to the original story, and is very much what I would call 'traditional' High Fantasy (as opposed to 'Urban Fantasy'), with do-good Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, Orcs, Goblins, Cave-Trolls, Hobbits (halflings) ,,,,
And finally,
"Fly, you fools!"
still packs a punch!
It's hard to talk about this film nowadays without describing the plot - is there anyone who doesn't know it? - but this is the film that (I believe) sticks closest to the original story, and is very much what I would call 'traditional' High Fantasy (as opposed to 'Urban Fantasy'), with do-good Elves, Dwarves, Rangers, Orcs, Goblins, Cave-Trolls, Hobbits (halflings) ,,,,
And finally,
"Fly, you fools!"
still packs a punch!
Dean (6927 KP) rated Death Sentence (2007) in Movies
Jan 20, 2019
Great revenge action film
This is a very good revenge action film from the director of Saw, spot the Jigsaw face! The story as with a lot of these films is a bit over the top. Kevin Bacon starts as a calm mild mannered white collar worker who suddenly changes into a raw hate filled father after the death of his son. Pretty handy with a range of guns all of a sudden as well. Apart from that the film is great and has plenty of decent action scenes and some great performances from the two lead characters.
Logan (76 KP) rated Lisey's Story in Books
Jan 22, 2019
Bad gunky (1 more)
Very slow for the first half of the book
Dumb little Lisey(?)
I'm a longtime Stephen King reader and this one was a chore to finish. If I could rate sections separately, I'd give the first half 2/10 and the second half 8/10. It's structured with lots of flashbacks throughout the story, and those do add to the story once you've reached a certain point, but it felt pretty tedious getting there. Lisey is often described as unintelligent, but I never really saw that - she was usually competent and sometimes clever.
Vegas (725 KP) rated Airport (1970) in Movies
Dec 17, 2018
Suspenseful (1 more)
Action
Classic disaster movie
A 70s classic disaster movie. A strong cast acts out the action based on a best selling novel.. It follows the action both in the plane and out and also adds the right amount of back story and information about the major players that actually makes you care what happens to them, and also helps balances out the suspense and action so you are not overwhelmed, which many modern action films haven't quite got quite right...
I First saw this many years ago and re watching it, unlike some things, I wasn't disappointed.
I First saw this many years ago and re watching it, unlike some things, I wasn't disappointed.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Vox Lux (2018) in Movies
Dec 20, 2018
When I saw the trailer for this film, I knew immediately that I had to see it. While I was entertained by this film, I don't feel as though it actually had a climax in the plot. I kept expecting something to happen, and nothing ever did. Natalie Portman is one of the best parts of the film, and she's maybe in it for half of the time. I was pretty disappointed when this was the case, Jude Law had more screen time than her.
I was entertained ultimately, but the seemingly lack of plot was slightly disappointing.
I was entertained ultimately, but the seemingly lack of plot was slightly disappointing.
When I saw this on a library shelf I felt a warmth sensation filling me up inside.
I have, since the very first read of the The millennium Trilogy, been continuously involved in learning further about the books, the characters and of course, Steig himself.
However, when it came to reading this book it seemed to pinpoint on a section and then repeating its meaning with large words that over-powered one another.
I love psychology and I love the trilogy and anything belonging to this.
However, I didn't find it as fascinating as I hoped to have had.
I have, since the very first read of the The millennium Trilogy, been continuously involved in learning further about the books, the characters and of course, Steig himself.
However, when it came to reading this book it seemed to pinpoint on a section and then repeating its meaning with large words that over-powered one another.
I love psychology and I love the trilogy and anything belonging to this.
However, I didn't find it as fascinating as I hoped to have had.
Dean (6927 KP) rated The Good Liar (2019) in Movies
Nov 11, 2019 (Updated Nov 20, 2019)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Only saw a trailer for this last week and with 2 such great lead actors in the main roles thought I'd check it. It's a decent thriller as a con and scam artist thinks he can con a woman out of her fortune.
There's a decent back story to be told about our characters that you wouldn't have guessed. Although overall the film pans out as you probably would expect it to. Enjoy it for 2 great leads in the same film, especially with McKellen in a very different role for him.
There's a decent back story to be told about our characters that you wouldn't have guessed. Although overall the film pans out as you probably would expect it to. Enjoy it for 2 great leads in the same film, especially with McKellen in a very different role for him.
Lee (2222 KP) Oct 25, 2018
Dean (6927 KP) Oct 25, 2018